Official abducted in front of 2,000 people in MexicoSeptember 6th, 2009 MONTERREY - About a dozen gunmen kidnapped a prosecutor in charge of drug cases from a club packed with 2,000 people in Monterrey, capital of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, a police spokesman has said. Jorge Jogar Hobbs Flores, who is in charge of a joint anti-drug unit operating in Monterrey's northern suburbs, was abducted early Sunday by the hooded gunmen, who arrived at the upscale downtown La Rumba club aboard three SUVs.
Queensland sex industry largely illegitimate despite legal brothelsAugust 17th, 2009 BRISBANE - Despite legal brothels, 90 per cent of the sex industry in Queensland is either unregulated or illegal, finds a study. The University of Queensland's Human Trafficking Working Group, led by Associate Professor Andreas Schloenhardt, has found that despite general support for a licensed sex industry in Queensland, many underlying concerns remained.
Pak hard-core party's women wing slams government's 'Safe Sex' workshop for prostitutesAugust 12th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan's oldest religious party, Jamat-e-Islami's (JI) women and family wing has criticised the three-day workshop aimed at educating prostitutes to have safe sex. The JI said the workshop, which was organized by Sindh AIDS Programme, Government of Sindh in collaboration with the United Nations (UN), was against the country's culture, promoted obscenity and gave legitimacy to prostitution as a legalized profession.
'US finding it impossible to deal with "corrupt" Pak army infiltrated by radicals'August 8th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan's political and security conditions are increasingly deteriorating from the US point of view, former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton has said. The Daily Times quoted Bolton, as saying that US leaders had erred in facilitating the ouster of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf - an American ally.
Lahore commissioner blames RAW for Punjab unrestAugust 7th, 2009 LAHORE - Lahore Commissioner Khusro Pervez has blamed India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for the Punjab unrest. The Daily Times quoted Pervez, as saying that the recent anti-Christian riots in Gojra, Sheikhupura and the attack on the Rescue 15 building in Lahore were orchestrated by the RAW.
Security agency buildings, hotels under terror threat in LahoreJune 20th, 2009 LAHORE - The Lahore Commissioner, Khusro Pervaiz, has warned that the militants could target some strategically important buildings in the city. Pervaiz said that the terrorists are on the look out for the right opportunity to carry out terror strikes on the offices of law-enforcement agencies and top hotels located here.
500 Indian Sikh pilgrims to observe Maharaja Ranjeet Singh's death anniversary in PakJune 20th, 2009 LAHORE - A group of 500 Sikh pilgrims will arrive in Lahore on Sunday by special trains to observe the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh from June 27-30. The pilgrims are scheduled to visit Gurdwara Janamasthan in Nankana Sahib, where they will stay till June 26.
Raped girl's Pak mum accuses college of running prostitution denJune 7th, 2009 LAHORE - The mother of a girl who was allegedly gang raped by her classmates has blamed the college for the incident, claiming it is secretly running a prostitution den and porn filmmaking business. An ACCA student at a local college was said to have been kidnapped, raped and videotaped by seven of her classmates before being thrown outside the college gate.
Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore blastMay 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack in Lahore Wednesday that killed at least 23 people, a US-based Islamic militant monitoring group has said. The SITE Intelligence Group said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban militants made the claim in a statement posted on Turkish jihadist websites, Geo TV reported Thursday.
Blast in LahoreMay 27th, 2009 LAHORE - A blast shook Pakistan's Lahore city Wednesday morning, a media report said. The explosion was on Mall Road near Lahore High Court, Geo TV reported.
UN chief condemns Lahore bomb blastMay 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned Wednesday the bomb attack that killed at least 40 people in the Pakistani city of Lahore. "No cause can justify such indiscriminate terrorist violence," Ban said in a statement.
Virginity auctioning Romanian teen may lose half her bounty in taxesMay 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Alina Percea, the 18-year-old Romanian girl who auctioned off her virginity for 8,800 pounds, could lose half the money in tax, with the act classed as "tantamount to prostitution". Alina, who is a student in Germany, was paid in cash for a weekend of sex with the Italian businessman after she auctioned her virginity online.
18 militants enter Lahore to carry out attack on important locationsApril 7th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Intelligence agencies have warned that at least 18 militants have entered Lahore to carry out more attacks. According to The Daily Times, terrorists could use an ambulance and two double-cabin vehicles to strike at important locations.
Three India-trained spies held in Pakistan, says media reportJanuary 28th, 2009 LAHORE - Three people, allegedly trained by Indian intelligence agency, were arrested Thursday, media reports here said. Lahore police chief Pervaiz Rathore told a press conference here that the three Pakistani citizens were arrested Thursday in a village close to the Indian border in Lahore, Geo TV reported.
Three held for Lahore blast, Pakistan charges one of being Indian spyDecember 24th, 2008 LAHORE - Intelligence agencies late Wednesday arrested 'an Indian secret agent and two others who were allegedly involved' in a bomb blast here Wednesday morning, a media report said. The man, who was arrested late Wednesday, 'was identified as Sutish Anand Sharma, a resident of Indian city Kolkata,' Geo TV reported quoting the police.
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