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Pakistan spying on millions through phone-tapping & firewall, says Amnesty

The rights watchdog's report, released Tuesday, said Pakistan's growing monitoring network is built using Chinese and Western technology, enabling sweeping crackdown on dissent.

Pakistan evacuates 150,000 as India warns of dam water release amid heavy rains

The forced evacuations started on Friday ahead of the Indian warning and have continued to date, said a spokesperson at Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority.

Protests spark across Pakistan against forcible disappearances, killings of Baloch people

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders, in a X post, said Baloch families are sitting on roads, in heat, in rain only because the state has left them no other path.

IMF urges Pakistan to ensure spending transparency, limit budget changes without parliament nod

The institute has recommended prioritising high-impact and high-priority projects in the PSDP and capping new project allocations to avoid overextension of limited development resources.

CPEC phase II to be launched during Shehbaz’s China visit, says Pakistan planning minister

Ahsan Iqbal announced the launch Tuesday during a meeting reviewing preparations for the CPEC-II Joint Cooperation Committee session and PM Sharif’s Beijing visit.

Pakistan Journalists’ Union slams cases against 4 female reporters under cybercrime law

The PFUJ has criticised the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, arguing that it can serve as a mechanism to pressure the media and suppress free speech.

Pakistan PM fears 1,000 dead as flash floods devastate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan’s NDMA reports 657 people, including 392 men, have died and 929 have been injured in rain-related incidents across the country since June 26.

Over 300 people killed due to heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan

Pakistan experienced more rain than usual during the current monsoon season, washing away roads and buildings.

Pakistan police arrests 120 members of ex-PM Imran Khan’s PTI party ahead of protest

Most of the detentions were in Lahore where Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party vowed its biggest demonstration, as well as protests elsewhere on second anniversary Khan's arrest.

29 injured as Islamabad Express derails near Pakistan’s Kala Shah Kaku

Punjab Rescue 1122 reports that five bogies of a passenger train derailed near a chemical plant in Kala Shah Kaku, with distress calls received by the control room at around 7:32 pm.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.