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Karachi man sentenced to 10 years for raping daughter
- Court finds prosecution proved rape charge beyond doubt.
- Victim’s testimony termed credible, natural and unbiased.
- Sentence includes fine, victim compensation under APA.
KARACHI: An additional district and sessions judge in Karachi sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment after convicting him of raping his 18-year-old daughter in the Korangi Industrial Area.
Additional District and Sessions Judge (East), Naseer Noor Khan, in a judgment dated December 22, dismissed the accused’s claim that the case was fabricated to usurp his property, stating such a motive was “unreasonable and unbelievable.”
“It cannot be accepted that a mother… would think to involve her real daughter for falsely implicating her husband just to usurp his property.” The defence witnesses — Irfan’s father and uncle — were found to be interested parties whose testimonies did not substantiate the property-grab claim.
The court found Muhammad Irfan guilty under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). The conviction stems from the rape of his 18-year-old daughter in September 2023 at their home in Nasir Colony, Korangi.
In addition to the prison term, Irfan was fined Rs100,000. If unpaid, he will face an additional six months of simple imprisonment. The judge ordered that any fine paid be given to the victim as compensation under the Anti-Rape (Investigation & Trial) Act, 2021.
According to the First Information Report (FIR) and court records, the incident occurred around 3am in September 2023. The victim testified that after using a washroom on the ground floor, her father pulled her into a room, locked it, forcibly silenced her, and raped her. He subsequently threatened to kill her and divorce her mother if she disclosed the crime.
The victim initially confided in her aunt, who later informed the victim’s mother, Shahnaz Kanwal. The mother lodged the FIR at the Korangi Industrial Area police station on December 28, 2023.
In his detailed 13-page judgment, Judge Khan noted that the prosecution had proved its case “beyond the shadow of any reasonable doubt.” The court found the victim’s evidence to be “natural, independent, unbiased and straightforward.”
The judge cited Supreme Court rulings stating that in sexual offence cases, the victim’s sole testimony can be sufficient for conviction if it inspires confidence.
The victim’s statement was backed by her recorded statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code before a judicial magistrate, the testimony of her mother, and medical evidence.
The judge further observed that failure on the part of investigators to collect vital evidence could not benefit the accused when the commission of the offence had been established through testimony and available material on record.
The judgment has been forwarded to the Sindh High Court for review, as mandated by the Anti-Rape Act. The accused has 30 days to file an appeal.
The accused was taken into custody following the announcement of the verdict, while the court directed that the sentence be carried out in accordance with the law.
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Ozzy Osbourne’s spirit reaches out to family months after his death
Jack Osbourne opened up about how his late father Ozzy Osbourne has been visiting the family in their dreams, months after his passing.
The Black Sabbath star died in July at 76 after a heart attack at his home in Buckinghamshire.
Jack said he, his wife and his children have all shared similar dreams where Ozzy is laughing and tells them to stop crying.
Speaking to Billy Morrison on SiriusXM, he said, “We all keep having dreams about him. In the dreams, he is laughing.”
“And he is saying, ‘Just stop f***ing crying.’ He’s laughing every time. Me and my wife, my daughters, all the same thing. We keep seeing him in our dreams, laughing.”
Morrison, a close friend of Ozzy, also shared that he saw the singer in a dream and that “He’s good, Jack. He’s not in pain.”
Jack, 40, who has four children, talked about his father’s last months.
Ozzy finished his farewell Black Sabbath concert, wrote a book, did charity work, and completed two documentaries.
However, Jack called his father’s sudden death a shock and said he is still trying to process it nearly four months later.
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Cynthia Erivo, Wagner Moura shockingly left out of 2026 Actor Awards
Cynthia Erivo became the centre of attention after the 2026 Actor Awards nominations were revealed.
Many fans were surprised that she was left out, along with Wagner Moura and all foreign-language films and performances.
People quickly started talking online about who got nominated and who did not.
Cynthia already had been snubbed earlier this year at the Critics Choice Awards.
The 39-year-old actress is still nominated at the Golden Globe, but she is not expected to attend.
Last year, she got Oscar and SAG nominations for her role as Elphaba in Wicked, so missing out this year felt even more shocking.
Her co-star Ariana Grande did get a supporting actress nomination for the sequel.
Moura, who starred in The Secret Agent and won Best Actor at Cannes, was also not nominated.
However, other big names were also left out included Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly, George Clooney, Dwayne Johnson for The Smashing Machine and the cast of Sentimental Value.
Television nominations also surprised people, with The Last of Us only getting a stunt ensemble nod.
Sterling K. Brown was nominated individually for Paradise but not with his cast.
The Bear got a comedy ensemble nomination but Jeremy Allen White was not recognised individually.
The Actor Awards are decided by committees of 2,000 members from SAG-AFTRA’s total 22,000 members.
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Did ‘The Simpsons’ foresee 2026? Here’s everything you should know
The Simpsons, known for its eerie prophecies, is warning of more doom and gloom in the new year.
In 2026, online sleuths are looking at storylines that could be connected to a new type of flu, artificial intelligence taking over jobs, another world war, smart homes, and aliens making human contacts.
The buzz around The Simpsons‘ 2026 predictions is making waves on the internet, and netizens can’t get enough of the chilling predictions.
Let’s find out.
Did The Simpsons predict AI would take over jobs?
Take Season 23, Episode 17, Them, Robot, for example: it predicted AI taking over human jobs in Springfield.
The 2012 episode foresees Mr. Burns replacing his staff with robots; when the robots turn on him, it’s his laid-off workers who come to his rescue.
Interestingly, a recent study that came out in October last year, surprisingly based on ChatGPT findings, found that AI and automation could wipe out nearly 100 million jobs in the US over the next decade, including both white- and blue-collar jobs.
The report findings suggest that “the agriculture revolution unfolded over thousands of years. The Industrial Revolution took more than a century. Artificial labor could reshape the economy in less than a decade.”
Moreover, backing the hypothesis, a recent Stanford University report states that U.S. job postings for young adults aged between 22 and 25 have dropped by 13% since 2022 in AI-exposed sectors.
Did 1994 episode “Deep Space Homer” predict space travel?
Season 5 of The Simpsons’ 1994 episode titled Deep Space Homer could be seen as predicting space travel becoming commercial for the public.
In this Season 5 episode, Homer Simpson is selected by NASA to go into space with astronaut Buzz Aldrin in an attempt to make space travel more commercial for the man on the street.
While in reality, an all-female crew, which also included Katy Perry and Gayle King, went on a brief trip to space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, which was again part of tourism flight.
Did Simpsons predict ‘superflu’ back then?
The Simpsons could have seen into the future with the new “superflu” strain that’s surging in the U.S.
The U.S. is facing the highest surge in infectious cases in nearly three decades, as per the data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week on Monday, January 5, 2026.
The storyline in the Marge in Chains episode of 1993 predicts a fictional virus spreading throughout Springfield after it came from Japan in shipping crates.
That particular episode generated buzz on the internet during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, especially through its depiction of how society unraveled and how the ensuing town-wide frenzy was in the quest for a cure.
The nostalgic show, which hit the airwaves in 1989, has also shown what it would be like to live in a smart house.
In Season 13, episode 1, Treehouse of Horror XII, the Simpson family moves into a voice-activated house that handles their day-to-day lives.
But with each passing day, the home grows more menacing.
Did Simpsons predict ‘alien contact’ in a 1997 episode?
Amid growing theories about extraterrestrial life, a 1997 Simpsons episode, The Springfield Files, might already offer fans a sneak peek into what’s to come.
In the episode, two FBI agents come to interrogate an alien that Homer claims to have seen in the woods.
There have been multiple instances of a World War III in the show The Simpsons, and fans are taking it seriously.
In 1995, the Lisa’s Wedding, episode that features her fiancé, Hugh Parkfield, in the future, talks about WWII with Homer and Bart as well as a succeeding global conflict.
Homer also appeared to be convinced that the world was ending in an episode titled Thank God, It’s Doomsday, which went on air in 2005.
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