Controversy has broken out over restrictions on Rawalpindi's Adiala jail where Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan is currently serving more than three decades of prison sentence.
Recently, Pakistan's Punjab government placed a two-week ban barring Khan from holding meetings in the jail. This restricts him from meeting with his family members, lawyers, and party members.
Fiyaz Mughal, the man United Kingdom Government selected to confront Islamophobia in the country, has resigned from the position even before assuming office. Mughal, as per Daily Mail, resigned following a barrage of abuse.
Over before it started
Mughal, the founder of Faith Matters and Tell Mama (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks), a counter-extremism group which helps Islamophobia victims, was anticipated to be announced tomorrow as the inaugural anti-Muslim hatred tsar. In this role, he was supposed to collaborate closely with government officials.
An Indian embassy staff member posted in Moscow was arrested on January 28 from his native place in Uttar Pradesh for divulging sensitive Indian military information. The man was allegedly lured into a web of espionage by the Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), investigators revealed this week.
Honey trap
Satyendra Siwal, a 27-year-old security assistant stationed at the Indian Embassy in Moscow since 2021, as per media reports, has confessed to divulging information about Indian military installations and foreign affairs matters.
Six family members, including three children, are feared dead following a tragic incident in a suburban Philadelphia house fire believed to be intentionally set during a shooting that also wounded two police officers, said officials on Thursday.
How the tragedy unfolded
The harrowing ordeal began when police responded to a call reporting an 11-year-old child shot in East Lansdowne, near Philadelphia. Upon arrival, officers encountered gunfire, resulting in injuries to two of them.
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