China can hit the United States with conventional weapons, compromise U.S. infrastructure through cyber attacks, and target its assets in space, the Annual Threat Assessment by the intelligence community said, adding that Beijing also seeks to displace the United States as the top AI power by 2030. Russia, along with Iran, North Korea, and China, […]
The panel’s annual report also said that communist-ruled Vietnam stepped up efforts to regulate and control religious affairs. It recommended that Vietnam – a country like India with which Washington has sought to build close ties given shared concerns about China – also be designated a “country of particular concern.” Analysts say Washington has long […]
According to a Sindh Transport Department spokesperson, the action was taken after receiving several complaints about overcharging from the passengers. As many as 71 buses were slapped with heavy fines, and Rs575,000 overcharging from the passengers was recovered and handed over to them. The spokesperon further said that Secretary PTA, Okash Khalid Memon took part […]
The deadly wildfires have spread rapidly and forced more than 27,000 residents to flee their homes, the government said. The blazes, fuelled by strong winds and dry weather, have razed entire neighbourhoods, closed schools, and forced authorities to transfer hundreds of inmates from prisons. “We are deploying all available personnel and equipment in response to […]
While it was not clear when or how the Black Sea maritime security deals would start, the agreements are the first formal commitments by the two warring sides since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump is pushing for an end to the war in Ukraine and a rapid rapprochement with Moscow that has alarmed Kyiv and […]
In a post on X, Abraham said a “group of settlers” had set upon Ballal. “They beat him, and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called and took him. No sign of him since,” Abraham wrote. The incident took place in the southern West Bank village of […]
Despite recent rain spells that alleviated drought conditions in central and northern parts of the country, drought conditions are expected to persist in Sindh, southern Balochistan, and the lower eastern plains of Punjab. The PMD stated that the average temperature in the lower half of the country was 2-3 degrees Celsius more than normal during […]
The FIA has requested the court to grant custody of Armaghan to investigate his alleged involvement in money laundering. The trial court; however refused to grant his custody to FIA, maintaining that the authority to grant remand lies with the administrative judge. Armaghan was previously booked for his alleged involvement in forgery and fraud. A […]
As per details, millions of rupees have been embezzled through ‘forged court fees’ by showing ‘fake stamp papers. ’ According to judicial sources, court fees submitted in local courts were allegedly found to be counterfeit. The stamp papers of Rs1,500, 1,200, 500, and 200 were allegedly tampered with and converted into stamps valued at Rs15,000. […]
Armed robbers plundered over 30 million rupees from a cash van of the Bank of Punjab in the Hashtnagri area of Peshawar on Monday. Reacting to the incident, the police responded promptly and the prime accused Fazal Wahab, the driver. According to SSP Operations, Masood Bangash, the driver, Fazal Wahab, had orchestrated the entire heist, […]