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Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Suspect Imran's DNA matches samples from Zainab, seven other minor girls

Reportedly, suspect Imran's DNA sample has matched with those obtained in seven other cases.

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Suspect held in seven-year-old Zainab murder case on Tuesday named Imran is revealed to have raped seven other minor girls in a series of brutal incidents that range back to 2015.

Reportedly, suspect Imran’s DNA sample has matched with those obtained from late Zainab’s body and those collected from bodies of seven other minors namely, Kainat, Laiba, Eman Fatima, Noor Fatima, Tehmina, Ayesha and Asma.

The alleged culprit raped and murdered his first victim in June 2015. Sources privy to investigators have reported that he used to flee the city after each incident.

Details of previous cases:

The arrest

In the latest of developments in Zainab murder case, police claimed earlier in the day today that the suspect involved in the heinous crime was apprehended after confirmation of his DNA.

Officers said that suspect Imran was Zainab’s neighbour and was detained on a suspicion on January 20, but was later released. The suspect fled to another city and came back after shaving off his beard, they claimed.

However, on Monday night, he was rearrested after his DNA test confirmed his involvement in rape and murder of Zainab. The culprit has been shifted to some undisclosed place for interrogation.

Govt spokesperson confirms suspect s arrest

On the other hand, Punjab government spokesperson Malik Ahmed Khan has said while talking exclusively to Dunya News that DNA sample of the suspect has been taken and verification procedure will require four hours to complete.

Malik Ahmed Khan told that the authorities had found some technical proofs against Imran, a resident of Kasur’s Road Kot area. He said it has not been verified yet that Imran is Zainab’s relative or not.

Speaking to Dunya News, Zainab s father Haji Ameen said the suspect is not his relative. He looks like a person from the same area.
He also expressed satisfaction over police perfomrnace and demanded that the suspect should be hanged public if proven guilty.

Late seven-year-old raped

Zainab was raped and murdered after abducted on January 4. Her body was found from a heap trash on January 9 in Kasur when her parents were in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.

The guardians complained upon return that late Zainab had gone missing at least five days ago and the police did not cooperate with the relatives, who were looking for the missing minor.

Zainab had marks of torture on nose, neck, and other parts of the body – according to the autopsy. The samples collected from her clothes and body were sent to forensic laboratory.

Later, a joint investigation team (JIT) was formed to probe the murder case that collected data of 300 mobile phone numbers and six of them were marked for further investigation. Three footages were also emerged showing a suspect roaming with the victim.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar had also taken suo motu notice of the case.During the hearing, the apex court expressed dissatisfaction over police’s investigation and said it should also use conventional methods as well instead of only depending upon DNA samples.

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Fighting in northwest Syria causes 200,000 displacements: UN

The assault has seen tens of thousands flee, with many displaced multiple times

BEIRUT (AFP) - Escalating violence in northwest Syria has caused more than 200,000 displacements since mid-December, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that medical facilities in the area were struggling to cope.

Russian-backed Syrian troops launched an offensive in late 2017 against jihadists and allied groups in Idlib, the last province in the country still fully outside the government s control.

The assault has seen tens of thousands flee, with many displaced multiple times.

In a new situation report published Tuesday, the UN s humanitarian coordination branch (OCHA) said it had recorded 212,140 instances of displacement between December 15 and January 16.

The largest displacement -- 58,338 people -- was to the village of Dana in Idlib province, but other waves of civilians fled to areas in the adjacent provinces of Aleppo and Hama.

In a first, OCHA said, around 6,700 families fled rebel-held areas of Hama province to nearby government-controlled territory.

Idlib and slivers of the neighbouring provinces are now hosting more than 1.1 million internally displaced Syrians, according to the UN.

As hostilities between Syrian troops and anti-regime forces escalate, OCHA said it had received reports of several health clinics in the area being rendered out of service in bombardment.

Other facilities, it warned, were "running low" on medical supplies.

"Facilities are strained due to the increasing caseload because of the recent displacement," the situation report said.

"The low winter temperatures and the lack of shelter is exacerbating the health situation of the IDPs (internally displaced people) causing winter-related illnesses."

More than 340,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the Syrian war, which began in 2011 as the regime brutally crushed anti-government protests.

PSX records sharp recovery on buying from financial institutions

Stocks showed record recovery led by cement, auto and oil scrips on strong earnings outlook.

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) after remaining in depression for the last couple of sessions recovered sharply under the lead of cement, steel and some oil exploring shares. The 100-index gained 592 points today (Tuesday).

Cement, oil, gas and some of the steel registered sharp improvement helping the index to recover the lost glory. Though the political situation has been quite fluid and risky but investors bet on blue chips and some of the trading stocks, lifting the overall sentiment.

On Monday, the slide was big but the positive portion of the rally was the foreign investors were the net buyers which paint a rosy picture on overall long term scenario.

The new finance team at every forum addressing the woes of the businessmen and convincing the community that the budget would be the industry and investors friendly.

Stocks showed record recovery led by cement, auto and oil scrips on strong earnings outlook.

Upbeat data on cement sales for Dec’17, record surge in global crude oil prices and revision in local auto prices led earnings season rally. Speculations on likely up-beat data on auto sales for Dec ‘17 played a catalyst role in bullish close at PSX.

Punjab government launches 100 days to business reform plan

The government of Punjab has launched a spate of initiatives to ease up doing business procedures.

LAHORE (APP): The Punjab government has launched the 100 Days to Doing Business Reform Plan to facilitate businesses and start-ups to improve the investment environment in the province, in keeping with Punjab Growth Strategy 2018 which sets the target of achieving 8 per cent economic growth.

According to Census 2017, Punjab is home to approximately 53 per cent of Pakistan’s total population. It is the second largest province with a population as high as 110 million. The rapidly growing population necessitates creation of approximately 1 million quality jobs, according to the Punjab Growth Strategy 2018.

At the launching ceremony of the plan here Saturday, the Planning and Development Department’s Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo told media that for the economy to grow and flourish, improving the business environment was indispensable.

The government of Punjab has launched a spate of initiatives to ease up doing business procedures in collaboration with the World Bank. This agenda is being driven at the top level in collaboration with multiple provincial departments and agencies. More importantly, the private sector has been engaged throughout the conception and implementation phase of the reform initiatives.

While aiming to improve the business environment of the province, the Doing Business reform agenda also seeks to improve Pakistan’s ranking on the Doing Business Index.

According to the recently published World Bank’s flagship Doing Business Report 2018, Pakistan slipped by three points and now ranks at 147 out of 190 economies. However, it registered progress on the Distance to Frontier (DTF) by 51.65.

The DTF shows the distance of each economy to the “frontier,” which represents the best performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies in the Doing Business indicators. An economy’s distance to frontier is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 represents the frontier. The ease of doing business ranking ranges from 1 to 190.

He said that the prime minister had set up a steering committee under his chairmanship with top officials from these departments tasked to follow up on the reform and implementation process. World over, economies where small and medium size enterprises find investment environment conducive through facilitation are the most vibrant.

The WB Doing Business Reform ranking is based on a survey launched in February every year, with contributors from the private sector participating actively in the evaluation survey. The report measures 11 indicators – from laws, frameworks and procedures facilitating or hampering starting of an enterprise to others across the life cycle of a business.

“It is like a race for countries who want to be at the top (in terms of appeal to investors). It is important that when reform happens, businesses should feel the impact and contributors should see implementation (to respond favourably to the survey),” said senior World Bank representative.

In Pakistan, there has been recognized progress around four reforms in Doing Business Report 2018 – from ease of starting a business to property registration, protecting minority and facilitating cross border trade. Reforms across these have contributed to improving Pakistan’s image. The report usually surveys the investment situation in leading commercial cities with a population over a million. Karachi’s contribution to Pakistan’s ranking is 65 percent; Lahore’s is 35 percent.

Pakistan is currently pursuing 44 reforms across a range of indicators with Punjab initiating reforms aimed at registering property, enforcing contracts, dealing with construction permits and starting a business.

“The Hundred Days Plan is aimed at low hanging fruit that can generate the greatest impact in terms of improving Pakistan’s rating and Punjab’s relate to these four indicators,” said Ali Jalal, Programme Director, Programme Implementation Unit of Punjab P&D. “But other than the ranking, for us in the government the incentive is to really improve the business and investment environment,” he added.

Punjab P&D Secretary Sahoo said that reforms are piloted for implementation in the main commercial cities for their efficacy and then extended to other cities at a later stage.

“Earlier it was about nationalization and business control, now it is about opening up. But our structures are still outmoded and obsolete. Reforms are meant to change that,” he remarked.

Sanam Baloch enjoying vacations without husband

The actress left for holidays with her sister and posted pictures on social networking site.

Pakistani glamorous actress and morning show host Sanam Baloch has left her fans confused as she went on vacations in Maldives without her husband Abdullah Farhatullah.

The actress left for holidays with her sister and posted pictures on social networking site in which she looked really fresh and stunning.

Here is how her fans reacted to these pictures.

Saudi Arabia begins screening films after decades-long ban lifted

Cinemas were banned in the early 1980s under pressure from Islamists as Saudi society. Photo: Reuters

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia began screening feature-length animated children’s films this weekend in a makeshift theatre, after a 35-year-old ban on cinemas was lifted in the conservative Islamic kingdom.

The first permanent theaters could open as early as March, part of a liberalising reform drive that has already opened the door to concerts, comedy shows and women drivers over the past year.

For now, the authorities are sponsoring temporary settings, like the state-run cultural hall in the Red Sea city of Jeddah equipped with a projector, a red carpet and a popcorn machine.

“Until now, there is no infrastructure for movie theatres, so we are trying to take advantage of (alternative) venues to approximate the cinematic form,” said Mamdouh Salim, whose Cinema 70 brand organised the week-long screenings.

“We tried to use these films to be a starting point as the first cinematic screening after the decision on Dec 11 to permit movie theatres.”

Cinemas were banned in the early 1980s under pressure from Islamists as Saudi society turned towards a particularly conservative form of religion that discouraged public entertainment and public mixing between men and women.

But reforms led by 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have eased many of those restrictions, as the government tries to broaden the economy and lessen its dependence on oil.

In a nod to conservatives, films will be censored to make sure they remain in line with the kingdom’s “moral values”.

After watching The Emoji Movie with his wife and daughter on Sunday evening, 28-year-old Sultan al-Otaibi said Saudis are happy to see movies in the theatre instead of staying at home.

“It’s more comfortable, more fun to have a change of scenery and an activity on the weekend. It is a step that was very late in coming but thank God it’s happening now.”

Thousands of Saudis currently travel to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and other countries for entertainment. The government wants to retain the money spent on those trips.

The authorities expect to open 300 cinemas with 2,000 screens by 2030, building an industry it hopes will contribute more than 90 billion riyals ($24 billion) to the economy and create 30,000 permanent jobs.

Regional and international cinema chains are also eyeing the Saudi market, keen to tap the spending power of the young people who make up roughly 70 percent of the population.

“I want to see everything because it is something new for Saudi,” said 30-year-old movie-goer Ibtisam Abu Talib. “I hope everything is available - action, romance, children’s films, comedy. Everything, God willing.”

Friday, 12 January 2018

Ample evidence of rape, torture: Zainab's medical report confirms

According to autopsy report, the rapist slit her wrists and choked her to death

News obtained the forensic and medical reports of Zainab acording to which the innocent 7-year-old died after the rapist slit her wrists and choked her to death.

There was ample evidence of assault and rape on the little girl’s body.

Zainab had marks of torture on nose, neck, and other parts of the body – according to the autopsy. The samples collected from her clothes and body have been sent to forensic lab in order to conduct further investigation.

Rana Sana vows early breakthrough in Zainab murder case

Rana Sanaullah on Friday promised to bring the culprit to book and provide quick justice in the murder case of 7-year-old Zainab who died after tragic rape incident in Kasur.

The Punjab Law Minister made the statement while his appearance on Dunya News programme. He asked for cooperation of the people of Kasur and the family of victim in identifying the culprit.

When asked about the progress in investigation of the case, he told that the Punjab government has ordered the law enforcement officials to prepare sketch of the suspect which the people close to him can identify.

He acknowledged that the Lahore High Court had ordered the government officials to provide three to five year record of the rape cases in the province. “The record will be available in files and it is important to compile it,” he said.

The ruling PML-N lawmaker revealed that they doubt the presence of serial killer in this case as happened in the previous incidentally s. Rana Sanaullah told that they have collected the DNA of the culprit which indicated that the man is of the age group 30-35.
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Thursday, 4 January 2018

Saba Qamar tells whether she will get married anytime soon

The Hindi Medium actress refuted rumours of marriage, telling she is just friends with Arslan Faisal

(Web Desk) – Responding to the rumours of marriage and telling whether she will get married anytime soon, Saba Qamar turned to Instagram and said she has no such plans in the near future.

It all started when the actor named Arslan Faisal shared photograph with the Hindu Medium star. He captioned the photo, “First picture of 2018 with her @sabaqamarzaman Love Love and Love.”

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