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RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Home Department on Wednesday withdrew its earlier notification for conducting the GHQ attack cases trial inside Adiala Jail and now directed that the proceedings would be held via video link, a move rejected by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). During the hearing of the cases, Prosecutors Ikram Ameen Minhas and Zaheer Shah submitted the video link notification in the court. On that Special Judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Amjad Ali Shah announced that the case would be heard three times a week. The court summoned three witnesses and instructed the jail superintendent to ensure arrangements for the…
U.S. President Donald Trump and King Charles III during a state banquet at Windsor Castle for the State visit by the President of the United States of America on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump is due to leave Windsor Castle, where he and his wife Melania received the royal treatment on Wednesday — as the U.S. leader’s historic state visit to the U.K. turns to more serious business matters.On Thursday, Trump will be heading to Chequers, the official country residence of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, for trade…
ISLAMABAD: Consumers are likely to face increase in electricity rates up to Rs0.91 per unit on account of fuel adjustment for the month of August 2025. NEPRA will hold a public hearing on September 29, regarding a petition filed by the Central Power Purchasing Agency Guarantee Limited (CPPA-G). CPPA-G has sought an increase in fuel cost adjustment (FCA) charges for August 2025 up to Rs0.1911 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) over the reference fuel price due to variations in generation costs. The overall fuel cost of generation averaged Rs7.5059/kWh, compared with the notified reference price of Rs7.3149/kWh. After accounting for transmission losses,…
Pakistan captain Salman Agha said his team were ready to face India in the next round of the Asia Cup on Sunday after last week’s group-stage match between the arch-rivals ended in acrimony when the Indian side refused to shake hands. Pakistan beat United Arab Emirates in their final Group A game on Wednesday to advance to the Super Fours stage, where they will also play two teams from Group B in a round robin format. Bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan has been suspended since 2013, and they play each other only in multi-team tournaments. “We are ready, we…
A ceremony to commemorate the September 18 Incident is held at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2025. Sirens wailed and a bell tolled in northeast China on Thursday to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the September 18 Incident, which marked the start of China’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression. Hundreds of people, including veterans and their relatives, gathered on the square of the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang to honor those who fought in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)SHENYANG, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — Sirens wailed and…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a landmark “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement”, declaring that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both”,” according to a Pak-Saudi joint statement. The pact was signed during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Riyadh at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. “Building on the historic partnership extending for nearly eight decades between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and based on the bonds of brotherhood and Islamic solidarity, as well as shared strategic…
A person walks past a display of an Atlas 900 AI cluster at the Huawei stand during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the Shanghai World Expo and Convention Center in Shanghai on July 28, 2025.Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei announced Thursday new computing systems for powering artificial intelligence with its in-house Ascend chips, as it steps up pressure on U.S. rival Nvidia.The company said it plans to launch its new “Atlas 950 SuperCluster” as soon as next year.The U.S. has sought to cut China off from the most advanced semiconductors for training…
Barrister Jahangir Jadun has applied to the Registrar of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to obtain the audio-video recording of Tuesday’s hearing in Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri’s suspension case in the chief justice’s court. The application argues that while the media reported that no order had been passed, it was later learned after the hearing that Justice Jahangiri had been suspended from judicial work. The application specifically requests the audio-video recording of IHC court 1 from September 16 at 1pm, with a USB drive also submitted for the recording. Read: IHC suspends Justice Jahangiri amid fake degree controversy This motion…
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has vowed not to bow down, saying any perception of his surrender is a ‘misconception’. Talking to media outside Adiala Jail following a court hearing in the Toshakhana 2.0 case on Wednesday, the PTI founder’s sister Aleema Khan conveyed his message. She quoted Imran as saying, “Those who think I will break are delusional. I will not accept slavery, no matter what is done to me.” Imran has called upon the entire nation to take to the streets on September 27, urging widespread participation in what he said will be a defining moment in Pakistan’s…
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday stressed the need to separate sports from political wrangling, as International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Andy Pycroft apologised to Pakistan cricket team manager and captain. Naqvi said they had requested the ICC to hold an inquiry into the code of conduct violation that occurred on September 14, emphasising that cricket and politics cannot go hand in hand. “Cricket is a sport, and it should remain a sport. Cricket must stay above all this,” he added. Addressing a press conference in Dubai, Naqvi said he had asked former PCB chiefs Najam…