ISLAMABAD: A local woman was arrested for allegedly throwing acid on a man who refused to marry her. Local police official Bashir Ahmed said the attack took place in Mukhdoom Rashid, Multan, Central Pak. He identified the woman as 32 year old Monil Mai. The incident comes as a surprise as it is very rare for women to carry out such violence against men in the conservative society of the country.
Pak shops selling `Om' inscribed shoes
Karachi: Some shopkeepers in Pakistan's Sindh province allegedly sold shoes with Hindu word `Om' inscribed on them, angering the minority community in the country which described it unfortunate and blasphemous. The patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council, Ramesh Kumar said they had already lodged protests with the Sindh government and local authorities in Tando Adam Khan after it was brought to the notice of the Hindu community that shoes were being sold with the word `Om' inscribed on them.
In Pak, man kills pregnant sister, hubby for `honour'
LAHORE: In yet another case of "honour killing" in Pakistan, a pregnant woman and her husband were both shot dead by her brother for tying the knot without the family's consent. Muhammad Shakil, 30, and wife Aqsa, 26, were killed for "honour" by Aqsa's brother who recently returned from Saudi Arabia. They had been married for four years and were mercilessly beaten up before the coldblooded killing, by the victim's brother, mother, maternal uncle and another accomplice. They were later taken to an unidentified location and shot dead.
Mother yanks boy from lion's grip
DENVER: A Colorado woman came face to face with a mountain lion as she raced to her front yard to find the beast hunched over her 5-year-old son. She charged towards the animal, pried open the lion's jaws and saved the boy. Pitkin county sheriff's deputy Michael Buglione said, "She's a hero". The boy suffered deep cuts to his head, face, and neck while the woman also has scratches and bites. "The boy was completely under the cat," said Buglione.
Pak trying to hire lobbyists in Washington
Islamabad: Pakistan is planning to hire lobbyists in Washington to refurbish its image in the United States at a time of deteriorating relations between the allies. Relations have been particularly strained following a US unmanned aircraft strike that killed top Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in western Pakistan last month, which Islamabad protested was a violation of its sovereignty. Relations have also been tense since a plan to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the United States fell through this May after the US Congress refused to approve the deal. Islamabad dropped its official lobbying efforts during the 1999-2008 military rule of General Pervez Musharraf.
