While Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) rally at Bagh-e-Jinnah dominated political headlines, its impact on Karachi’s traffic became the city’s pressing concern on Sunday. Following the party’s announcement of a public gathering near Mazar-e-Quaid, large numbers of workers and supporters began converging on Bagh-e-Jinnah ground. By afternoon, participants had occupied adjoining areas including Numaish Chowrangi, effectively paralszing […]
The Sindh government introduced the e-challan system in October last year for traffic law violations. Under this system, cameras installed across the city were used to identify traffic violations and issue challans. However, due to missing road signage and a lack of public awareness, many people remain unaware of violations. Since the launch of the […]
Malaysia suspended access to Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok over AI-generated pornographic content, the country’s tech regulator said on Sunday. The decision follows global backlash after it emerged that Grok’s image creation feature allowed users to sexualise pictures of women and children using simple text prompts. According to Japan Times, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said that “the day the nation decides it will no longer accept a life of subjugation, this oppression will automatically come to an end.” He made the remarks while addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club alongside former Sindh governor Mohammad Zubair, economic spokesperson […]
The Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory (PFSL) has completed a verification report of video footage related to the May 9 incidents in Peshawar, confirming the presence of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in the recorded material, along with Kamran Bangash, Taimur Jhagra and Irfan Saleem. According to the forensic report, PFSL conducted a detailed audio-visual analysis […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Sunday alleged that authorities blocked key routes in Karachi to prevent its workers from reaching the rally venue at Bagh-e-Jinnah, as the party’s convoy led by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi made its way to the ground amid reports of clashes and detentions. According to PTI, the convoy was travelling to the […]
India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition from giants like Apple and Samsung. The tech companies have countered that the package of 83 security standards, which would also include a requirement to alert the […]
Arts Council in Karachi, on Thursday, held a documentary screening of the film Ganj: The Treasures of Shah jo Risalo, honouring the poetic and philosophical legacy of Sindh’s revered Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. The screening drew scholars, artists, students, and literary figures. According to the organisers, the objective of the film is to preserve […]
For every Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz, there are hundreds of professional tennis players doing the hard yards on the lower tours, scratching out a living before calling it a day. Tunisia’s Moez Echargui fits into that category. This time last year he was ranked just inside the top 500 and earned $2,160 for winning […]
Canadian Richard T. Lee continued to have the sharpest game at the LIV Golf Promotions event, taking a two-shot lead into the final day at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Fla. Lee, who led after the first day Thursday before scores were reset for the final 36 holes on Saturday and Sunday, shot a 6-under […]