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  • Man Arrested in Bhakkar for Assaulting 9-Year-Old Girl

    Man Arrested in Bhakkar for Assaulting 9-Year-Old Girl

    Police in Bhakkar have arrested a man accused of indecent acts against a nine-year-old girl in Darya Khan, on the outskirts of the city, and registered a case against him, according to a report published on Friday, 13 November 2026. The arrest was made after the matter was brought to the attention of the police, who took action and took the accused into custody.

    Police identified the accused as Mujahid, a resident of Mohalla Sunehri Masjid in Darya Khan. According to police, the case was registered after the complaint about the incident against the nine-year-old girl reached them, and the accused was arrested during the police action that followed.

    Zero tolerance on crimes against children, says DPO

    The District Police Officer (DPO) of Bhakkar said there is a zero-tolerance policy on harassment, violence and sexual crimes against children and women. He said protecting children and women is the top priority of the police, and strict action will be taken against anyone involved in such crimes.

    The DPO’s statement sets out the police position clearly: crimes against children and women will not be tolerated, and those found involved in them will face strict action. The assurance was given as part of the police response to the incident in Darya Khan, where the arrest and the registration of the case followed the report reaching the police.

    Police have not shared further details about the case so far. The report does not name the child, and no further information has been released about the next steps in the case. The incident was reported in Darya Khan, an area on the outskirts of Bhakkar city in Punjab, where the police action was taken after the matter came to light.

    The arrest underlines the police’s stated approach to cases involving children: act on the report, register the case and take the accused into custody, while keeping the identity of the child protected. The DPO said the protection of children and women remains the foremost responsibility of the police, and that the force will continue to act firmly against those involved in crimes against them.

    Further details about the case are awaited, and the police have not yet released any additional information about the proceedings. The case in Darya Khan is now in the hands of the police, who have said that strict action will be taken against those involved in such crimes.

  • Doctor Shot Dead Inside His Karachi Clinic

    Doctor Shot Dead Inside His Karachi Clinic

    A 50-year-old doctor was gunned down inside his clinic in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Maymar area by unidentified gunmen, police said on Saturday.

    Police said two unknown assailants entered Dr Kashif Agha’s clinic near Nawaz Sharif Park, fired multiple shots at him and fled. He was attending patients in his room at the time of the attack, which took place on Friday during outpatient department hours.

    The doctor sustained critical bullet wounds and was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Police said two doctors were attending patients in the outpatient department at the time, but the attackers targeted Dr Kashif.

    A police spokesperson attributed the murder to personal enmity and said further investigation was under way. SSP West said the incident appeared to be the result of a personal enmity, while an investigation was under way to determine the motive behind the killing.

    Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar took notice of the doctor’s murder and sought a detailed report from the West SSP. Sindh Inspector General of Police also took notice and sought a report from the SSP, directing police to use all available resources for the immediate arrest of the suspects and to ensure their identification through modern investigative and technical methods.

    Investigators have launched a search operation to trace the two suspects and determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Police officials said the motive behind the murder remains unclear and the attackers managed to escape before police could apprehend them.

    The attack took place in broad daylight during outpatient hours, when the clinic was open and patients were being seen. According to initial reports, the two attackers walked into the medical facility, targeted the doctor in his room and left before police could reach the scene. Investigators have launched a search operation to trace the two suspects and determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and police said the motive remains unclear.

    The killing has drawn attention to the safety of medical professionals in the city. Doctors’ representatives have repeatedly raised concerns about violence against health workers, and police say they are working to identify the attackers and establish the motive.

  • NADRA Officer Shot Dead Outside Hayatabad Office

    NADRA Officer Shot Dead Outside Hayatabad Office

    A senior officer of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) was shot dead in Peshawar on Friday, police said, in an attack outside the authority’s office in the Hayatabad area.

    The victim was identified by police as Fahad, a deputy assistant director at NADRA. According to police, he had parked his vehicle and was walking towards the office when he came under attack near the parking area of the NADRA office in Hayatabad Phase 5.

    Police said the attackers have not yet been identified, and the motive behind the killing was not immediately known. An investigation is under way to establish the circumstances of the shooting and to trace those responsible, officials said.

    Investigation under way

    Police reached the scene after the shooting and began collecting evidence. According to reports, investigators are examining CCTV footage from the office parking area to help identify the suspects involved in the attack.

    Early indications suggested the shooting may have stemmed from personal enmity, police said, although officials stressed that no conclusion has been reached and all angles are being examined. No arrests had been reported by the time the reports were published.

    NADRA is the federal authority responsible for maintaining Pakistan’s national identity database and issuing computerised national identity cards. Its offices across the country handle identity registration for millions of citizens, and its officers work in direct contact with the public every day.

    Hayatabad is one of Peshawar’s largest residential townships, home to government offices, hospitals and educational institutions as well as thousands of families. The NADRA office in Phase 5 serves residents from across the area, and its parking area is busy throughout the working day.

    Officials said the body was shifted for legal formalities and that a case would be registered once the family formally reports the incident, as is the usual procedure in such cases. Police have appealed to anyone with information about the shooting to come forward, and investigators said they would also speak to the victim’s colleagues and family to help establish a motive.

    The killing has raised fresh concern about the safety of government officials in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province that has faced persistent security challenges. Police said further details would be shared as the investigation progresses.