Two women kidnapped

Published January 14, 2002

DADU, Jan 13: Four armed men kidnapped a woman and her daughter over a matrimonial dispute in village Gulab Chandio, some 14 kilometres from Mehar town, on Saturday.

The armed men barged into the house of Ghulam Hussain Chandio, held the family members hostage at gunpoint, and kidnapped his wife, Shahnaz, and daughter, Rehana. Ghulam Hussain has registered an FIR with the Bhan Mari police station against Shaukat, Ali Gohar, Ali Asghar and Mumtaz.

HIJACKED: A trailer (0084340) was hijacked by two armed men from Kolachi Bridge of Indus Highway, some 7 kms from Mehar town.—Correspondent

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...