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A suspected leak of classified Gaza documents involving an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has jolted Israeli politics and outraged the families of hostages held by Hamas who have been pushing for a deal to get their loved ones home. Details of the case have trickled out slowly because of a gag order. But a magistrate’s ruling partly lifting the order has provided an initial glimpse of the case that the court said had compromised security sources and may have harmed Israel’s efforts to release the hostages. “Classified and sensitive intelligence information was taken from IDF (Israel Defence Forces) systems and taken out illegally,” a ruling by the Rishon Le-Zion Magistrates’ Court said on Sunday, which may have caused “serious damage to the state’s security and posed a risk to information sources”. In that, the court said, the leak could have hurt efforts to release the hostages. Netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing by his office staffers and said in a statement on Satu

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori on Sunday revealed that Karachi traders have shown interest in acquiring Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), ARY News reported. Speaking with ARY News, Tessori said that the Karachi traders have discussed the development of the PIA privatization process with him. “The traders in Karachi want the PIA to be handed to them for a year. They are serious about launching a new airline,” the Sindh Governor added. According to Kamran Tessori, he proposed naming the new airline ‘PK,’ representing Pakistan and Karachi, respectively. Further, he welcomed the Punjab government’s potential project to launch an airline namely, “Air Punjab.” According to Governor Tessori, the launching of new airlines will create job opportunities in the country. Read more: No objection to provinces’ bid to buy PIA: Aleem Khan His statement came days after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government expressed interest in participating in the PIA privatization bidding. According to

PESHAWAR: Police on Sunday carried out a raid to arrest the suspects involved in filming and leaking an obscene video of transgender person Dolphin Ayan, ARY News reported, citing police. An official of Peshawar police said that the action was taken jointly with Shabqadar police to apprehend the suspects. The police force raided as many as four hideouts of the suspects who allegedly filmed the obscene video of Dolphin Ayan last year and used it for blackmailing and extortion. Meanwhile, Peshawar police expressed resolve to arrest the suspects involved in harassing and blackmailing the transgender person. It is worth mentioning here that, in a first in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dolphin Ayan registered a case under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 for harassment and blackmail of a transgender person. The KP police booked seven individuals for allegedly harassing and blackmailing Ayan. In the complaint , Ayan alleged that a suspect, named Imran and his accomplices took

A 5.48 metre (18 ft) Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday. He was thought to be more than 110 years old. Cassius, weighing in at more than one ton, had been in declining health since Oct. 15, Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat said on Facebook. “He was very old and believed to be living beyond the years of a wild Croc,” according to a post by the organisation, based on Green Island near the Queensland tourist town of Cairns. “Cassius will be deeply missed, but our love and memories of him will remain in our hearts forever.” The group’s website said he had lived at the sanctuary since 1987 after being transported from the neighbouring Northern Territory, where crocodiles are a key part of the region’s tourist industry. Cassius, a saltwater crocodile, held the Guinness World Records title as the world’s largest crocodile in captivity. He took the title after the 2013 death of Phili

ATTOCK: The Attock police recovered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawyer Intizar Punjutha, who had been missing since October, from GT Road, Attock, ARY News reported. According to police, the law enforcers signaled a suspicious vehicle to stop on the GT Road but it refused, leading to a brief standoff. The police chased and intercepted the car on which the kidnappers fled, abandoning their vehicle and hostage. Intezar Panjhota, a senior lawyer who has also represented PTI in different cases, has been rescued by the police. The police said that efforts are being made to arrest the culprits. Meanwhile, visibly unwell Intizar Punjutha has been shifted to hospital for medical treatment. It is to be noted here that the PTI lawyer had been missing and a petition for his recovery was filed with the Islamabad High Court. During the hearing on November 1, Additional Advocate General had assured the court that Intezar Panjhuta would be recovered by Saturday. Earlier in a report submitted to t

ISLAMABAD: The Lawyers Action Committee announced to hold a referendum against passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, deeming it a ‘threat’ to democracy and judicial independence, ARY News reported. The Lawyers Action Committee, comprising prominent lawyers, held its meeting at the Supreme Court Bar Head Office, resolved to challenge the amendment through constitutional and legal means. The Lawyers Action Committee also announced to hold a convention in Islamabad to mobilise support against the amendment During a news conference following a meeting of lawyers, Munir A Malik declared, “We are discussing how the lawyers’ movement will progress, whether it will be slow or fast.” He said If we don’t hold this referendum, we will never know what the people and lawyers want.” Munir A. Malik strongly opposed the 26th Amendment, claiming that it undermines the Constitution’s essential foundation. Speaking on the occasion, Ali Ahmed Kurd said that Munir A. Malik hasbeen elected as h

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) summoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, ARY News reported. The ECP directed Nawaz Sharif to appear in the reference filed by him seeking disqualification of ‘PML-N MNA’ Adil Bazai while Imran Khan has been summoned in the contempt case. Contesting as an independent candidate Adil Bazai was returned winner from NA-262 (Quetta) and later displayed on the National Assembly’s website as joining the PML-N. Adil Bazai repeatedly denied about joining the PML-N on social media accounts.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ARY News (@arynewstv) The PML-N reference dispatched to the Speaker that the party’s lawmaker Adil Bazai has become dissident. Nawaz Sharif in his reference asked the electoral body to de-seat Adil Bazai from his seat. The ECP will conduct the hearing on Nawaz Sharif’s reference on