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383. Extortion: Extortion occurs when a person intentionally instills fear of harm in another individual to dishonestly obtain property, valuable securities, or documents that can be transformed into valuable securities. This includes threats such as defamation, kidnapping, or property damage. 384. Punishment for extortion:
Violence against women in Pakistan, particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence, is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights in Pakistan. [18] [19] Women in Pakistan mainly encounter violence by being forced into marriage, through workplace sexual harassment, domestic violence and by honour killings. [19]
The Hudud Ordinances are laws in Pakistan enacted in 1979 as part of the Islamization of Pakistan by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan.It replaced parts of the British-era Pakistan Penal Code, adding new criminal offences of adultery and fornication, and new punishments of whipping, amputation, and stoning to death.
Many Muslims believe that capital punishment is a severe sentence that may be instructed by a court for crimes of sufficient severity. Murder is an example of a crime deemed a major violation of most religious doctrines, and is punishable by death in some countries, including Pakistan. [13] [14]
Capital punishment in Pakistan (2 C, 2 P) E. People executed by Pakistan (7 C, 1 P) P. Recipients of Pakistani presidential pardons (3 P)
Apr. 16—WATERTOWN — The two men in Pakistan who were arrested after allegedly extorting a teenager from St. Lawrence County admitted their guilt to authorities, according to reports in Asia.
The ongoing Kacha Operation, conducted by Pakistani police and security forces in Sadiqabad, Punjab, aims to eradicate bandits safe havens and restore peace. Initiated in response to a deadly attack by a gang at Chowk Mahi in October 2021, which resulted in the loss of nine lives due to indiscriminate shooting, the operation seeks to ensure the ...
MQM made use of its violent control over the economy not just through profits from extortion, but also an organized strategy of intimidation to enforce "strikes", pen-downs, tool downs (a.k.a. down tools), and shutdowns of the entire economic hub in Karachi, which essentially used the city's economy as a hostage from the rest of Pakistan, to ...