Uzair Baloch acquitted of yet another attempted murder
Karachi April 14, 2021
A sessions court has acquitted Lyariâs suspected gangster Uzair Baloch in yet another case of attempted murder and shootout with the police as the prosecution once again failed to prove the charges against him.
Baloch, then chief of the now-defunct Peoples Aman Committee, has been exonerated in 15 cases of kidnapping, murder, extortion and other crimes of a similar nature by different courts in the past four months.
In the latest case, he was accused of attacking an armoured personnel carrier (APC) of the police that had been patrolling in Lyari during a crackdown on criminal gangs in the neighbourhood.
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Court sends accused on two-day physical remand
A local court sent three men accused of blackmailing and harassing a woman on a two-day physical remand
Police seek additional physical custody of suspects.
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KARACHI:
A local court sent on Saturday three men accused of blackmailing and harassing a woman who died by suicide in Shadaman Town on a two-day physical remand.
The three men, including primary accused Waqas, were presented before the Central judicial magistrate, who was informed by the investigation officer (IO) that three others accused in the case were on the run.
The IO told the court that efforts were being made to arrest the accused on the run, who were named along with those arrested in a voice message sent by the deceased woman, S , to her friend.
Senior PTI leaders play down Jahangir Tareen’s power show
29 lawmakers attend dinner hosted by ex-PTI secretary general
Jahangir Tareen. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Jahangir Tareen – once known as the ruling party’s trouble-shooter – displayed his political support base in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday when he hosted a number of federal and provincial lawmakers at a dinner at his residence in Lahore.
According to media reports, more than two dozen members of the national and Punjab assemblies, besides a few provincial ministers and advisers attended the dinner and assured Tareen of their full support.
Tareen, a former secretary general of the PTI, was once considered a close friend of Prime Minister Imran Khan but has been sidelined since the inquiry report of the 2020 sugar crisis accused him of benefiting the most from it.
Uzair Baloch identified in 2012 police attack case
Two policemen were killed in the attack SAMAA | Irfan Ul Haque - Posted: Apr 5, 2021 | Last Updated: 19 hours ago SAMAA | Irfan Ul Haque Posted: Apr 5, 2021 | Last Updated: 19 hours ago
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Two witnesses have identified Lyari-based gangster Uzair Baloch in a police station attack case.
He has been accused of firing a rocket launcher at the Chakiware police station in 2012. Two policemen, identified as Muhammad Asif and Nisar Khan, were killed in the attack.
A Karachi court heard the case on Monday and witnesses started recording their statements. The hearing has been adjourned.
Baloch has been acquitted in