Fear takes an innocent life

Published September 24, 2008

HYDERABAD, Sept 23: A seven-year-old girl died after slipping from the school stairway on observing police raiding her house, next-door.

Pinyari police raided the house of Nizam Magsi in search of his brother, Raza Magsi, reportedly wanted in some case.

Nizam’s niece Perya studying in an adjacent school witnessed the raid and perhaps because of panic could not keep her balance and went tumbling down. She received serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital where she breathed her last.

Later, her family protested outside the police station and identified two policemen conducting the raid.

YOUTH RESCUED: Hatri police recovered 17-year-old Shahnawaz Chandio near Saeedabad on Tuesday.

Three people had kidnapped Shahnawaz from Goth Dero Khan Chandio. Police on receiving information sealed all routes and chased the kidnappers.

Police arrested them near Saeedabad and recovered the kidnapped youth. The accused were identified as Gul Pathan, Kajeer Khan and Tariq Hameed.—Bureau

Opinion

Editorial

Hollow applause
Updated 23 Feb, 2026

Hollow applause

The current account turnaround, though largely driven by import compression, rising remittances and bilateral debt rollovers, has eased external pressures.
Delayed appointment
23 Feb, 2026

Delayed appointment

THE recent appointment of a chief election commissioner for Azad Jammu & Kashmir has once again shone a ...
Fragile equilibrium
23 Feb, 2026

Fragile equilibrium

PAKISTAN is not short of food. It is short of resilience. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification...
March to war?
Updated 22 Feb, 2026

March to war?

With his huge build-up of forces around Iran, and frequent threats targeted at the Islamic Republic, the US president has created a very difficult situation for himself.
Paper proscriptions
22 Feb, 2026

Paper proscriptions

THE Punjab government’s decision to publicly list 89 banned and unregistered groups, and to warn citizens against...
Cricket politics again
Updated 22 Feb, 2026

Cricket politics again

Pakistan refused to play India at the ongoing T20 World Cup and only changed its mind in view of the game’s greater good. It is time for India to reciprocate.