Report in The News, December 30, 2023ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has wrapped up case of arrested Baloch protesters. The administration released 34 Baloch demonstrators under the order of the court. Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the case on Friday. Counsel Atta Ullah Kundi said, “I am grateful to the administration that it released all arrested Balochs by upholding their words. Only courts are ray of hope in the prevailing situation in the country.” Justice…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 25, 2023Sources confirmed to Khaama Press that Parisa Azada, a member of one of the Afghan women’s protest movements, has been released from the Taliban administration prison after 40 days and has returned to her family. According to the source, Parisa, who had been arrested on November 14, was released from prison on Tuesday, December 25. Local media outlets have also confirmed the news of her…
Report in Dawn, Dec 25th, 2023• Organisers claim 100 students still missing, demand they be produced in court• Balochistan minister accuses protesters of ‘following an agenda’ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police said on Sunday the bail of all detained Baloch protesters — taken into custody during a demonstration demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings — had been approved and they were being released. However, the protesters have accused the police of “giving false statements” and…
By Nazeer Shinwari in TOLOnews Online, Dec 05, 2023 at 8:48 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, chaired the cabinet meeting after a long absence on Monday, where participants discussed various issues, according to a statement released by the Arg. The statement said that the cabinet members discussed the formation of centers for cancer and heart treatment. “In the meeting, essential recommendations were made to the military centers. It was instructed that…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 13, 2023The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of Afghanistan has announced that 26 Afghan citizens have been released from Pakistani prisons and returned to their country. The Ministry announced on Thursday on its social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that 26 Afghan citizens detained by Pakistani police have been released from custody in Pakistan. The Ministry has clarified that these 26 Afghan citizens, who…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, Sept 3rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: The number of militant attacks in August was the highest tally for monthly strikes in almost nine years, according to data released by a think tank on Saturday. There were 99 attacks across the country, the highest number in a single month since November 2014, according to data compiled by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The numbers released by the Islamabad-based think tank…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, August 30th, 2023• IHC grants post-arrest bail to PTI chairman in Toshakhana case• Ex-PM to stay in jail due to cipher case, hearing due today• Imran’s lawyers move high court against possible arrest in other cases• JIT formed to investigate social media campaign against IHC CJ ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended the conviction of former prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case and ordered his…
report in Khaama Press online, August 22, 2023A U.N. report released Tuesday reveals that over 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have occurred since the Taliban’s takeover two years ago. According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the group most targeted by the Taliban have been individuals who were previously part of the army, police, and intelligence forces. Between August 15, 2021 (when the Taliban took control), and…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, April 06, 2023 at 8:35 PMThe Afghan consul in Karachi, Abdul Jabar Takhari, said that more than 2,000 Afghan inmates, including children and women, were released from prisons in Pakistan over the past six months. Over 280 children were among the released Afghan inmates. Takhari said that more than 200 Afghans were freed from Pakistan’s prisons on Friday. “Around 2,200 people, including 221 women and 285 children, have returned…
report in The Daily Star, Feb 13, 2023Bangladeshis are paying 6.9x more for internet than the rest of the world. Global VPN provider Surf Shark recently released a report titled the Global Internet Value Index (IVi), which is a list that ranks countries based on how much its people are overpaying for internet access. Globally Bangladesh ranks 83rd, and regionally, ranks 3rd in the list. The index examines whether people are getting what they’re paying…
By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Dec 27, 2022About 497 Sri Lankans have been killed in violence during the first 11 months of 2022, according to crime statistics released by the police. Out of them, 223 deaths were caused by shooting and assault. About 3,596 instances of kidnappings with the intention of collecting ransoms have been recorded. This is a 2,800 percent increase from the same period last year, when there were only 835 such…