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April 3, 2025

FIA arrests key suspects in 2023 Greece boat tragedy
ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested the prime suspect involved in the tragic 2023 in a Greece boat incident. According to the FIA, the prime accused involved in the Greece boat tragedy in 2023 has been arrested and identified as Mohammad Saeed alias Saeed Sunyara. In the investigation after the boat tragedy Saeed Sunyara’s…
KP announces summer vacations for schools
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Department has announced summer vacations for both public and private educational institutions across the province. According to the notification, in hot regions: prim schools will remain closed from June 1 to August 31 while high and higher second schools will observe holidays from June 15 to August 31. Similarly, in…
Sindh announces summer vacations schedule
KARACHI: Sindh Education Department on Thursday announced summer vacations for all private and public sector educational institutions across the province. According to the notification, summer vacations will begin from June 01 and will continue July 31. The summer vocations will apply to all private and public sectro educational institutions. All educational institutions will remain closed…
ASEAN to host summit with China and Gulf states amid global tensions
KUALA LUMPUR — ASEAN leaders will break new ground at their two-day summit in Kuala Lumpur that starts on Monday when they hold a trilateral meeting with China and the Gulf Cooperation Council, marking a new phase in the bloc’s diplomacy in the face of escalating U.S. protectionism. “There’s no issue of a power triangle…
Indian HC official declared persona non grata
Indian HC official declared persona non grata ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has declared a staff member of the High Commission of India here, as persona non grata for engaging in activities “inconsistent with his privileged status.” The official concerned has been directed to leave Pakistan within 24 hours, according to a Foreign Office statement…
Kashmir tourism bears the brunt after tourist massacre and India-Pakistan milit strikes
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails There are hardly any tourists in the scenic Himalayan region of Kashmir. Most of the hotels and ornate pinewood houseboats…
TNW Backstage dives into brain-computer interfaces
TNW Backstage returns this week to explore one of tech’s most fascinating frontiers: brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). The capabilities of these neural devices are rapidly expanding. They’ve been implanted in skulls and worn as headbands. They’ve measured focus, treated Parkinson’s disease, and enabled paralysed people to control computers with their minds. A range of research labs…
US shoplifting ‘epidemic’ sparks demand for French AI cameras
Paris-based AI startup Veesion has secured €38mn to fuel expansion to the US — where it looks to help cure the country’s shoplifting “epidemic.” Veesion’s AI-based computer vision software is trained to spot gestures in security camera feeds, such as a shopper putting an item in their pocket. If it sees something suspicious, the AI…