EXTREME WEATHER: A person carries a child while walking with an umbrella as rain intensifies ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bavi in Wenzhou, China. PHOTO: REUTERS KEELUNG: Nearly two million people have fled their homes in China as an approaching typhoon lashed northern Taiwan and Japan’s remote southwestern islands on Saturday, toppling trees and…
DHAKA: Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential monsoon rain have killed at least 44 people in southeastern Bangladesh and left over a million stranded as authorities raced on Saturday to deliver aid to devastated communities. The disaster management ministry said on Saturday that flooding across seven districts – Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati,…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday expressed deep concern over the recent escalation between the US and Iran despite the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, the Foreign Office said. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the remarks…
. ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research, in coordination with provincial food departments, on Saturday briefed a committee on current sugar stocks, production projections, and market price trends DPM/FM Ishaq Dar reiterated government’s commitment to ensuring the uninterrupted supply of sugar at affordable prices. Chairing a high-level meeting to take stock of…
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced IBAN-based digital verification to enable faster and easier onboarding of customers, allowing investors to access financial services without unnecessary documentation and repeated verification requirements. To facilitate this digital transformation, the SECP has amended the Anti-money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation…
BANNU: The Bannu police on Saturday issued a detailed list containing photographs, names, and reward amounts for 40 alleged terrorists wanted in multiple cases of terrorism and serious crimes. According to the police, the suspects are wanted in connection with bomb blasts, attacks on security forces, extortion, kidnapping for ransom, target killings, and other heinous…
LAHORE: The Punjab government has directed all relevant departments to remain on high alert as weather authorities forecast widespread rainfall, possible urban flooding and rising river flows in parts of the province over the coming days. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) stated that moist currents from the Arabian Sea, combined with an approaching westerly wave,…
Server crashes, record errors, absent-status complaints spark outrage; BSEK sets up help desk KARACHI: KARACHI The credibility of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi’s (BSEK) annual examination results came under scrutiny on Saturday after widespread technical failures and alleged data discrepancies left thousands of students and parents frustrated, with many questioning the reliability of the…
Sources say NLC, in collaboration with Vitol, completes Gwadar Port’s first international bunkering operation Gwadar Port has completed its first international bunkering operation, marking a significant development for Pakistan’s maritime sector, sources said on Saturday. According to sources, the operation was carried out by the National Logistics Corporation (NLC) in collaboration with global energy trader…
Meta launched Muse Image, an AI tool that edits images using photos and sketches in its Meta AI chatbot A sign with Meta’s logo on it. SOURCE: REUTERS Meta said on Friday it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread criticism…