ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani stressed Pakistan’s right to respond in a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday following the “unprovoked violation of its airspace” by Tehran, according to the Foreign Office (FO). Earlier today, the FO said Pakistan decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and suspend all high-level visits ongoing or planned between the …
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released the much awaited $700 million tranche, shoring up the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign reserves. The SBP confirmed the development in a statement, adding that the tranche equivalent to $705.6 million was released on January 16 (Tuesday) “following the successful completion of the first review by the Executive Board of IMF …
ISLAMABAD: With polls merely three weeks away, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has yet to issue the final list of candidates for the February 8 general elections. On Dec 15, the electoral watchdog issued the poll schedule, detailing the step-by-step procedures leading up to the poll day along with their dates. As per the schedule, the ECP was to issue …
DAVOS: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday held several meetings on the sidelines of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The prime minister met US Presidential Special Envoy on Climate John Kerry. Both discussed the local and global impact of climate change during the meeting. The two leaders discussed the climate …
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Tuesday paid a significant visit to the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in Wah, a crucial hub for the nation’s defence production, the military said. The visit aimed to gain insights into POF’s production capabilities, its role in meeting the defence needs of the Pakistan Armed Forces, and its potential …
RAWALPINDI: A Rawalpindi trial court on Tuesday indicted former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi in the Iddat case. The charges against the couple were framed by senior civil judge Qudratullah on a complaint filed by Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband Khawar Farid Maneka under Sections 34 (common intention), 496 (marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage) and 496B (fornication) …
RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was arrested on Tuesday after a Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court rejected his bail in a case pertaining to violence in the country on May 9. Lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzak Khan confirmed the arrest. “He will be held at the New Town Police Station overnight,” he said. The AML leader was previously arrested in September …
LAKKI MARWAT: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police thwarted a late-night attack on the Pezu police station in Lakki Marwat district, an official said on Tuesday. According to District Police Officer (DPO) Tariq Habib, policemen at the Gandi Chowk checkpost suspected the “presence and movement of six terrorists” around midnight and confronted them. The DPO said that the policemen were already alert and …
NEW YORK: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has said it will introduce tools to combat disinformation ahead of the dozens of elections this year in countries that are home to half the world’s population. The explosive success of text generator ChatGPT spurred a global artificial intelligence revolution but also triggered warnings that such tools could flood the internet with disinformation and sway …
BEIJING: An international team of astronomers has unveiled the findings of a study on the formation process of high-mass protostellar clusters, where stars like the sun originate. It is known that the distant luminosity observed through telescopes comes mainly from a small number of high-mass stars, weighing at least eight times as much as the sun and born in massive …