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Israeli spyware targets Pakistani human rights lawyer

Report reveals spyware still active despite US sanctions, with reported use in Pakistan A recent investigation into Intellexa, the Israeli spyware company behind Predator – a one-click spyware tool that secretly infects devices to harvest sensitive data, including messages, photos, location and audio, while enabling remote monitoring and control – has revealed evidence of its […]

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KP withdraws 55 cases against PTI workers; 416 terror cases pending in ATCs

Applications for withdrawal must be submitted after Cabinet Minutes are received, leaving no pending cases from May protests Protesters throw stones after police fired tear gas to disperse them in Lahore May 9, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government plans to withdraw more than 55 cases against PTI workers during protests on May 9

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FIA cracks down on human trafficking ring forcing Pakistanis into online scams in Cambodia

Victims from Gilgit-Baltistan were held hostage near the border with Vietnam and forced into illegal online schemes The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Islamabad Zone has launched a crackdown on individuals accused of holding Pakistani citizens of Gilgit-Baltistan hostage in Cambodia and forcing them into forced labour. According to FIA, Composite Circle Gilgit arrested two suspects,

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Nine suspected terrorists killed in two security operations in KP

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said nine people it described as “Indian-sponsored khwarij” were killed in two intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 5 December. The ISPR said the first operation took place in the Tank district after intelligence reports indicated the presence of people it linked to what it called “Indian Proxy Fitna Al

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Pakistan seizes 134 tons of drugs, arrests 2,001 suspects in annual crackdown

Secretary of the Interior, US Chargé d’Affaires reviews cooperation on counternarcotics, security and immigration Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with the American chargé d’affaires Natalie Baker Pakistan seized 134 tons of narcotics, arrested 2,001 suspects, including 75 foreign nationals, and confiscated drugs worth $12.8 billion during its annual anti-narcotics campaign. The briefing was presented

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Wanted TTP terrorist gunned down in Nowshera shootout

Associated with TTP’s Intikhab Alam group, Hammad Zahir was a wanted target killer, blackmailer A key commander of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s Intikhab Alam group was killed in a gunfight with security forces during an intelligence-based operation in Nowshera district on Saturday, December 6, 2025, police said. The terrorist, identified as Hammad Zahir, a resident of Kahi

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Massive counterfeiting scam rocker CDA

A significant recruitment scandal has emerged within the Capital Development Authority (CDA), where appointments were allegedly secured in flagrant violation of established rules and procedures through the use of forged academic qualifications, fabricated school certificates, forged driving licenses and forged experience documents. The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle, Islamabad, has now filed a formal

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Members of Parliament reject unfair billing, load shedding

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers on Friday raised concerns over unannounced electricity and gas cut-offs across the country as procedural disputes and protests delayed Upper House proceedings. The Senate session was convened under the chairmanship of Shahadat Awan. Senator Manzoor Kakar slammed the government over persistent power and gas cuts and claimed that though adequate electricity and gas

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