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RAWALPINDI: Floodwaters that inundated the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad following Tuesday’s torrential rain and the frightening surge of water from Rawal Dam’s spillway receded after nine hours, but left behind a terrifying trail of destruction in 210 streets and neighbourhoods and 35 small and large markets across the city. About 85 per cent … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The civil service reforms committee has finalised recommendations to overhaul Pakistan’s ailing bureaucracy but the disagreement still persists on some core issues of specialised recruitment, option to attempt competitive examination in Urdu and a National Executive Service. After two years of work, the Ahsan Iqbal led-committee has developed a consensus on 43 recommendations for … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Only 65 of the 332 members of the National Assembly, or 20 per cent, attended all eight sittings of its 29th session held from August 17 to August 28, while 37 members, or 11 per cent, did not attend a single sitting. According to a report published on the Free and Fair Election Network … Read more
The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
Veteran actor reflects on changing television content, pressures facing new talent Veteran actor Mohsin Gillani has taken aim at the distributors, algorithms and marketing machinery he believes have hollowed out Pakistan’s entertainment industry from within, arguing that commercial pressures have increasingly taken precedence over creativity. Speaking in a recent podcast, Gillani placed much of the … Read more
The government raised Rs680 billion through the auction of Market Treasury Bills on Wednesday, falling short of the Rs800 billion target even as banks and investors submitted bids worth Rs2.77 trillion. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) accepted papers across four tenors at a weighted average yield of 11.60%. Demand was heavily skewed towards shorter … Read more
Uber and the British start-up Wayve are the latest to start testing autonomous cars in one of the world’s largest markets for ride-hailing services.
Amodei’s AI vision faces questions over surveillance, user control and the political influence of frontier AI firms Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has offered one of the most optimistic visions of artificial intelligence, predicting that if powerful AI develops in the right direction, the world could become “stunningly beautiful” — with many diseases cured, human lifespans … Read more
Tropical Storm Marie has caused a frenzy in Southern California this week. Forecasters said it will almost certainly stay far offshore.
Singer also weighs in on AI’s role in music, saying it could replicate singing but not personal nature of composition Atif Aslam has once again drawn a distinction between Coke Studio Pakistan and Coke Studio Bharat, saying the Pakistani version has a certain “jaadoo” (magic) that its Indian counterpart lacks. The singer made the comments … Read more