Man’s hands severed after accusing of theft in DG Khan

DERA GHAZI KHAN: An act of brutality was observed in Chotibala area of Dera Ghazi Khan where a man’s hands were chopped off after accusing him of theft Wednesday, Geo News reported.

According to police, the victim who was identified as Tufail was kidnapped and tortured before his hands were amputated.

After getting the news of the incident, police reached the spot and shifted the victim to District Hospital, DG Khan for treatment.

Tufail told that theft allegations against him are baseless, however, he had a minor clash with the culprits ten year ago.

Police have registered the case against four accused and also claimed of arresting the two, however, none of the key accused has been held so far.

Protesters release two Iraqi soldiers

FALLUJAH: Anti-government protesters released two Iraqi soldiers they had seized near Ramadi, west of Baghdad, a protest organiser and a doctor said on Wednesday.
The soldiers were taken after deadly clashes between security forces and demonstrators in north Iraq left dozens dead and sparked a wave of revenge attacks.
Abdulrazzaq al-Shammari, one of the organisers of the protests near Ramadi, said the two soldiers were turned over to a hospital in the city on Tuesday.
He also said the demonstrators were demanding that Iraqi soldiers withdraw from all cities in Anbar province, where Ramadi is located, and remain in their main bases.
Dr Ahmed al-Ani, the director of the emergency department at the Ramadi hospital, said the facility had received two soldiers. One was wounded and still in hospital, while the second was released.
Police First Lieutenant Ibrahim Faraj said on Tuesday that armed protesters killed six Iraqi soldiers near Ramadi and burned two armoured personnel carriers, but put the number of kidnapped soldiers at one instead of two.
Protesters have taken to the streets in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq for more than four months, calling for the resignation of Maliki and decrying the alleged targeting of their minority community by the Shiite-led authorities.
Clashes and attacks involving security forces, protesters and their supporters left 54 people dead country-wide on Tuesday, the worst protest-related violence since the demonstrations began.

Blast in Quetta leaves two policemen injured

QUETTA: Two policemen have been injured in a blast that occurred near the Kechi Baig police station in the Sariab area of the city on Wednesday, Geo News reported.

According to police the blast occurred when explosives planted on a bicycle blew up. Police say a child left the bicycle near the police station and left the scene, adding that a car was also damaged as a result of the blast.

This is the sixth blast to occur in Quetta in the past 24 hours.

Earlier this morning thirteen people including two children were injured in a blast near a private hospital in Satellite Town, Quetta. Meanwhile six people were killed and 40 sustained injuries after four successive blasts rocked the provincial capital on Tuesday evening.

Musharraf’s bail extension plea dismissed in Benazir murder case

RAWALPINDI: Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench has dismissed former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s petition for an extension of his interim bail in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.
The Lahore High Court has also dismissed Musharraf’s lawyer’s request for protection.
Earlier the court had granted interim bail to the former president on April 17 till April 24 against two surety bonds of Rs 0.5 million each.
On Tuesday, Musharraf appeared before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) for the first time over the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. During proceedings the ATC directed Pervez Musharraf to be part of the murder investigation and adjourned the hearing till May 3.