Women in govt flay ‘deepfake’ targeting Punjab minister Azma Bokhari – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Condemning the circulation of a lewd deepfake video targeting the information minister of Punjab, women lawmakers and other government officials on Friday announced the initiation of a legal battle against those behind the act. The announcement came at a press conference addressed by Minister of State for IT Shaza Fatima Khawaja, PM’s aide on […]
Turkish foreign minister’s plane makes refuelling stop in Karachi
The aircraft carrying Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made an unscheduled landing at Karachi Airport on Saturday evening due to the need for refuelling, Express News reported. The plane, en route from Laos to Ankara, landed at Jinnah Terminal at 4:55pm after the captain requested permission from Karachi air traffic control for refuelling. Following the […]
Spacex and NASA set to launch crew-9 mission next month
The US Department of Justice asked a federal appeals court late on Friday to uphold an April law requiring China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok's US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban. The DOJ argued in its filing that TikTok under Chinese ownership poses a serious national security threat because of its access to […]
JI’s Naeem warns of extending Rawalpindi sit-in to across country if demands not met – Pakistan
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday warned of expanding its Rawalpindi sit-in to other areas across the country if the government did not accept its demands regarding high power bills and rise in taxes. Addressing the sit-in at Liaquat Bagh, Rehman said, “If the government is thinking that the sit-in would continue on […]
JI’s Naeem warns extending Rawalpindi sit-in to across country if demands not met – Pakistan
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday warned of expanding its Rawalpindi sit-in to other areas across the country if the government did not accept its demands regarding high power bills and rise in taxes. Addressing the sit-in at Liaquat Bagh, Rehman said, “If the government is thinking that the sit-in would continue on […]
a financial hub or the city of dump?
KARACHI: The images that flash before the eyes of any Karachiite is usually a pile of garbage, instead of a landscape with tall structures and clean roads. The metropolis which is the financial hub of the country has a mark, a mark that sets it apart from other metropolises of the world, immense amount of […]
Kazakhstan win first Olympic medal as rain disrupts Games – Sport
Kazakhstan duo Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev won the first medal of the Olympic Games on Saturday after claiming bronze in the 10-metre mixed team air rifle event. Meanwhile, heavy rain disrupted the first full day of medal action at the Olympics as attention turned to sport after a spectacular but soggy opening ceremony. Le […]
The decline of Pakistan’s hockey empire
The Pakistani hockey team’s aspirations for an Olympic comeback were crushed yet again in January, as New Zealand’s late-game heroics dashed their hopes in a pivotal qualifier in Oman. The 3-2 loss marked Pakistan’s third consecutive failure to secure an Olympic berth, leaving the nation’s hockey community reeling. Rana Waheed Ashraf, a prominent forward for […]
Legal noose tightens around Noor Wali Mehsud, Ghat Haji
Legal action has been initiated against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants Noor Wali Mehsud and Ahmad Hussain alias Ghat Haji following a recently surfaced phone call in which Mehsud instructs Ghat Haji to attack public properties and schools. Acting on Mehsud’s instructions, a girls’ school in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district was destroyed […]
US bill aims to boost India’s defence against Pakistan, China – World
WASHINGTON: Influential US Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill in Congress on Friday, pledging to help India combat China’s growing influence and address alleged threats from Pakistan. The proposed US-India Defence Cooperation Act strongly supports “technology transfers” to India and urges the administration to “treat India as if it were of the same status as […]