Karachi turns into Pakistan's crime capital with rising incidents of killings and loot

IANS | March 13, 2025 6:38 PM

Karachi, March 13 (IANS) Pakistan's financial capital Karachi continues to witness a surge in crime rate as armed robbers looted Rs 1.15 million in cash from the staff of the Peoples' Bus Service in Gulshan-e-Hadeed late Wednesday night. They later escaped with the cash, weapons and mobile phones. According to the driver, the robbery took place at the last stop of the bus service, where the staff was resting.

B'desh: 8-year-old girl dies a week after brutal rape

IANS | March 13, 2025 2:33 PM

Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) The 8-year-old rape victim passed away on Thursday at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka, after fighting for her life for a week, according to local media reports.

UK woman raped in Delhi by Instagram 'friend'

IANS | March 13, 2025 1:21 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A woman from the UK, who came to Delhi to meet a man she befriended on Instagram, was raped by him at a hotel in Mahipalpur in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area.

Hyderabad, Cyberabad police impose restrictions on Holi celebrations

IANS | March 13, 2025 12:24 PM

Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) Telangana Police in Hyderabad and Cyberabad have imposed certain restrictions in connection with the celebrations of Holi to maintain peace and order, but this has evoked a strong reaction from the BJP, which alleged that the Congress government is trying to impose curbs on the celebration of the Hindu festival.