Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pence condemns planned anti-abortion protests at Mother’s Day church services.

Former Vice President Mike Pence decried planned protests by abortion campaigners outside Catholic churches during Mother’s Day weekend, just days after a draft Supreme Court judgment overturning the historic Roe v. Wade abortion case came out. Pence spoke on Saturday before his graduating address at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia, in which he termed … Read more

Dairo Usuga ‘Otoniel,’ a Colombian drug boss, has been extradited to the United States and has pleaded not guilty.

According to a source within the Colombian National Police, alleged Colombian narco-traffickers Dairo Usuga, better known by the pseudonym “Otoniel,” was extradited to the United States on Wednesday to face drug trafficking accusations. In federal court in New York City on Thursday, he pled not guilty to allegations of engaging in a worldwide cocaine manufacture … Read more

Woman charged with manslaughter in the murder of Jerome Banu.

A lady has been charged with manslaughter in the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was discovered dead at her house in central Queensland about seven months ago. Stacie Dutaillis, 36, is accused of giving narcotics to Jerome Banu. According to police, Ms. Dutaillis was the sole adult in the house when Jerome and five … Read more

Democrats call for TSA to address guns at airports

Democrats demand that the TSA address the issue of weapons at airports after Madison Cawthorn was caught attempting to smuggle one on board an aircraft. After Republican Representative Madison Cawthorn was arrested attempting to smuggle a pistol on an airline, the Democratic chairmen of two major committees wrote to the Transportation Security Administration to inquire … Read more

Allotment of plots to judges, bureaucrats & civil servants declared illegal by IHC

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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared the plot allotment scheme for judges, bureaucrats, and government employees in special sectors of the federal capital as illegal and unconstitutional. A bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani pronounced the reserved verdict in the case pertaining to the allotment of plots … Read more

China handles over 19 million illegal online activity reports in August

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BEIJING: Nearly 19.5 million reports of illegal and harmful online content were dealt with across China in August, about 57 percent more over the same period last year, according to recent statistics released by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). About 1.36 million tip-offs were reported to the central and local cyberspace regulators while the … Read more

Fuel imports surge as smuggling curbed

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KARACHI: A significant jump in import quantities of high-speed diesel (HSD) was observed during FY21 ended June 30, 2021, as the authorities have cracked down on smuggling of diesel from neighbouring Iran. As much as 17,735 tonnes of HSD was legally imported during FY21, seven times higher as against 2,048 tonnesd imported in FY20. Similarly, … Read more

Bitcoin is now considered virtual property by a Shanghai court

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The Minhang District Court of Shanghai confirmed Bitcoin to be a virtual asset under Chinese law. This isn’t the first time that the court has ruled that cryptocurrency assets should be protected in regard to Chinese regulations on property ownership.

As per the court, cryptocurrency meets the virtual property condition since it is precious, scarce, transferable, and disposable.

This time, the court case involved a litigant who purchased Bitcoin mining machines from the defendant through the Internet. But with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) cracking down on cryptocurrency mining, the litigant believed the transaction was illegal. The litigant then asked for a refund claiming that the contract was invalid.

Now, the court case involved a litigant who bought bitcoin mining machines from the defendant via the Internet. But the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) cracked down on corrupt crypto mining, claiming the transaction was illegal. The litigant then demanded a refund, claiming that the agreement was invalid.

But the court said the bitcoin had virtual commodity features, so the sale and purchase agreement was valid, and the court prohibited the litigant’s claim.

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South Korea tightens the rules on foreign crypto exchanges

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South Korea is tightening its regulatory crackdown on unregistered international crypto exchanges, lately requesting that foreign virtual-asset service providers register with them to risk being shut down.

In April of this year, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), formerly the Financial Supervisory Commission, said that any Korean crypto exchanges that did not register with the regulatory body risked being shut down.

The FSC has now expanded its constitutional power to include international virtual-asset service providers.

The FSC said in a statement that it has issued 27 ‘warnings’ to virtual asset service providers:

“For foreign VASPs that continue to operate without registration beyond the September 24 deadline, the KoFIU will notify them of their illegal activities and take actions such as blocking access to their websites to inhibit their illegal business operations,”

The statement from South Korea went on to explain that if crypto exchanges do not register by the September deadline, they risk facing prison sentences or hefty fines:

“If foreign VASPs fail to register with the KoFIU, they shall cease their business operation targeting Koreans from September 25, 2021. They are notified of the possibility of being subject to penalties as prescribed by the Act if they continue to operate without registration.”

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Cryptocurrency: Mining Farm Busted by Ukrainian Security

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Ukraine’s government security agency has identified the country’s largest underground cryptocurrency mining farm.

In the city of Vinnytsya, Ukraine’s government security service said on Thursday, that it had discovered the country’s largest underground cryptocurrency mining site.

The farm took enough power to cause blackouts across many cities. The number of weekly damages done by the mining farm could exceed 7 million hryvnias (about $256,500) according to preliminary calculations.

The farm was housed in one of a local energy company’s old warehouse building.

According to the investigation, this was set up by miners from Kyiv and Vinnytsya.

To hide their illegal actions, they tampered with the electric meter data.

3,800 gaming systems, over 500 GPUs, 50 CPUs, and criminal documents relating to electricity theft were all found at the scene.

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Separating Karachi from Sindh would be illegal: Bilawal Bhutto

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Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that separating Karachi from Sindh would be illegal and unconstitutional. According to details, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said in a statement that the provinces should get their share under the NFC, the issue of waste in the province is not to get full rights from … Read more

FIA to take actions against illegal recipients of BISP

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BADIN: FIA Hyderabad issued a notification to take action against illegal recipients of Benazir Income Support Program. The letters have been issued to those who continued to receive money despite being government employees. The people who received money in the Benazir Income Support Program were shocked after receiving the letters. It is to be noted … Read more

SHC summons report from BoR on illegal occupation KU land

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Sindh High Court (SHC) directed provincial Board of Revenue (BoR) to submit record into alleged illegal occupation of a University of Karachi (KU) land. As per details, the land meant for research purpose. During a hearing into the case today, court directed member BoR to submit a report into the matter by midday today. The … Read more

SC orders to demolish encroachments in Karachi’s Delhi , Punjab colonies

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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed on Friday has ordered to remove encroachments on Karachi’s Gizri Road, in P&T, Punjab and Delhi colonies. As per the details, During the hearing of a case against illegal constructions in Karachi, the top judge asked about who is allowing to construct nine-storey buildings in Cantonment Board premises. … Read more

Indian woman staved off from escaping Kartarpur with escort

Indian woman staved off from escaping Kartarpur with escort

Pakistani authorities last month prevented an Indian girl of the Sikh faith from entering the premises of the country illegally. The girl was in Pakistan for pilgrimage to the Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Kartarpur. According to reports. The security around the Sikh holy site was tightened following the incident, and visitors to the site will … Read more

Ukraine criticizes Apple for labelling Crimea as part of Russia

Ukraine criticizes Apple for labeling Crimea as part of Russia

Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs accused Apple of ignorance after news reports this week the tech giant labeled Crimea as part of Russia in local versions of its Maps app. Apple’s move came after negotiations between the tech giant and the Russian government over the way Crimea is represented, reports said Wednesday. Russia annexed the … Read more

Mobile phones commercial imports shoot up by 110%

Mobile phones commercial imports shoot up by 110%

The successful implementation of the new mobile phone registration system, introduced by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), has resulted in a significant increase in commercial imports of mobile phones. According to statistics available with the media, commercial import of mobile phones has increased by 110 per cent in one year. In the year 2018, 9,564,424 … Read more

Supreme court declares fee hike by private schools after 2017 as illegal

Supreme court declares fee hike by private schools after 2017 as illegal

Supreme court of Pakistan has declared all the fee hike by private school after year 2017 as illegal. According to details, a detailed decision has been issued regarding the illegal increase of school fee by private schools. Supreme court stated in its decision that schools increased the fee after 2017 unlawfully. 20 percent decrease in … Read more