President approves military awards for armed forces personnel

President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday approved military awards for officers and soldiers of the Pakistan Army, Navy, and Air Force in recognition of their service and bravery, the military’s media wing, ISPR, said. The honours include: Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military): 23 Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military): 100 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military): 136 Sitara-e-Basalat: 11 Tamgha-e-Basalat: 475 Imtiazi Sanad: 130 […]

German president warns Trump’s return marks profound rupture in transatlantic ties

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the start of US President Donald Trump’s second term marked a rupture in German foreign relations as profound as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and required Germany to seek greater independence. “Just as I believe there will be no going back in relations with Russia before February 24, 2022, so too […]

‘Cheating fruit’ AI trend gains millions of views on TikTok

The latest social media trend featuring AI-generated fruits has people creating dramatic, soap-opera-style stories where fruits cheat on one another. It all started with a TikTok video showing a strawberry cheating on her husband with an eggplant. Since then, these anthropomorphic fruit characters have continued the trend, engaging in over-the-top relationship drama and infidelity. @trombonechef […]

WAPDA allocates Rs94.2m for girls’ schools in Diamer

The Water and Power Development Authority on Tuesday allocated over Rs94.2 million for 75 community-based girls’ schools in Diamer, in a fresh push to promote education, particularly for girls, under the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project. The funding, approved under the Community-Based Accelerated Learning Schools (CBALS) programme, will support the operation of these schools for the next […]