Govt moves to allay fears over new telecom bill
Ministers deny property rights will be undermined as Pakistan prepares for 5G era ISLAMABAD: Law…
Govt moves to allay fears over new telecom bill
Ministers deny property rights will be undermined as Pakistan prepares for 5G era ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Sunday said a committee constituted by the prime minister to resolve concerns over proposed amendments to telecommunication laws had unanimously agreed to revise the draft legislation, making the consent of property owners mandatory before any…
PAF officer dies a hero
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force Group Captain Asim Tariq was shot dead while trying to rescue a woman near Shaheen Chowk on Ninth Avenue in the jurisdiction of Margalla Police Station. According to initial reports, Group Captain Asim was passing through Ninth Avenue when he noticed a woman who had dismounted a motorcycle while the rider…
‘Taylor Swift’s prenup protects $2b fortune’
Taylor Swift reportedly signed an “ironclad” prenuptial agreement before marrying Travis Kelce, with the legal arrangement said to have been designed to safeguard the singer’s estimated $2 billion fortune and extensive business empire. According to the International Business Times, the agreement was developed in consultation with Swift’s family and legal advisers, with her father, Scott…
Eight killed, minor injured in two tribal firing incidents in Balochistan
Old enmity and monetary dispute led to two separate incidents of tribal violence in Qila Abdullah and Dera Bugti At least eight people were killed and a minor girl injured in two separate incidents of firing linked to tribal disputes in Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah and Dera Bugti districts on Sunday, police and district administration officials…
Groundwater crisis prompts urgent action
Experts highlight the need for urgent interventions to slow down falling groundwater levels across the province Groundwater levels in Pakistan, especially Punjab, are declining rapidly due to excessive tube well use. PHOTO: PEXELS LAHORE: In view of climate change, declining rainfall, and falling groundwater levels, the Punjab government has set 2030 targets for water conservation,…
Chinese open-source AI model GLM-5.2 creates a buzz in US tech circles
Developers praise capabilities rivaling top Western systems as policy shifts fuel debate over innovation and access Developed by Beijing-based startup Zhipu, GLM-5.2 has drawn widespread attention from American developers. PHOTO: SCMP KARACHI: A newly released Chinese open-source artificial intelligence model, GLM-5.2, has triggered intense debate across the United States technology sector, with early evaluations suggesting…
Pak Test squads announced for WI and ENG tours
Pakistan Men’s National Selection Committee has announced the Test squads for the upcoming tours of the West Indies and England during a press conference held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday, 5 July. Babar Azam has been named captain for both series as Pakistan begins a crucial phase of its ICC World Test…
Suspect linked to senior minister being treated like any other accused: DIG
Says investigators examining possibility that a gang, rather than single individual, involved in the incident DIG Operations Faisal Kamran addresses a press conference in Lahore on Sunday. SCREENGRAB Lahore Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Faisal Kamran on Sunday said police were treating a suspect reportedly linked to a senior government minister no differently from any other criminal…
Ankara urges revision in soda ash duties
ISLAMABAD: During Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s current visit, Turkiye’s Ministry of Trade has raised significant concerns regarding the methodology used by Pakistan’s National Tariff Commission (NTC) to determine the injury margin in its anti-dumping investigation of soda ash imports from Turkiye and Kenya. NTC’s deviation from its past practice amounts to providing undue protection to…
“Oh Babar, the Same Mistake Again”
KARACHI: You may recall that in past when discussions were ongoing about removing Babar Azam from captaincy, such tweets had also surfaced. At that time, Babar, Rizwan, and Shaheen were very close friends. Cricket authorities began to feel that this group had become more powerful than them. All of them were under the “shadow” of…
