Pakistan: Four arrested for allegedly murdering woman on suspicion of committing witchcraft
New Age Islam News Bureau
18 Nov2024
· Pregnant Woman Killed, Chopped Into Pieces In Pakistan's Sialkot, Mother-In-Law Among 3 Held
· Malala: I never imagined women's rights would be lost so easily
· Muslim Women's Collective to host Islamophobia panel on Nov. 21
· Pakistan: Four arrested for allegedly murdering woman on suspicion of committing witchcraft
· Police: Woman killed, five injured in crash involving drug-positive driver in Terengganu
· Woman killed in crash involving driver who tested positive for drugs
· Africa observes Pan African Women’s Day
· Iranian women deserve more support
· Lebanon women's footballer seriously wounded by Israel attack on Beirut
· Pakistan: Women police officers suspended for allegedly stealing during gutka raid
· Kangar trailer driver pleads not guilty after container crushed woman to death, denied bail after flashing peace sign at court
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Pakistan: Four arrested for allegedly murdering woman on suspicion of committing witchcraft
Nov 18, 2024
Pakistan police have arrested a woman and her three accomplices for allegedly killing her pregnant daughter-in-law over suspicion of witchcraft.
The incident happened in Sialkot region of Pakistan.
The victim was identified as 30-year-old Zara Bibi.
She was allegedly killed by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law over a domestic dispute.
The victim's body was dismembered, stuffed into a sack, and disposed of in a drain.
Shabbir Ahmed, the victim’s father, reported to police that her daughter was married to Qadir Ahmed.
They were married four years ago and they have a son.
Shabbir alleged that Zara's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law tortured her.
Malik Waqas Ahmed, the spokesperson for the Sialkot District Police Officer (DPO), told Dawn.com that the Motra Tehsil Police Station had registered a first information report (FIR) against five persons, including the mother-in-law Sughran Bibi.
Police said four suspects have confessed to their crime.
“During the police investigation, Sughran Bibi said that her daughter-in-law used to perform magic,” Malik told Dawn.com. “The suspect said that Zara Bibi had been strangled to death. Later, the dead body was cut into pieces and sealed in five sacks to hide it.”
The murder weapon has been seized.
Source:neherald.com
https://neherald.com/world/pakistan-four-arrested-for-allegedly-murdering-woman-on-suspicion-of-committing-witchcraft
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Pregnant Woman Killed, Chopped Into Pieces In Pakistan's Sialkot, Mother-In-Law Among 3 Held
17 Nov 2024
A pregnant woman, Zara Qadir, was allegedly murdered and dismembered by her mother-in-law, Sughran Bibi, and three accomplices in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
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A pregnant woman was allegedly murdered and chopped her body in dozens before dumping it in a drain by her mother-in-law along with her three accomplices in the Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Sunday.
According to a report by news agency PTI, the incident occurred last week in Daska, Sialkot district of Pakistan. In response, police apprehended four suspects including the mother-in-law Sughran Bibi, her grandson Hamza, her daughter Yasmin, and distant relative Navid.
The victim identified as, Zara Qadir, was in her 20s and went missing last week was found by the police with the chopped body in three sacks. Zara, the daughter of a police officer, married Qadir Ahmad four years ago and had a three-year-old son. She had recently returned to Pakistan after living with her husband in Saudi Arabia.
Mother-In-Law Suspects Zara Of Allegedly Practising 'Witchcraft': Police
Senior police officer, Omar Farooq, stated on Sunday that the suspects confessed to having killed and dismembered the body of the daughter of a police officer. "In her confessional statement, Sughran Bibi said that she suspected Zara of allegedly practising 'witchcraft'. Besides, her son Qadir had started sending money directly to Zara in her bank instead of to his mother," he said.
"The four suspects smothered Zara with a pillow while she was asleep. After that they burnt her face and chopped off her body into dozens of pieces before dumping it in a drain in three sacks," the police officer said adding that Zara was also pregnant.
"On Zara's father's statement that he suspected Sughran for claiming that she had run away with her lover upon her disappearance, we interrogated her (Sughran) who confessed to her crime," Farooq said.
It was revealed that Sughran was also Zara's paternal aunt. "This is a case of extreme jealousy as the mother-in-law and her daughter not only killed Zara but in cold blood dismembered her body into pieces in hatred," Farooq added.
He further claimed that Sughran and Yasmin were of the view that because of Zara's good looks, Qadir was playing into her hands and ignoring them. A murder case has been filed against all the suspects.
Source:abplive.com
https://news.abplive.com/news/world/pregnant-woman-was-murdered-and-dismembered-in-the-punjab-province-of-pakistan-1731935
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Malala: I never imagined women's rights would be lost so easily
November 18, 2024
Amber Sandhu & Kulsum Hafeji
Malala Yousafzai has campaigned for women's rights since she was shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012
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A bullet failed to silence her, now Malala Yousafzai is lending her voice to the women of Afghanistan.
In just a few years since the Taliban retook control of the country, women's rights have been eroded to the point where even singing is banned.
Malala has a personal history with the Taliban across the border in Pakistan, after a gunman from the hardline Islamist group shot her as she sat on a school bus.
The speed of change in Afghanistan, if not the brutality, has surprised Malala, who since that near-fatal shooting in 2012 has campaigned for equality.
"I never imagined that the rights of women would be compromised so easily," Malala tells BBC Asian Network.
"A lot of girls are finding themselves in a very hopeless, depressing situation where they do not see any way out," the 27-year-old Nobel Prize Winner says.
"The future looks very dark to them."
In 2021, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, 20 years after a US-led invasion toppled their regime in the fallout of the 9/11 attacks in New York.
In the three-and-a-half years since Western forces left the country, "morality laws" have meant women in Afghanistan have lost dozens of rights.
A dress code means they must be fully covered and strict rules have banned them from travelling without a male chaperone or looking a man in the eye unless they're related by blood or marriage.
"The restrictions are just so extreme that it does not even make sense to anybody," says Malala.
The United Nations (UN) says the rules amount to "gender apartheid" - a system where people face economic and social discrimination based on their sex and something human rights group Amnesty International wants recognised as crime under international law.
But the rules have been defended by the Taliban, which claims they're accepted in Afghan society and that the international community should respect "Islamic laws, traditions and the values of Muslim societies".
"Women lost everything," says Malala.
"They [the Taliban] know that to take away women's rights you have to start with the foundation, and that is education."
The UN says since the takeover more than a million girls are not in school in Afghanistan - about 80% - and in 2022 about 100,000 female students were banned from their university courses.
It's also reported a correlation between the lack of access to education and a rise in child marriage and deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
"Afghan women live in very dark times now," Malala says.
"But they show resistance."
The Pakistan-born activist, who became the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize, is an executive producer on an upcoming film, Bread & Roses, that documents the lives of three Afghan women living under the Taliban regime.
The documentary follows Zahra, a dentist forced to give up her practice, activist Taranom, who flees to the border, and government employee Sharifa, who loses her job and her independence.
But the film isn't just about the stories of three women, Malala says.
"It's about the 20 million Afghan girls and women whose stories may not make it to our screens."
Bread & Roses was directed by Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani and US actress Jennifer Lawrence was also brought on board as a producer.
Sahra tells Asian Network her mission was "to tell the story of a nation under the Taliban dictatorship".
"How slowly, all the rights have been taken away."
Sahra managed to flee Afghanistan after the US-backed government collapsed following the withdrawal of troops in August 2021.
But she kept in touch with women back home, who would share videos which she then collected and archived.
"It was very important to find young, modern, educated women that have talent they were ready to dedicate to society," says Sahra.
"They were ready to build the country but now they have to sit at home and almost do nothing."
Even though the film hasn't been released yet, Sahra believes the situation in Afghanistan has already deteriorated to the point where it would be impossible to make if she started now.
"At that time, women could still go out and demonstrate," she says.
"Nowadays, women are not even allowed to sing... the situation is getting more difficult."
The first-hand footage shows the women at protests - they kept the cameras rolling while being arrested by the Taliban.
And Sahra says the project only got harder over time as more of their rights were stripped away.
"We were really honoured that these women trusted us to share their stories," she says.
"And it was really important for us to put their security in our priorities.
"But when they were out in the street asking for their rights, it was not for the documentary.
"It was for them, for their own life, for their own freedom."
Malala says that, for women in Afghanistan, "defiance is extremely challenging".
"Despite all of these challenges, they're out on their streets and risking their lives to hope for a better world for themselves."
All three of the women featured in the film are no longer living in Afghanistan and Sahra and Malala are hopeful the film will raise awareness of what women who remain endure.
"They are doing all that they can to fight for their rights, to raise their voices," Malala says.
"They're putting so much at risk. It's our time to be their sisters and be their supporters."
Malala also hopes the documentary prompts more international pressure on the Taliban to restore women's rights.
"I was completely shocked when I saw the reality of the Taliban take over," she says.
"We really have to question what sort of systems we have put in place to guarantee protection to women in Afghanistan, but also elsewhere."
And as much as Bread & Roses deals with stories of loss and oppression, the film is also about resilience and hope.
"There's so much for us to learn from the bravery and courage of these Afghan women," says Malala.
"If they are not scared, if they are not losing that courage to stand up to the Taliban, we should learn from them and we should stand in solidarity with them."
The title itself was inspired by an Afghan saying.
"Bread is a symbol of freedom, earning a salary and supporting the family," Sahra says.
"We have a saying in my language that the one who gave you bread is the one who orders you.
"So if you find your bread, that means you are the boss of you."
That's exactly the future she hopes to see for the women of Afghanistan and, based on what she's seen, one she believes they will achieve in the end.
"Women in Afghanistan, they keep changing the tactic," she says.
"They keep searching for a new way to keep fighting back."
Source:bbc.com
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86q5yqz0q2o
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Muslim Women's Collective to host Islamophobia panel on Nov. 21
November 18, 2024
The Muslim Women's Collective is hosting a panel on experiences of Islamophobia in the West at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center's Unity Room (Room 212).
The event will serve to empower Muslim voices on campus and provide a counter-narrative that challenges stereotypes of Muslims.
Refreshments will be provided and open discussion is encouraged.
Source:unl.edu
https://news.unl.edu/article/muslim-womens-collective-to-host-islamophobia-panel-on-nov-21
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Police: Woman killed, five injured in crash involving drug-positive driver in Terengganu
18 Nov 2024
JERTIH, Nov 18 — A woman was killed and five other individuals were injured in a collision involving two cars, one of which was driven by a man who later tested positive for drugs, on Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kampung Raja near Kampung Beting Lintang here yesterday.
Acting Besut district police chief DSP Md Sani Md Saleh said Norra Zafidah Ahmad Zaibidin, 45, a rear passenger of a Honda City, suffered severe head injuries and died on the spot in the 3 pm incident.
Md Sani said the 26-year-old driver of the other car, a PeroduaMyvi, tested positive for methamphetamine during an initial blood screening.
“Preliminary investigations show that the Honda City, driven by the victim’s 62-year-old uncle with two other passengers aged 19 and 56, was travelling from Kuala Terengganu towards Bachok, Kelantan.
“On reaching the location, the Honda City was hit by the PeroduaMyvi coming from Kampung Raja, which reportedly went out of control and veered into the opposite lane,” he said in a statement today.
He said the PeroduaMyvi driver suffered serious head and abdominal injuries and lost consciousness.
His 20-year-old male passenger and the other victims were also injured and reported to be in stable condition.
The victim’s body was sent to the Forensic Unit of Besut Hospital for a post-mortem while the injured were also taken to the same hospital.
The case is being investigated under Section 44(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Anyone with information on the accident should contact investigating officer Insp Noraini Muhammad Zin at 013-4384239. — Bernama
Source:malaymail.com
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/11/18/police-woman-killed-five-injured-in-crash-involving-drug-positive-driver-in-terengganu/157217
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Woman killed in crash involving driver who tested positive for drugs
BERNAMA
18-11- 2024
JERTIH: A woman was killed and five other individuals were injured in a collision involving two cars, one of which was driven by a man who later tested positive for drugs, on Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kampung Raja near Kampung Beting Lintang here yesterday.
Acting Besut district police chief DSP Md Sani Md Saleh said Norra Zafidah Ahmad Zaibidin, 45, a rear passenger of a Honda City, suffered severe head injuries and died on the spot in the 3 pm incident.
Md Sani said the 26-year-old driver of the other car, a PeroduaMyvi, tested positive for methamphetamine during an initial blood screening.
“Preliminary investigations show that the Honda City, driven by the victim’s 62-year-old uncle with two other passengers aged 19 and 56, was travelling from Kuala Terengganu towards Bachok, Kelantan.
“On reaching the location, the Honda City was hit by the PeroduaMyvi coming from Kampung Raja, which reportedly went out of control and veered into the opposite lane,” he said in a statement today.
He said the PeroduaMyvi driver suffered serious head and abdominal injuries and lost consciousness.
His 20-year-old male passenger and the other victims were also injured and reported to be in stable condition.
The victim’s body was sent to the Forensic Unit of Besut Hospital for a post-mortem while the injured were also taken to the same hospital.
The case is being investigated under Section 44(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Anyone with information on the accident should contact investigating officer Insp Noraini Muhammad Zin at 013-4384239.
Source:thesun.my
https://thesun.my/malaysia-news/woman-killed-in-crash-involving-driver-who-tested-positive-for-drugs-PB13304139
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Africa observes Pan African Women’s Day
November 18, 2024
In his statement to commemorate the day, the AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat noted amongst other things the import of the day pointing out that Pan African Women’s Day is a day to celebrate and acknowledge the Foremothers of Africa who gallantly fought for the liberation and development of this continent. He also reiterated the important role of African women who continue to be the backbone of our economies as farmers, entrepreneurs, traders, scientists and leaders in many other sectors.
The Chairperson noted that one of his priorities remains the full implementation of the policy organs’ call to have gender parity in the workforce of the AU by 2025 and committee that he will continue to demand dignity and protection for all women and girls who have been forcibly displaced in Africa; remarking that it is the collective responsibility of Africans to hold themselves and their leaders accountable to deliver on the gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments.
Source:au.int
https://au.int/en/articles/africa-observes-pan-african-womens-day
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Iranian women deserve more support
By Josephine Bartosch
18 November, 2024
It’s only been two weeks since Ahoo Daryaei was bundled into a car by the authorities in Iran for defying draconian laws on forced veiling. Yet already, the woman many hoped would be the regime’s last victim looks more like its latest.
Footage of the thirty-year-old student walking defiantly through the campus in her underwear garnered international coverage. For a moment there was a feeling that underground dissent, stoked by social media sites banned in Iran, might boil over into action and topple the government.
Roland Oliphant and Akhtar Makoii reported for the Daily Telegraph that Iranian society was “on the edge”, that the detention of Daryaei had caused a surge of rage similar to when Masha Amini died following beatings by the morality police. Daryaei, like Amini two years before her, was accused of improper veiling. Across Europe protests outside embassies, largely led by women, demanded the release of Daryaei and an end to the brutal sharia regime which executes men for having sex with each other and punishes rape victims.
But then the US election happened. Images of Daryaei were quickly displaced by footage of democratic voters sobbing in their cars and the oafish Trump crowing about his victory. The news cycle has moved on. Now Daryaei is at risk of becoming just another of the 20,000 other Iranian citizens detained since the protests of 2022. While her fate is ultimately uncertain, it is a given that she will be interrogated and punished.
On Friday it was reported that Mehri Talebi Darestani, the head of the Women and Family Department of the Tehran Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, announced the creation of a “hijab removal treatment clinic.” She said the specialist facility will offer “scientific and psychological treatment for hijab removal”. The Islamic Azad University in Tehran where Daryaei was studying put out a statement claiming that she does not represent a security issue but is a “troubled individual” who is now receiving treatment.
The smearing of dissidents as mentally ill is a well-worn tactic of the Iranian state. A member of the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) who fled Iran told me:
Iran’s government’s move to detain women in mental health facilities for breaking hijab rules is a terrifying new tactic to control women. Activists like Roshanak Molaei and Ahoo Daryaei have been targeted, with authorities using psychiatric detention to silence and discredit them.
This has happened despite some signs that the new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, would curb the control of the morality police. During his first press conference in September Pezeshkian promised women would not be punished for breaking the strict sharia dress code. Yet, the state apparatus which exists to monitor women who transgress religious codes remains omnipresent. Today an ever more extensive system of cameras, facial recognition software, reporting apps and number plate identification are in place to uphold laws designed to restrict women’s freedom. These are mediaeval codes enforced with modern technology. And those who join protests face vicious retribution.
One activist now outside Iran, Kosar Eftekhari, told the BBC:
I had joined a protest and I got into an argument with a group of Islamic forces. One officer started shooting at my genital area, at my body, with a paintball gun. He shot me in the eye with a smirk on his face and I heard the sound of my eye pop. I had lost my eye. I had gone blind.
The unknown fate of Daryaei, not to mention the innumerable protestors who have been blinded, beaten and killed by the Iranian regime, deserve more than a few tweets and some fleeting, quickly-forgotten articles. Yet Iranian dissidents present a problem for the mainstream left who might ordinarily jump on such an obvious cause.
Oddly, the response of the mainstream left seems to be a resigned shrug of keffiyeh-draped shoulders. There are no regular mass demonstrations through London, nor widespread solidarity campaigns on campuses. And despite the punishment of homosexuality, there are also no high profile “Queers for Iranians” groups waving placards. Support for Iran remains excluded from the omnicause; oddly outside the sink hole that sucks in everything from sex workers’ rights to Gaza.
It is hard not to suspect this is because of an uncomfortable blind spot on the left. Across the West, progressives have a morbid fear of being accused of “isms” or “phobias”. And there is of course a hierarchy; racism is the worst, closely followed by Islamophobia. Transphobia trumps homophobia. And everything has more kudos than boring old sexism which, after all, only impacts those who might be useful as surrogates for gay men.
If Iran was a Christian theocracy, progressives would know who the enemy was. Yet there is a squeamishness about standing against obvious inhumanity when it comes wrapped in an amameh (Iranian clerical turban). Telling women what to wear, or blaming them when they are raped, is wrong. Unless the person doing it is a Muslim. Then one must display appropriate cultural sensitivity, decolonising one’s thoughts to avoid causing offence. Because if the great monolith of Muslims are alienated, they think, only whiteys will be left carrying Socialist Worker Party placards, and that would be a PR disaster. Such tokenism is, of course, offensive to everyone regardless of faith — not least to the Muslim women taking a stand against the brutality of the Iranian state.
Today, the morality police of Iran are on a hair trigger; those who stand against them deserve the support of the international community. Ultimately, the struggle for basic human rights should not hinge on geography, religion, or the narratives that fit comfortably within Western discourse. It requires confronting uncomfortable truths and championing those who risk everything for their freedom — even when the cost is our own ideological discomfort.
Source:thecritic.co.uk
https://thecritic.co.uk/iranian-women-deserve-more-support/
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Lebanon women's footballer seriously wounded by Israel attack on Beirut
17 November, 2024
A Lebanese female footballer was seriously wounded by Israeli shrapnel following a missile attack on the Beirut suburb of Chiyah on Saturday.
Video and images circulating online showed Celine Haidar bleeding profusely from her head as she laid on the ground, after she was struck as a result of the missile attack. The New Arab could not verify these videos.
Haidar was in the adjacent suburb of Tayouneh when the Israeli attack on Chiyah occurred, The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reported.
The footballer was immediately transferred to Saint George’s Hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery, according to Lebanese broadcaster LBCI.
The incident sent shockwaves across Lebanon and the country’s sporting community, with wishes of a speedy recovery pouring in for her.
On X, Haidar’s former teammate and journalist AssileToufaily said the women’s football community in Lebanon "is in disbelief".
Toufaily also went on to confirm that Haidar remains unconscious and in critical condition in the ICU, and that her family is looking to transfer her to a different medical centre as Saint George's Hospital was struck by an Israeli missile.
The Beirut Football Academy (BFA) posted a statement on Saturday on its official Instagram account, which read: "We are sending all our love and prayers to Celine Haidar from the BFA Women’s team.
"In such challenging times, we are deeply saddened to see her go through this tough moment. Celine, you are strong, and we know you’ll come back even stronger."
The BFA team added that is "also closely following up on her condition with her family and the medical team handling her case as she's in surgery right now".
Her former coach, Joanna Hamzy, described Haidar in an interview with LBCI as one of the "smartest players" who is well-loved by her teammates.
Activists and sports journalists also took to social media urging the world’s football governing body, FIFA, to condemn the incident.
Haidar has won international trophies with Lebanon as a U-18 player.
The Israeli military launched a series of missile attacks on several suburbs of Beirut on Saturday, notably the the regions of Chiyah, Ghobeiry, Haret Hreik and Dahieh.
Saturday’s attacks on Lebanon also targeted the Nabatieh governorate, Chamaa in the Tyre district and Baalbek.
Israel has been carrying out intensified attacks on Lebanon since September, frequently targeting Beirut, the southern parts of the country and the eastern Beqaa Valley. At least 3,452 people have been killed by Israeli forces after the Israeli military began exchanging fire cross-border fire with Hezbollah in October last year, in parallel with the war in Gaza.
Source:newarab.com
https://www.newarab.com/news/lebanon-womens-footballer-wounded-israeli-attack-beirut
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Pakistan: Women police officers suspended for allegedly stealing during gutka raid
Nov 18, 2024
Karachi (/topic/karachi) [Pakistan (/topic/pakistan)], November 18 (ANI): A crackdown on the gutka mafia in Pakistan (/topic/pakistan)'s Karachi (/topic/karachi) took a controversial turn when three women police officers were allegedly caught stealing PKR 2.6 million during a raid on a gutka manufacturing factory in Orangi (/topic/orangi). The incident raised serious concerns about corruption (/topic/corruption) within the ranks of Karachi (/topic/karachi)'s law enforcement, ARY News reported. The raid, conducted under the leadership of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DSP) Abid Fazal, initially appeared successful. Two suspects, Yusuf and Hussain, were apprehended, and 100 kilogrammes of gutka along with other materials were confiscated. However, after the operation, residents of the raided house filed a complaint at the Orangi (/topic/orangi) Police Station, claiming a significant sum of money had been stolen from their residence during the raid. In response to the complaint, police officials stopped the task force on their way back and conducted a search. It was discovered that Constable Mahira was carrying PKR 1.6 million, while another woman officer had over 900 riyals and some dirhams, reported ARY News. Other officers reportedly discarded money to evade detection. The incident was promptly reported to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and Additional Inspector General (IG), who suspended the accused officers-Mahira, Aram, and Shazia. An investigation into the matter has been launched, with DSP Complaint Malir appointed as the inquiry officer. This isn't the first raid to expose challenges within Karachi (/topic/karachi)'s law enforcement efforts. In October 2024, a gutkamanufacturing factory in Malir's Ibrahim Hyderi area was raided by the Task Force. Officials seized large quantities of gutka, chalia, and machinery, revealing that the factory operated under the alleged patronage of local police. Additionally, a raid in Husrat Mohani Colony uncovered over 30 tons of gutka and related ingredients. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kamran Fazal, this operation was conducted based on a tipoff, leading to the discovery of a factory on Mangu Pir Road producing the illegal substance, ARY News reported. The recent allegations of theft during a raid cast a shadow over the credibility of anti-gutka operawons, highlighting the need for greater accountability within Karachi's police force. (ANI)
Source:aninews.in
https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/pakistan-women-police-officers-suspended-for-allegedly-stealing-during-gutka-raid20241118142510/
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Kangar trailer driver pleads not guilty after container crushed woman to death, denied bail after flashing peace sign at court
By Malay Mail
18 Nov 2024
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Nov 18 — The trailer driver whose container crushed a 21-year-old woman to death reportedly pleaded not guilty today.
Free Malaysia Today reported Marhizan Johari, 51, claiming trial for the charge of dangerous driving at the Magistrate’s Court here.
He was charged under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, and can be punished with five to 10 years of prison, fine up to RM50,000, and getting his driving licence suspended for five years.
The man from Kangar, Perlis was charged with the offence at Jalan KebunSireh here at 9.16am on November 13, 2024 which lead to the death of Lee Zi Rou.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Zulfadzly Hassan reportedly asked for Marhizan to be denied bail after he showed the peace sign when remanded — citing this showed a lack of remorse.
In return, Magistrate Harith Mazlan denied Marhizan bail pending reports of the crash from Puspakom and the post-mortem at January 24.
The accused was unrepresented.
Last week, the driver was arrested after his trailer overturned, crushing two vehicles at the traffic light intersection of Jalan Bukit Tengah here.
This resulted in the death of Lee at the scene, while a 25-year-old man sustained injuries.
Seberang Perai Tengah District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Helmi Aris stated that urine screening tests have returned negative for alcohol.
Source:malaymail.com
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/11/18/kangar-trailer-driver-pleads-not-guilty-after-container-crushed-woman-to-death-denied-bail-after-flashing-peace-sign-at-court/157229
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