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AI governance push hits barriers

[ KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified that Pakistan’s push to modernise public services through artificial intelligence is confronting deep structural barriers, as fragmented data systems, weak inter-agency coordination, low digital literacy and limited institutional capacity continue to constrain access to government services and tax administration, raising concerns that technology-driven reforms may outpace … Read more

Nestlé’s $60m sparks cautious optimism

[ Experts say green investment could help local industry meet EU carbon rules and expand food exports Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb meets Nestlé Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for Asia, Oceania and Africa Remy Ejel on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. — MINISTRY OF … Read more

Airport moved to privatisation list

A view of Islamabad International Airport building during a media tour ahead of its official opening, Pakistan April 18, 2018. Source: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government has shelved a plan to outsource the management and operations of Islamabad International Airport to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after Abu Dhabi lost interest in the process. The deadlock … Read more

Next generation takes centre stage at BRIT Awards

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Next generation. Photo: Brit awards LONDON: British pop music’s next generation took centre stage on Wednesday as Olivia Dean and Lola Young led the nominations for the 2026 BRIT Awards, each securing five nods and underlining a shift in the industry towards fresher, more diverse voices. Dean, 26, is nominated for artist of the year, … Read more

6.5m posts blocked in a year

. ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed during the Question Hour on Thursday that the relevant authorities have blocked 6.5 million blasphemous and obscene posts within a single year. The question was raised by PPP lawmaker Syed Hussain Tariq. He said that despite blocking of millions of websites through the web monitoring system, online fraud … Read more