Watchdog

Former Belarusian President Stanislau Shushkevich has been fined after being found guilty of taking part in an unsanctioned opposition meeting.

On May 24, the Central Court in Minsk fined Shushkevich the equivalent of $320.

Shushkevich took part in a meeting of the Belarusian National Congress -- a union of the country's several opposition groups -- held in the capital's Yanka Kupala Park on May 15.

The gathering was not officially sanctioned by Minsk authorities.

Shushkevich, 81, led Belarus from the time of the former Soviet republic's declaration of independence in 1991 until he was ousted from power in 1994.

He is known for his criticism of Belarus's current President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

With reporting by BelaPAN and Interfax

Reports from Pakistan say a military tribunal has sentenced to death five naval officers for their involvement in an attack on a Karachi dockyard in September 2014 that left one officer and three attackers dead.

Retired Major Saeed Ahmed said on May 24 that his son, Sub-Lieutenant Hammad Ahmed, and four other naval officers were sentenced on charges including having links with the Islamic State group, mutiny, hatching a conspiracy, and carrying weapons in the dockyard.

Ahmed said his son was convicted last month, but he only became aware of it last week when he visited him in prison.

"My son was denied the right to a fair trial," he added.

Ahmed's lawyer Inam-ur-Rahim said his client was preparing to file an appeal but so far had not been given documentation relating to the case by the military court.

Based on reporting by AFP and Dawn