DERA GHAZI KHAN: The Khalchas border military police (BMP) in the tribal area of Rajanpur have registered a case against 16 people accused of killing a rival by planting a landmine on his route.

Deceased Azam Jumrani was riding a motorcycle when he hit a landmine placed near his house in the vicinity of the Khalchas BMP station. He died on the spot.

On the complaint of the Azam’s father, the police registered a case under sections 302, 148, 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code, Explosives Act-3 and -4, and the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997.

BMP Commandant Qasim Gill said the incident stemmed from a longstanding enmity between two groups of the Jumrani tribe. According to the first information report, the victim’s father alleged that Shafi Jumrani and his accomplices planted the landmine to target Azam.

SEMINAR: A seminar was organised regarding the increasing incidents of gender discrimination and violence against women and girls under a 16-Day Campaign to prevent them.

The seminar was organised by civil society in Jampur tehsil of district Rajanpur.

A large number of women, in addition to representatives from the government and private sectors, participated in the seminar.

Speakers, including Farah Raza, Maulana Muhammad Shafi Hamidi, Aftab Nawaz Khan Mastoi, Malik Riaz Haider, Javed Iqbal Hajana, project coordinator of the host organisation Mumtaz Ahmed, Sajid Hussain and Kaniz Fatima said that it is necessary to stop the violence and violation of rights against women and girls.

They said women and girls are being forced to live in oppression. In society, not only women but all the weaker sections of population are victims of exploitation.

They said if a woman is seen as a mother, Allah Almighty has placed paradise at the feet of her.

Women have played a key role in every era. Islam is the only religion that has given women a prestige.

They said principles of Islam allow every individual’s role in society to stop violence. At the end of the seminar, prayers were also offered for the development, stability and security of the country.

Published in Dawn, December 17th, 2024