Body of a woman found

Published September 25, 2012

CHAKWAL, Sept 24: The body of a woman in her mid thirties was found in Moorat village, in tehsil Talagang, police sources said here on Monday.

According to the police, the woman was murdered by unknown persons two days ago and her body was dumped in a deserted ground near the village. Saddar Police shifted the body to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital for autopsy. Investigation Officer Mohammad Aslam told Dawn that the woman’s hands were badly scarred.

“The post-mortem report would reveal the manner in which the victim was murdered,” he said, adding that the police had started investigating the matter.—A Correspondent

Opinion

Editorial

Climate resilience
28 Nov, 2023

Climate resilience

It is critical to ensure climate resilience of the economy through sound climate-related public investment management.
Condemned to die
28 Nov, 2023

Condemned to die

ANOTHER day in Kohistan, another jirga-mandated murder of a girl. Her ‘crime’: dancing with boys in a video that...
Price of politics
28 Nov, 2023

Price of politics

THE big parties are not at all shy about the high price they have set on political ambition. According to a recent...
Lofty promises
Updated 27 Nov, 2023

Lofty promises

The true test for political parties will lie in the execution of plans they make before the polls.
PSX performance
27 Nov, 2023

PSX performance

THE relentless bulls have pushed away the bears — at least for now. The benchmark KSE-100 index touched a new record...
Democratic imperative
27 Nov, 2023

Democratic imperative

THE recent march in Lahore, led by the Progressive Students Collective, illustrates the urgent call from Pakistan’s...