IG Sindh forms ‘specialized force’ to tackle street crimes in Karachi
- 31-Mar-2024
KARACHI: In response to the recent surge in street crime incidents in Karachi, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has initiated a strategic crackdown, and formed a specialized force to tackle the criminals in the metropolis, ARY News reported on Sunday. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, Ghulam Nabi Memon, convened a high-level meeting with […]
Punjab launches helpline to tackle athletes’ challenges
- 17-Mar-2024
LAHORE: In a bid to address the persistent issues faced by athletes, the Minister for Sports announced to launch of a helpline in Punjab, ARY News reported on Sunday. In an effort to streamline the process, the Punjab Minister for Sports, Faisal Ayub Khokhar, appointed a focal person from the Directorate of Sports Punjab to […]
EU urges Big Tech to tackle terrorist content after Hamas attack
- 12-Oct-2023
The European Union has expanded that tech companies must remove illegal content from their platforms, or risk facing severe legal penalties. Following the militant Islamist group Hamas’ attack on Israel and Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes in Palestinian enclave Gaza, social media firms have seen a surge in misinformation related to the conflict, including doctored images and […]
Gaza amputees tackle new challenge on the football pitch
- 12-Jul-2018
In fluorescent orange jerseys, footballers manoeuvred across the artificial turf of a pitch in the Gaza Strip — leaning on their metal crutches for support. “Today I can continue to play football,” said Islam Amum, 27. He used to be a goalkeeper, until he lost a leg in an Israeli air strike during the 2014 […]
Britain to tackle ‘Wild West’ internet with new laws
- 20-May-2018
LONDON: Britain will tackle “the Wild West elements” on the internet from cyberbullying to online child exploitation by introducing new laws for social media companies, digital minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday. Launching a consultation on what measures should be used to ensure the safety of those using the internet, Hancock said the government would […]
G20 health ministers agree to tackle antibiotics resistance
- 21-May-2017
BERLIN: Health ministers of the G20 leading economies, meeting for the first time on Saturday, agreed to work together to tackle issues such as a growing resistance to antibiotics and to start implementing national action plans by the end of 2018. Germany, which holds the G20 presidency this year, said it was an “important breakthrough” […]
Goldwyn to tackle real-life ‘Scandal’ in Watergate movie
- 18-Mar-2017
Thirty-five years ago on Monday, Richard Nixon’s re-election campaign approved plans to bug Democratic Party offices at the Watergate complex, setting in motion the most notorious political scandal in US history. Five members of the covert “White House Plumbers” taskforce were arrested six weeks later burglarizing the building in Washington, and FBI agents established that […]
Britain to build cyber attack forces to tackle IS, hackers
- 17-Nov-2015
CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND: British spies are building elite cyber offensive forces to strike at Islamic State fighters, hackers and hostile powers, finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday after warning militants wanted to launch deadly digital attacks.
Colombia turns to lie detectors to tackle government corruption
- 03-Jul-2015
BOGOTA: Colombia's government plans to carry out lie detector tests on senior civil servants who allocate contracts to private companies as it tries to clamp down on widespread corruption and embezzlement of public funds.
Italy PM urges united EU action to tackle migrant crisis
- 22-Apr-2015
ROME: The European Union must take a collective stand to tackle migrant trafficking at its source in African countries, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday ahead of an emergency summit of the bloc's leaders to discuss the crisis.