HYDERABAD: What a gold medal is worth

Published
0

HYDERABAD, Jan 6: Armed bandits deprived noted eye surgeon Professor Shafi Mohammad Jatoi of a gold medal during a house robbery in Qasimabad on Saturday.

According to an FIR lodged with the Qasimabad police, five unidentified armed bandits barged into the house of Professor Jatoi, held the inmates hostages at gunpoint and looted the gold medal, Rs15,000 cash and some mobile phones.

WOMAN BURNT: A woman, who had suffered massive burn injuries in her house in Qasimabad on Saturday, was shifted to Karachi on Sunday in view of her critical condition.

Parvarish, 17, who has suffered around 65 per cent burn wounds, has lodged an FIR with the Qasimabad police who recorded her statement in the Civil Hospital.

She accused her husband Farhan Bhatti, his mother Rehana and sister Reema of trying to burn her alive but said that her brother-in-law Noman tried to save her.

Opinion

Editorial

Parliament’s place
Updated 11 Oct, 2026

Parliament’s place

In 2015, the parliament had decided to “maintain neutrality in the Yemen conflict so as to be able to play a proactive diplomatic role to end the crisis”.
Disturbing the peace
11 Oct, 2026

Disturbing the peace

THIS year’s Nobel Peace Prize is well-earned. The winner, South African jurist Dr Navi Pillay, has had an...
A voice in care
10 Oct, 2026

A voice in care

WORLD Mental Health Day this year carries a compelling message. The theme, ‘Lived experiences heard: real voices,...
Midterm break
Updated 10 Oct, 2026

Midterm break

Both the US and Israel need to halt their destructive misadventures in the Middle East.
American barbarism
Updated 10 Oct, 2026

American barbarism

WITH the spectre of defeat in the upcoming midterm elections looming large over the Trump administration, the...