Crime
ATC convicts 88 accused in Priyantha Kumara case
The court awarded two years imprisonment on three counts to 72 accused.

An anti-terrorism court has convicted eighty eight accused in the Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara's killing case.
The court handed down death sentence on two counts to six accused besides ordering them to pay compensation of two hundred thousand rupees each to the legal heirs of the deceased.
The court handed down life imprisonment to nine accused along with a fine of two hundred thousand rupees each and as much amount of compensation to the legal heirs of the deceased.
Moreover, the court awarded two years imprisonment on three counts to 72 accused.
The court also awarded five years imprisonment to one accused while acquitted another one from the charges.
Pakistan
Pakistan’s progress linked with Constitution’s supremacy, rule of law: PM
He lauded Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Defence Minister Khwaja Asif for dealing with the challenge effectively.

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the progress of Pakistan was linked with the supremacy of the Constitution and ensuring the rule of law.
The prime minister expressed these views in an interaction with the personnel of law enforcement agencies, who were deployed in the Red Zone to ensure law and order during the long march of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
PM Sharif lauded the personnel of Rangers, Islamabad Police, and the capital’s Traffic Police for rendering their duties professionally and protecting the lives and property of the people.
On his way to National Assembly, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stops by D-Chowk to appreciate the efforts of Police, Rangers, Administration and other law enforcing agencies in maintaining law & order & protecting lives & properties of the public despite all odds. pic.twitter.com/0ZoMmC4wCY
— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) May 26, 2022
The prime minister appreciated the dedication of the law enforcement personnel to performing their official duties regardless of their political affiliation.
He lauded Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Defence Minister Khwaja Asif for dealing with the challenge effectively.
The prime minister emphasized unity among all the ranks of the nation to eliminate the scourge of anarchy and chaos.
He stressed everyone to demonstrate the spirit of sacrifice and patriotism to make the homeland a citadel of peace.
Pakistan
‘Pak-Turk-Kazakh Youth Forum on Biotech’ to be held in Sept
The event will include informative talks from young as well as the experienced scientists of the three countries.

Islamabad: Three-day `Pakistan-Turkey-Kazakhstan Youth Forum on Biotechnology’ will be arranged in September with emphasis on increasing the share of Muslim countries in biotechnology global market.
The forum, to be held from September 13-15, is being sponsored by COMSTECH-the OIC Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation, Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) and Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), an official said.
The global biotechnology market is anticipated to reach a market value of US$ 775 billion by 2024 with an annual growth rate of 7.7%. Increased spending in biotechnology research and development, favourable initiatives by governments, global food security and the increasing need for emerging technologies are some of the factors influencing this growth.
Unfortunately, the share of Muslim countries in this global market of biotechnology is very little which needs to be increased.
This proposed tripartite youth forum (Pakistan-Turkey-Kazakhstan) will help promote excellence and competence in the field of agricultural biotechnology among Muslim countries.
The theme of the forum “Agriculture Biotechnology” aims at providing the best knowledge and resources to young participants to advance their research goals, the official informed.
The youth forum will stimulate the desire to collaborate and change the world of agricultural biotechnology and innovation by promoting state-of-the-art practices in biotechnology research and promoting evidence-based practices.
The event will include informative talks from young as well as the experienced scientists of the three countries.
The event will also include keynote lectures, plenary sessions, oral and poster presentations, discussions and other educational and social events that stimulate several networking opportunities among the young participants of Pakistan, Turkey and Kazakhstan.
The official highlighted that the forum aims to facilitate interactions within the young research community to discuss the latest developments in this rapidly advancing field and find ways to respond to the increasing demands of professionals and communities across the world.
The academics, students and researchers from the OIC countries may apply, while only participants from Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Turkey are eligible for the limited funding available for travel and local hospitality.
This youth forum is planned to be a hybrid event (Physical and virtual), while candidates are required to give their preference in the form.
The participants from all the member OIC states, who can bear their travel expenses may register for the forum and get ticket funding from their parent organizations.
The topics to be covered during the forum include Genome editing and new breeding technologies, large scale genomics and genomic selection in crop and livestock breeding, speed breeding for rapid genetic gain, variants of Cas proteins and their potential applications and high throughput phenomics.
SOURCE: APP
World
Death toll from Iran tower block collapse rises to 18
The number of people still trapped under the rubble remains unclear.

Tehran: Iranian authorities announced Thursday that 18 people were killed in the collapse of a building under construction in southwestern Iran, in a new toll after four days of the tragedy.
On Monday, a large part of the 10-storey "Metropol" building under construction collapsed in Abadan, one of the main cities in Iran's Khuzestan province. The building is located in the middle of one of the busiest streets in the city of 230,000 people.
The number of people still trapped under the rubble remains unclear.
The cause of the collapse, which occurred during a sandstorm, is yet to be ascertained.
Police, however, arrested the owner of the building and the project manager of the construction company that built it.
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