Peca law changes propose up to 7 years jail term, boost fines to Rs2m – Pakistan
Newly surfaced proposed changes to the country’s cybercrime laws on Wednesday specified that violations could result in seven years of prison term, with fines hiked up to Rs2 million. Last week, Dawn reported that the government was planning ‘wholesale’ changes to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (Peca), which would see the formation of […]
Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 FIFA World Cup host – World
Saudi Arabia will host the men’s football World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries, world football’s governing body FIFA confirmed on Wednesday. The decision was announced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino following a virtual extraordinary Congress. The 2030 […]
Teenage vendor stabbed to death in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Hadeed – Pakistan
A teenage vendor was killed at a weekly bazaar in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Hadeed area on Wednesday, triggering an hours-long blockade on the main National Highway near Steel Town, officials said. Malir Superintendent of Police (SP) Saeed Rind told Dawn.com that a scuffle erupted between two vendors over installing push-carts at the Budh bazaar (Wednesday market) in […]
1 soldier martyred, 7 terrorists neutralised in separate Waziristan operations: ISPR – Pakistan
A soldier was martyred, while seven terrorists were killed in two separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan District, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was conducted by the security forces in the Miran Shah area of the North Waziristan […]
Afghanistan’s refugees minister Khalil Rehman killed in explosion: nephew – World
The Afghan Taliban’s acting minister for refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, and six other people were killed in an explosion in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, his nephew Anas Haqqani said. The Taliban spokesperson said in a statement that Khalil had been killed by the banned Islamic State (IS) militant group, who did not immediately claim […]
Sara Sharif case: father, stepmother convicted of brutal murder after UK trial – World
The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in Britain, were on Wednesday convicted of her murder after a trial which heard harrowing details of her treatment before her killing. Sara was found dead in August 2023 at her home in Woking, a town southwest of […]
Unvaccinated children account for 60pc of 2024 polio cases: health official – Pakistan
The health ministry has said that 60 per cent of 2024’s 59 polio cases occurred in unvaccinated children, state broadcaster PTV News reported on Wednesday. Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic, with the disease mostly affecting children under five, and sometimes causing lifelong paralysis. […]
Sudan largest humanitarian crisis ever recorded: IRC report – World
Sudan has become the “biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded” after 20 months of devastating war between rival generals, the International Rescue Committee said in a report released on Wednesday. “The country accounts for 10 per cent of all people in humanitarian need, despite being home to less than 1pc of the global population,” the New […]
Afghanistan’s refugees minister Khalil ur Rehman killed in explosion: nephew – World
The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in an explosion at the ministry’s offices in the capital Kabul, his nephew Anas Haqqani said, according to Reuters. “Unfortunately an explosion happened at the Ministry of Refugees and minister Khalil ur Rahman Haqqani has been martyred along with some of his colleagues,” the official said, […]
PTI’s Gohar raises issue of protesters’ alleged deaths in NA, demands answers from govt – Pakistan
The PTI on Wednesday reiterated its demand for a probe into the alleged deaths of its supporters during its Islamabad protest last month, as MNA Barrister Gohar Ali Khan called on the government to have the “courage to give answers”. Gohar’s remarks come a day after National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub called for a […]