Imran Khan arrested in Al-Qadir Trust case
Islamabad, May 9 : Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from the Islamabad High Court (IHC), media reports said on Tuesday. The PTI chairman was taken into custody in the Al-Qadir Trust case by Rangers personnel from the IHC where he had gone to seek bail in […]
China’s top diplomat to meet with Afghan, Pakistani counterparts from May 5-6
Beijing, May 4 :Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will pay an official visit to Pakistan from May 5-6 to hold talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Afghan counterparts, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday. “State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang will meet with the leader of Pakistan and […]
Ajay Banga selected as World Bank President
Washington, May 4 :The World Bank announced that its executive directors selected Ajay Banga to be the next President for a five-year term that begins on June 2. “The Executive Directors of the World Bank today selected Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023,” the World […]
UN chief appoints two deputy executive directors for UNICEF
United Nations, May 3 :United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appointed two new assistant secretary-generals to serve as deputy executive directors for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). According to a press note from the UN chief’s office, both will be succeeding the current deputy executive directors, to whom the secretary-general and UNICEF are […]
UN sends relief chief to Sudan over dire humanitarian crisis
United Nations, May 1 :In light of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sending the world body’s Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths to the region “immediately,” a UN spokesman said on Sunday. The scale and speed of what is unfolding is unprecedented in Sudan, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Guterres, […]
Ecuador landslide death toll rises to 50
Quito, Apr 29 :The death toll from a landslide that occurred in central Ecuador at the end of last month has risen to 50, Ecuador’s Attorney General’s Office (FGE) informs. “At the moment, the number of deaths is 50,” FGE said on Twitter on Friday. At the start of April, the death toll from the […]
Death toll from blasts at Pakistani Police Station reaches 16: Reports
Islamabad, Apr 25 :The death toll from Monday’ explosions at the police station in the Pakistani city of Kabal has risen to 16, while the number of those injured has reached 50, Pakistani media reported on Tuesday. Earlier, media reported the blasts had killed 12 and injured 40 people. Currently, eight injured remain in critical […]
Blinken urges sides in Sudan to uphold Eid ceasefire : State Dept
Washington, Apr 21 : US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Thursday spoke with Abdel Fattah al Burhan, the commander of the Sudanese military, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and urged the parties to the conflict in Sudan to uphold a nationwide ceasefire until the end of Islamic holiday […]
Musk calls for Lawsuit against Microsoft for illegally using Twitter data for AI training
Moscow, Apr 20 : US entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Microsoft corporation illegally trained its artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with Twitter user data, which calls for legal action. “They [Microsoft] trained [AI] illegally using Twitter data. Lawsuit time,” Musk tweeted. In January, Microsoft announced plans to integrate AI, voice based ChatGPT in particular, […]
Stampede at aid center kills at least 80 in Yemen’s capital
Sanaa, Apr 20 :At least 80 people were killed and more than 220 others injured in a stampede Wednesday at an aid center in the Bab Al-Yemen area of Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, according to the Houthi-run health authority. Anis Al-Subaihi, the official spokesman for the Houthi health authority, confirmed the incident to Xinhua, saying that […]