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Bahawalnagar police have arrested a TikToker for allegedly creating and uploading an AI-generated obscene video of a rival female content creator. The case has raised fresh concerns over deepfake abuse, online harassment and the misuse of artificial intelligence in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s weekly inflation rose 14.75 percent year-on-year, driven by higher food, fuel and electricity costs. Although the SPI slipped slightly on a weekly basis, essential items remain far more expensive than last year, keeping pressure on household budgets.
Quantum Global Data Centre, backed by the Gul Ahmed Energy Group, plans to build Pakistan’s largest Tier III data centre with an initial investment of $230 million. The project, being developed with Huawei Pakistan, could expand to $600 million and support Pakistan’s AI and cloud infrastructure needs.
Digital transactions under the SBP’s Go Cashless campaign jumped more than sevenfold during Eidul Azha 2026, reaching over 480,000 transactions worth Rs34 billion. The campaign expanded to 123 cattle markets and highlighted Pakistan’s growing shift toward digital payments.
The AJK government has proscribed the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee ahead of its planned June 9 protest in Muzaffarabad. Authorities have tightened security, asked tourists to leave and moved to prevent unrest over the dispute surrounding refugee seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly.
PML-N MPA Saqib Chadhar has secured interim pre-arrest bail after the NCCIA registered a harassment case against him on actor Momina Iqbal’s complaint. The court barred his arrest until June 24 and ordered the agency to produce the case record.
Security forces killed six terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Panjgur district, according to the ISPR. Weapons, ammunition, IEDs and a vehicle were recovered, while sanitisation operations are continuing in the area.
Pakistan defeated Maldives 3-0 in Male to end a 961-day wait for an international football victory. The win also marked head coach Nolberto Solano’s first success with the national side and gave Pakistan fresh momentum in the tournament.
Pakistan and Tajikistan have agreed to hold a Joint Working Group meeting in Istanbul to finalise pending CASA-1000 power project terms. The two sides also discussed trade expansion, investment cooperation, agriculture, direct flights and a roadmap to lift bilateral trade to 200 million dollars.
Pakistan’s latest polio campaign vaccinated more than 18.6 million children across 79 high-risk districts, despite over 22,000 parental refusals. Officials say follow-up teams helped reduce missed cases, while the government prepares its 2026 emergency plan to close remaining immunity gaps.
Nepra has approved temporary electricity bill relief for consumers through a net reduction in June and a Rs1.99 per unit cut for July and August. The combined impact of fuel cost and quarterly tariff adjustments is expected to benefit consumers by around Rs56 billion over three months.
The Islamabad High Court has sought detailed reports from federal authorities on delayed implementation of the Zainab Alert child protection law. The court raised concerns over missing rules, weak data integration, accountability gaps and 562 child-related cases registered in Islamabad from 2022 to 2025.
