https://youtu.be/JdF8hJDhs-w?si=RfZvy7ujmaREG4zN Prayer Gathering and Condolence Ceremony at the Residence of Abid Hussain Malik in Dallas for the Late Malik Khadim Hussain By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Dallas: A heartfelt prayer and condolence gathering was held at the residence of prominent Dallas community figure, Abid Hussain Malik, Board of Trustees member and former President of the Pakistan Society of North America, in memory of his late maternal uncle and father-in-law, Malik Khadim Hussain. The event included Quran recitation, distribution of food (niyaz and langar), and a special prayer session led by Maulana Aseel for the forgiveness and elevation of the departed…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
The dense snow and blizzard-like conditions outside the Massachusetts home are gone. But the mystery of who may have killed Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe on a frigid night in Canton lingers as jurors visited the house near where his body was found. O’Keefe’s girlfriend, Karen Read, was back in court Friday for her second murder trial, accused of killing O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV. Read has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death. Her first murder trial ended in a mistrial last year after the jury…
A former magistrate judge in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, and his wife are accused of tampering with evidence linked to the arrest of an undocumented migrant suspected of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to two criminal complaints filed Friday. Former Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Jose Luis Cano, also known as Joel Cano, is facing a federal charge of tampering with evidence, and his wife, Nancy Cano, was charged with conspiracy to tamper with evidence, court records show. CNN has reached out to their attorney for comment. The migrant, Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, is a…
A federal judge stated on Friday that a two-year-old US citizen was deported to Honduras along with her mother. Documents indicate that the Trump administration claims the child’s mother asked officials to take her with her. US District Judge Terry Doughty reported that the child, identified in court documents as V.M.L., was released in Honduras on Friday afternoon with her mother, whom the judge described as an undocumented immigrant. Lawyers representing the family filed an emergency petition on Thursday, urging the court to order the “immediate release” of the child by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, asserting…
Amid ongoing trade restrictions with India, Pakistan has initiated efforts to identify alternative sources for importing raw materials crucial for its pharmaceutical industry, including vaccines. Officials have confirmed that the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, is formulating a new strategy aimed at reducing the country’s reliance on Indian imports. Currently, approximately 30% of Pakistan’s raw materials for medicines, including key vaccines such as anti-rabies, MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), and certain cancer drugs, are sourced from India. However, the search for new suppliers has intensified in light of the strained trade relations between the…
According to the Federal Bureau of Statistics, a 1.92 percent reduction in inflation was recorded last week. The bureau has released its latest weekly inflation figures, revealing a decrease in the prices of several essential items, while others experienced an increase. Last week, the prices of eighteen items declined, while twenty-two items remained stable. On an annual basis, inflation reached minus 3.52 percent. According to the Bureau of Statistics, eighteen essential items became less expensive, while eleven became more expensive. The prices of 22 items remained unchanged. The report detailed an 11.75 percent decrease in the price of live broiler…
The price of gold in Pakistan and on the global market has experienced another substantial decline. According to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association, the price of 24-karat gold per tola witnessed a decrease of Rs3,300 on Friday, settling at Rs348,700. Similarly, the price of 10 grams of gold fell by Rs2,833, reaching Rs298,950. Also Read: Latest Gold Rate in Pakistan – April 24, 2025 The global gold market also saw notable shifts, with the price of gold per ounce declining by $33 to reach $3,305. Conversely, silver prices showed an upward trend, with the price of a…
Sources indicate that the federal government is likely to further delay the inclusion of armed forces personnel in the contributory pension scheme, with a proposal under consideration to exempt military employees from the scheme in the upcoming budget for 2025-26. According to insiders, final approval for exempting the armed forces from the contributory pension system will be sought from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Discussions regarding this proposal are expected to occur during the IMF delegation’s scheduled visit to Pakistan next month. Initially, plans were in place to bring armed forces employees under the purview of the contributory pension scheme…
The online video-sharing platform YouTube celebrated a significant milestone on Wednesday with the announcement that more than 20 billion videos have been uploaded since its launch twenty years ago. From its modest beginnings, YouTube has grown into a global entertainment powerhouse and is on the verge of surpassing traditional US cable television in terms of paid viewership. The platform was conceived in 2005 by three former PayPal colleagues—Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim—reportedly during a dinner party. The domain YouTube.com was launched on Valentine’s Day of that same year. Video uploading functionality followed on April 23rd, when Karim posted…
Chinese tech giant Baidu’s CEO announced on Friday that the company has successfully “illuminated” a cluster of 30,000 of its self-developed, third generation P800 Kunlun chips, capable of supporting the training of DeepSeek-like models. Robin Li made the announcement at the company’s annual developer conference, where the Chinese search engine leader provided updates on its artificial intelligence (AI) advancements. “Illuminated” refers to the process of switching on the cluster and preparing it for training tasks. He stated that the P800 cluster can facilitate the training of models with hundreds of billions of parameters, similar to DeepSeek, or enable a thousand…
