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Fatimaarshad
Joined on: Apr 04, 2016 Published stories: 1478

Articles By Fatimaarshad

NCHR takes notice of civilian’s death; seeks explanation from Interior Ministry

The murder of a civilian in Islamabad, who was shot dead by a police officer for refusing to stop at a checkpoint, has caught the nation’s attention. The National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) has taken suo moto notice of the incident and is seeking explanation for it from the Ministry of Interior and the […]

Young man shot dead by Islamabad police officer for ‘refusing to stop’

A young man belonging from Islamabad was shot dead by a police officer causing major resentment amongst the locals. According to the details provided, the incident took place on early hours of Friday at Islamabad’s I-10/1 sector. The victim has been identified as a young male by the name of Taimoor. According to police sources, […]

Islamabad judge, wife, held responsible for maid’s torture

On Thursday, police submitted the challan of Tayyaba torture case which declared Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan and his wife, Maheen Zafar, responsible for the torture on the child maid. The case made headlines last month as Tayyaba’s picture showing brutal torture marks on her body, surfaced on the internet. It […]

Justin Trudeau attends funeral prayers of slain Quebec mosque shooting victims

As a shaken Muslim minority comes to terms with the terrible hate crime which left six Muslims dead at a mosque in Quebec, the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, stands side-by-side with them to show support. Trudeau joined fellow Canadians on Thursday to offer funeral prayers of three of the six men who were killed […]

Angelina Jolie criticizes Trump’s travel ban

Angelina Jolie is not only known as a great actress, she is also recognized as an active social worker and a human rights advocate. Therefore, it came as no surprise that she spoke up against President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban, which bars citizens of seven Muslim countries from entering the United States. On Thursday, […]

Beauty parlor worker raped, strangled to death in Karachi

A teenage girl, who worked as a mehndi artist at a parlor in Karachi, was raped and later strangled to death. Her body was found dumped in the outskirts of Karachi on Wednesday by the police. According to the details provided, the condition of her body and the circumstances of her death pointed towards her […]

Protests held nationwide for Hafiz Saeed’s release

Jamaatud Dawa (JuD)’s leader, Hafiz Saeed was recently put under house arrest for his alleged involvement in 2008 Mumbai attacks. Since his arrest, protests and demonstrations have been taking place across the country, demanding Saeed’s release. JuD has asked for the immediately end to Saeed’s house arrest, failing which, they have threatened to increase the […]

US medical groups asks for doctors’, patients’ exemption from travel ban

Since the time President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been imposed, there has been a lot of uncertainty among Americans and the citizens of the banned countries. Now in a recent bid to exempt doctors and critically-ill patients from the ban, the American Medical Association (AMA) has urged the current government to ease the ban […]

Eye witnesses describe horrific scenes at Quebec mosque shooting

Just days after the horrific shooting which took place at a mosque in Quebec city took place, eye witnesses accounts have started coming in regarding the shooting and the lone shooter. According to some people, they had seen Alexandre Bissonnette, the suspect in the shooting rampage; visit the mosque a few times before he actually […]

Government gives Uber, Careem, 15 days to fulfill requirements

Just a day after news broke that Uber and Careem might be declared illegal by the government and may be banned from providing their service, it turns out that the ban may not yet take place. Chief Minister Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif has allowed the mobile-application taxi service providers 15 days to get registered and fulfill […]

Canadian student charged in connection with Quebec mosque shooting

A Canadian student, who studied political science at Laval University, has been charged with murder in the Quebec mosque shooting which resulted in the death of six Muslim worshippers and injury of eight others. The attacker, identified as Alexdandre Bissonnette, was known to have nationalist sympathies and hatred towards Muslims. On Monday, he was charged […]

Civil-military leadership on same page regarding Hafiz Saeed’s arrest

It appears that with the new army leadership in place, things seem to be going in harmony between the army and civilian leadership in Pakistan. Early on Tuesday morning, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and four of his close aides, were placed under house arrest. In a press conference held by the newly appointed Director […]

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