Month: December 2024

In a significant development, Pakistan’s military courts have convicted 60 additional individuals, including Hassan Niazi, the nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in connection with the May 9 unrest. The verdicts were announced by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday, highlighting the conclusion of rigorous legal proceedings against […]

MOSCOW, Dec 24 (Reuters) – A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its crew are still missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.The vessel, built in 2009, was controlled by Oboronlogistika, a company that is part of […]

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari advocates enshrining internet access as a constitutional right, criticising restrictive policies that harm Pakistan’s digital economy, IT sector, freelancers, and overall digital progress. Omar Quraishi PPP’s chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said it several times of late that he’s not at all in agreement with the curbs placed on the internet and […]

The United Kingdom on Monday said the trial of civilians in military courts “lacks transparency” in its response to the recent sentencing of 25 civilians by a military court for their involvement in the nationwide May 9 riots last year. Following the arrest of PTI founder Imran on May 9, 2023, from the Islamabad High […]