A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif will take up the matter The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday fixed the hearing of appeals filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against their convictions in the £190 million corruption reference for tomorrow. According to…
In case Pakistan accepts the US offer, it may also help fast-track the installation of these systems President Donald Trump’s administration has backed a $2.4 billion investment offer by an American firm to install advanced security systems at major Pakistani airports to detect criminals and transnational threats. US Chargé d’Affaires to Pakistan Natalie A Baker has recently…
LONDON: Retiring New Zealand cricket greats Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Lea Tahuhu were named Wednesday in the White Ferns’ Women’s T20 World Cup squad for their “final mission” of defending the title. The 15-strong squad is led by star all-rounder Amelia Kerr and features 10 players who won the title in Dubai in 2024,…
LONDON: The race for automatic promotion to the Premier League will go down to the final day of the regular season after second-placed Ipswich were held to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Southampton on Tuesday that ended the hosts’ bid for a guaranteed return to the top flight. Ipswich’s Wes Burns opened the scoring early…
Says guidelines position AI as powerful assistive tool that will enhance performance while preserving human judgment Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) on Wednesday formally issued national guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in judicial…
European Investment Bank keen on investment, but seeks EU share in mineral off-take ISLAMABAD: The European Investment Bank on Wednesday showed interest in the multibillion-dollar Reko Diq mining project in return for securing some share of the critical resources, as Pakistan’s director general for minerals said that the claim of having $6 trillion mineral reserves…
Exit of UAE widens rift with Saudi Arabia, which is effectively OPEC’s leader The United Arab Emirates is reassessing its role and contributions across multilateral organisations but is not considering any further withdrawals at this time, a UAE official told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after Abu Dhabi announced its withdrawal from the Organisation of…
EIB returns to Pakistan after decade with €160m loans for housing, water projects ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the government would stay on the path of fiscal stabilisation and Pakistan’s economy is poised to grow 4% this fiscal year despite the ongoing Middle East conflict, as he urged Europeans to invest in…
Report confirms that visuals show Israel’s airstrike on the Terhan oil depot that occurred on March 7 Multiple pro-Iranian accounts were sharing a video since Tuesday on the social media platform X, claiming that it shows missile attacks in Iran without specifying who carried them out during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. However,…
Former prime minister rejects notion that federal government does not provide adequate financial resources to Karachi Shahid Khaqan Abbasi addressing a press conference in Karachi alongside former finance minister Miftah Ismail and other party leaders. Photo: Screengrab KARACHI: Awam Pakistan Party central convener Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday criticised the government’s petroleum pricing policy, calling…