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  • PML-N MPA faces charges for allegedly torturing PTI MNA’s servant

    PML-N MPA faces charges for allegedly torturing PTI MNA’s servant

    A case has been filed against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Malik Tariq Awan for allegedly mistreating a servant of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) MNA Asif Khan, in Peshawar.

    Police confirmed that the case has been filed against PML-N’s MPA on behalf of Asif’s servant. Malik Tariq Awan will face multiple charges, including terrorism, the police added.

    The First Information Report (FIR) stated that at least 20 people came to the guest house, and Awan was leading them. They tortured the servant present there.

    “At least five persons have been arrested on MNA Asif’s report, which alleges Awan of attacking,” said the police.

    Superintendent of Police Faqeerabad, Usama Amin Cheema, stated that there was no firing incident during the entire episode. The SP mentioned that workers from both parties shouted slogans at each other during the face-off.

  • Transgender mob vandalises Kharian police station after being tortured

    Transgender mob vandalises Kharian police station after being tortured

    Triggered by alleged torture and illegal detention, an angry mob of transgender persons vandalised Saddar Police Station in Kharian tehsil of Gujrat district.


    On Sunday, a few transgender persons were on their way home after attending an event late at night when police personnel stopped them and tried to conduct a body search.


    This prompted a fight between the transgender persons and the cops on the road. Meanwhile, paramilitary forces shifted them to the police station and reportedly subjected the transgender persons to torture.


    After being informed about the assault, dozens of transgender persons led by their guru, attacked the police station, threw stones, and vandalised the premises.


    Footage of the incident doing rounds on social media showed angry transgender persons throwing the furniture out of the police station onto the road. The video shows the transgender persons forcefully taking a police official out of the police station.


    Later, the transgender community held a sit-in and blocked the GT Road in Kharian to record their protest.


    Geo confirms that an inquiry has been launched in this regard and disciplinary action will be taken against the cops if found involved in the torture of transgender persons.

  • Putin takes oath for record fifth presidential term

    Putin takes oath for record fifth presidential term

    Russian President Vladimir Putin was Tuesday sworn into office at a lavish Kremlin ceremony for a record-breaking fifth term with more power than ever before.

    The 71-year-old has ruled Russia since the turn of the century, securing a fresh six-year mandate in March after winning presidential elections devoid of all opposition.

    ‘Together we will win’: Putin tells Russians at inauguration

    Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia would pass through the current “difficult” period stronger and emerge victorious, as he took power for a record fifth presidential term.

    “We will pass through this difficult period with dignity and become even stronger,” Putin said at his inauguration ceremony, adding: “We are a united and great nation, and together we will overcome all obstacles, realise everything we have planned, and together, we will win.”

  • The cipher was classified, copies to be destroyed within six months, Khan kept it knowingly, without authorisation: Investigation agency tells court

    The cipher was classified, copies to be destroyed within six months, Khan kept it knowingly, without authorisation: Investigation agency tells court

    Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) prosecutor Hamid Ali Shah informed Islamabad High Court (IHC) that former Prime Minister Imran Khan was aware of the sensitivity of the diplomatic cipher but he didn’t protect it. The FIA prosecutor also said that Imran Khan not only kept the copy of cipher without permission but also failed to safeguard it.

    He also said that the main purpose of cipher security is to prevent its circulation to unauthorised individuals.

    Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the petitions of founder Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday in the cipher case.  

    “The cipher document is stamped as classified, and its copies are mandated to be destroyed after six months,” the FIA prosecutor explained, and added that even after declassification, stringent measures are in place for its disposal.  

    However, the chief justice asked how the accused will present a defence without a lawyer and what the impact of the accused’s statement will be. In response, the FIA prosecutor said that the defence doesn’t need legal representation under Section 342.

  • Video: 11-year-old boy died after being hit on groin by cricket ball

    Video: 11-year-old boy died after being hit on groin by cricket ball

    An 11-year-old boy died after being hit by a ball on the groin while playing cricket in Pune, India.

    According to Indian media reports, sixth grade Pune student Shambhu Kalidas was playing cricket with his siblings at a local club when the ball hit him in the groin.

    In a video that has surfaced on social media, it can be seen that Shambhu was bowling when the powerful shot played by the batsman hit him directly. As the ball hits, Shambhu collapses in pain and his friends rush to his aid.

    Shambhu was immediately rushed to a nearby private hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

    The police say that the actual cause of death will be revealed after an autopsy, however, the police have registered a case of accidental death of the boy.

  • Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala

    Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala

     Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing war in Gaza, leading to several arrests, police said.

    Among the rallying points were the gates of Columbia University, which has been the center of spreading demonstrations, before protesters marched through Manhattan to American fashion’s biggest night — or at least as close as police would let them.

    The Met Gala, which attracts celebrities, fashion designers and mass media attention, is a yearly mammoth fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

    It was unclear how many arrests were made as stars walked the carpet and posed for photos, but AFP journalists confirmed several arrests while the New York Daily News reported the number was about a dozen, out of hundreds that gathered near the soiree.

    Organizers on X, formerly Twitter, posted a flier for an event dubbed as the “Citywide Day of Rage for Gaza.”

    Monday’s protest appeared unconnected to the demonstrations that have rocked Columbia’s campus, culminating in the university calling the police to clear out student protesters.

    Despite growing concern from a number of young voters and some members of Joe Biden’s Democratic Party over the growing civilian death toll, the president has continued to support Israel in its war in Gaza.

    Under domestic pressure from the left and the right in an election year, Biden has tried to walk a thin line, pushing for a ceasefire deal and warning Israel not to invade the Gazan city of Rafah — though he has not stopped US arms from flowing to the country or conditioned future aid.

    Vowing to destroy Hamas, Israel launched an offensive that has killed at least 34,735 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.

  • CM Gandapur wants death penalty for Ice drug peddlers

    CM Gandapur wants death penalty for Ice drug peddlers

    Chief Minister of KP Ali Amin Gandapur appeared in an interview with journalist Hamid Mir and spoke against the dangers of the drug ice, aka crystal meth, mostly used by young students.

    The KP CM said that he would soon “introduce the death penalty for this drug.”

    Gandapur remarked, “This drug is destroying our nation and our youth.”

    “I will start the process of drug testing all the students in my province so their parents and I know what is happening,” he promised.

    The Chief Minister said that the process of drug tests is going to start very soon under his administration.

    Ice is the street name for the drug Methamphetamine or Crystal Meth which is a highly addictive and dangerous chemical concoction.

  • Indian politician Prajwal Revanna accused of assaulting 400 women, escapes to Germany

    Indian politician Prajwal Revanna accused of assaulting 400 women, escapes to Germany

    An Indian politician, who sexually assaulted 400 women and made videos of them, has escaped to Germany. He’s accused of exploiting and making videos of women over many years.

    Parjwal Revana is a member of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition party and the grandson of former Indian Prime Minister HD Devarajegowda, according to Indian media.

    According to media reports, Parjwal allegedly filmed 2,800 videos, of 400 women being raped, 2,000 USB sticks of rape videos were found in parks, buses and trains across the state of Karnataka and the rape videos were leaked by the former driver of Prajwal Revanna. These videos were used by the member of the parliament to blackmail women and gain sexual favours from them.

    While Prajwal has escaped, his father has been arrested on the charge of sexual violence against a maid. The girl who worked at Parjwal’s house complained to the police about the rape and she also accused Prajwal’s father of sexual assault.

    A former Bangalore councilor has also accused Prajwal of raping her several times.

    Indian politician and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that this is not a sex scandal but a serious case of mass rape.

    Modi has campaigned for Prajwal in the elections but in his statement has said, “It is a law and order issue. If such an incident took place in Bengal, then the Bengal government of would be responsible. If it happened in Gujarat, then the Gujarat government is responsible…if it happened in Karnataka, then the Karnataka government is responsible to take action.”

  • Iran sentences man to death for posts during 2022 protests

    Iran sentences man to death for posts during 2022 protests

    An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over content he posted online during 2022 protests over the death in custody of an Iranian-Kurdish woman, the judiciary said Tuesday.

    Iran was gripped by months-long protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, after she was arrested for an alleged breach of the strict dress code for women.

    The judiciary’s Mizan Online website said Mahmoud Mehrabi was found guilty of posting content that included guidance on how “to use homemade weapons and called for the destruction of public property”.

    He was convicted of “inciting people to commit killings and insulting religious sanctities”, it added.

    Lawyer Babak Farsani said Mehrabi was found guilty of the capital offence of “corruption on earth”. He can appeal against the sentence before the Supreme Court.

    The months-long protests sparked by Amini’s death saw hundreds of people killed in street clashes, including dozens of security personnel.

    Thousands were arrested as authorities moved to quell what they branded foreign-instigated “riots”.

    Last month, an Iranian court sentenced popular rapper Toomaj Salehi to death for supporting the demonstrations.

    Nine men have been executed in protest-related cases involving killings and other violence against security forces.

    Amnesty International says Iran executed 853 people in 2023, the highest total since 2015.

  • Contempt proceedings for culprits running smear campaign against Justice Babar Sattar

    Contempt proceedings for culprits running smear campaign against Justice Babar Sattar

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has decided to start contempt of court legal proceedings against the individuals running an online campaign against Justice Babar Sattar, The News has reported on Tuesday.

    The latest development comes after Justice Babar Sattar wrote a letter to IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq regarding the online propaganda being run against him.

    The High Court has decided to take action based on the contents of the letter and a bench is likely to be constituted today.

    A few days ago, a social media campaign against Justice Sattar claimed that he had dual citizenship which was against the law.

    However, the IHC in a press release on April 28 refuted the claims.

    The IHC, in its press release, said that Justice Sattar’s confidential information is being posted and reposted online. It further said that the judge’s wife and children’s travel documents were also uploaded online.

    Justice Sattar is one of the six IHC judges who have complained of interference in judicial affairs by the country’s spy agencies.