Pakistan: Death sentence of soldier who killed Baloch student in front of his parents turned to life imprisonment

IANS | October 29, 2025 4:56 PM

Quetta, Oct 29 (IANS) Citing extrajudicial killings as a grave violation of the Constitution and fundamental human rights, Justice Athar Minallah of the Supreme Court of Pakistan had recently dismissed an appeal against the death sentence of Frontier Corps (FC) soldier Shadiullah, who killed Hayat Baloch in Balochistan's Turbat in front of his parents.

14 killed in US strikes targeting narco-traffickers

IANS | October 28, 2025 8:20 PM

Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) The US military carried out three strikes on four vessels allegedly trafficking narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on X on Tuesday.