A Pakistani woman, identified as Nazeer, has been rescued from an Iranian kidnapper after an 18-month ordeal. The woman had accused a Pakistani man of forcibly marrying her in Iran, where she was taken illegally two and a half years ago. The woman’s family had approached the Governor of Sindh with a video appeal, seeking help to free her from the alleged abductor. Governor Kamran Tessori had informed the family of the woman’s rescue and had contacted the Iranian Ambassador and the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate her return. The Governor had instructed the Pakistani Ambassador to arrange for the woman’s transportation back to Pakistan by air, with her family bearing the cost of her travel. The woman’s brother stated that he had received a phone call in August 2023 from an Iranian number, claiming that his sister had gotten married. However, no further contact was made after that call, and an FIR was registered on September 18, 2023, regarding her disappearance.
In other news, discussions are underway to include Turkey in the Pakistan-Saudi Defense Alliance, with a possible agreement in the works. According to a spokesperson for the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the PML-N is struggling with internal conflicts and is losing control of the government. A woman in Karachi had filed a complaint with the police, alleging that a bank officer had used abusive language against her when she went to report a case of a fake currency note. The police had taken notice of the incident and had taken action.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Climate Change had held a meeting in Islamabad to discuss the issue of paper mill trees causing allergies in the city. The police had arrested two suspects in connection with the incident, and the Housing Society had been issued a notice by the Environmental Protection Agency for cutting down trees without permission. The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stated that he had visited Punjab but had not received a good response from the authorities there.
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had announced that it would be launching direct flights from Lahore to London on March 30, 2024. The flights would be operated from Lahore to Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 4. According to data released by the Bureau of Immigration, a total of 1.5 million Pakistanis had left the country in search of employment in 2025.
The traffic police had reported that traffic had been affected in various areas of the city, including the Abdullah Haroon Road and the Chaudhry Khaliq Zaman Road. The Deputy Commissioner of Karachi had stated that the venue of the procession was the Main Road, and there was a risk of traffic congestion. He had refused to grant permission for the procession.
In a separate incident, a woman had died in a tragic accident in the Gujjar Nara area of Karachi. The police had launched an investigation into the incident, and two suspects had been arrested.
In a major development, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan had partnered with his friend and film producer Anand Pandit to invest in a large residential and commercial project in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in the Indian state of Gujarat. This marked Bachchan’s entry into the real estate development sector.
