Agreement allows the Pentagon to use Google’s AI for ‘any lawful government purpose’ Alphabet’s Google joined a growing list of technology firms to sign a deal with the US Department of Defence to use its artificial intelligence models for classified work, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The agreement…
PTI Founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) said on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan received a fourth dose of an intravitreal injection as part of his eye treatment. According to a statement, Imran was brought to PIMS for follow-up eye treatment on…
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney led losses, though there were gains in Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Jakarta Oil prices edged up and stocks wavered on Tuesday as Donald Trump weighed an Iranian proposal that would reportedly reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the eight-week-old war. Investors were also gearing up for key central…
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg. PHOTO: REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised the Iranian people for battling to stay independent in the face of US and Israeli pressure and said Moscow would do all it…
Court also ordered Law Secretary, Raja Naeem Akbar, Cabinet Secretary, Kamran Ali Afzal, to appear before the court ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) warned on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif may be summoned if the appointment of a Member Finance to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) tribunal is not made by May 18….
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a subdued trading session on Monday as investors remained cautious ahead of the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) monetary policy announcement. The benchmark index opened on a dull note and traded within a narrow range throughout the session, reflecting a clear wait-and-see approach across the board. The index…
Iran’s latest proposal sets aside nuclear discussion until war is ended, disputes over shipping from Gulf resolved US President Donald Trump speaks about research into mental health treatments in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2026. REUTERS US President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the…
DI KHAN: In a surge of terrorist violence across the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, unidentified terrorists have abducted five employees working on the Safe City Project in Bannu, while two government officials were martyred in two separate attacks in Lakki Marwat district. In the first incident, five PTCL employees installing surveillance cameras under the Bannu Safe City…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik held a meeting with Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Country Representative Laura Jalosjoki to discuss climate financing and strategic planning, according to a statement on Monday. Jalosjiki briefed the minister on how GGGI can support Pakistan in developing institutional and financial frameworks to access climate financing. She…
President Asif Ali Zardari confers the Sitara-e-Pakistan on Prof Pan Xiangbin at a special investiture ceremony in Changsha. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in desalination, agricultural technology and the tea industry, in a move expected to boost investment, technology transfer and economic…