The seven were tried and convicted in absentia on charges of ‘digital terrorism’ over alleged role in 9 May 2023 violence that followed former PM Imran Khan’s arrest.
In Episode 1590 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at key players in the Al-Qadir Trust case, Khan’s past convictions, & why he remains defiant.
Additional Judge Humayun Dilawar also imposed Rs 100,000 fine on Khan, adding that he would be kept in jail for another six months if failed to pay the fine.
Legal tweaks involved granting National Accountability Bureau the ability to issue arrest warrants and detain suspects for 30 days if they did not cooperate with probe.
Disciplinary proceedings against 3 major generals, 7 brigadiers & others completed, over 100 civilian protesters facing trial, says Inter-Services Public Relations DG Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif.
Former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief alleged women are being 'abused, harassed in midnight raids' & 'it’s only a matter of time before this seething hatred comes out in the open'.
A close reading of the official statements made by India’s MEA, ASEAN, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and Turkiye suggests that our reticence is not exactly an outlier.
India has already purchased nearly 16 million barrels of Russian crude so far in March 2026, translating to roughly 1.6 million barrels per day, indicating a sharp uptick.
In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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