PMD alerts of potential heavy rainfall in Islamabad and Punjab amid thunderstorm forecast
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a weather forecast predicting widespread rain wind/thundershowers across Islamabad and several regions of the country from 16 to 20 August. The forecast indicates that residents of Islamabad and surrounding areas should prepare for rainy conditions, with scattered heavy falls likely during this period. In addition to […]
Fuel prices cut in early ‘Independence Day gift’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: For the second fortnight in a row, the government on Tuesday reduced the prices of major petroleum products — petrol and high speed diesel (HSD) — by about Rs8.47 and Rs6.70 per litre, respectively, with immediate effect for the next fortnight ending August 31, mainly because of lower prices in the international market. The […]
Preity Zinta moves court to halt Punjab Kings co-owner’s stake sale
Listen to article Bollywood actress and co-owner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Punjab Kings, Preity Zinta, has approached the Chandigarh High Court in a legal bid to prevent her co-owner, Mohit Burman, from selling a portion of his shares to a third party. According to media reports, Zinta has filed a petition requesting the court […]
Olympic Hero Arshad Nadeem receives car, cash prize from Punjab governor
Listen to article LAHORE: Arshad Nadeem, who made history by winning a gold medal for Pakistan at the Paris Olympics after a 40-year drought, has been honoured by the Governor of Punjab, Sardar Salim Haider Khan. The javelin star won first single gold medal for the country in the Paris Olympics with a mammoth 92.97 metres throw. […]
SHC orders murder case against SHO, three officers over alleged staged encounter in Karachi
The Sindh High Court has ordered the registration of a murder case against an SHO and three police officers following the death of a young man in an alleged police encounter. The court rejected a plea challenging the decision to file the case against the police officials and directed that an FIR be lodged based […]
FBI raids home of Russian-born analyst who advised Trump in 2016
FBI agents have raided the Virginia home of Dimitri Simes, a Russian-born author and policy analyst who advised Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and currently hosts a show on Russia’s state-run Channel One. The raid, which began on August 13, was first reported by the Rappahannock News. Simes, mentioned over 100 times in the 2019 […]
OpenAI closes Iranian group’s ChatGPT accounts for targeting US election
OpenAI said on Friday it had taken down accounts of an Iranian group for using its ChatGPT chatbot to generate content meant for influencing the US presidential election and other issues. The operation, identified as Storm-2035, used ChatGPT to generate content focused on topics such as commentary on the candidates on both sides in the […]
Israeli strike kills six in Lebanon,
CAIRO: At least six people were killed and three others were wounded by an Israeli strike on a residential building in Nabatieh city, in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said early on Saturday. Tensions have soared in the region in recent weeks, after a deadly rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that Israel blamed […]
Gaza ceasefire to resume next week
DOHA/ CAIRO: Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hamas and free remaining hostages, as U.S. President Joe Biden said “we’re not there yet”. In a joint statement, the US, Qatar and Egypt said Washington had presented a new proposal […]
Indian doctors launch 24-hour strike over fellow medic’s brutal rape
MUMBAI: Indian medical professionals started a 24-hour shutdown of non-emergency services across the country on Saturday in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in the eastern city of Kolkata. The shutdown, which began at 6 a.m. (0030 GMT), will cut off access to elective medical procedures and out-patient consultations in the […]