CANNES: Boos rang out at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for a blood-spattered revenge tale starring Ryan Gosling as a US fugitive running a Bangkok drugs racket and Kristin Scott Thomas as a cross between “Lady Macbeth and Donatella Versace.”“Only God Forgives” left ...

LAHORE - President Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) Dr Murtaza Mughal said that delay in construction of Kalabagh dam is a crime as it will suspend economic revival of Pakistan.He was talking to Rehmat Khan Wardag, President Tehreek-e-Istaqlal on Sunday He said that it is now responsibility of the ...

PESHAWAR - US drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal belt are illegal, Peshawar High Court declared on Thursday and directed the Foreign Ministry to move a resolution in the UN against such attacks.The PHC issued the verdict against the strikes by CIA-operated aircraft in response to four ...

HAMPSHIRE, UK: They would have struggled to keep up with a fleeing thief but it didn’t stop police officers using the warm weather to go on the beat… in pink flip flops. Sgt Richard Holland and PCSO Rebecca Williams exposed their toes as they patrolled in Winchester, Hampshire – ...

DHAKA :Bangladesh’s war crimes court Thursday indicted a Bangladesh-born British Muslim leader and aUScitizen for their alleged role in the murder of top intellectuals during the 1971 war. Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin has held positions in a host of top Islamic organisations in his adopted homeland ...

KARACHI - The increasing crime rate in the metropolis ahead of general elections has exposed tall claim of the government and law enforcing agencies.Being directed by the Supreme Court, the law enforcing agencies have been carrying out targeted operations in various areas of the city. The ...

SYDNEYAFPOrganised crime gangs dealing in fake goods, drugs, human trafficking, and the illicit wildlife trade earn nearly $90 billion annually in East Asia and the Pacific, a UN report showed Tuesday.“Transnational Organised Crime in East Asia and the Pacific: A Threat Assessment” is ...

LAHORE – Speakers at a symposium titled ‘Security of Women and Children in Pakistan’ on Saturday stressed the need for stepped up efforts to curb violence against women and children. The symposium was organised by All Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA) at its HQ. Justice(r) ...

KARACHI - Inspector General of Police Sindh Shahid Nadeem Baloch has said that availability of computerised crime and criminal data is a must for police to fight crime and in this regard crime record office, fingerprint bureau and forensic division Sindh police should join hands to develop a ...

Two British nationals of Pakistani origin have been subjected to a brutal gang rape in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. Both of them were part of a humanitarian convoy destined for Gaza, the Palestinian coastal enclave under an Israeli blockade. Quoting security officials, a Western news agency ...

RAWALPINDI – Two main prosecution witnesses in Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s murder case on Thursday apprised the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-I) that the crime scene was washed off after collecting all necessary evidences as per practice followed in such incidents.District Emergency Officer ...

RAWALPINDI - Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Haji Habib-ur-Rehman has said that in his tenure the incidents of kidnapping for ransom, land grabbing and rapes have decreased to 73 per cent, while on the other hand the moral of police force is raised by giving them protection in crackdown ...

RAHIM YAR KHAN - Punjab Inspector General of Police Haji Habibur Rehman said that effective steps taken by the district police helped reduced crime by 50 percent. He congratulated the police officials on their performance and announced the cash prizes Rs100,000 for the Bahawalpur RPO, Rs50,000 each ...

LAHORE – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Muhammad Habibur Rehman on Saturday said that the crime had decreased by 30 per cent in the province while the police was successfully fighting the menace of terrorism as well.According to police spokesperson, the IGP stated this while ...

A CARDBOARD policeman used as a crime prevention aid has been stolen from a supermarket.The six-foot tall life-size figure, named PC Bobb, was placed in a Sainsbury’s Local store to deter shoplifters.The model was stolen last Saturday evening and photos of it have appeared on social ...

LAHORE – All types of crime, from street-mugging to murder, have been surging in Punjab, exposing the claims of provincial police chief to have reined in criminals.According to official statistics, 180,340 incidents of crime of all types were reported from February 17, 2011, to July 20, 2012; ...

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday reiterated his resolve not to accept the Supreme Court verdict in the contempt case saying under no law, the court can disqualify a public representative. Speaking on the occasion of distributing letters among the state-run Radio employees who were made ...

LAHORE – Punjab Police Inspector General said on Monday that crime could be controlled in the province only through the personal interest of the police officers. He expressed these views while addressing his first RPOs conference held at the PHQ, Lahore. Malik Khuda Bakish Awan, AddI IGP, ...

LAHORE – Robbers shot dead the 45-year-old mother and wounded her daughter on the Jail Road on Monday night as they offered resistance and made hue and cry to call passersby for help, investigators said on Tuesday. Earlier, the police had claimed that Nabeela Bibi was killed and Habeeba ...

HAFIZABAD – Punjab Inspector General of Police Haji Habibur Rehman has said he had launched Jehad against criminals and those policemen who remained failed in taking part in the Jehad would be shown the door.“It is the duty of the police to protect the life and property of the ...

BAHAWALPUR – The crime rate in Bahawalpur division during year 2011 decreased significantly and the recovery ratio of narcotics, weapons and looted items also increased due to efficient policing techniques adopted by the police. Regional Police Officer Capt (r) Syed Abid Qadri said that the ...

QUAIDABAD - The crime ratio in tehsil Quaidabad soared in 2011, it has been learnt.Reportedly, as many as 300 cases were registered in 2010, while 314 cases were registered last year. 14 people were killed in tehsil, out of which 5 persons including 3 women, were slaughtered in the name of ...

BAHAWALPUR - The citizens have expressed deep concern over the increasing ratio of crime in the city and strongly condemned the police who have allegedly failed to control crimes.As per details, the killing of a shopkeeper’s brother Imran in Shahdrah on Monday night by the dacoits was ...

The public will be able to see details of crimes which happen near hotspots such as nightclubs, parks and shopping areas from Tuesday, the Home Secretary has said.Theresa May said the crime-mapping website will be extended to show crimes which happen “near a range of public places”.It ...

SAHIWAL - Regional Police Officer Khaliq Dad Lak has stated that the police cannot control the crime without the active support of the people and the dream of a crime-free society can only be actualised with the public cooperation. He claimed that the motto and objective the Sahiwal Police were to ...

FAISALABAD - The city police officer of Faisalabad has said that to control crime completely is impossible as hundreds of people visit the industrial city daily, adding that the police were trying their level best to ensure peace here.Talking at the Aiwan Waqt Faisalabad bureau office, Bilal ...

HAVELI LAKHA - The ratio of crimes has risen in Haveli Lakha as 954 cases were registered in 2011 as compare 773 cases in 2010. According to a report issued by SHO Ejaz Ahmad Gujar, out of the total 954 case were registered, 22 cases belong to murder, 33 attempt murder, 85 kidnapped, 11 rape, 45 ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER BHAWALNAGAR - Due to poor law and order situation in Bhawalnagar, citizens are left at the mercy of robbers and thieves as 10 cases of theft were registered only in a day. One Muzammil Hussain, son of Bashir Ahmad, was deprived of Rs 1,01400 cash, 15 tola gold and 16 tola ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER SIALKOT - The dacoits, robbers and thieves remained on rampage in Sialkot district and looted gold ornaments, cash, electronics and other valuables worth millions of rupees in several strikes. Two unknown armed dacoits, wearing police uniform, looted Rs37,000 cash from the ...

LAHORE Capital City Police Officer Additional IG Malik Ahmed Raza Tahir has directed the subordinates to start their day by reciting holy verses to control crimes, insiders revealed. Raza will further address the SPs of Saddar Police Division, SHOs and investigation in-charges on Tuesday (today). ...