report in The Island, Dec 26, 2023The police have taken into custody 235,689 cannabis plants during countrywide search operation carried out in the 24 hours that ended at 00.30 on Saturday morning, police said in a media statement. The raids were a part of an ongoing operation to crack down on narcotics, police said. The police took into custody 692 grams of heroin, 393 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 42.1 kilos of cannabis, and large stocks…
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report in The News, Dec 8, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan has said party tickets will be given to those endorsed by the founder of PTI Imran Khan. Talking to the media outside the Adiala Jail on Thursday, Barrister Gohar said that there are 180 cases against Imran Khan and added the judiciary was also passing through a difficult phase along with PTI. He said he is confident that the judiciary will…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Dec 8th, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is wary of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) dominance on social media platforms, but it asserts that it may not have an impact on the polls, which will be contested on the ground. “The PTI invested in social media over the last 15 years, and we lagged behind. What is happening in cyberspace is not on the streets. The elections will be held…
by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Nov 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to strictly deal with hateful content, hate speech and extremism proliferating on social media, with more effective implementation of the new laws. Chairing the National Action Plan (NAP) Coordination Committee meeting at the National Counter Terrorism Authority Pakistan (NACTA) headquarters in Islamabad, Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti outlined a comprehensive strategy to combat the issues. During the meeting, it was firmly…
By Mushtaq Paracha in The News, Nov 24, 2023NOWSHERA: A cop was martyred in an armed attack in the Akora Khattak town of the Nowshera district here on Thursday, police said. District Police Officer (DPO) Nasir Mehmood confirmed the incident to the media and said it happened near the mausoleum of the nationalist poet , Ajmal Khattak, on the Muhajir Bazaar Road. Giving the details, he said the Ababeel Squad of the police was busy…
report in Prothom Alo, Nov 23, 2023Bangladesh Kalyan Party’s chairman Syed Mohammad Ibrahim on Wednesday announced launching a new alliance ‘Jukto Front’ and joining the forthcoming 12th parliamentary election. GM Quader-led Jatiya Party (JaPa) also informed the media of its decision to join the election in the afternoon. Sources said, in the next few days many parties, including several smaller Islamic parties, will change their decision and make announcements of contesting the elections under the…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 22, 2023Sources from Herat confirm that the Taliban administration has prohibited women’s tailoring in the central region of this province. Simultaneously, some media outlets have reported establishing a specialized women’s market in Balkh. The source, who preferred not to be named in the report, informed Khama Press that Taliban forces entered the city Wednesday morning to inspect commercial markets. Several markets, including all women’s clothing tailoring…
by Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has expressed concerns about cases of forced disappearance and torture as well as restrictions on media freedom in Pakistan. Terming them a violation of international treaties, it has urged Islamabad to implement laws for the protection of economic, social, and political rights. A joint monitoring report released on Tuesday on Pakistan’s Generalised Scheme of Preference, known as GSP-Plus, also raised questions…
by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 19, 2023Internet traffic has grown sharply soon after the government banned the popular social media platform TikTok, suggesting that users are exploring online loopholes to access the app. Internet service providers and experts say TikTok accounts for nearly 40 percent of internet bandwidth consumption in Nepal, and when it is banned, the internet consumption should have nosedived. But to the surprise of many, internet traffic has grown…