According to a local Malaysian news source, a Pakistani tourist, Muhammad Hash Ghous, was handed a 3,000 Malaysian ringgit fine today by a Magistrate's court (equivalent to roughly Rs 70,000), after he pleaded guilty to having molested a woman last week.

The 46-year-old tourist was handed down the sentence by Magistrate Zuhair Rasool for having "clutched the shoulders of a 28-year-old woman with intent to outrage her modesty."

Ghous, who is a father of nine, committed the act in front of an elevator in Menara Kuala Lampur at 9:45pm on March 27.

This is not the first time a Pakistani man has been found guilty of molestation in a foreign country.

Earlier in 2015, it was reported that a 35-year-old Pakistani man had been jailed for molesting a Malaysian tourist in Dubai.

Opinion

Editorial

Digital deal
19 Jun, 2026

Digital deal

THINGS have moved rapidly where the Iran-US memorandum of understanding is concerned. While the physical document ...
Failing the public
19 Jun, 2026

Failing the public

WHETHER it is Sindh’s struggle to secure clean drinking water or Balochistan’s difficulty in improving the...
Crushed lives
19 Jun, 2026

Crushed lives

COURTS and commissions have often been up in arms over the health and ecological hazards associated with...
Words that wound
Updated 18 Jun, 2026

Words that wound

Hate speech rarely begins with physical attacks.
‘New urban province’
18 Jun, 2026

‘New urban province’

CONSIDERING the advance state of urban decay that affects Karachi, voices are often raised calling for the megacity,...
Punjab budget: mixed bag
18 Jun, 2026

Punjab budget: mixed bag

PUNJAB’S budget for FY27 is a mix of good and bad political choices, with a cash-strapped centre tightening the...