Rimal Farrukh
South Asia Correspondent
rimal.farrukh@vice.comKashmiri-Chinioti journalist reporting from Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad. I cover crime, human rights, gender, and sexuality.
These 9 Crime Stories From India and Pakistan Will Make You Shudder
The countries don’t get along, but their crime patterns were quite similar in 2021.
A Cop Went on a Shooting Spree and Killed 4 Officers on Christmas Eve
The chilling incident has triggered talk of the mental health challenges faced by law enforcement in Sri Lanka.
An Actress Ended Her Life After She Was Blackmailed By Fake Narcotics Officers
She encountered the “officers” at a rave. They are being charged with abetting the woman’s suicide.
Monkeys Go On a Killing Spree by Fatally Dropping 250 Puppies From Trees
Wildlife officials were called in after the monkeys reportedly attempted to catch young children.
Toddler Dies After Eating Poisoned Sweets Meant For Killing Stray Dogs
“The fact that innocent children and animals have had to pay the price for the heartlessness and cruelty of adults is disgusting.”
A Transgender Activist Was Abducted and Raped Before a Climate March, Organizers Say
“She is so frightened that she does not want to register an official police complaint. In fact, she is barely speaking to anyone.”
The ‘Afghan Kardashians’ Are Going Ahead with Their Reality Show Despite Taliban Threats
With strong female leads, the Kardashian-inspired show will fly in the face of the Taliban’s repressive view of women and society.
A Pregnant Woman Was Beheaded by Her Brother and Mother. Then They Took a Selfie.
Police say the mother and her teenage son paraded the woman’s severed head around the neighbourhood.
They Lynched Him, Burnt His Body and Took Selfies With His Corpse
Police arrested 126 people, identifying some culprits from the selfies.
He Filmed Powerful People Trying to Hunt a Protected Bird. Then He Was Murdered.
“I don't see anywhere in the world where an animal has similarly become a tool in foreign policy.”
The Taliban Are Banned by Facebook. Then Why Are They Allowed to Post?
Just one more example of Facebook’s selective community standards policy.
She Wanted to Accuse a Celebrated Techie of Sexual Assault But Couldn’t. Until Now.
Zia Chishti has resigned from his billion-dollar artificial intelligence company Afiniti after the allegations emerged at a congressional hearing.