Report in Dawn, Dec 14th, 2023QUETTA: A member of the caretaker government of Balochistan on Wednesday raised eyebrows by suggesting that Pakistan should offer the United States “drone bases to target militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan”. However, caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai subsequently deleted his post on X (formerly Twitter), where he had proposed a set of seven counterterrorism measures. But when asked about his tweet and why he deleted it, at a subsequent press conference,…
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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 Mumtaz Alvi in he News, November 21, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) core committee Monday thrashed out a comprehensive strategy against what it alleged the undemocratic, unconstitutional and non-political state actors making Imran Khan a target of discrimination. At its meeting, the core committee reviewed court proceedings against Imran Khan which caused frustration and anger among the people and damaged Imran’s popularity. The core committee resolved to strongly counter the ‘reprehensible attempts’ to speed up…
By Yohan Perera in Daily Mirror, Nov 8, 2023COLOMBO:- Sri Lanka has been identified as a soft target for cybercriminals, and according to the 21st edition of Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report. Cryptocurrency mining malware, where cybercriminals seek illicit profits by using victim’s computers to mine cryptocurrency coins such as Bitcoins have increased in the country, according to the Supreme Court determination on Online Safety Bill. According to the determination, concerns are growing over foreign involvement…
report in The Himalayan Times, July 7, 2023KATHMANDU, JULY 6The ruling parties threw their weight behind Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal who had become the target of opposition parties, especially the CPN- UML, over the PM’s alleged remarks that Indian national Pritam Singh had gone to New Delhi several times seeking to make him the prime minister at least once. Top leaders of the ruling alliance held a meeting and decided that the PM would…