Timeline: Events leading up to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation – World
What started as a protest to reform the quota system soon spiralled into a campaign seeking Hasina’s ouster. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, resigned on Monday and fled the country as more than 300 people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five […]
DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif briefs nation on security situation – Pakistan
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif on Monday briefed the nation on the country’s security situation, effective measures taken against terrorism, and the professional activities of the Pakistan Army. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military’s spokesperson provided details of the counter-terrorism operations that the Pakistani security forces performed […]
Protesters storm PM House, parliament following Hasina Wajid’s resignation
Thousands of protesters stormed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence and the parliament building in Dhaka, causing significant damage and seizing valuable items. Videos circulating on social media showed the chaotic scenes as demonstrators broke into the PM House. Protesters destroyed photographs of Sheikh Hasina and her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, while also damaging other […]
Shares at PSX shed over 1,100 points in line with global markets – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) traded in the red on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 shed more than 1,100 points which analysts said was “in line with global markets”. The benchmark KSE-100 index declined by 724.96 points, or 0.93 per cent, to stand at 77,501.02 points from the previous close of 78,225.98 at […]
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned, interim govt to run country: army chief – World
Bangladesh’s army chief Wakeruz Zaman said on Monday he will form an interim government after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Dhaka in the face of overwhelming protests. Since late July, Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence that has so far claimed the lives of at least 300 people, according to an […]
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned, interim govt to run country: army chief – World
Bangladesh’s army chief Wakeruz Zaman said on Monday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and an interim government would run the country. A source close to Hasina, 76, told AFP she had left her palace for a “safer place”. According to multiple media outlets, including the BBC and Reuters, Hasina has fled to India. […]
Punjab govt compensates German tourist with Rs500,000 after Lahore robbery
The Punjab government, under the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, has provided Rs500,000 in aid to a German tourist who was the victim of a robbery in Lahore. Punjab Home Secretary Noorul Amin Mengal met with the German tourist, Florian Berg, and assured him that all tourists visiting Pakistan are regarded as honoured […]
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina flees as protesters storm palace; army chief expected to address nation – World
Cheering protesters stormed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s palace on Monday after she fled, the culmination of more than a month of deadly anti-government protests. Since late July, Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence that has so far claimed the lives of at least 300 people, according to an AFP tally based on […]
Inbred, gibberish or just MAD? Warnings rise about AI models
When academic Jathan Sadowski reached for an analogy last year to describe how AI programs decay, he landed on the term “Habsburg AI”. The Habsburgs were one of Europe’s most powerful royal houses, but entire sections of their family line collapsed after centuries of inbreeding. Recent studies have shown how AI programs underpinning products like […]
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Faw recognised as country’s 8th UNESCO world heritage site
Saudi Arabia has celebrated the addition of its eighth site to the UNESCO World Heritage list: the Al-Faw Archaeological Area. This recognition underscores the kingdom’s rich history and cultural heritage. Set in a strategic point of ancient trade routes that once crisscrossed the Heart of Arabia, the site of Al-Faw includes the vestiges of the […]