Imran predicts govt’s fall, his release in four to five months – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan does not see the incumbent government lasting more than four to five months, and believes that its fall will pave the way for his release from Adiala Jail. Talking to reporters after the hearing of a £190 million corruption reference at Adiala Jail, Mr Khan said this was the […]
Blinken in Mideast to bolster efforts for Gaza ceasefire – World
GAZA STRIP: US top diplomat Antony Blinken touched down on Wednesday in the Middle East to bolster international efforts to secure a truce in the war, as the threat of famine looms in besieged Gaza. Global concern has mounted over the military conflict now in its sixth month. The latest flare-ups included an Israeli assault […]
Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing online chess
Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink livestreamed on Wednesday its first patient implanted with a chip using his mind to play online chess. Noland Arbaugh, the 29-year-old patient who was paralyzed below the shoulder after a diving accident, played chess on his laptop and moved the cursor using the Neuralink device. The implant seeks to enable […]
2 soldiers martyred, 8 terrorists killed in attack on Gwadar Port Authority complex: ISPR – Pakistan
Two soldiers were martyred while eight terrorists were killed by the Pakistan Army after it thwarted an attack on the Gwadar Port Authority Colony on Wednesday, according to the military’s media wing. A press release from the Inter Services Public Relations said that a group of eight terrorists attempted to enter the Port Authority Colony […]
Hammad Azhar steps down as PTI Punjab’s president, general secretary – Pakistan
PTI leader Hammad Azhar on Wednesday stepped down as the general secretary and acting president of the party’s Punjab chapter citing his legal tribulations and the obstacles they presented in him performing his duties. In a letter to party leaders Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Omar Ayub, Azhar said that he was entrusted with the […]
X banned on interior ministry’s instructions following intelligence agencies’ reports, PTA informs SHC – Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday informed the Sindh High Court (SHC) that the ban on social media platform X across the country since February 17 was imposed on orders issued by the Ministry of Interior following reports given by intelligence agencies. The X website has been largely offline since February 17, with occasional […]
X banned on interior ministry’s instructions following intelligence agencies’ reports, PTA informs Sindh High Court – Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday informed the Sindh High Court (SHC) that the ban on social media platform X across the country since February 17 was imposed on orders issued by the Ministry of Interior following reports given by intelligence agencies. The X website has been largely offline since February 17, with occasional […]
US Congressional hearing: Donald Lu dubs Imran’s cipher allegation ‘conspiracy theory, complete falsehood’ – World
US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu on Wednesday termed the allegations against him — which formed the crux of the ‘cablegate’ cipher controversy — by former prime minister Imran Khan as a “conspiracy theory, lie and complete falsehood”. Lu is the diplomat whose supposed warning to former Pakistan Ambassador to the US Asad Majeed […]
In congressional hearing, Donald Lu dubs Imran’s cipher allegation ‘conspiracy theory and complete falsehood’ – World
US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu on Wednesday termed the allegations against him — which formed the crux of the cipher controversy — by former prime minister Imran Khan as a “conspiracy theory, lie and complete falsehood”. Lu is the diplomat whose supposed warning to former Pakistan Ambassador to the US Asad Majeed was […]
Babar Azam unpicked as three Pakistan players find buyers in The Hundred draft
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were overlooked in The Hundred draft held on Wednesday. Babar and Rizwan were included as late entries to the list of players eligible for selection in this year’s men’s Hundred draft. However, only three players from Pakistan secured contracts during the draft. Naseem Shah was picked […]