Newly-appointed Supreme Court judges sworn in
Listen to article Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi on Friday administered the oath of office to six newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court during a formal ceremony. The oath-taking ceremony saw the swearing-in of Justice Aamir Farooq, Justice Shafi Siddiqui, Justice Hashim Kakar, Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Justice Salahuddin, Justice Shakeel Ahmed, and ad hoc judge […]
Power of AI brings Urdu books to life
KARACHI: Engineers at NED University of Engineering and Technology claim to have developed an Artificial Intelligence-powered application that brings Urdu books to life. The app can convert printed Urdu text from images or fonts into editable digital files. The text is then transformed into speech, creating an audiobook from any Urdu text. “The beta version […]
Accidents galore as speeding vehicles run amok
KARACHI: A bike rider was killed when a dumper hit him while crossing the Malir Memon Goth area on Thursday. The motorcyclist, identified as Saif ullah, died on the spot. The Rescue team shifted him to nearby hospital. In another incident, six people, including three women, were injured when a speeding passenger van overturned near […]
13 terrorists neutralised in K-P operations
RAWALPINDI: Thirteen terrorists, who were actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces and the killing of innocent civilians, were neutralised in five different operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the military said on Thursday. According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the military, the operations […]
Seven new SC judges to be sworn in today
ISLAMABAD: In a break with tradition, the chief justice of Pakistan (CJ), Yahya Afridi, is scheduled to administer the oath today to the six newly appointed apex court judges as well as one acting judge in a ceremony to be held outside the Supreme Court building. These judges were nominated on Monday in a Judicial […]
Pak players fined for misconduct
Three Pakistan cricket team players have been penalized for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their tri-nation series match against South Africa. The trio include pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and batters Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam, revealed the press release issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Shaheen was fined 25 […]
Stocks lose ground amid range-bound trading
Listen to article KARACHI: A range-bound session marked trading at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday as investor sentiment remained mixed in the corporate earnings season. Though the KSE-100 index kicked off proceedings on a positive note, it closed with a loss of 361 points. The index touched the intra-day high of 113,477.71 earlier in the day, […]
Over-invoicing worth Rs69.5b unearthed
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: A massive money laundering scandal has been unearthed in the import of solar panels that has shown over-invoicing of Rs69.5 billion between 2017 and 2022. Officials of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) disclosed this while giving a briefing to the sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance in a meeting held […]
Sindh govt changes Karachi Traffic Police chief – Pakistan
The Sindh government replaced the chief of the Karachi Traffic Police (KTP) on Thursday. A notification by the Sindh chief secretary issued today said KTP Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ahmed Nawaz Cheema was transferred and directed to report to Services, General Administration Department (S&GAD). It added that grade 20 police officer Syed Pir Muhammad Shah […]