RAWALPINDI: About 32,000 police officers brought from other parts of northern Punjab and sent to different locations in Attock district to stop the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) long march are reportedly facing a lack of basic facilities. They say there are too few toilets, not enough drinking water and poor-quality food.Meanwhile, reports say senior officers sent…
TEHRAN: Iran said on Sunday that only talks can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel. This came after US President Donald Trump said he had rejected Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and stop the fighting. “Our conditions are clear. The strait can reopen only if these conditions are met,”…
AMIRABAD: Quid-e-Millat Public School Amirabad has brought great pride and distinction to the entire region of Gilgit-Baltistan at the national level. Recently, a grand ceremony for the Shan-e-Pakistan Awards was organized by APWO Pakistan at Lahore’s renowned Pak Heritage Hotel. The event was attended by a large number of prominent personalities from across the country….
ISLAMABAD: Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence could be used to cause deaths on a massive scale. He said AI is powerful, especially when used by people with harmful intentions.Gates called on US lawmakers to create rules for AI. He said companies cannot regulate themselves alone and that governments should help set safety rules…
LAHORE: Pakistan’s top squash players, Mohammad Ashab Irfan and Noor Zaman, won bronze medals at the Asian Games on Saturday after losing their men’s singles semi-finals.Irfan lost 3-0 to India’s Abhay Singh, with scores of 11-3, 12-10 and 11-6. Singh won the match in 35 minutes and advanced to the final. Irfan played better in…
NEW YORK: Veteran actress Meera has asked the British government to give her a visa so she can visit her sister in London. Meera said her sister, Shahista Abbas, has advanced-stage cancer and is seriously ill. In a video shared on social media, Meera asked UK officials in Pakistan and London to consider her situation…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy ships HUNAIN and YARMOOK have seized more than 2,800 kilogrammes of narcotics, valued at approximately $750 million, during a joint counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. According to the military’s media wing, the ships were conducting a routine patrol when they intercepted a suspicious…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s coalition said early Saturday that it had intercepted two ballistic missiles and two drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi group. The coalition said the missiles were heading towards Khamis Mushait, while the drones were heading towards Riyadh. It gave no further details. Saudi civil defence sent overnight alerts for Khamis Mushait and Abha,…
ISLAMABAD:The closure of the M-1 Motorway ahead of a planned PTI protest has been challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).Supreme Court lawyer Mian Shafqat Jan filed a petition after roadblocks stopped him from reaching the Peshawar High Court (PHC) for a hearing on Thursday. His case was scheduled for September 24. He asked the…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday rejected Afghanistan’s claim that a Pakistani post near Spin Boldak was destroyed and that no Afghan soldiers were killed. It called the claim false. The ministry said Pakistani forces stopped an attack in the Gulistan area on the night of September 24–25. It claimed that 13…
