National | Pakistan

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have extended heartfelt felicitations to the government and the people of the People's Republic of China on their seventy-sixth National Day.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz extended heartfelt congratulations to the leadership and people of Saudi Arabia on their National Day.

ISLAMABAD - In conjunction with Malaysia’s 68th National Day (Hari Kebangsaan), High Commission of Malaysia in Islamabad organised a flag hoisting ceremony here on Sunday.

The federal cabinet on Wednesday marked major reforms after key decisions in strategic areas, including the approval of the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy 2025. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet today, which unanimously approved the National AI Policy 2025, designed to create a complete AI ecosystem in the country. The policy aims to democratise access to artificial intelligence, enhance public services and open up new employment and innovation avenues. “Our youth are Pakistan’s greatest asset. Providing them with education, skills, and equal opportunities in AI is a top priority,” PM Shehbaz said. The AI policy outlined training a million AI professionals by 2030, establishing an AI Innovation Fund and AI Venture Fund to boost private sector involvement, creating 50,000 AI-driven civic projects and 1,000 local AI products in the next five years. It also called for the distribution of 3,000 annual AI scholarships and facilitation of 1,000 research projects, i...