Imran tells party leaders to dissociate from PTI if unable to attend ‘critical’ Nov 24 protest – Pakistan
Former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday told party leaders and ticket holders to “disassociate themselves from the party” if they could not participate in the PTI’s announced power show for November 24. On Nov 13, Imran issued a “final call” for nationwide protests on Nov 24 (Sunday), denouncing what he described as the stolen […]
Fact check: Nawaz did not say Khawaja Asif’s London heckling is ‘written in his fate’ – Pakistan
Posts from multiple users on social media platform X on November 14 circulated a clip, claiming that it showed PML-N President Nawaz Sharif remarking that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s heckling in London was “written in his fate”. However, the viral clip is incomplete and shows the PML-N supremo referring to overseas PTI supporters. Asif reported […]
UK and India to resume stalled free trade talks – World
Britain and India will resume stalled talks to agree a free-trade deal, the two countries said after their leaders met at the G20 summit in Brazil. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who took power in London in July, hailed his meeting with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as “very productive” and vowed that a trade pact with […]
Indian news agency sues OpenAI for unsanctioned content use in AI training – World
Indian news agency ANI has sued OpenAI in a New Delhi court, accusing the ChatGPT creator of using its published content without permission to help train the artificial intelligence chatbot to provide information to users. ANI is the latest news organisation globally to take OpenAI to court following lawsuits in the US by newspapers including […]
Negotiators seek to break COP29 impasse after G20 ‘marching orders’ – World
Negotiators sought on Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders backed the need for “trillions” of dollars for poorer countries but left key sticking points unresolved. Ministers at the COP29 conference in Azerbaijan had been eagerly waiting for the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro to issue a declaration that […]
Pakistan showcases locally produced weapons as IDEAS 2024 kicks off in Karachi – Pakistan
The 12th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2024 kicked off on Tuesday at Karachi’s Expo Centre, with a ban on gatherings imposed across Karachi Division as part of security measures. More than 350 high-level delegations from 55 countries — including the US, Russia, China, Turkiye, Iran, Italy, the UK, and Azerbaijan […]
Historic bull run at PSX continues unabated as KSE-100 Index nears 96,000 – Business
Bulls maintained their control over the trade floor as shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange(PSX) surged more than 800 points on Tuesday, briefly touching the 96,000 barrier for the first time. The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 812.70 points, or 0.86 per cent, to stand at 95,808.37 points from the previous close of 94,995.67 points at […]
Historic bull run at PSX continues unabated as KSE-100 Index nears 96,000 in intraday trade – Business
Bulls maintained their control over the trade floor as shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange(PSX) surged more than 1,000 points on Tuesday, touching the 96,000 barrier for the first time in intraday trade, The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 812.70 points, or 0.86 per cent, to stand at 95,808.37 points from the previous close of 94,995.67 […]
Blanket restrictions on VPNs risk alienating segments of society, warns ISP body – Pakistan
A body of internet service providers (ISPs) on Tuesday warned against imposing “blanket restrictions” on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), saying it risked “alienating segments of society”. VPNs are widely used around the world to access content that may be inaccessible or blocked for internet users in their home country. The use of VPNs has surged […]
Historic bull run at PSX continues unabated as KSE-100 Index surpasses 95,000 in intraday trade – Business
Bulls maintained their control over the trade floor as shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange(PSX) surged more than 800 points on Tuesday in intraday trade. The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 812.70 points, or 0.86 per cent, to stand at 95,808.37 points from the previous close of 94,995.67 points at 11:08am. Yousuf M Farooq, director research […]