PTI pushes for CJP Isa’s exit from all cases
ISLAMABAD: The friction between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has escalated as former prime minister Imran Khan has formally requested the latter’s exclusion from benches hearing cases related to him, his family, and his party. “The applicant does not believe that he, his spouse and family, PTI, and […]
US Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigns after Trump assassination bid – World
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, a day after acknowledging that the agency failed in its mission to prevent an assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle was facing bipartisan calls to step down after a 20-year-old gunman wounded the former Republican president and current White House candidate at a July 13 campaign […]
Imran Khan holds the line, PTI fights back with hunger strike
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: As Imran Khan digs in his heels and refuses forensic tests under increasing pressure, the PTI party launched a three-hour “symbolic hunger strike” outside Parliament on Tuesday to take a stand against what they allege is a relentless campaign of harassment and victimisation. The PTI demanded the National Assembly speaker’s intervention over actions against […]
US, EU regulators pledge to ensure effective AI competition
Regulators in the United States, European Union and Britain have signed a joint statement to ensure effective competition in the artificial intelligence space, setting out principles to protect consumers. Generative AI has rapidly evolved in recent years and the “technological inflection points” could introduce new means of competing, catalyzing opportunity, innovation and growth, the statement […]
Karachi police says Ziauddin Ahmed road opened following severe traffic jam around Governor House – Pakistan
A severe traffic jam occurred around the Sindh Governor House in Karachi amid heightened security on Tuesday. The logjam coincided with the Bohra community leader’s arrival at the Sindh Governor House. In an alert posted at 7:38pm, the Karachi Traffic Police said Ziauddin Ahmed road going towards PIDC Chowk to the State Life Building was […]
Apple may release foldable iPhone by 2026
Apple is likely to introduce its foldable iPhone as early as 2026, the Information reported on Tuesday, that could mark the biggest hardware design revamp for the company’s most popular product. The Cupertino, California-based company’s plan to release a foldable iPhone could mimic a similar move by Samsung Electronics, which pioneered the foldable segment in […]
PTI calls for hunger strike outside Parliament against ‘injustice, unfairness’ – Pakistan
Senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser on Tuesday said the party had called for a “symbolic hunger strike” outside Parliament, demanding the National Assembly speaker’s intervention on actions against the party and its leaders. Earlier this month, while speaking to reporters in Adiala Jail, incarcerated former premier Imran Khan had said he was mulling the decision […]
Poliovirus detected in Hyderabad for third straight month
HYDERABAD: Environmental samples taken from three drainage pumping stations in Hyderabad for the third consecutive month have tested positive for the poliovirus. With two more positive results reported on Monday, the tally of positive samples from Hyderabad in the first seven months of 2024 has reached 14. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at […]
US labour unions urge Biden to end military support for Israel
WASHINGTON: Seven major US labor unions, representing about 6 million workers, have urged President Joe Biden to “immediately halt all military aid to Israel” ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the US this week. The letter was signed by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), American Postal Workers Union (APWU), International Union of […]
Death toll rises to 229 in Ethiopian landslides
ADDIS ABABA: The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has jumped to 229 and could rise further as the search for survivors and casualties continued into a second day, a government official said on Tuesday. Following heavy rain a landslide buried people in Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia regional state on Sunday night, then a […]