ADB to finalise ML-1 design by October
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said its technical team is actively working to finalise the design of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project by October, a key step towards implementation of the multibillion-dollar initiative, according to a statement issued on Wednesday. ADB informed Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Senator Ahad Cheema that every […]
Gas consumers to pay extra Rs46b
ISLAMABAD: As gas utilities face multibillion-rupee losses due to terrorist attacks, the government is studying a proposal to establish 14 dedicated wings keeping in view the CPEC model for security framework to ensure the safety of gas pipelines as well as oil and gas exploration companies, mainly in K-P and Balochistan. The total cost of […]
Apple debuts $1,999 passport-shaped foldable phone, called Duo
Duo is sized and shaped like a passport, with rounded edges, opens into a horizontal, 7.6-inch-wide (19 cm) screen A man records images of the new foldable iPhone Duo on display during Apple’s event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, US September 9, 2026. REUTERS Apple on Wednesday unveiled a $1,999 foldable phone […]
Gul Plaza shop owners give Sindh govt 7-day ultimatum for relief, reconstruction
Traders say debris remains uncleared even eight months after the tragedy; court rejects plea for JIT View of site after fire broken out incident at Gul Plaza shopping mall. Photo: PPI Eight months after the Gul Plaza tragedy, the affected shop owners say the building’s debris remains uncleared, and reconstruction has yet to begin, prompting […]
Petrol price rises Rs3.40, diesel Rs6.72 per litre for Sept 10
Petrol price reaches Rs367.75 while diesel rises to Rs392.67 per litre under new daily pricing mechanism People on their motorbikes wait for their turn to get fuel at a petrol station, hours before fuel prices are raised in Pakistan, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Karachi, Pakistan, April 30, 2026. Picture taken with a […]
Ash-covered shoes and a president in crisis: A Reuters reporter remembers 9/11
Bush was reading to children when an aide whispered, ‘America is under attack,’ as the 9/11 attacks unfolded US President George W Bush listens as White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card informs him of a second plane hitting the World Trade Center while Bush was conducting a reading seminar at the Emma E Booker […]
Rein in social media not children, say over 130 groups, experts
Groups urge EU to make social media safer for children instead of banning minors from platforms The European Union should force tech giants to make social media safe before children use them instead of banning minors from their platforms, over 130 groups and experts urged in a letter shared with AFP on Tuesday. Their call came […]
FO welcomes UK’s steps against Israel as ‘clear rejection of illegal actions’ in occupied Palestine
FO says Pak also welcomes the announcement by several other countries of measures against illegal Israeli settlements Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed the decision announced by the United Kingdom to impose a ban on items originating from the illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied West Bank, the Foreign Office […]
Inam leaves key posts amid doping
Pakistan’s seasoned wrestler and Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) secretary Mohammad Inam Butt finds himself in hot water over doping scandal. Photo: AFP LAHORE: Pakistan’s ace-wrestler and administrator Muhammad Inam Butt has voluntarily stepped down from his positions as Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) secretary and chairman Pakistan Olympic Association’s (POA) Athletes Commission due to pending decision […]
‘They’re playing with our lives’: AI researcher quits Anthropic
Says AI companies racing straight to self-improving superintelligence; Evan Hubinger says Anthropic lacks clear plan Jacob Coxon leaves the AI industry after working on pretraining AI models at Anthropic. AFP An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of “playing with our lives” […]