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Business Recorder
03-06-2025
- General
- Business Recorder
Challenging JIT under PECA: IHC dismisses PTI leader's plea
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Tuesday, dismissed Sheikh Waqas Akram's petition challenging the Joint Investigation Team (JIT)'s notice issued to him under Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016. The JIT has summoned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader to investigate about the party's alleged social media campaign against the state institutions. The case was fixed before a single bench of Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas on Tuesday. The case was called twice, but neither Sheikh Waqas nor his counsel appeared before the Court, the judge; therefore, dismissed the petition for non-prosecution. The petition filed by PTI leader, Sheikh Waqas Akram, through Barrister Muhammad Umer Riaz challenging the JIT and the proceedings of PECA against him. The petitioner has challenged the JIT notification dated 26.07.2024 terming it illegal, unlawful, and in violation of Section 30 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, and Schedule VII of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Investigation Rules, 2018. The petitioner contended that the impugned notification is illegal and unlawful, asking to appear before JIT, constituted under Section 30 of the Act of 2016 and Schedule VII the Rules, 2018. He submitted that Section 30 of the Act of 2016 provides certain conditions for formation of JIT to investigate the offence under the Act of 2016. He contended that this offence is neither defined nor covered under the notification dated 26.07.2024. He also stated that, as per the impugned notification, the Inspector General of Police of ICT, Islamabad, is heading the JIT, which is a complete violation of Section 2 of PECA 2016. The petitioner stated that Rule 16 is very clear that a time-frame for the offence ought to be mentioned in the notification, whereas, in this notification, no such thing is mentioned. He argued that, since the agency has already been established, there was no need to formulate a JIT, which is in violation of Section 29 of the PECA Act 2016. The JIT is investigating 16 individuals, including senior PTI leaders, for their alleged involvement in negative propaganda on social media. Meanwhile, a single bench of IHC Justice Muhammad Asif issued notices to the authorities in a petition seeking quashment of an FIR registered against former JI Senator Mushtaq Ahmed and his wife Humaira Tayyaba for allegedly violating Section 144 during the Gaza protest. The bench directed all parties to submit their responses by today (Wednesday). Police detained the former senator, his wife and other demonstrators were arrested for participating in a protest held outside the Islamabad Press Club against the ongoing Israeli atrocities in Gaza, and the case was registered at Kohsar Police Station on May 30 as the protest was deemed a violation of Section 144. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Techday NZ
23-05-2025
- Techday NZ
Azul & JetBrains partner to boost Kotlin performance on JVM
Azul and JetBrains have announced a technical collaboration aimed at enhancing the runtime performance and scalability of web and server-side Kotlin applications. The partnership seeks to improve the interaction between Kotlin-generated bytecode and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) environment. By leveraging Azul's expertise in JVM performance and JetBrains' development of the Kotlin language, the companies aim to optimise how modern applications execute, particularly in terms of scalability and efficiency. Kotlin, a high-level programming language designed to be fully compatible with the JVM, draws much of its application performance and scaling characteristics from the JVM itself. The collaboration centres on utilising Azul Platform Prime, which features the Zing JDK with Azul's Falcon LLVM-based Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler and the C4 garbage collector. According to data from the TechEmpower Web Framework Benchmarks, applications built in Kotlin and running on Azul Platform Prime exhibited a 23.9% reduction in latency and a 30.5% increase in throughput compared to the same workloads on OpenJDK. These results highlight a measurable performance boost for web and server-side applications using the new environment. Azul Platform Prime is available for x86 and ARM64 processors running Linux, and it is tested for compatibility with enterprise workloads through the industry standard Java Compatibility Kit (JCK or TCK). The platform builds on the OpenJDK code base, with specific improvements targeting JIT compilation, garbage collection, and startup behaviour. The Falcon compiler, integrated within Azul Platform Prime, is based on the LLVM infrastructure and is designed to optimise application code at runtime for increased execution efficiency. The C4 garbage collector, also part of the platform, maintains application execution without disruption across a spectrum of memory requirements, from gigabytes to terabytes, and sustains high allocation rates. This approach is intended to improve throughput and response times while reducing requirements for IT infrastructure and cloud resources. Vsevolod Tolstopyatov, Kotlin Project Lead at JetBrains, commented on the collaboration's significance: "From its inception, Kotlin was designed with the goal of building robust applications, including server-side solutions where performance is critical. Performance has always been a priority for us because it's essential to our users." "Kotlin incorporates specific language features, such as inline functions and inline classes, which directly enhance performance. We've developed the Kotlin Coroutines library to facilitate concurrency and asynchronous programming, enabling efficient, scalable applications. Recognising that the JVM runtime is one of the most critical elements in application performance, we believe our collaboration with Azul will unlock new opportunities to further elevate the performance capabilities of Kotlin applications." Gil Tene, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Azul, highlighted the performance benefits: "The Azul JVM is the fastest and cheapest way to run Kotlin applications. Azul Platform Prime is built to solve the performance challenges enterprise applications face at scale. By providing a runtime that significantly improves the execution of JVM-based applications, which includes Kotlin-based applications, organisations can deploy applications more rapidly, with less tuning and ensure scalability as demands grow." "Through our strategic collaboration with JetBrains, we help Kotlin teams to significantly boost their DevOps productivity and runtime application efficiency, which enables them to achieve their business priorities while improving the bottom line." For Kotlin developers seeking to assess these performance improvements, Azul Platform Prime Stream Builds are available for download and are free for evaluation and development use.
Business Wire
20-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Azul and JetBrains Collaborate to Enhance Runtime Performance for Kotlin Workloads
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Azul, the only company 100% focused on Java, and JetBrains, the leading provider of professional software development tools and creator of the Kotlin programming language, today announced a strategic technical collaboration to enhance the runtime performance and scalability of web and server-side Kotlin applications. This strategic collaboration empowers Kotlin teams to accelerate development cycles and optimize application performance, helping them support their business priorities while driving greater operational efficiency. Joining Forces to Advance Kotlin Performance Azul and JetBrains have joined forces with a shared vision: to reexamine how Kotlin-generated bytecode interacts with the Java runtime (known as a Java Virtual Machine or JVM) and uncover new paths to improve application performance. By combining Azul's deep expertise in the JVM and application performance, with Kotlin's precise control over bytecode generation, the collaboration creates a unique opportunity to optimize the entire execution stack for modern applications. While Kotlin is a cross-platform, general-purpose high-level programming language designed to interoperate fully with the JVM, runtime performance and scalability are derived predominantly from the JVM. By leveraging the proven performance of Azul Platform Prime, which includes the Zing JDK incorporating Azul's Falcon LLVM-based JIT compiler and C4 garbage collector, Kotlin web and server-side applications can see a demonstrable performance improvement. When comparing Kotlin applications on Azul Platform Prime vs. off-the-shelf OpenJDK using the TechEmpower Web Framework Benchmarks, Azul Platform Prime reduced latencies by 23.9% and improved throughput by as much as 30.5%. For more details on the benchmark methodology and results, visit the JetBrains Blog. Azul Platform Prime – Engineered for Speed, Scale and Stability Azul Platform Prime is available for x86 and ARM64 processors running Linux and is rigorously tested for enterprise workloads and compliant with the Java SE version standards using the industry standard Java Compatibility Kit (the JCK or TCK) test suite. It is based on the same 'HotSpot' JVM and JDK code base used by the OpenJDK project, with specific enhancements relating to JIT compilation, garbage collection and startup/warmup behavior. Azul's Falcon is an LLVM-based JIT compiler that delivers highly optimized application code at runtime. C4 (Continuously Concurrent Compacting Collector) is a proven, high-performance garbage collector that maintains concurrent, disruption-free application execution across wide ranges of heap sizes from GBs to multi-TBs, and allocation rates from MBs/sec to tens of GB/sec. Together, these runtime features provide significantly improved application operating characteristics and carrying capacity, improving application throughout and response times while lowering the infrastructure and cloud costs required to run business-critical workloads. 'From its inception, Kotlin was designed with the goal of building robust applications, including server-side solutions where performance is critical. Performance has always been a priority for us because it's essential to our users,' said Vsevolod Tolstopyatov, Kotlin project lead. 'Kotlin incorporates specific language features, such as inline functions and inline classes, which directly enhance performance. We've developed the Kotlin Coroutines library to facilitate concurrency and asynchronous programming, enabling efficient, scalable applications. Recognizing that the JVM runtime is one of the most critical elements in application performance, we believe our collaboration with Azul will unlock new opportunities to further elevate the performance capabilities of Kotlin applications.' 'The Azul JVM is the fastest and cheapest way to run Kotlin applications. Azul Platform Prime is built to solve the performance challenges enterprise applications face at scale. By providing a runtime that significantly improves the execution of JVM-based applications, which includes Kotlin-based applications, organizations can deploy applications more rapidly, with less tuning and ensure scalability as demands grow,' said Gil Tene, co-founder and chief technology officer at Azul. 'Through our strategic collaboration with JetBrains, we help Kotlin teams to significantly boost their DevOps productivity and runtime application efficiency, which enables them to achieve their business priorities while improving the bottom line.' For Kotlin development teams that are looking to enhance the performance of their web or server-side applications, engineers can download Azul Platform Prime Stream Builds, which are free for evaluation and development, to profile the benefits of the Zing JDK with their Kotlin applications. Additional Resources: About JetBrains JetBrains creates intelligent software development tools used by over 11.4 million professionals and 88 Fortune Global Top 100 companies. Its lineup of more than 30 products includes award-winning IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm, as well as the JetBrains AI-powered coding assistant, coding agent Junie and productivity-boosting team tools like YouTrack, Qodana, and TeamCity. JetBrains is also the creator of Kotlin, a cross-platform language used by more than 2.5 million developers worldwide yearly. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and has offices around the world. For more information, please visit About Azul Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Azul provides the Java platform for the modern cloud enterprise. Azul is the only company 100% focused on Java. Millions of Java developers, hundreds of millions of devices and the world's most highly regarded businesses trust Azul to power their applications with exceptional capabilities, performance, security, value, and success. Azul customers include 36% of the Fortune 100, 50% of Forbes top 10 World's Most Valuable Brands, all 10 of the world's top 10 financial trading companies. and leading brands like Avaya, Bazaarvoice, BMW, Deutsche Telekom, LG, Mastercard, Mizuho, Priceline, Salesforce, Software AG, and Workday. Learn more at and follow us @azulsystems. JetBrains name is the registered trademark of JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin is the trademark of the Kotlin Foundation.
Scoop
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
UN Aviation Council Finds Russia Responsible For Downing Of Malaysia Airlines Flight
The council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) voted on Monday that Russia failed to uphold its obligations under international air law which requires that States 'refrain from resorting to the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight.' The case was brought by the Netherlands and Australia. 'This represents the first time in ICAO's history that its Council has made a determination on the merits of a dispute between Member States under the Organisation's dispute settlement mechanism,' the UN agency said. Caught in conflict Flight MH17 was heading from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine amid the armed conflict between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian military forces. All 283 passengers and 15 crew members were killed. They represented some 17 nationalities and included 196 Dutch citizens, 43 Malaysians and 38 Australian citizens or residents. ICAO develops and implements global aviation strategies and technical standards and the council is its governing body. The UN agency created a special task force on risks to civil aviation arising from conflict zones in the weeks following the crash. The Netherlands established a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in August 2014 together with Australia, Malaysia and Belgium, as well as Ukraine. The JIT determined that flight MH17 was shot down by a missile launched from a Buk TELAR installation that was transported from Russia to a farm field in eastern Ukraine in an area controlled by separatists. In November 2022, a Dutch court convicted three men – two Russians and a Ukrainian – for murder. They were tried in absentia and sentenced to life in prison. Another Russian man was acquitted. Breach of civilian aviation treaty That same year, the Netherlands and Australia launched the case with ICAO. It centered on allegations that Russia's conduct in the downing of the aircraft by a surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine constituted a breach of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. War in Ukraine has escalated since the crash following the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022. More than 13,000 civilians have been killed to date, and over 31,000 injured, according to the UN human rights office, OHCHR.
Indian Express
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Assam CM Sarma says Gaurav Gogoi asked questions ‘to help Pak Army'. Now see the data
Escalating his attack on senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi Tuesday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma questioned him over a visit to Pakistan, and said Gogoi asked questions in Parliament 'indirectly to help the Pakistan Army'. Gogoi countered by accusing Sarma of 'indulging in petty politics' at a time when the 'country is united and supporting the Central government in their efforts against Pakistan'. A look at Gogoi's Parliament record, where he is currently the Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, shows that he has raised a range of questions, dealing with trade, foreign affairs, the Pathankot airbase attack, visa norms with Bangladesh, agriculture, and wildlife in Assam, to Internet shutdowns. The government has been responsive to his questions. As per PRS Legislative Research, which has details compiled up to April 1, Gogoi, a three-time MP, asked 307 questions in the 16th Lok Sabha, 245 in the 17th and, in the one year of the current Lok Sabha, has asked 72 questions so far. His questions have ranked higher than the national and state average in all three Lok Sabha terms. FIRST TERM In February 2025, BJP national spokesperson Ajay Alok alleged at a press conference that, in 2015, while he was a first-time MP, Gogoi had visited the Pakistan High Commission and later, asked questions related to coastal and maritime security, the radars installed along the coastline, and the upgrade of coastal security. 'Posing these questions after a meeting in the Pakistan Embassy, what does it indicate?' Alok said. As per PRS data, on March 17, 2017 – two years after the alleged visit to the Pakistan High Commission – Gogoi sought a reply from the Defence Ministry on 'whether the existing coastal surveillance system was adequate to guard the entire coastline of the country; if so, the details thereof along with the total number of coastal radar stations…; whether the government has recently decided to expand the coastal radar surveillance network… and if so, the details thereof;… and the other steps taken… for strengthening coastal security infrastructure of the country'. In its reply, the Defence Ministry said that the government had taken several initiatives post the s26/11 Mumbai terror attack to strengthen coastal security, mentioning a three-tier 'Coastal Security Mechanism' including the Navy, Coast Guard and State Marine Police. It also shared that the security now included a chain of coastal radars and other systems. Earlier, on April 29, 2016, Gogoi asked 'whether the Government permitted (a) Joint Investigation Team (JIT) from Pakistan to probe the terror attack on the Air Force base in Pathankot'. The attack had transpired on January 2, 2016, and Gogoi sought the outcome of the JIT investigation. The government replied that a JIT from Pakistan visited India between March 27, 2016, and April 1, 2016, and that the 'objective of the visit was to share information on our investigation into the Pathankot Air Base Attack, obtain a brief from the JIT on Pakistan's investigations and to discuss follow up actions'. The government reply added: 'The interaction with JIT was held in accordance with Terms of Reference mutually agreed on the basis of reciprocity and extant legal provisions… It does not seem feasible to indicate any time line at this stage for completion of the investigation in this case.' On March 23, 2017, Gogoi asked 'whether the Government maintains data of the students who are residents of Kashmir and pursuing Higher Education in Kashmir or outside Kashmir'. The Ministry of Human Resource Development said it didn't maintain such data. The first question that Gogoi asked on being elected to Parliament from Kaliabor in Assam, on July 23, 2014, was on visa norms, and came in the wake of easing of the same for certain categories of visitors from Bangladesh. The Congress MP sought to know 'whether the matter of relaxed visa norms for certain categories of Bangladeshi citizens has been discussed at the bilateral level' and whether 'any opposition has been voiced against relaxing visa norms for Bangladeshi citizens'. Immigration from Bangladesh is a contentious issue in Assam, with Sarma in particular claiming a 'threat' to the indigenous population of the state because of the same. In its reply, the government said that the matter of visa norms had been discussed at various levels with Bangladesh, and following that, Revised Travel Arrangements were signed in January 2013 to ease visa procedures. However, the government said, there was no proposal 'for grant of visa-free entry to Bangladeshi nationals'. In December 2019, Gogoi asked a question about 'the size and growth of the e-commerce sector in the country and its impact on traditional business'. Among issues concerning Assam which he raised was one towards the end of his first term, in January 2019, when he wanted to know whether the government proposed any measures to increase the minimum wage of tea plantation workers in the state. Jorhat is a big centre for tea cultivation in Assam, with plantation workers living in dismal conditions due to low wages and stagnant demand. SECOND TERM In his second term, Gogoi introduced six private members' Bills – nearly three times the national average per MP of 2.3 private Bills, and much more than the Assam average of 0.8. On March 23, 2021, Gogoi asked 'whether the Government is aware of the Chinese construction along the Indo-China border' and sought further details on it. Minister of State, External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, replied that the 'government is aware that China is developing infrastructure in the border regions opposite India in Tibet and Xinjiang Autonomous Regions', and added: 'The Government gives careful and special attention to improvement of infrastructure for the development of border areas, in order to facilitate the economic development of these areas as also to meet India's strategic and security requirements.' In April 2023, Gogoi asked about the trade deficit between India and China, requesting data on goods and services and year-wise details of the trade with China since 2014. In December 2023, he asked about the status of India's diplomatic relations with Afghanistan. In his reply on December 15, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said: 'India's approach to Afghanistan continues to be guided by its historical relations, friendship with its people and relevant UN Resolutions… India's stance in regard to recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is in consonance with that of the international community.' Towards the fag end of his second term as MP, in February 2024, Gogoi asked about the steps taken by the government 'to address the barriers associated with access to healthcare services for members of the transgender community in the country'. THIRD TERM Re-elected to Parliament in last year's general elections, Gogoi, in August 2024, sought a reply from Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Internet shutdowns, seeking district-wise, month-wise details of the same 'under the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules'. Over the past year, Gogoi has also asked questions related to climate change, labour, agriculture and trade. On April 1, days before the Budget session was to end, Gogoi asked about the current status of the India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, and wanted to know its 'anticipated impact' on Indian industries, exports and employment. On Tuesday, India finalised the FTA agreement, which will eliminate the 2%-18% tariffs imposed by the UK on footwear, textiles, automobile components, electrical machinery, minerals, and base metals, among other goods, imported from India.
