Pakistan

Promises internationally recognised certifications in vocational and general education

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Echoes of 'Dama Dam Mast Qalandar' fill the air as devotees continue to pour into small town

NAPA hosts enthralling concert of soulful Sufi music

The nation is observing Kashmir Solidarity Day today with a renewed pledge to support the just struggle of the Kashmiri people for their inalienable right to self-determination. The day will feature rallies, demonstrations and seminars throughout the country. Human chains will also be formed at all entry points of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). One-minute silence was observed across the country at 10am to pay homage to the martyrs of the Kashmir freedom movement, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. In his message to mark the occasion, President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated Pakistan’s steadfast moral, diplomatic and political support for the Kashmiri people, reaffirming their “inalienable right to self-determination” as enshrined in the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The president said the people of Pakistan across the globe stand united with their Kashmiri brothers and sisters in their just struggle. He recalled that the observance of Kashmir Solidarity Day was initiated 36 y...

With a shortage of personnel and resources, the province is unequipped to handle major fire emergencies

Punjab senior minister credits Nawaz Sharif's vision for festival revival

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Permission sought from federal govt after bumper crop

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As exports falter, costs rise, digital marketing helps bypass middlemen

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held an “important meeting” with Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong in Islamabad on Thursday and told him that providing “maximum security” to Chinese nationals was Pakistan’s top priority. A press release issued by he interior ministry detailed the exchange that took place during the Chinese envoy’s visit to the ministry, where Naqvi also briefed him about the situation in Balochistan. The province saw a spate of attacks on January 31, which brought parts of the restive province to a standstill for several days while security forces carried out retaliatory action. Meanwhile, Chinese citizens and projects have also come under attack multiple times in Pakistan in the past, including in Balochistan. According to data shared by the National Counter Terrorism Authority in December 2024, as many as 20 Chinese citizens had been killed and 34 injured in terror attacks in the country from 2021 until then. During his meeting with Naqvi today, the Chinese envoy condemned the terrorist attac...

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif met British High Commissioner Jane Marriott at his Jati Umra residence, sources confirmed.

K-P launches integrated drive to defeat terrorism and rebuild affected areas

Court hears fresh applications in Kohistan mega corruption case

Rallies in Peshawar, Swabi, Shangla, DI Khan, Mardan back Kashmiris' right to self-determination

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) on Thursday said it was increasingly “alarmed” by reports of AI-generated sexualised images involving children, calling on governments and the AI industry to prevent the creation and dissemination of such content. In a statement, the UN agency said, “The harm from deepfake abuse is real and urgent. Children cannot wait for the law to catch up.” “Deepfakes — images, videos, or audio generated or manipulated with Artificial Intelligence designed to look real — are increasingly being used to produce sexualised content involving children through ‘nudification,’ where AI tools are used to strip or alter clothing in photos to create fabricated nude or sexualised images,” Unicef said in its statement. It added that the “unprecedented” situation presented new challenges for “prevention, education, legal frameworks, and response and support services for children”. But, current prevention efforts were “insufficient when sexual content can be artificially generated”,...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to travel to Germany from February 13 to 15 to take part in the Munich Security Conference, officials revealed.