Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Man sentenced to 14 years for acid attack on wife 

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KARACHI: Additional District and Sessions Judge Central sentenced the accused for the crime of throwing acid at his wife.

The case of throwing acid on the wife was heard in the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Central, in which the husband was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of throwing acid on the wife.

Apart from imprisonment, the court also imposed a fine of one million on the accused, the court observed that burning someone with acid is a greater crime than murder.

According to the police, the incident of throwing acid at the woman took place in June 2021. 

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Sessions Judge kidnapped by armed men safely recovered

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PESHAWAR: District and Sessions Judge Shakir Ullah Marwat, who was kidnapped from the Tank area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a couple of days ago, was safely recovered.

Sessions Judge Shakir Ullah Marwat, who was abducted from Tank by unknown assailants, has been safely recovered from the clutches of the abductors.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s Adviser Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif confirmed the recovery of Sessions Judge Shakir Ullah Marwat and said that Sessions Judge has been shifted to his home safely. He said more details about the incident will be released later.

Earlier, a case of abduction of Sessions Judge Shakir Ullah Marwat was registered in the police station Counter Terrorism Department (CTD)  Dera Ismail Khan on the complaint of the judge’s driver Sher Ali. Other provisions including terrorism were added in the FIR.

According to the text of the case, when the judge’s car reached Dera Tank Road where  25 to 30 accused were standing there and armed with heavy weapons. The armed men blocked the road with motorcycles.

It was stated in the FIR that the accused stopped the vehicle and opened fire, and the judge and the driver got out of the vehicle due to the firing. The alleged terrorists tied a cloth over the eyes of the driver of the judge and got into the vehicle, after 40 minutes the vehicle was stolen.

When the car was stopped, the car had reached the forest. The terrorists set fire to the car and released the driver. He told the terrorists to convey their message that they would present their demands if they were fulfilled.

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