RAWALPINDI: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the federal government to hear in detail the petition of Afghan national Mumtaz Khan, who married a Pakistani woman, and decide on his request for Pakistani citizenship and protection from deportation. Justice Inaam Amin Minhas ordered that Khan should not be deported until the government makes a … Read more
The floods, which have killed hundreds, are bad news for farmers weighed down by heavy debt, as India is under pressure from President Trump in tariff negotiations. Source link
“Injustice is unsustainable.” These words, voiced by Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Climate Change in the negotiating halls of the United Nations, capture the essence of a struggle far greater than treaties and texts. In the hallowed halls of diplomacy, where the fate of fragile ecosystems is bartered and debated, that struggle comes sharply into focus. … Read more
Health officials have recorded 28 suspected cases and 15 fatalities so far in the latest outbreak of the deadly virus, which has claimed thousands of lives in previous outbreaks in the Central African country. Source link
The federal government has decided to overhaul the legal and administrative framework of district administration across the country, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought recommendations. To facilitate this, an 18-member committee has been constituted. A formal gazette notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat—following the prime minister’s approval—gives the committee a deadline of one month … Read more
The president of Northwestern University, a prestigious school in suburban Chicago, announced on Thursday that he would step down as the institution grapples with budget strains caused by federal funding cuts under the Trump administration. Michael Schill, who has led the university in Evanston, Illinois, for three years, said it was the “right time” for … Read more
Torrential monsoon rains and subsequent flooding have inflicted serious damage on India’s border fence along the Pakistan frontier, officials and local residents on both sides report. Initial assessments suggest that approximately 110 kilometres of the fence have been affected, with nearly 90 Border Security Force (BSF) posts submerged. Once visible as a continuous line of … Read more
An electric plane took to the skies between the Norwegian airports Stavanger and Bergen on Thursday, simulating a cargo flight for the first time in real-life conditions, Norwegian airlines operator Avinor announced. The small aircraft — an Alia built by US aircraft manufacturer Beta — flew the 160 kilometres (100 miles) in a test run … Read more
A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said. Source link
Alibaba , ByteDance and other Chinese tech firms remain keen on Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips despite regulators in Beijing strongly discouraging them from such purchases, four people with knowledge of procurement discussions said. They want reassurance that their orders of Nvidia’s H20 model, which the US firm in July regained permission to sell in China, … Read more