Accused of embezzling crores from bank in Karachi arrested after 9 years

Accused of embezzling crores from bank in Karachi arrested after 9 years

Karachi: FIA arrested the advertising suspect involved in banking fraud after 9 years. According to the FIA ​​spokesperson, the accused embezzled 24.5 million rupees from a private bank with the connivance of other associates. A case was registered against the accused Abdul Majeed in 2014. According to FIA spokesperson, the accused was arrested from Le…

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Criminal involved in online sexual harassment and blackmail sentenced in Karachi

Criminal involved in online sexual harassment and blackmail sentenced in Karachi

Karachi: The court sentenced the accused to 3 years of hard labor after being found guilty of online sexual harassment and blackmailing. According to spokesperson FIA, a criminal named Fahad Mangi was convicted for online sexual harassment, a case was registered against the criminal in cybercrime Sukkur in 2023. (function(d, s, id){ var js, fjs…

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World News in Brief: Latest Sudan fighting displaces thousands, second malaria vaccine, Russian dissidents ‘disappeared’

World News in Brief: Latest Sudan fighting displaces thousands, second malaria vaccine, Russian dissidents ‘disappeared’

Wad Madani is located some 140 kilometres southeast of the war-torn capital Khartoum and sits at the heart of Al Jazirah state, known as Sudan’s breadbasket.  Nearly half a million people have fled to the state since war broke out in April between the Sudanese Army and a rival military group known as the Rapid…

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UPDATED: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down, amid rising 'catastrophic' hunger levels

UPDATED: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down, amid rising ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels

The latest grave assessment from the World Health Organization (WHO) came after UN teams reached Al Ahli Arab hospital and Al Shifa hospital on Wednesday, amid reports of intensifying ground operations by Israeli Defense Forces and continuing airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, in response to Hamas’s 7 October terror attacks on southern Israel.  “Patients were…

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‘Genuine progress’ towards political solution, essential to end war in Syria: UN envoy

‘Genuine progress’ towards political solution, essential to end war in Syria: UN envoy

Briefing ambassadors at the Security Council, Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria, noted that though there have been some diplomatic breakthroughs none led to tangible changes on the ground for civilians. He also raised the alarm over the impact on the region of the devastating Israel-Palestine crisis. On top of killings, injuries, displacement, abduction…

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Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages

Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages

Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, called for the immediate, safe, and unconditional release of all those who remain in captivity. Ms. Patten met this week with the mother of one of the young women taken hostage who expressed the pain, despair and helplessness that families are facing as they…

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Imran Khan's request to suspend Tosha Khana case decision rejected, disqualification maintained

Imran Khan’s request to suspend Tosha Khana case decision rejected, disqualification maintained

Islamabad: Founding Chairman PTI’s request to suspend the decision in the Tosha Khana case was rejected, due to which Imran Khan’s disqualification remains. According to Express News, the Islamabad High Court has rejected the request of founder chairman PTI to suspend the decision of the Sessions Court in the Tosha Khana case. Chief Justice Islamabad…

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