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Pakistan Army holds it’s own accountable, Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa signs death warrants for a retired Brigadier and a Doctor along with awarding 14 years imprisonment to a Lt. General (retd.), ARY News reported today, Thursday. According to Inter Services Public Relations’ (ISPR) office of the Army: ‘two officers namely Brigadier Raja Rizwan (Retd) and a civilian officer Dr. Waseem Akram have been awarded death sentences by the Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa along with awarding 14 years worth of imprisonment to Lt. General Javed Iqbal (Retd).’ Following are the names and punishments of those being penalized by the Armed Forces: Retired Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal – Awarded 14 years rigorous imprisonment. Retired Brigadier Raja Rizwan – Awarded Death Sentence. Doctor Wasim Akram (Employed at a Sensitive Organisation) – Awarded Death Sentence. The public relations office of the Armed forces further detailed that the punishments come as a result of espionage.

BUDAPEST: Hungarian rescue officials said there was little chance of finding survivors after a boat carrying South Korean tourists sank on the Danube in Budapest, killing at least seven people and leaving 21 people missing. Officials said the hull of the ill-fated Mermaid, a 27-meter (89-ft) double-decker river cruise boat, had been found on the riverbed just a few hundred meters from its usual mooring point. A crane ship docked near the wreck early on Thursday in preparation for recovery operations. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and President Janos Ader send their condolences to Seoul. “We are with the victims and their families in our thoughts and prayers in these most difficult times,” Orban said, according to his spokesman. South Korean President Moon Jae-in said the authorities would work with the Hungarian government to investigate the cause of the accident. “What’s most important is speed,” Moon said in Seoul. The foreign ministry said 30 South Korean tourists, in

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Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa endorsed punishment to two senior retired Army officers and one civil officer "on the charges of espionage/ leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies prejudice to the national security", a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Thursday. "The officers were tried under Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and Official Secret Act by separate Field General Court Marshal (FGCM) for separate cases," said the statement issued by the military's media wing. The following details, quoted verbatim, list the names of the three individuals and the punishment accorded to them: Retired Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal — awarded 14 years rigorous imprisonment Retired Brigadier Raja Rizwan — awarded death sentence Doctor Wasim Akram (Employed at Sensitive Organisation) — awarded death sentence ISPR also released a video statement of Major General Asif Ghafoor confirming these sentences More to follow. from

A sessions court in Lahore on Thursday recorded the statements of nine witnesses produced by Ali Zafar's counsel, during the hearing of a defamation suit filed by the singer against Meesha Shafi. Shafi had last year accused Zafar of sexually harassing her on multiple occasions. Zafar had denied the allegations and filed a defamation suit in which he has said that Shafi had levelled "baseless and unfounded" accusations that have allegedly tarnished his reputation and caused pain to his family. Seven out of the nine witnesses, who appeared before court today, had already filed affidavits declaring Shafi's allegations as false. Guitarist Asad Ahmed, bass player Muhammad Ali, drummer Qaisar Zain, backing vocalists Aqsa Ali and Kinza Muneer, saxophone player Muhammad Taqi, percussionist Kashif Chaman, flute player Baqir Abbas and keyboard player Joshua Keith were produced before court by Zafar's counsel as eye witnesses of the rehearsal session during which Shafi h

A sessions court in Lahore on Thursday recorded the statements of nine witnesses produced by Ali Zafar's counsel, during the hearing of a defamation suit filed by the singer against Meesha Shafi. Shafi had last year accused Zafar of sexually harassing her on multiple occasions. Zafar had denied the allegations and filed a defamation suit in which he has said that Shafi had levelled "baseless and unfounded" accusations that have allegedly tarnished his reputation and caused pain to his family. Seven out of the nine witnesses, who appeared before court today, had already filed affidavits declaring Shafi's allegations as false. Guitarist Asad Ahmed, bass player Muhammad Ali, drummer Qaisar Zain, backing vocalists Aqsa Ali and Kinza Muneer, saxophone player Muhammad Taqi, percussionist Kashif Chaman, flute player Baqir Abbas and keyboard player Joshua Keith were produced before court by Zafar's counsel as eye witnesses of the rehearsal session during which Shafi h