Monday, November 17th, 2025
Criminals use E-Commerce to hide drug trafficking: UNODC
ISLAMABAD, NOV 17 /DNA/ – The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) held a special session on “Dark Web and E-Commerce in Pakistan: Emerging Tactics of Drug Trafficking and Law Enforcement Responses,” organized by the IRS Cyber Security Program led by Ms. Alina Fayaz. The discussion brought together diplomats, government representatives, and international experts to examine rapidly evolving digital threats. Ambassador Jauhar Saleem, President IRS, opened the session by noting that while online platforms offer significant opportunities, their ease of access also exposes young people to criminal activities, including the onlineRead More
FCC: It’s time to get down to business
Editorial Ansar M Bhatti With the establishment of the Constitutional Court (FCC), Pakistan has entered a new phase of judicial evolution. The political leadership proudly calls it a major reform designed to ease the burden on the Supreme Court and ensure swift adjudication of constitutional matters. But now that the court is operational, the real test begins: will justice finally be delivered, or will it merely be repackaged under a new title? For decades, Pakistan has suffered from an overburdened judiciary, chronic delays, and widespread violations of human rights. TensRead More
Takaichi Invents a China Crisis
By Qamar Bashir From the moment Sanae Takaichi stood in parliament and declared that a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan could be a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan, the tectonic plates of East Asian security shifted. Her words this November did more than stir diplomatic tempest: they signalled a decisive step away from Japan’s longstanding post-war pacifism and into a far more volatile era of militarised logic. The phrase “survival-threatening situation” refers to the controversial 2015 security legislation under Shinzo Abe that permitted Japan’s Japan Self‑Defense Forces (JSDF) to act whenRead More