Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in jail in the infamous Toshakhana case which relates to illegal sale of state gifts by Khan during his term in office. The sentence was issued by an Islamabad court and also prohibits both Imran Khan and his wife from holding any public office for the next 10 years besides imposing a fine of PKR 787 million on each. The verdict comes just a day after Khan along with his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) senior leader Mahmood Qureshi was handed over a 10…
Author: Shambhavi
The Hong Kong government has decided to bring out new national security laws, termed as Article 23, targeting offences such as treason, sabotage, sedition, theft of state secrets, and also operations of foreign organisations and agencies in the city. The law also aims to regulate the use of computers and electronic systems to carry out activities that could endanger national security. It released a 110-page document outlining the various aspects of the law on Tuesday. What are the various measures proposed by the new law? The law mentions a new offence of external interference under which it proposes tighter controls…
