Man gets life term in rape case
National
February 27, 2021
MANSEHRA: A local court on Friday handed down life imprisonment to a culprit in the sexual assault of a hearing and speech impaired minor girl in 2019.
The court of Additional Sessions Judge Usman Bashir also awarded the convict an extra seven-year imprisonment and imposed Rs50,000 fine under section 53 of the Child Protection Act, 2018.
“The convict would spend an overall 32 years in the jail under both sentences proclaimed by the judge under section 376 of PPC and section 53 of the Child Protection Act and Rs0.5 million fine would be given away as compensation to the victim,” advocate Asim Mushhadi, who pleaded the case of victim in the court, told reporters.
COPENHAGEN: A senior World Health Organisation official on Thursday urged national authorities to make a priority of understanding the long-term consequences of coronavirus infections as some people.
The Gozo Tourism Association is perplexed by the planning authority’s decision to ignore a request by mayors to meet over concerns that the island is being ruined by construction.
In a rare instance of unity, mayors from both political parties have joined forces to caution against irresponsible development they see as ruining Gozo. Earlier this week they told
Times of Malta that the planning authority had “completely ignored” a request for a meeting.
Last October, PA data showed the number of approved new dwellings in Gozo increased six-fold over five years, up from 281 new developments in 2015 to a staggering 1,754 in 2019, with Qala boasting the highest growth of 229 new properties in one year.
SES Extends Long-Term Partnership With Sky
UK s leading pay-tv operator signs a multi-year, multi-transponder contract extension for satellite delivery of SD, HD and UHD channels across the UK and Ireland
Sky UK has extended its contract with SES for satellite capacity in a new agreement that will add over EUR 90 million in secured backlog. This renewal is in addition to capacity already under contract that extends through 2027. By the end of the renewed contract, Sky UK will have been an SES customer continuously for almost four decades, illustrating the strength and value of the partnership to Sky UK s business in terms of the reliability, performance, high-quality viewing experience and the reach of SES s satellite services.