In a targeted attack on April 9th, ISKP (Islamic State Khorasan Province) terrorists detonated an IED in the Murad Beg Qalaa area, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. The explosion destroyed an oil tanker and set others ablaze within a Taliban convoy.

The attack came just day before the Eid festival. Conspicuously, Islamic State and Afghan Taliban have come to loggerheads as ISKP (Khorasan Province) accuses Taliban of apostacy and deviating for the path of jihad. Recently, finding an ISKP attack imminent, Taliban went on high alert. It even erected a wall around a Kabul Mosque to prevent the potential ISKP attack on it targetting Taliban leader Hazibullah Akhundzada, who was supposed to offer prayers in the mosque.

The friction between both the terror organisation is at the all-time-high. Last month, the Islamic State-Khorasan Province targeted the Kabul bank branch in Kandahar in a suicide bombing that killed 43 and left 45 injured.

The Bahawalnagar police station in Pakistan’s Punjab witnessed a distressing scene as reports surfaced of a brazen intrusion by 35 to 40 armed personnel from the Pakistan Army. The shocking incident unfolded when the armed soldiers forcibly entered the station, leaving a trail of chaos and violence in their wake.

According to reports, the soldiers, arriving in a convoy of seven to eight vehicles, stormed into the A Division police station. Once inside, they unleashed a wave of aggression, subjecting officers and personnel to degrading treatment and physical assault.

SHO Rizwan Abbas bore the brunt of the attack, facing severe violence at the hands of the intruding Pakistan Army. Additionally, other police officers and personnel were not spared, as they were met with blows from rifle butts and sticks.

Disturbing footage capturing the soldiers’ reprehensible actions circulated widely on social media, drawing widespread condemnation and outrage.

Following the assault, the army personnel proceeded to vandalize government CCTV equipment and confiscated the DVR before departing from the scene to dodge the tracing.

After Bahawalnagar, Pak Army storms into hospital

In a subsequent turn of events, the soldiers converged at the District Headquarters Hospital, where they targeted police service center personnel, assaulting them and forcibly taking Dr. Sajid into their custody.

The harrowing incident stemmed from a police raid on the residence of an individual associated with a sensitive agency. The police had, in fact, acted on information suggesting the presence of criminals at the location, prompting the raid that ultimately led to the escalation of tensions between law enforcement and military personnel.

After the visuals of the Bahawalnagar incident went viral, the reaction of Pakistanis flooded the social media. While some condemned the act, majority of people are calling it the ‘Karma.’ People are emphasising how Pakistan Police and Army crushed the civili liberties of common people and that this was bound to happen one day or the another.

In a controversial ruling by the Chief Court of Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, Falak Noor, a minor girl, whose age was medically determined to be between 13 and 16, has been granted the authority to choose between her parents and alleged husband, who abducted her.

Despite clear medical evidence establishing the girl’s age, the court opted to prioritize her stated preference during the proceedings. This decision has sparked outrage within the community, as it raises serious questions about the judiciary’s handling of cases involving minors.

The girl’s disappearance from her home in the Sultanabad area of Danyor tehsil, Gilgit, on January 20, prompted her father to file a complaint against a 17-year-old boy, their neighbour. However, despite the availability of leads on the alleged abductor, the occupying police remained passive during the two-month period of her absence.

After extensive public outcry, the court eventually ordered the local administration to produce the girl, who was subsequently returned to the alleged abductor as his wife. This decision, made in defiance of the girl’s age and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, highlights the judicial system’s failure to prioritize the well-being and safety of minors.

The court’s disregard for the potential coercion or threat faced by the Falak Noor in accepting the boy as her husband underscores the prevailing lawlessness in the region, which is exacerbated by Pakistan’s illegal occupation and the subsequent imposition of Imperial governance and judiciary.

In stark contrast, under a more accountable and transparent judicial system, such as India’s, the courts would likely have pursued justice for the parents and the girl, prioritizing the protection of minors and upholding the rule of law.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), has voiced apprehension regarding the safety of X employees in Brazil amidst an investigation into alleged dissemination of disinformation. Musk’s warning of a potential “full data dump” came in response to a Brazilian judge’s directive for X to block specific accounts as part of the ongoing probe.

“We need to get our employees in Brazil to a safe place or otherwise not in a position of responsibility, then we will do a full data dump,” Musk wrote in an X post. He went on to write another tweet claiming that his employees have been informed of their potential arrest.

Musk was responding to a tweet by Nikolas Ferreira de Oliviera, a Brazilian politician affiliated to the Liberal Party. Nikolas Ferreira had posted, “Elon said that Alexandre has Lula on a leash and that he put his finger on the scale to elect him. As a member of the Brazilian congress and representing millions of people, I ask you to give us more information. This will be crucial for the future of our country.”

With due consideration, the development comes after Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes ruled to include Elon Musk in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and has opened a separate investigation into the U.S. business executive for alleged obstruction.

How it started?

It all started in March 2023, when Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered social media platforms to block several accounts for spreading fake news and inciting violence. This ignited friction between Elon Musk and the Brazilian judge as the former denied to comply with the orders and criticized the court’s action leading to an investigation of his conduct.

“This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached. Shame @Alexandre, shame,” Musk had posted on X. Furthermore, Musk also accused Moraes of betraying the Brazilian constitution. He also warned Moraes to resign from the office or get impeached.

In response to this, Moraes, on April 7, warned to impose a fine of $20,000 each if X reactivates any blocked accounts and ordered an investigation of Musk, accusing him of “criminal instrumentalization” of the platform.

The spat continued as Musk fired back by challenging Moraes for an open debate and mockingly offering to be the justice’s psychoanalyst.