ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is expected to decide on Tuesday (today) the maintainability of a petition seeking the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for concealing his alleged daughter Tyrian White. In his reply to the court, Mr Khan objected to the petition, stating he was no longer a public office holder […]readmore
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that his comments in the Senate on Pakistan’s nuclear programme were being “quoted out of context”, adding that the delay in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme was due to “technical reasons”. Last week, Dar told the upper house of Parliament that there would be “no compromise” on […]readmore
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the “vile campaign” against the Pakistan Army and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir abroad and called on overseas Pakistanis to raise their voices against it. “The campaign against the army chief is intolerable and a continuation of the conspiracy against the institutions,” he said […]readmore
PTI Chairman Imran Khan alleged on Monday that a “trap” had been laid out at the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC), where he arrived on Saturday to attend a hearing in the Toshakhana case, adding that “na maloom afraad” (unknown people) had been stationed outside to kill him. Hours-long clashes were reported between PTI workers and […]readmore
PTI leader Atif Munsif Khan and nine others were killed on Monday after their vehicle was attacked by a rival group in Havelian in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Abbottabad district. Abbottabad District Police Officer (DPO) Umar Tufail confirmed the development to Dawn.com. The PTI leader was also the Havelian tehsil nazim. According to the DPO, a rival […]readmore
An Israeli minister with responsibility for the administration of the occupied West Bank drew condemnation on Monday after he said there was no Palestinian history or culture and no such thing as a Palestinian people. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who triggered global outrage earlier this month when he called for a Palestinian town to be […]readmore
Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Masood Malik said on Monday that the government will charge Rs100 more for petrol from the affluent so that relief could be provided to the low-income segments in fuel tariff. “We will make petrol expensive for the rich and cheaper for the poor … the higher prices being paid […]readmore
Iraq on Monday marked 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no official celebrations were held. The oil-rich country remains traumatised from the years of war, occupation and bloody sectarian turmoil that followed the operation launched on March 20, 2003. A semblance of normalcy has returned but […]readmore
The Punjab government announced on Monday the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the torture of police personnel allegedly at the hands of PTI workers in Lahore over the last week, and also cautioned that any future manhandling of law enforcers will result in an equivalent response. The decision was announced by […]readmore
The rupee remained under pressure on Monday, with analysts citing the uncertainty surrounding the revival of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and a lack of confidence in the government. The local currency closed at Rs284.03 per dollar, according to data shared by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This equates to a depreciation of […]readmore
Indian authorities extended a mobile internet blackout across a state of about 30 million people on Monday as police hunted a Sikh preacher. The blackout extension came as supporters of Amritpal Singh were filmed vandalising India’s consulate in San Francisco, not long after similar disturbances in London. Authorities in the northern state of Punjab launched […]readmore
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in India on Monday for talks expected to focus on deepening trade and technology ties as well as shared concerns about China. India and Japan along with the United States and Australia make up the Quad alliance, which positions itself as a bulwark against China’s growing assertiveness in Asia […]readmore
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin applauded on Monday the solidity of their alliance as the Chinese leader headed to Moscow for a summit with the internationally isolated Russian president. Xi described his trip as a “journey of friendship, cooperation and peace”, though China has been criticised by Western nations for what they consider tacit backing […]readmore
The coalition government on Monday said the PTI was “not a political party but a clique of militants trained by banned outfits”, and resolved to take action under the law. The decision was taken in a six-hour-long meeting of the political parties in the ruling coalition at the Prime Minister’s House, according to a press […]readmore
Oil prices fell on Monday to their lowest in 15 months on concerns risks in the global banking sector may cause a recession that would lead fuel demand to decline and ahead of a potential hike in United States interest rates this week. Brent crude futures for May settlement fell $2.32, or 3.2 per cent, […]readmore
When Maryam Nawaz was campaigning for her father’s release in 2018, I expressed that to truly elicit support from the general public, she would have to tell the truth. That telling the whole truth — as opposed to what just suited her narrative — would set her family free. She would have to accept that […]readmore
Apple’s Siri Might Soon Get Technology Similar to Chat-GPT
The famous Apple voice assistant Siri is about to get another major update. The tech giant has reportedly been testing an AI feature that will equip Siri with natural language generation capabilities. Currently, a major share of the generative AI industry is owned by OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT and GPT4. However, other major tech […]readmore
The artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI has released GPT-4, the latest version of the groundbreaking AI system that powers ChatGPT, which it says is more creative, less likely to make up facts, and less biased than its predecessor. The new model is available today for users of ChatGPT Plus, the paid-for version of the ChatGPT […]readmore
Microsoft Edge to Get a Crypto Wallet Feature Soon
The unreleased crypto wallet feature is said to have a password alongside a recovery method incase a user loses their password After months of bad news for the crypto industry, Microsoft is out with a refreshing one. The tech giant just recently reported that it has been working on integrating a crypto wallet feature into […]readmore
AI technology seems to be finding its way into every industry from fast-food chains to delivering packages to automatic self-driving vehicles. Now, some companies are also incorporating AI security guards to keep their businesses safe. However, I’m not so sure these bots can be reliable. Let’s see how robot security experiments are turning into reality. […]readmore