Pakistan Forward

2019-09-10

Modern forensic lab in Karachi to help improve criminal, terror investigations

Sindh police and other law enforcement agencies previously used to rely on conventional investigation techniques, which often yielded inferior or compromised results.

Police begin tackling crimes reported on social media

Crime & Justice

2019-08-29

Police begin tackling crimes reported on social media

Arrests have been made in the past several months stemming from complaints on Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp.

Bajaur residents welcome first-ever court hearings

Crime & Justice

2019-08-16

Bajaur residents welcome first-ever court hearings

The new courts are part of the mainstreaming of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.

Militants face increasingly harsh sentences amid world crackdown on extremism

Crime & Justice

2019-08-13

Militants face increasingly harsh sentences amid world crackdown on extremism

Sentencing members of terrorist organisations to death has become more common around the world as governments seek to end the scourge of extremism.

Iranian regime providing 'massive support' for drug trafficking in Pakistan

Crime & Justice

2019-08-09

Iranian regime providing 'massive support' for drug trafficking in Pakistan

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij paramilitary force are heavily involved in drug production and trafficking, and are facilitating drug routes into Pakistan and elsewhere.