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Listen to article Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari have reiterated their unwavering commitment to eliminating drug abuse and strengthening collective efforts to tackle the menace, emphasising the importance of a united front to combat this pervasive issue. In their separate messages on the observance of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, both leaders called for concerted efforts from all stakeholders, including government institutions, civil society, the private sector, and international partners, to eradicate drug abuse from society. Shehbaz, in his message, recognised the gravity of the drug abuse issue, acknowledging the government’s ongoing efforts to…
The SpaceX Starbase industrial complex and rocket launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA SpaceX crane collapse at the company’s Starbase, Texas facility on Tuesday has prompted an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the federal agency told CNBC in an email.The crane collapse was captured in a livestream by Lab Padre on YouTube, a SpaceX-focused channel. Clips from Lab Padre were widely shared on social media, including on X, which is owned by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.It wasn’t immediately clear whether any SpaceX workers were…
The SpaceX Starbase industrial complex and rocket launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA SpaceX crane collapse at the company’s Starbase, Texas facility on Tuesday has prompted an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the federal agency told CNBC in an email.The crane collapse was captured in a livestream by Lab Padre on YouTube, a SpaceX-focused channel. Clips from Lab Padre were widely shared on social media, including on X, which is owned by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.It wasn’t immediately clear whether any SpaceX workers were…
Listen to article On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Pakistan expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), condemning acts of torture and brutality by occupying forces. In a statement released today, Pakistan expressed its strong opposition to torture, underlining that it remains deeply committed to eradicating such practices and strengthening the protection of human dignity. The country reaffirmed commitment to eradicating torture and standing in solidarity with victims worldwide. The foreign office stated that torture, in all its forms, is incompatible with the core values of justice, mercy, and compassion embedded…
Listen to article Iran would respond to any future US attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday, in his first televised remarks since a ceasefire was reached between Iran and Israel. Khamenei, 86, claimed victory after 12 days of war, culminating in an Iranian attack on the largest US base in the region, located in Qatar, after Washington joined the Israeli strikes. My congratulations on our dear Iran’s victory over the US regime. The US regime entered the war directly because it felt that if it didn’t, the Zionist regime would be completely…
Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesApple Thursday made changes to its App Store European policies, saying it believes the new rules will help the company avoid a fine of 500 million euro ($585 million) from the EU for violating the Digital Markets Act.The new policies are a complicated system of fees and programs for app makers, with some developers now paying three separate fees for one download. Apple also is going to introduce a new set of rules for all app developers in Europe, which includes a fee called the “core technology commission” of 5% on…
Stocks came under selling pressure at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 index gave up early gains and closed with a drop of over 700 points amid profit-taking. At the commencement of trading, the market extended its healthy momentum of the past two days, hitting intra-day high at 123,418 within the very first hour. However, profit-taking emerged soon afterwards, which gradually took the index to intra-day low of 122,142 before the end of trading. At close, the KSE-100 index settled at 122,046.46, down 715.18 points, or 0.58%. “After a gain of almost 6.6k points (up…
Digital boards are seen due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cybersecurity services to U.S. technology company Microsoft, on July on 19, 2024.Selçuk Acar | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIt’s a bittersweet day for Windows users.Microsoft is scrapping its iconic “blue screen of death,” known for appearing during unexpected restarts on Windows computers. The company revealed a new black iteration in a blog post on Thursday, saying that it is “streamlining the unexpected restart experience.”The new black unexpected restart screen is slated to launch this summer on Windows 11 24H2 devices, the company said. Microsoft touted the…
Chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Thursday that his party was wholeheartedly supporting federal budget after the government accepted its demands to exempt income tax on salaried individuals earning Rs100,000 and reduce sales tax on solar panels. The income tax on annual income of Rs1.2 million has been exempted on the PPP demand, said Bilawal Bhutto while speaking at the floor of the house. He further said that the government also agreed to the PPP’s reservations about giving arrest powers to the Federal Board of Revenue. The government agreed that the arrest powers will only…
Piotr Swiat | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCore Scientific shares surged 35% on Thursday following a report from the Wall Street Journal that AI infrastructure vendor CoreWeave is in talks to acquire the bitcoin mining and hosting provider.The company’s stock was briefly halted after the report, and then proceeded to have its second-sharpest rally since Core Scientific returned to the Nasdaq in January 2024 after completing a reorganization. Its biggest one-day gain came last June, when the shares popped 40% on news that the company would significantly expand its AI business with CoreWeave.The Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter,…