Makkah defence pact has no regional aspirations, aimed at collective deterrence: DG ISPR
Says pact is not a ‘Muslim alliance’, open to partners backing regional peace and stability Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. SCREENGRAB Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said the “Makkah Joint Defence Agreement” between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye has no regional aspirations […]
Lahore police to begin using body-worn cameras after training
Punjab police personnel will use body cameras linked to Safe City systems across 43 cities in the province Training of Punjab’s police field force in the use of body-worn cameras has been completed, with the project being launched initially in Lahore, where docking points for the cameras at police stations are being installed. The body-worn […]
PIAHCL losses hit Rs741b
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines Holding Company (PIAHCL) – the new entity established to keep loans and retain some assets before the airline’s privatisation – incurred Rs21.6 billion losses during the first half of the last fiscal year, taking its total losses to Rs741 billion, official statistics reveal. The continued losses despite PIA’s privatisation have also […]
US energy chief says Saudi Arabia oil pipeline should be back within days
The 1,200-km East-West Pipeline has carried Middle Eastern oil as the strait was largely shut “It’s still a detailed assessment, but I think it will be measured in days,” Wright said on the sidelines of a G20 energy meeting in Houston. PHOTO: REUTERS Crude oil should be flowing through Saudi Arabia’s vital East-West pipeline within […]
Spanish scientists find first evidence of Diplodocus dinosaur in Europe
Spanish researchers found 14 tail vertebrae and chevron bones from a Diplodocus dating back 150 million years FILE PHOTO: A full-size bronze replica of a Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton is seen at the newly completed Nature Discovery Garden at the Natural History Museum in London, Britain, July 16, 2024. REUTERS Spanish palaeontologists say they have found […]
US Space Force confirms weapons deployed in space for first time
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is prepared for launch with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 29, 2026. Photo: Reuters/file The United States (US) has weapons deployed in space, the US Space Force said on Monday, confirming the presence of such capabilities in […]
Pakistan must rebuild from first-class cricket
Sadiq calls for performance-based selection, urges authorities to bring in neutral selectors Babar Azam gets his team in a huddle during the recently concluded Test series against England. Photo: AFP/File KARACHI: KARACHI: Former Test opener Sadiq Mohammad on Tuesday said that Pakistan must rebuild its cricket structure around first-class cricket and performance-based selection rather than […]
Former Australia captains seek help for Imran Khan
Cricketers urge Australia’s foreign minister to address concerns over Khan’s detention Former captain Imran Khan with ICC ODI World Cup trophy. Photo: AFP/File As many as seven former Australia cricket captains have written to Foreign Minister Penny Wong to raise humanitarian concerns over the detention of former Pakistan prime minister and captain Imran Khan. Allan […]
US House Democratic leaders say they will vote ‘present’ on Trump impeachment motion
Release joint statement, say impeachment efforts should follow extensive congressional investigation US President Donald Trump in his Oval office. PHOTO: REUTERS United States House Democratic leaders said Monday they will vote “present” on a motion to table an impeachment resolution targeting President Donald Trump, arguing that a formal impeachment effort should follow a more extensive […]
Ex-Google DeepMind researcher adds to warnings that AI could ‘kill all humans’
Bilal Chughtai joins Anthropic researchers echoing fears over AI’s ‘default trajectory’ A former Google DeepMind employee on Monday became the latest AI researcher to warn that the technology could “kill all humans”, saying time could be running out to avoid the outcome. Public alarm about the potential danger posed by AI is growing, after Anthropic researcher Jacob […]