LHC declares banking data as property

LAHORE: In a landmark ruling defining the legal status of digital banking data, the Lahore High Court (LHC) held that customer data entrusted to bank employees constitutes “property” under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016—the country’s cybercrime law. The court noted that a bank employee who has functional control over such data can,…

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Cotton crop satisfactory, rice beats target

LAHORE: The overall condition of the cotton crop across Punjab has remained satisfactory, while rice cultivation has already exceeded this year’s target, covering more than six million acres against the set goal of five million. The update was given during a high-level meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo in Multan on…

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Theatre of the absurd

US President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders in yet another attempt to feed his obsession with ending birthright citizenship. This comes just five weeks after the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, rejected his previous order as unconstitutional. The Chief Justice affirmed in the ruling that the 14th Amendment's protections extend to all…

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Delightful dystopia and Orwell in Pakistan

. The writer is a freelancer and a mentor hailing from Kandhkot, Sindh. He can be reached at alihassanb.34@gmail.com “It’s frightful that people who are so ignorant have so much influence.” What if George Orwell had foreseen today’s Pakistan? How would he have adjusted his adage to keep it relevant? Orwell is remembered for a…

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