Chinese scientists achieve three-state light in hair-thin silicon device
Microcavity tightly traps light while efficiently exchanging energy, enabling stable multi-state optical operation The researchers from Peking University in Beijing and Harbin Engineering University in northeast China achieved multistability requiring only 240 microwatts for the switching power, less than the power consumption of a typical laser pointer. PHOTO: XINHUA NEWS A group of researchers has […]
Flood level in Chenab eases from medium to low; PMD forecasts fresh rain spell for upper parts of Punjab from July 29 – Pakistan
Chenab continued to witness flooding on Sunday, but with flow eased from medium to low, as the Met Office forecast a fresh rainfall spell from July 29 in the upper catchments of all major rivers, as well as Islamabad, upper Punjab and northern parts of the country. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Punjab […]
US holds fire against Iran as reports of concerns over dwindling munitions emerge – World
Iran passed another night without US airstrikes between Saturday and Sunday, as Washington paused a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerged that concerns over dwindling munitions were restraining plans for further escalation. The lull has revived hopes of a return to negotiations after nearly two weeks of consecutive nightly US bombardments, although US […]
Israeli strike kills Gaza security chief; nine more Palestinians killed in attacks
A picture showing Palestinians mourning the loss of two people killed in the Gaza war—ANADOLU AGENCY An Israeli airstrike killed Gaza’s internal security chief in central Gaza on Sunday, while nine more Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire across the territory over the past 24 hours. According to the territory’s interior ministry, the Israeli army […]
SMOKERS’ CORNER: RATIONAL IRRATIONALITY – Newspaper
To a majority of people who do not support Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), its supporters and leaders appear largely irrational. This perception is driven by a narrative that posits that the words and actions of PTI supporters and party members frequently work against the long-term interests of their own leader and party. Whereas this […]
Security forces have killed 16 terrorists so far during ongoing Operation Al-Azm in Balochistan: state media – Pakistan
Security forces have so far killed 16 terrorists during the ongoing Operation Al-Azm in Balochistan, state media reported on Sunday, citing security forces. “Continuing intelligence-based operations under Operation Al-Azm against Fitna-al-Hindustan in Balochistan, security forces [have] killed 16 terrorists, destroyed multiple terrorist hideouts and recovered weapons and explosive materials,” state-run Pakistan TV reported. The government […]
Situationer: Resorting to ‘encounters’: are Sindh police losing faith in legal system? – Newspaper
WHILE the killing of suspected criminals in alleged encounters is not a new phenomenon, it is rare in Karachi for arrested suspects to be brought to raids to arrest their accomplices and for them to end up dead “by firing from their own accomplices”. Thursday’s killing of three suspects, who were arrested recently for murdering […]
US holds fire against Iran as reports of concerns over of dwindling munitions emerge – World
Iran passed another night without US airstrikes between Saturday and Sunday, as Washington paused a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerged that concerns over dwindling munitions were restraining plans for further escalation. The lull has revived hopes of a return to negotiations after nearly two weeks of consecutive nightly US bombardments, although US […]
Suspect arrested over India-linked digital influence campaign: Tarar
Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday said that investigators had uncovered an India-linked digital propaganda network aimed at spreading misinformation and anti-state content in Pakistan, a social media campaign related to the Joint Action Committee (JAC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was funded from across the border. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, […]
Peshawar University teacher honoured with Ashoka Award in London – Newspaper
PESHAWAR: Prof. Gul Rahim Khan has been awarded the prestigious Oriental Numismatic Society (ONS) Ashoka Prize 2025 in London for the best paper published in the journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society (JONS) during 2025. This distinguished international recognition celebrates his outstanding scholarly contribution through the research paper titled “Attribution of Coins to the Queens […]