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QUETTA: After two weeks of suspension, mobile internet services were restored across Balochistan on Thursday on the orders of Balochistan High Court (BHC). A two-judge division bench of the BHC — comprising Chief Justice Rozi Khan Bareech and Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem — directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to restore internet connectivity across the province. PTA officials assured the court that services would be fully restored within two hours, and areas without security threats regained access right away. The bench issued the order on a constitutional petition filed by Consumer Civil Society Chairman Khair Muhammad Shaheen, who argued that the mobile…

Saleema Imtiaz is set for her umpiring debut in the upcoming women’s ODI series between Pakistan and South Africa in Lahore, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday, alongside confirming other match officials for the series. Last year, Saleema became the first Pakistani female official to join ICC’s International Panel of Development Umpires, enabling her to officiate women’s bilateral international matches and ICC women’s events. The three-match One-Day International series will be staged at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium from September 16-22. Saleema, who is part of the ICC International Panel of Umpires will be joined by Australia’s Claire Polosak, who…

Waymo self-driving cars with roof-mounted sensor arrays traveling near palm trees and modern buildings along the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, February 21, 2025. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesWaymo is getting one step closer to rides in New York City.The Alphabet autonomous vehicle subsidiary received its first permit from the New York Department of Transportation on Friday to start testing in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday. The rollout is the city’s first autonomous vehicle testing launch.Waymo will start testing eight vehicles in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn through late September with the potential to extend the program.…

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday ordered immediate evacuation of communities along the Sutlej River after a sharp rise in upstream water discharge and forecasts of further intensification in the coming days. Officials said that water flow at Harike Barrage surged to 111,461 cusecs at 10pm, triggering heavy downstream movement. Discharge at Ganda Singh Wala is projected to rise to between 100,000 and 110,000 cusecs, while Head Suleimanki is expected to receive around 80,000 cusecs. The NDMA’s National Emergencies Operation Center (NEOC), warned that the eighth monsoon spell – bringing heavy rainfall to the river’s upper catchment…

When Texas Instruments announced a $60 billion manufacturing megaproject in July, it was a bold bet that companies would want to mass produce foundational microchips on U.S. soil. In August, Apple vowed to do just that.During the same Oval Office press conference where President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on chips from companies not manufacturing in the U.S., Apple CEO Tim Cook upped his companies’ U.S. spending commitment to $600 billion over the next four years, up from an original $500 billion announcement in February.Part of that spending, Cook said, will go toward making “critical foundation semiconductors” for iPhones…

The Bengaluru stadium where 11 cricket fans died during celebrations in June will no longer host the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup matches including the opening game, the sport’s governing body said on Friday. The 13th edition of the women’s showpiece 50-over tournament will begin on Sept 30. Pakistan is set to play its matches in Sri Lanka following India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy earlier this year, which resulted in a “hybrid model” being decided upon. Mumbai will instead be one of the four Indian venues for the tournament, along with the Sri Lankan capital…

Attendees view a John Deere 7R 270 row crop tractor at the Deere & Co. booth during the World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California on February 11, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesJohn Deere is facing a crossroads as the company continues to see weaker demand in the agricultural sector even while it has committed to investing millions in U.S. manufacturing and promised a brighter road ahead.The agricultural machinery company warned on its fiscal third-quarter earnings call last week that it is seeing much softer demand, posting significant year-over-year decreases in net income…

This photo shows copies of the report titled “The Truths about the South China Sea” published in both Chinese and English by Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency. (Xinhua/Li Xin)By strengthening communication, coordination and cooperation, excluding external interference, and properly handling maritime differences, all relevant parties can work together with China to make the South China Sea a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation.BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — The Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, released a series of reports expounding on the historical and legal basis of China’s territorial sovereignty and…

ISLAMABAD: There are over 600,000 mosques and 23,000 factories in Pakistan, while the services sector employs 45% of the total workforce, debunking the myth that industry is the country’s main job-creating sector, according to the findings of Pakistan’s first-ever economic census. The economic census also revealed that out of a total of 40 million permanent units in Pakistan, there were about 7.2 million employment structures where 25.4 million people were working as of 2023. The information had been obtained as part of the population census, but the report was officially released on Thursday by Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal. It…

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters after speaking in a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran – U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US) at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on August 17, 2022 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesFBI agents on Thursday morning raided the Maryland home of John Bolton, the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump and a staunch critic of the president, NBC News confirmed.The raid is part of a “national security investigation in search of classified records,” a person familiar with the matter told NBC News.An FBI official said, “The…