National Master Anees Ur Rehman claim Rawalpindi Chess Championship

ISLAMABAD: National Master (NM) Anees Ur Rehman Zaidi won the 14th Rawalpindi Chess Championship held at Bravo Foods in Commercial Market. He took the Open Category title while Salman Ali Khan securing a strong second place. The Rawalpindi Chess Association (RCA) was held under the auspices of the Chess Association of Punjab (CAP) and it … Read more

Balochistan suspends Mines Act

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has decided to halt enforcement of the recently approved Mines and Minerals Act, 2025, after widespread political and public criticism. The decision was announced by Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti while speaking to the media outside the assembly building. He was flanked by leaders from both ruling and opposition parties. The … Read more

WhatsApp just made talking across languages way easier

Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it is introducing a translation feature for its WhatsApp messaging service, aiming to ease cross‑language chats among its more than 3 billion users. The translations will initially be available in six languages on Android devices and 19 languages on iPhones, with more languages to follow. “Message translations were designed to … Read more

EU warned over India’s authoritarian drift

As the European Union moves to court New Delhi with its “New Strategic EU–India Agenda”, Human Rights Watch has raised the alarm again, reminding Brussels not to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a free pass on India’s ‘authoritarian drift’. The advocacy group warns that behind the language of partnership lies a government that has systematically … Read more