Beijing rejects US criticism of chip restrictions, calling it politicization of trade and tech issues WASHINGTON: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s latest AI model, set to be released as soon as next week, was trained on Nvidia’s most advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, a senior Trump administration official said on Monday, in what could represent a … Read more

Youtube’s new feature could help in marketing and to promote website traffic. PHOTO: PIXABAY A landmark social media addiction trial resumed Monday with a YouTube executive insisting that the Google-owned company’s aim was to give people value, not hook them on harmful binge-viewing. YouTube vice president of engineering Cristos Goodrow was pressed to defend the … Read more

ATC dismisses former interior minister’s travel application; lawyer vows high court challenge Former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed speaking to media on February 24 after he was placed back on the Exit Control List. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad’s application to travel abroad for Umrah was dismissed on Tuesday after his … Read more

The Latok and Ogre peaks rise over Pakistan’s Choktoi Valley. PHOTO: EXPLORERSWEB A US-based team of climbers is preparing an attempt on a new route up Baintha Brakk II, better known as the Ogre II, in Pakistan’s Karakoram range. According to the website Explorersweb, Alaska’s Ethan Berkeland will be joined by August Franzen, a recent Piolet … Read more

Punjab police officer will brief the interior ministers on Punjab government’s Police Khidmat Markaz Global initiative Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi lauded the Green Shirts for their spirited performance throughout the series. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Italy on an important visit, where he will meet the interior … Read more

. Overseas Pakistanis remitted $5.9b; total inflows were $19.9b, up 6.4%. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has proposed a Rs39.76 million capacity-building project to improve occupational safety and health (OSH) standards for workers and employees, particularly in high-risk and export-oriented sectors. The initiative aims to directly train 3,920 … Read more

. Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal chairs a consultative meeting in Islamabad on producing two landmark historical web series on Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that political stability and continuity of policies are necessary for country’ durable progress. The planning … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to meet the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on Tuesday (today) with a wide-ranging agenda that includes the latest escalation in tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Gaza peace plan, US-Iran standoff and other pressing regional developments. This marks the third visit of the … Read more

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File RAWALPINDI: Incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan was brought to PIMS for follow up eye-treatment i.e. second dose of anti VEGF intra vitreal injection in the wee hours of Tuesday (today), a press release said. Prior to the procedure, Imran was examined by a board of specialists, which included … Read more

PML-N Leader Rana Sanaullah. PHOTO: Express ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Monday that the government had repeatedly invited the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to engage in dialogue, but the opposition had remained reluctant to sit at the negotiating table. Speaking in the Senate, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah emphasised that … Read more