Mass killings of non‑Arab communities when the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group captured the Sudanese city of al‑Fashir bears hallmarks that point to genocide, an independent UN probe said in a new report on Thursday. At the end of October last year, the RSF took over the city – which had been the last remaining […]
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday summoned the Afghan deputy head of mission to deliver a strong demarche over the February 16 attack in Bajaur that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers. The assault involved a suicide car bomb followed by a firing raid on a post of Pakistan’s armed forces and law enforcement agencies. Authorities […]
Bill Gates pulled out of India’s AI Impact Summit hours before his scheduled keynote address on Thursday, dealing another blow to a flagship event already marred by organisational lapses, a robot row and delegate complaints over traffic disruptions. Gates’ absence, followed by another high-profile cancellation by Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, adds to a difficult opening for […]
A South Korean court ordered life in jail on Thursday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, after holding him guilty on charges of abuse of authority and masterminding an insurrection, stemming from his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty in the case, closely watched in a deeply divided […]
Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has approved the establishment of an AI-based Job Portal and a Complaint Resolution System to effectively link persons with disabilities to employment opportunities and institutional support across the province. The decision was made during a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister’s House on Thursday. Sindh takes major […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Washington to participate in the “Board of Peace”, as Pakistan has denied that it will join the International Stabilisation Force to demilitarise Hamas. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, and Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi are […]
A “highly wanted” terrorist was arrested by the Sindh Rangers during an intelligence-based operation in Gulistan-e-Johar, according to a statement issued by the Sindh Rangers spokesperson on Thursday. The arrested suspect was identified as Dost Muhammad, son of Gul Faraz Khan, a resident of Bajaur. According to the spokesperson, the suspect was involved in a […]
At least 14 people, including a young girl, were killed and 14 others injured after a gas cylinder explosion caused the roof of a residential building to collapse in Karachi’s Gul Rana Colony in the Soldier Bazaar neighbourhood on early Thursday morning, rescue officials said. The blast occurred near Street No. 05, close to Aga […]
Microsoft said on Wednesday it did not think the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was using its technology for mass surveillance of civilians, but added that it provided cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools to ICE. The statement from the technology company came in response to a report by The Guardian that said ICE deepened […]
Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday repeatedly said during a landmark trial over youth social media addiction that the Facebook and Instagram operator does not allow kids under 13 on its platforms, despite being confronted with evidence suggesting they were a key demographic. Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the woman suing Instagram and […]