Hopes of Ramazan truce for Gaza all but dashed – World
GAZA STRIP: Deadly fighting rages on in Gaza, with no truce in sight on the eve of holy month of Ramazan and a dire humanitarian crisis gripping the besieged Palestinian territory. Egypt said on Sunday it was in contact with senior Hamas and Israeli figures, as well as other mediators, in an effort to restart […]
‘Botched’ bombing leaves two dead in Peshawar – Pakistan
Security personnel examine the blast site in Peshawar, on Sunday.—AFP PESHAWAR: Two alleged militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, were killed and their accomplice suffered wounds in what police believed was a ‘premature explosion’ of the suicide belt in the provincial capital on Sunday morning. The explosion took place on Nasir Bagh Road around 7am. […]
Zardari sworn in for second stint as president – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari made history on Sunday by taking the oath as president for a second time. He was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa at a grand ceremony at the Presidency. The two were joined by the newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and outgoing president Dr […]
Pakistan set to initiate ‘difficult’ IMF talks – Business
WASHINGTON: The country’s debt burden will feature prominently in talks as Pakistan engages with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) later this month to seek assistance in boosting its ailing economy. The first such engagement, expected this month, will focus on the release of the final tranche of the expiring $3 billion loan package. Pakistan will […]
Nvidia is sued by authors over AI use of copyrighted works
Nvidia, whose chips power artificial intelligence, has been sued by three authors who said it used their copyrighted books without permission to train its NeMo AI platform. Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian and Stewart O’Nan said their works were part of a dataset of about 196,640 books that helped train NeMo to simulate ordinary written language, before being […]
Alvi says still trying to bridge ‘PTI-establishment gap’ – Pakistan
KARACHI: In his first press conference after leaving the Presidency, Dr Arif Alvi said on Sunday that he was still trying to bridge the gap between the establishment and the PTI. Addressing the media at his residence in Karachi, Dr Alvi also stressed the need to take positive steps to bring the country together, calling […]
Justice Munib Akhtar joins key three-judge panel
ISLAMABAD: In a development following the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Munib Akhtar has been appointed as a member of the three-judge committee under Section 2 of the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Act 202. Legal experts view this as a positive step, as the committee plays a crucial role in […]