Ex-husband sentenced to 80 lashes of whip for falsely accusing wife of adultery
- 10-Apr-2026
Okara: A sessions court on Friday sentenced a man to 80 lashes for falsely accusing his ex-wife of adultery and denying the paternity of his daughter. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Khalil Ahmad Khan awarded the punishment to the convict, Muhammad Boota, after finding him guilty under the offence of qazf (false accusation of […]
Several civic issues surface after rain lashes Karachi for second day
- 29-Jun-2017
KARACHI: Several civic issues have surfaced after rain continued to lash Karachi for the second day on Thursday, ARY News reported. Water has accumulated on different main arteries and in several areas of the megapolis, while long-hour power outages have irked the citizens. More than 80 electricity feeders got tripped as soon as rain started, […]
Saudi women get jail, lashes for WhatsApp conversation
- 25-Nov-2016
RIYADH: A Saudi court has sentenced two women to 20 lashes each after they apparently chatted in a bad language on Whatsapp. The women who were found to have indulged in an argument were also handed down imprisonment for ten days, reports Arabic newspaper Al Watan. Judges in Jeddah ruled their messages contained ‘impermissible expressions’ […]
Saudi prince gets lashes in court-ordered punishment
- 02-Nov-2016
RIYADH: A Saudi prince was flogged following a court ruling that also included a prison sentence for breaking the law. The lashing was carried out on Monday afternoon inside a prison in Jeddah. A committee tasked with the application of court sentences made sure the lashing was in line with the regulations, Saudi daily Okaz […]
Trump lashes out again against ‘hater’ judge
- 04-Jun-2016
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Friday again lambasted the judge handling a pair of lawsuits over his defunct online university, insisting that the jurist's Mexican heritage makes him biased.
Students including females receive 99 lashes in Iran for partying
- 27-May-2016
TEHRAN: More than 30 students who partied at a graduation ceremony in northern Iran have received 99 lashes each for violating the Islamic republic's morality code, a news agency reported.
Saudis reject Canada’s criticism of blogger lashes
- 02-Apr-2015
MONTREAL: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday told Canada and its province of Quebec to stop criticizing the kingdom's flogging of blogger Raef Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes for "insulting Islam."
Saudi blogger lashed in public for 'insulting Islam'
- 09-Jan-2015
JEDDAH: Saudi blogger Raef Badawi was flogged in public Friday near a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, receiving 50 lashes for "insulting Islam", witnesses said.