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DHAKA: In a landmark development, a Bangladeshi court has ordered the imprisonment of 15 senior military officers accused of involvement in enforced disappearances, unlawful detentions, and abuses against civilians. The officers include five Brigadier Generals, several Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, and one Major, according to official sources. Following the court’s directive, all accused were transferred under…

ISLAMABAD:(M.Saleem) Pakistan is facing a massive rise in digital and online financial fraud, with consumers collectively losing more than $9 billion each year, according to recent assessments by cybersecurity experts. The scams, often spread through SMS, WhatsApp, and social media platforms, target citizens with fake investment offers, prize schemes, and fraudulent online shopping portals. Fraudsters…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy has achieved a major success in the Arabian Sea by intercepting narcotics worth $972.4 million, dealing a severe blow to international drug trafficking networks and reaffirming its professional excellence in maritime security operations. According to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the successful operation was carried out by PNS Yarmook, operating under…

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that the government’s ongoing crackdown is not targeted at any single organization, but against any individual or group found involved in armed activity or unauthorized fundraising. Speaking at a joint press conference in Karachi, the minister emphasized that the government is acting strictly within the law to…

KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has assured leading Ahle-Sunnat scholars that the government will reopen sealed mosques and religious seminaries, and will not interfere in the administrative or religious affairs of these institutions, according to official and clerical sources. During meetings held in Karachi and Islamabad, Minister Naqvi pledged the release of…

LAHORE: Pakistani authorities have frozen 95 bank accounts and sealed several properties — both legal and illegal — registered under the name of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Saad Rizvi, as part of a province-wide operation targeting extremist financing networks, Punjab’s information minister confirmed on Monday. The minister further revealed that raids are underway to arrest…