Academic community denounces the order as impractical, regressive, and damaging to academic freedom PESHAWAR: Universities and colleges are supposed to be safe spaces for students—but a recent move by authorities has upended that expectation. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Higher Education Department has sparked outrage by banning male teachers from holding one-on-one meetings with female students…
Says Pakistan’s clear capability to fulfil commitments reinforce mutual trust rather than any strain Pakistan-UAE flags. Photo: File The reimbursement of matured long-term foreign deposits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reflects Pakistan’s improving external liquidity position, economic stability, and enhanced policy credibility, besides the capacity to honour its international obligations without compromising macroeconomic fundamentals,…
White paper frames national control of AI as key to security, governance and economic development BEIJING: The Pakistani Embassy in China joined the launch of a sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) white paper at the Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Friday, alongside partners from China, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Kazakhstan. The document defines sovereign…
The 50-year-old escaped injury but was detained after his vehicle clipped a truck American golfer Tiger Woods. PHOTO: REUTERS MIAMI: Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Friday after a rollover crash near his Florida home, authorities said, as the 15-time major champion’s golf career veered into fresh turmoil. Woods, 50,…
BJP accuses US State Department, ‘deep state’ of destabilising India over Adani, Modi ties. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS INDIA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the US State Department and “deep…
Alert follows 40 reports of pregnancy in women taking these weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro Ozempic. – Reuters/file Listen to article The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued an alert urging women using weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro to use effective contraception after receiving multiple reports of…
Premier expresses confidence that Sindh will soon align with federal govt’s decision The federal government on Monday decided to close markets and shopping malls across Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir by 8 pm in an effort to conserve energy and implement austerity measures. According to the…
Unannounced load-shedding of natural gas; CNG filling stations shut for second day in Peshawar An employee checks empty LPG cylinders inside Vidyarthi Bhavan restaurant, as restaurants and hotels in southern India, including the IT hub of Bengaluru, have warned of shutdowns amid disruptions in commercial LPG supply, following the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Bengaluru,…
LAHORE: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday announced that it had abolished all fare discounts and reduced its international flight operations in response to continuously rising aviation fuel prices amid austerity measures. In a statement issued by the spokesperson, the flights to Beijing and Kuala Lumpur would be suspended from April 11 and April 14,…
PESHAWAR: The All Pakistan Dostan Football League has kicked off in a grand style at the football ground of Qayyum Sports Complex, Peshawar, under the auspices of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Directorate General of Sports. A total of 17 teams from across the country are participating in the league.The event was formally inaugurated by Provincial Minister for…