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Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on April 4, 2025.David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says only biological beings are capable of consciousness, and that developers and researchers should stop pursuing projects that suggest otherwise.”I don’t think that is work that people should be doing,” Suleyman told CNBC in an interview this week at the AfroTech Conference in Houston, where he was among the keynote speakers. “If you ask the wrong question, you end up with the wrong…
PUBLISHED November 02, 2025 LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR: While poverty is often seen as the primary predictor of malnourishment, it fails to account for the gender-specific disparities in access to nutrition that have steadily led to the development of chronic nutritional deficiencies among women and girls in the country. According to Dr Basmaa Ali, Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, malnourishment, particularly iron-deficiency anaemia is a huge problem in Pakistan since it causes the national IQ score among girls to drop by three to five points, which is 5 per cent of our GDP. “Growing up if you have…
A person walks down a street with shopping bags in New York City on Nov. 29, 2024.David Dee Delgado | Getty ImagesAmerican consumer wallets will be billions of dollars lighter this holiday season because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to LendingTree.Sunday marked six months since Trump announced his broad “liberation day” tariffs.Prices for select food and consumer goods rose in the wake of that announcement.And consumers are set to see more of the impact from those tariffs as holiday items that have been stored in warehouses for months are finally hitting store shelves.LendingTree, which operates on an online lending…
PUBLISHED November 02, 2025 The latest negotiations round held in Istanbul, Türkiye, from October 25th to 30th, 2025, between the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad ended with an interim understanding to implement the ceasefire that was earlier agreed in Qatar. Further technicalities of the interim understanding will be discussed in the next round of talks that will start on November 6th, 2025. The international mediation and continued dialogue for the past several weeks is a good omen; however, the prospects for successful dialogue and conflict resolution between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban remain slim and unpredictable. It is primarily due to…
Wearing her brother’s clothes, driving a cycle-loading rickshaw, Rani Bibi says she chooses hard work over begging In her brother’s shalwar kameez, and with her hair cut in a masculine style, a woman in Karachi has adopted a male appearance that allows her to work and earn for her family. Rani Bibi (not her real name) even speaks less so that people perceive her as a man. Though she lives in Khuda Ki Basti, Surjani Town, Rani drives a cycle-loading rickshaw every day for two hours, reaching Liaquatabad with her specially-abled brother. There, she parks her conveyance near the market…
A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Hollie Adams | ReutersThe appetite for blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs is far from satisfied. From fresh competition to new uses, the market is quickly vaulting into a new stage of growth. But factors including insurance coverage, pricing, copycat drugs and the development of new pills will ultimately determine how far the treatments will reach.Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are still the dominant players, as demand for their weekly injections shows few signs of slowing. Eli Lilly has…
Assisting in illegal property seizure, sale can result in 1 to 3 years’ imprisonment, fines up to Rs10 millionPunjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif addresses the commissioners and deputy commissioners via video link on Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025. SCREENGRAB PUNJAB/ LAHORE: The Punjab government is set to pass the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance 2025, targeting land mafia, facilitators, and officials involved in fraud and illegal property seizures. The ordinance has been approved by the Punjab Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz and sent to the Punjab Assembly. The ordinance will be presented in the upcoming assembly session. Under…
Video shows attack on President Noboa’s motorcade in Ecuador [Source: Screenshot from Reuters] A police convoy was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Doaba area of Hangu on Sunday, leaving three officers injured, including Station House Officer (SHO) Imranuddin, police officials confirmed. According to police sources, the convoy was returning from a peace committee meeting when it came under attack. Senior officials, including Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Abdul Samad, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tall Mujahid, and SHO Imranuddin, were travelling in the convoy at the time. Read: Explosion at Peshawar CTD caused by stored explosives Following…
Islamabad Bar Council, candidates backed by Bhoon-Tarar group won three out of five seats ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI/QUETTA: Preliminary results of the Punjab Bar Council elections show a clear lead for the pro-government Ahsan BhoonAzam Nazeer Tarar group. In the Islamabad Bar Council, candidates backed by the Bhoon-Tarar group won three out of five seats, while the Hamid Khan group secured one and an independent candidate claimed another. From the Bhoon group, Abdul Rehman Hur Bajwa topped the list with 1,369 votes, followed by Aalim Abbasi with 1,351 votes, Hafeezullah Yaqoob with 1,295, Zafar Khokhar with 1,288, and Asif Irfan with 1,126 votes.…
President Asif Ali Zardari addresses the central ceremony marking the 78th Independence Day of Gilgit-Baltistan. Photo: PID GILGIT: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday joined the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in marking the region’s 78th Independence Day, paying glowing tribute to the heroes who liberated G-B from Dogra rule and reaffirming the government’s resolve to turn the region into a model of development, justice and equality. Addressing the central ceremony held at the Army Helipad Ground in Gilgit, President Zardari lauded the people of G-B for standing shoulder to shoulder with the rest of Pakistan for more than seven decades, safeguarding…