Lahore businessman targeted in latest honey trap scheme
LAHORE: A businessman in Lahore fell victim to a honey trap scheme allegedly involving Pakistan’s Deputy Attorney General, who has been taken into custody, according to police reports. The incident was reported at Gulberg Police Station, where a case was registered based on a complaint filed by local resident Sohail Mahmood. The FIR stated that […]
Amnesty International urges transparency on internet disruptions, surveillance tech in Pakistan – Pakistan
Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to provide greater transparency on the nationwide internet slowdown and the use of monitoring and surveillance technologies. Internet speeds have witnessed a considerable decline over the past few weeks, and users are facing difficulties in sending or downloading media and voice notes through WhatsApp when connected to mobile […]
Kim Jong Un reveals new ‘suicide drones’ in North Korea
North Korea has unveiled a new “suicide drone”, state media said Monday, with leader Kim Jong Un overseeing a performance test of the weapons, which experts said could have come from Russia. Wearing a cream baker boy hat, Kim was shown beaming as he watched, aided by high-powered binoculars, as the drones blew up targets, […]
Terrorists, not Balochs, responsible for killing Punjabis: CM Bugti
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti declared that the recent violence in the province was not an ethnic conflict, but rather an act of terrorism. “It was terrorists who killed Pakistanis,” Bugti said, emphasising that Balochs did not kill Punjabis. In a press conference held in Quetta on Monday, Bugti announced that checkpoints would be reinstated […]
23 travellers offloaded, shot dead in Balochistan’s Musakhail after identity check: official – Pakistan
At least 23 people have been killed in Balochistan’s Musakhail district after armed men offloaded passengers from trucks and buses early Monday morning and shot at them after checking their identities, an official said. According to Musakhail Assistant Commissioner Najeeb Kakar, armed men blocked the inter-provincial highway in the Rarasham area of the district and […]
Three Pakistani pilgrims killed, 48 injured in bus crash in southern Iran
At least three people have been killed and 48 others wounded when a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims crashed into a truck in southern Iran, Iran’s state media reported on Monday. The Pakistani pilgrims were headed through Iran to Iraq to attend the Arbaeen commemoration, which marks the 40th day of mourning for Imam Husain, the […]
Lahore court clears man of allegedly inciting UK riots through disinformation
A Lahore court on Monday cleared a man accused of spreading disinformation that allegedly contributed to recent anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant riots in the UK. The UK experienced widespread unrest following the tragic stabbing of three young girls in Southport. Authorities began investigating the origins of rumours claiming that the 17-year-old British-born suspect was a Muslim […]
Internet slowdown, firewall concerns raised in National Assembly
Concerns over internet slowdown and the implementation of a firewall in Pakistan were brought up in the National Assembly, with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Rai Hasan Nawaz Kharl accusing the government of being afraid of the youth, prompting the move to implement a firewall. Responding to these concerns, Minister of Law Azam Nazeer Tarar did […]
At least 3 dead, scores injured as bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims crashes in Iran: state media – Pakistan
At least three people have been killed and 48 others wounded when a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims crashed into a truck in southern Iran, state media reported on Monday. The Pakistani pilgrims were headed through Iran to Iraq to attend the Arbaeen commemoration, which marks the 40th day of mourning for Imam Husain, the grandson […]
Heavy rains trigger flash floods in Thailand, leaving 22 dead
Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said on Monday, as they warned of further sudden flooding this week. Nineteen others were injured and more than 30,000 households have been affected in 13 provinces over the past 10 days, the Department of Disaster Prevention […]