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Arabia

Escalation between Saudi and UAE factions continues in Shabwah

2023-06-26

[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Attention turns to the Saudi and Emirati actions in Shabwah governorate, keeping the governorate on course for a decisive battle between Saudi-backed and UAE-backed factions.

On Saturday, Islah forces continued their military build-up in Shabwah province of southeastern Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
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Tribal sources said that new reinforcements from the Ataq axis forces, stationed on the outskirts of Ma’rib province, arrived at Islah Death Eaters’ camps in the Jardan district, bordering the city of Ataq, where the leadership of the Emirati factions is stationed.

The new reinforcements, the second of their kind in less than a week, are part of broad Saudi moves to resolve the Shabwah file.

The coalition command is intensifying its military moves to oust the Emirati partner in Shabwa as a pressure card against the UAE’s efforts to penetrate the oil plateau.

On Saturday, the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), launched a new campaign of raids in Shabwah province.
This came after Hassan Shumaila, a commander in the 21st Brigade affiliated with the STC, was rubbed out by button men near the city of Ataq.

Local sources said that the Shabwah Defense Forces raided a number of citizens’ homes south of the city of Ataq, on charges of pursuing elements involved in the liquidation of Shumaila.

Emirati factions also deployed a number of armored and military vehicles at the entrances and exits of the city, according to local sources in Ataq.

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India-Pakistan

Soldier martyred, woman dead in unprovoked firing by Indian troops across LoC

2019-09-15

[DAWN] A Pakistain Army soldier was martyred after Indian troops resorted to "unprovoked firing" in the Hajipir sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir

...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday.

The official was identified by the military's media wing as 33-year-old Havaldar Nasir Hussain, a resident of Narowal, who had been in service for 16 years.

A second ISPR statement issued later in the day said Indian troops had also resorted to unprovoked firing in Nakyal and Jandrot sectors, targeting the civilian population.

As a result of the firing, a woman identified as Fatima Bibi, a 40-year-old resident of village Balakot, died, while six others including four women sustained injuries. The injured were evacuated to a nearby medical facility for medical treatment, the blurb added.

Pictures shared by the villagers on social media showed smoke rising from the mountains where mortar shells from across the LoC had landed. Several houses were also damaged.

Shariq Talat, a disaster management officer in Kotli, told Dawn that besides Fatima Bibi, seven others were maimed in "indiscriminate" Indian shelling. They were identified as Nazia Bibi, 36; Shah Begum, 70; Gul Yasmin, 50, and her 21-year-old daughter Shumaila; Muhammad Lal in Daryari Paalani village; Muhammad Ilyas, 28, a resident of Androth Palani village; and Muhammad Sabir, 48, in Dharoti Mohra.

He said that two buffalos and a goat owned by Muhammad Lal were also killed in the shelling.

According to civilian and military sources, at least 38 civilians have been killed and 187 maimed in ceasefire violations by the Indian army in different areas of AJK along the LoC in 2019. Apart from them, as many as 18 soldiers have also bit the dust.

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India-Pakistan

Man burned to death over honour in Karachi

2017-01-26

[GEO.TV] A young man lost his life after succumbing to his burn injuries on Thursday, in what Sherlocks have described as a case of honour killing.

According to police, Shafi was in a relationship with Shumaila - her brothers set him on fire in the name of honour in Zaman town, Korangi, a few days ago. The dear departed was immediately shifted to a hospital, however he breathed his last on Thursday. Authorities claim that two suspects, Fayyaz and Nasir Lamba are wanted in this case and raids are being conducted to apprehend the suspects. It was also informed that the suspects are known to have a criminal background.

In last October, Parliament approved bills aimed at the prevention of honour killings in the country, removing a loophole allowing killers to walk free after being pardoned by family members.

The bill was moved by Law Minister Zahid Hamid and Senator Farhatullah Babar which were duly approved by the parliamentarians, in the joint session.

The amendments passed mandate judges to sentence someone who kills in the name of "honour" to life imprisonment, even if they have been forgiven, said senior opposition politician Farhatullah Babar.

"Even if the close family members pardon the murderer, the court is bound to send him to jail for 25 years," Babar said.

It said the identity of the victim must be kept secret and verdict be announced within 90 days.

The bill for the prevention of honour killings stated an honour killing convict would at least be handed life in prison.

In the case of pardon by the heirs of an honour killing victim, the minimum punishment - life in prison - will remain in place and could not be reduced.

Law Minister Zahid Hamid, on the occasion, said the government will end the menace of honour killings from the country. He said a detailed consultation was held with parliamentarians from all the parties and a consensus was developed.

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India-Pakistan

Woman’s body exhumed to find cause of death

2016-11-18

[DAWN] ABBOTTABAD: The body of a woman, who had died of burns in the Ayub Teaching Hospital on Oct 26, was exhumed here on Wednesday in the presence of a civil judge and police to take samples for probing the actual cause of her death.

According to police, Shumaila Bibi, wife of Qasim, was brought to the Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad
... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden....
, on Oct 21 and she expired in the burns unit on Oct 26 and was buried the same day.

However,
it's easy to be generous with someone else's money...
her brother filed an application at Donga Gali cop shoppe regarding the alleged burning of his sister by her husband and in-laws.

Police sources confirmed that the investigation was started on the application of brother of the dear departed girl, Mohammad Waseem, and a case had been registered under Section 156/3. They said that the body was exhumed after the approval of court to take samples from the body to find the cause of her death. A woman doctor collected samples from the body after exhumation in Tatreela village in the presence of a civil judge, DSP Galyat and relatives.

Galyat DSP Jamailur Rehman said that the police had booked three persons as nominated by the complainant and the result of examination of the body samples was awaited.

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India-Pakistan

Women, children among six hacked to death

2016-04-21

[DAWN] SHEIKHUPURA: Six members of a family, including two women and two children, were hacked to death by person or persons unknown in Saoul village, 50km from here, on Tuesday.

Brothers Ibrahim and Saleem, Sharafat Bibi, Shumaila Bibi and children Amjad and an unidentified girl child after harvesting wheat crop were on their way home. When they were hardly 200 metres away from their residence, some unidentified attackers overpowered them, slit their throats and threw their bodies in a nearby field.

Later, the bodies were spotted by passersby. However,
there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened...
the motive behind the murder could not be ascertained until the filing of this report.

Farooqabad Saddar police reached the spot and started an investigation.

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India-Pakistan

Blast kills two girls in Sakhakot

2013-03-23

[Dawn] Two maidens of tender years were killed when an bomb, they were playing with, went off in a house in Sakhakot area of Malakand on Thursday.

Levies officials said that the device went kaboom! in the house of Zarwali in Ghundo Payan village of Sakhakot. They said that Shumaila, 10-year-old daughter of Dawar Khan, and Sumera, 12-year-old daughter of Abdul Ghani, were killed in the blast. The officials said that Sumera's family had come from Mardan to visit the family of Zarwali.

Quoting relatives of Zarwali, Levies post commander Ameer Zaman said that an elderly woman of the family found a bottle-like device in the fields few days ago and brought it to home. He said that at the time of the occurrence, the girls were playing with the bottle when it went kaboom!, killing them on the spot.

In

Mohmand Agency
... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar...
, security forces tossed in the slammer
You have the right to remain silent...
at least 11 suspects and recovered explosives and other items used in bomb making during a search operation in Safi tehsil on Thursday.

According to officials, the search operation was launched in Qandahari, Bejing, Mall Khana Ziarat, Aman Kot and Spinki Tangi areas. They said that security forces recovered at least 100 kilograms of explosives and other item used in bomb making.

The officials said that 11 suspects were also arrested during the operation. They said that two of the suspects were arrested in injured condition as security forces opened firing on them. They were shifted to a local hospital. The other suspects were shifted to Ghalanai for interrogation.

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Arabia

Curly-toed heroin slippers, don't fail me now

2009-08-19

Five Pakistani Umrah pilgrims, who have been detained in Jeddah prison following recovery of heroin from their slippers by Saudi Arabian authorities, might have to undergo at least seven years imprisonment even if the Pakistan government files a petition to prove their innocence. In case of inaction on the part of Pakistani government, they would have to face the death penalty under Saudi law.

Javed Ahmed Chhatari advocate, who just recently returned from Jeddah where he met the investigation officer (IO) handling the case, told The News that the people who were arrested by the Jeddah customs, even if proved innocent, could not be released as they were caught red-handed by the customs officials with heroin-filled slippers.

Arif Chowhan, his wife Shumaila Arif; Anees Ahmed, his wife Rabia Anees and their mother Zohra Moosan have been detained in Jeddah jail since June 1 after they were arrested by the Shurta (Saudi police).

The Saudi IO, who wanted not to be named, told Chhatari that the eight pilgrims who reached Jeddah via PIA flight PK-731 on June 1 were arrested after the recovery of four kilogrammes of heroin - 250 grams of heroin per slipper - from their possession.

After recovery of heroin from their slippers, the airport staff stopped all the passengers aboard the Pakistani flight for four hours and only let them go after thorough checking.

During investigation, three other detainees - Shamim Bano, mother of Shafia, and Zubair, her brother confessed before the police that they had come to Jeddah six times in the past and successfully smuggled the drugs in the same manner. Another detainee Pervez their cousin also pleaded guilty.

The IO said that under the Saudi legal system, which runs under Islamic law, there are three types of drug-related charges: smuggling, dealing and usage. The most serious of the three charges is smuggling - and anybody who pleads guilty would have to face the death penalty. The pilgrims caught at the Jeddah airport, the IO said, had been charged with heroin smuggling.

The three detainees had indeed told the Saudi investigators that the two couples and their mother were unaware of wearing the heroin-filled slippers. However, under the Saudi law, those found carrying drugs would have to face trial and a minimum of seven years imprisonment even if they prove their innocence with documentary evidence.

The decision in the case will only be announced by the Qazi (judge) and even the King could not interfere with the Qazis verdict. Under Islamic Tazeer (penal punishment), the Qazi would conclude the case in three hearings; the proceedings of the case of these Pakistanis are yet to begin.

The Qazi will enforce the Laiha Itteham (framing charge) and the accused would prove their innocence through Dalil (arguments) in three months time. They had to file a Salisatan (in person) and a Wakalatin (through lawyer) in writing to satisfy the three-member Qazi court.

The court proceedings in Saudi Arabia are conducted under five edifices - Tazeer (penal), Quran, Sunnah, Ijtehad (edict), Ijma (consensus of the Ulema) and Qayas (presumption).

The Pakistan government has not hired any counsel; however, Chhatari will file power of attorney duly attested by the Foreign Office of Pakistan in the court of Jeddah to plead their case.

To prove their innocence, Chhatari said, he would submit four FIRs registered in Pakistan, reports of the CPLC standing committee and Senate as well as the statements of the group members who traveled with them. Their statements were recorded under Section 164 before the judicial magistrate with their translation in Arabic. The Saudi government will only allow him to plead the case after hiring a Mutarajim (translator).

The detained intending pilgrims allege that they were given the heroin-filled slippers prior to boarding the flight as a gift by a so-called sub-travel agent of M/s Al-Huda Travels & Tours namely Syed Sarwat Hussain and his wife Mst. Shafia Khanam, telling them that the same would serve as their identity when they would proceed ahead from the Jeddah Airport.

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India-Pakistan

Shumaila's resignation accepted

2009-07-26

[The News (Pak) Top Stories] Punjab Assembly Acting Speaker Rana Mashood has accepted the resignation of PML-N MPA Shumaila Rana, who was accused of stealing a credit card.

Addressing a press conference, Rana Mashood said Shumaila tendered her resignation to him on Friday night which was accepted on Saturday. He said after Shumaila's resignation, the provincial assembly seat W-307 had fallen vacant. He said the seat would remain vacant as the PML-N did not have other female candidate.

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India-Pakistan

Credit card scandal: Shumaila Rana resigns

2009-07-25

[Geo News] Pakistan Muslim League-N's member Punjab Assembly Shumaila Rana has tendered her resignation after her alleged involvement in credit card scandal.

According to reports, Shumaila Rana handed over her resignation to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal today.

After the release of the video showing Shumaila Rana shopping with allegedly stolen credit card, the PML-N demanded her resignation but Shumaila Rana sought time to prove her innocence.

Sources said the second video showing Shumaila Rana talking to the banker played a key role in prompting her resignation.

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India-Pakistan

Credit card scandal: Shumaila Rana granted pre arrest bail

2009-07-19

[Geo News] Punjab MPA Shumaila Rana allegedly involved in the credit card scandal has been granted pre-arrest bail. Additional sessions Judge of sessions court Lahore, Shaikh Sajjad Ahmed granting pre-arrest provisional bail against Rs50,000, ordered her to appear before court on July 23. Earlier, Shumaila Rana arrived in a car with tinted glasses and tried to hide herself from the mediamen.

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India-Pakistan

No buying through credit card: Shumaila

2009-07-17

[Geo News] Pakistan Muslim League-N MPA Shumaila Rana Thursday clarified she had made no buying through credit card which she said was of his father. Addressing a press conference here, she said the footage being shown on TV is being presented wrongfully. She brushed aside the allegations against her as unfounded and baseless and that she will soon unveil what she called the elements trying to frame her. Shumaila Rana said the consipiracy was hatched to damage her political career and tarnish the image of her party.

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India-Pakistan

No permission needed to arrest criminal MPAs: Rana Iqbal

2009-07-13

[Geo News] The speaker Punjab assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal has said no permission from speaker is needed to arrest those members assembly who are involved in crimes as such theft. He said if MPA Shumaila Rana is found guilty, she would be dealt according to law. This speaker Punjab assembly said during an inaugural gathering of FM radio station here on Sunday. Government will no longer tolerate criminal elements amongst its ranks and our country can progress by leaps and bounds depending upon the sincerity of our people, he concluded.

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