Economy & Technology
Islamabad Airport to suspend flights for Aug 14 preparation
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad International Airport will suspend flight arrivals and departures during specific hours from August 11 to 14 due to rehearsals for the Independence Day parade, according to a notice...
Aseefa Bhutto pledges to address Utility Stores closure in NA
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has assured employees of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) that she will raise the issue of its closure in the National...
Senator Siddiqui dismisses India’s new jet-downing claim as absurd
ISLAMABAD: Senator Irfan Siddiqui has dismissed India’s latest claim of shooting down a Pakistani aircraft as baseless and absurd, warning that such falsehoods will only bring further embarrassment to New...
PM lauds visionary role of President Aliyev in sealing Azerbaijan-Armenia peace agreement
Premier Shehbaz receives a telephone call from Azerbaijan president and discusses matters of mutual interest with him PM particularly appreciates the role played by US President in facilitating this historic...
Upto 0.5m youngsters flock to PM’s Digital Hub in record time
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Digital Youth Hub has witnessed an unprecedented surge in registrations, with over 500,000 young individuals signing up within a mere two months, testament to the platform’s...
Riding on empty
The summer sun in Karachi was at its peak when Asad Iqbal pulled his car over near a narrow street in Gulistan-e-Johar. He had accepted a ride on a ride-hailing...
Tax rules tweaks provide for integration of electronic invoices with FBR system
A representational image showing the FBR logo. — FBR website/FileCommissioner given suspension powers over fake invoices.Manufacturers to also report details of goods supplied.Inauthentic invoices to result in suspension of registration....
China wants US to relax AI chip-export controls for trade deal
China and US flags are displayed alongside a miniature worker in this illustration picture taken November 7, 2024. — Reuters China concerned over US HBM controls.HBM chips closely watched by...
The race to rule AI
In the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, the world watched as the United States and the Soviet Union competed in the ‘space race.’ As both hurled rockets,...
Travel or gamble?
A few days back, while travelling on a van from Sukkur in this relentless heat, I felt the vehicle swerve sharply before the driver pulled over. Four nuts had come...
