Economy & Technology
Sargodha welcomes green transit with CM’s electric Bus initiative
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz inaugurated eco-friendly electric buses in Sargodha on Friday. At the ceremony, she stated that 105 buses have been allocated for the four districts of the...
Pakistan begins stakeholder consultations on power market reforms
A power transmission tower in Karachi on January 24, 2023. — ReutersISMO holds workshop to open stakeholder dialogue.Reform aims to auction 800MW of wheeling demand.Leghari stresses CTBCM built on global...
Five IHC judges move Supreme Court against CJ’s ‘administrative powers’
Judges urge SC to strike down ‘doctrine of master of roster,’ challenging bench formation and case transfers powers Judges allege misuse of administrative powers to sideline ‘dissenting voices,’ asking to...
Imaan, Panjotha among 150-200 lawyers booked under 7ATA following protest at IHC
FIR lodged on IHC Bar President’s complaint, citing anti-judiciary and anti-army slogans Wajid Gilani alleges assault, says attackers were in lawyers’ uniforms carrying weapons, including knives and pistols ISLAMABAD: Police...
Railways to outsource passenger trains via open auction to cut losses: Abbasi
Minister says move aims at modernizing services, saying 295 high-capacity freight wagons to be inducted by March next year Says freight booking to be shifted fully online starting next week...
PDMA declares ‘deadliest’ monsoon over as Punjab hardest hit with 300 deaths
DG Kathia says 44.7m affected in Punjab with 2.48m acres farmland submerged while 106,000 still in relief camps Says 1,779 animals lost, infrastructure crippled and crops, including rice, corn, sugarcane,...
NASA discovers new island in Alaska. Here’s everything you need to know
ALASKA: NASA has uncovered a new island off the coast of Alaska, revealed by satellite imagery as a result of a melting glacier. The island emerged when the Alsek Glacier...
Minecraft Faces a Class-Action Storm: Small Creator vs. Mojang and Microsoft
A viral YouTube video titled “WE’RE SUING MOJANG” has set off one of the most unusual legal challenges Minecraft’s creators have faced. Kian Brose, a small developer and content creator,...
SMS Blasters: scam texts on steroids, and Pakistan may be next
Scam texts are usually something we swipe away without much thought. A fake bank alert here, a courier delivery hoax there, but security researchers warn the game is changing. According to...
Panasonic developing revolutionary EV battery in two year’s time
Panasonic wants to develop a new type of higher-capacity battery in about two years, which would extend the driving range of electric vehicles in a groundbreaking advance for the Tesla...
