Pakistan court acquits Imran Khan in two cases related to May 9 riots
A court in Pakistan on Thursday acquitted jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in two cases related to May 9 violence, citing “insufficient evidence” against him. The supporters of Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, vandalised public property, including sensitive army installations last year following his arrest in...
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28 killed in Pak bus mishap
At least 28 people, including women and children, were killed on Wednesday in Pakistan after a speeding passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine in the remote Balochistan province, according to media reports. The bus, heading from Turbat to Quetta, fell into the ravine near Washuk town,...
Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband assaulted by Imran’s lawyers outside court
The ex-husband of Imran Khan’s third wife Bushra Bibi was attacked by one of the lawyers of the former Pakistan prime minister outside a court here as he appeared for a hearing on appeals against the couple’s conviction in the un-Islamic marriage case. Khan, 71, and Bibi, 49, were sentenced to...
Europe’s cybersecurity chief says disruptive attacks have doubled
Disruptive digital attacks, many of which have been traced to Russia-backed groups, have doubled in the European Union in recent months and are also targeting election-related services, according to the EU’s top cybersecurity official. Juhan Lepassaar, head of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, or ENISA, told The Associated Press in...
Former Thai PM faces indictment for royal defamation: Prosecutors
Thai prosecutors said Wednesday former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming the monarchy, three months after he was freed on parole on other charges. Thaksin will not yet be indicted because he had filed a request to postpone his original appointment on Wednesday with proof that he has...
Missing Kashmiri poet traced to PoK police custody
A missing Kashmiri poet has been traced to be in the custody of police in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Islamabad High Court was informed on Wednesday, two weeks after he disappeared from Rawalpindi. Ahmad Farhad’s wife had filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) claiming that he had...
Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto
The Georgian parliament on Tuesday overrode a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” bill that has prompted weeks of massive protests by critics who say it will restrict media freedom and obstruct Georgia’s chances of joining the European Union. The legislature, controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party, dismissed the veto...
Melinda French Gates to donate USD 1 billion over next 2 years in support of women’s rights
Melinda French Gates says she will be donating USD 1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organisations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States. It’s the second billion-dollar commitment French Gates has personally made in the past five years....
