DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted by her father in Bagwani Shumali area here.

An FIR was registered at the Paharpur police station under section 376 of PPC against the suspect on the complaint of the victim. The police are raiding different areas for his arrest.

The victim visited the police station along with her mother and maternal uncle, and stated that her father assaulted her the other night when her mother had gone to the residence of her brother. She alleged that her father threatened her of dire consequences if she disclosed the incident to anyone.

Meanwhile, body of a 16-year-old boy identified as Younas Marwat was found at Nala Deszai area of Kulachi tehsil.

Mohammad Aslam Marwat, father of the deceased, told the police that his son had gone outside for herding cattle, but did not return. He added that his son’s body was later found at a deserted place. He said he had no enmity.

Published in Dawn, May 28th, 2020

Opinion

Editorial

Punishing evaders
02 May, 2024

Punishing evaders

THE FBR’s decision to block mobile phone connections of more than half a million individuals who did not file...
Engaging Riyadh
Updated 02 May, 2024

Engaging Riyadh

It must be stressed that to pull in maximum foreign investment, a climate of domestic political stability is crucial.
Freedom to question
02 May, 2024

Freedom to question

WITH frequently suspended freedoms, increasing violence and few to speak out for the oppressed, it is unlikely that...
Wheat protests
Updated 01 May, 2024

Wheat protests

The government should withdraw from the wheat trade gradually, replacing the existing market support mechanism with an effective new one over the next several years.
Polio drive
01 May, 2024

Polio drive

THE year’s fourth polio drive has kicked off across Pakistan, with the aim to immunise more than 24m children ...
Workers’ struggle
Updated 01 May, 2024

Workers’ struggle

Yet the struggle to secure a living wage — and decent working conditions — for the toiling masses must continue.