Crime & Justice

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  Crime & Justice

  2019-09-17

  Sindh police set sights on dacoits after crackdown on militants

  Dacoits have conducted a range of activities for many years, including smuggling, gun-running, kidnapping for ransom and highway robberies. Authorities aim to wipe them out entirely.

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  Crime & Justice

  2019-09-13

  New legislation in KP enacts harsh sentences to stamp out illegal drugs

  The KP Control of Narcotics Substances Bill 2019 outlines the punishment -- sometimes capital punishment -- for trafficking, processing and transporting illegal drugs.

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  Crime & Justice

  2019-09-12

  Authorities cite major successes in recent crackdown on smuggling

  Smuggling, often used by extremists to finance their violent campaigns, is a serious threat to the economy and security, according to authorities.

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  Crime & Justice

  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Crime & Justice

  2019-07-01

  Peshawar police recertify renters amid terrorist hideout concerns

  The drive comes after a group of suspected terrorists was found using a rented house in Hayatabad in April.

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  Crime & Justice

  2019-05-01

  KP eyes harsher penalties for 'ice' use

  New legislation is needed to reduce crystal meth abuse among youth, officials say.