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KP Assembly speaker hints at legislation for public execution of child rapists, killers

PESHAWAR: Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Babar Saleem Swati on Monday hinted at legislating to publicly execute convicted child rapists and killers in the province. Chairing a session of the assembly here, the speaker said the KP Child Protection Act would be named after five-year-old Ayat Noor who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and killed in Haripur last month. He said the Ayat…

KP Assembly speaker hints at legislation for public execution of child rapists, killers

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US has deployed a space weapon, air force secretary says

The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities.

  • US officially deployed space weapon in Earth's orbit, first acknowledgment of offensive capability.
  • Secretary of Air Force Troy Meink announced weapon's role in protecting US forces.
  • Deployment amid concerns over Russian, Chinese space threats and satellite attacks.

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