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The Met Police bans social media on smartphones of on-duty officers

The Met Police, which has more than 30,000 officers, has blocked mobile-phone access to TikTok and most other social-media apps The Metropolitan Police force is banning its officers from social media apps as part of an upgrade of smartphones for police. Scotland Yard told the Standard: “We’ve been undergoing a smartphone rollout for officers over the last few months. It is…

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Court restricts Punjab’s caretaker govt to hand over state lands to Pakistan Army for farming

LAHORE – Lahore High Court has barred the Lands Directorate department of the Punjab government from handing over vast lands to the Pakistan Army for corporate agriculture farming. The court order comes days after GHQ Land Directorate wrote a letter to Punjab chief secretary, Board of Revenue and agriculture, forest, livestock, and irrigation departments secretaries…

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At least 11 people killed in stampede while collecting free flour in Pakistan’s Punjab province

At least 11 people, including women, have died while trying to get free flour from government distribution outlets in Pakistan’s Punjab province in recent days, authorities said. The deaths were reported after several people flocked to the government distribution points after the cash-strapped Pakistani government introduced a free flour scheme for the poor, especially in…

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LHC strikes down Section 124-A of sedition law

Great news! The Lahore High Court declared Section 124-A of the Criminal Law to be in conflict with the Constitution, recognizing the constitutional right to criticize state institutions. The decision to be recognized by the principles of The Lahore High Court has declared Section 124-A of the sedition law as ultra vires to the Constitution.…