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People view an AI-powered textile machine at the exhibition area of the 2025 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in east China’s Shanghai, July 26, 2025. The event kicked off here on Saturday. More than 1,000 officials and representatives of industries, universities and research institutes from home and abroad attended the opening ceremony. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)A staff member (C) introduces an AR glasses product to visitors at the exhibition area of the 2025 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in east China’s Shanghai, July 26, 2025. The event kicked off here on Saturday.…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Authorities in capital have uncovered a disturbing illegal meat operation at a farmhouse in the Tarnol area, where donkey meat was allegedly being processed for sale both locally and abroad. The Islamabad Food Authority, backed by local police and district administration, conducted the raid and found approximately 25 maunds (over 900 kilograms) of meat, which was immediately destroyed. Officials also recovered around 60 live donkeys from the premises. A foreign national found at the scene was arrested and handed over to police for further investigation. Early reports suggest the meat was not only being distributed locally, but was…
Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the development of a digital ecosystem within the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), as part of the government’s ongoing reform efforts, Radio Pakistan reported. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Saturday to review progress on FBR reforms, the PM directed that globally recognised experts be engaged to design and implement the new digital system. He instructed that all data—from the import and production of raw materials to product manufacturing and consumer purchases—must be integrated into a single centralised system to enable real-time, end-to-end monitoring. The prime minister emphasised that the system should be…
Listen to article Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan from prison appears unlikely, adding that his sons are also not expected to return to Pakistan. Addressing senior journalists in Peshawar on Saturday, Kundi dismissed speculation about the involvement of Khan’s sons, Sulaiman and Kasim, in PTI’s upcoming protest campaign. “It is highly unlikely they will come back,” he said, reiterating that prospects of Imran Khan’s release remain slim. Earlier this month, Khan’s sister Aleema Khan claimed that both sons would join the party’s anti-government protest movement, expected to begin in…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday hosted the Regional Chiefs of Defence Staff Conference, bringing together senior military leaders from the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in what is being hailed as a significant step toward strengthening regional security cooperation and military diplomacy. Organised under the theme “Strengthening Bonds, Securing Peace,” the high-profile gathering aimed at reinforcing security collaboration, enhancing joint training initiatives, and sharing best practices in counterterrorism and other defence-related areas, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, formally welcomed the delegations and reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to…
* China’s renowned “Village Super League,” also known as Cun Chao, has made a triumphant return after devastating floods.* Rain-triggered floods in June hit the county hard, leading to the suspension of the league.* The restart has brought strong hope to people in their efforts to restore normal life.GUIYANG, July 26 (Xinhua) — China’s renowned “Village Super League,” also known as Cun Chao, has made a triumphant return with a gratitude-themed restart ceremony staged in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province, on late Saturday, drawing tens of thousands of spectators. The celebration comes after devastating floods weeks ago, when the stadium and…
ISLAMABAD: In case of dissolution of a marriage, the maintenance amount that a mother gets from her former husband for a child depends on both the nature and extent of the child’s “reasonable requirements” and the father’s financial means. In a recent five-page verdict, the Supreme Court has set guidelines for determining the maintenance amount to be received for a child after dissolution of a marriage. Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi and Justice Shakeel Ahmad heard the case with the junior judge writing the verdict. The judgement noted that maintenance traditionally includes food, raiment, and lodging. However, this list…
Listen to article At least 25 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces across Gaza since dawn on Saturday, including 13 people seeking aid, hospital sources in the enclave told Al Jazeera. Separately, two infants have died from malnutrition, raising the total number of starvation-related deaths in Gaza to more than 120, according to health officials. More than 80 of those who have died from starvation are children, amid ongoing Israeli military operations and a blockade that has severely limited access to food and humanitarian aid. The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, said there is…
Listen to article At least nine people were killed in an armed attack by the Sunni Jaish al-Adl Baluch group on a courthouse in Iran’s restive Sistan-Baluchestan province on Saturday, including three of the assailants, state media reported. Another 22 were injured, according to the report. Jaish al-Adl confirmed the deaths of its three members in the clashes with security forces in Zahedan, the capital of the far southeastern province bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan. Sistan-Baluchestan is home to Iran’s Sunni Muslim Baluch minority, who have long complained of economic marginalisation and political exclusion. A toddler and a 60-year-old woman were among those…
ISLAMABAD: Almost half of the 266 deaths linked to heavier-than-normal monsoon rains were children on their national school holidays, officials said Friday. Most of the deaths have occurred in Punjab, the most populous province, where monsoon rainfall has been 70 percent higher than last year, said Mazhar Hussain from the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Agency. “Children are very vulnerable to this situation. They are playing in the water, bathing, and electricity shocks can happen,” he told AFP. “That’s why their ratio is higher than any other, especially because it’s a holiday in Punjab so schools and colleges are closed.” The…