Delhi, India: For the first time this winter, monitors rated air pollution caused by fireworks and farm stubble burning as “hazardous” in India’s capital on Wednesday. Over 30 million people live in New Delhi, which is consistently ranked as one of the world’s most polluted urban areas. Health professionals claim that the poisonous smog that kills thousands of people each year causes commuters to cough while walking to work, but few people in the sprawling city wear masks. On Wednesday, a foul-smelling mist covered the city’s renowned India Gate monument. Teacher Mamta Chauhan, 27, stated, “These days, if you want…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
MANILA: Tropical Storm Trami has killed 14 people and forced thousands of people to evacuate as it barrels toward the east coast, so rescuers in the Philippines had to wade through chest-deep floodwaters on Wednesday to reach those who were trapped there. The torrential downpour has flooded entire villages, transformed streets into rivers, and buried some vehicles in volcanic sediment released by the downpour. As the storm moves closer to the main island of Luzon in the Southeast Asian nation, at least 32,000 people have fled their homes in the northern Philippines, according to police. According to police, rescue efforts…
As shares crossed the 88,000 mark on Thursday, bulls continued their stampede on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) trade floor. At 10:56 a.m., the benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 851.11 points, or 0.98%, to 88,045.64 points from its previous close of 87,194.53 points. It increased further by 1:17 p.m., gaining 1,189.31 points, or 1.36 percentage points overall. In the end, it closed at 88,945.98 points, an increase of 1751.45 points, or 2.01 percentage points, from the previous close. Topline Securities CEO Mohammed Sohail said that the bull run was caused by locals buying a lot of bonds because they thought…
US : Washington to attend the World Bank and IMF • Aurangzeb hopes to obtain additional funding from the IMF’s climate resilience fund • At the SBP meeting, hints at a decrease in the benchmark rate China’s initial response to Pakistan’s request for extended debt maturities in connection with the Belt and Road Initiative was positive and encouraging, according to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. Mr. Aurangzeb suggested, in interviews with the media in the United States and at events hosted by think tanks, that Pakistan might be able to manage its debt more easily as a result of its past…
On Thursday’s opening day of the series-deciding third Test in Rawalpindi, England fought back to reduce Pakistan to 73-3. Home spinner Sajid Khan took six wickets. After England posted 267 after struggling to 110-5 at lunch thanks to a rearguard 89 by Jamie Smith, Sajid finished with 6-128 and Noman Ali got 3-8. Pakistan captain Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel were both unbeaten at the final score of 16, with the home team still leading by 194 and the match in doubt. After the Pakistan spinners’ exploits, England’s slow bowlers came to the forefront in the final session, as Shoaib…
Character, an artificial intelligence chatbot company, has been sued by a mother in Florida. AI claiming that it was responsible for her 14-year-old son’s suicide in February. She said he had developed an addiction to the service provided by the company and had become deeply attached to a chatbot it had created. Megan Garcia claimed Character in a lawsuit that she filed on Tuesday in federal court in Orlando, Florida. With “anthropomorphic, hypersexualized, and frighteningly realistic experiences,” AI targeted Sewell Setzer, her son. According to her, the business programmed its chatbot to “misrepresent itself as a real person, a licensed…
Sheheryar Cheema, the veteran Pakistani actor’s son, has spoken out to dispel rumors that his father, Shafqat Cheema, is ill and that he is in a coma. Sheheryar confirmed that his father’s condition was never that serious, contrary to reports that the Punjabi film star, who has earned the moniker “Pakistan’s favorite villain,” suffered a stroke and fell into a coma. “He only had pneumonia, and Alhamdulillah, he is feeling well, and he is now home,” he told Images. A video of Sheheryar had previously gone viral on the internet, and in it, he called reports about his father’s stroke…
Pakistan: Karachi When Laiba*, a 29-year-old Karachi resident, visited a seasoned and well-respected gynecologist, she was informed, “Your husband is going to leave you,” or “mark my words.” Those words are still fresh in Laiba’s mind, now 34. The choice of words did not have a profound impact; It was her tone, her complete lack of compassion for me, and the shame she intended for me to feel. Laiba relates how she remained frozen and unable to express her worries. “Jo aurat apna basic kam nah ker paye” means “a woman who is unable to fulfill her basic responsibilities.” I…
Pakistan : A high-esteem target was among nine aggressors killed during a knowledge based activity (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur locale, the Between Administrations Advertising (ISPR) said on Thursday. According to a statement released by the ISPR, “[own] troops effectively engaged the khawarij location” was the subject of an IBO carried out by the security forces on the night of Oct. 23/24. “Nine khawarij, including two suicide bombers and a high-value target khariji ring leader Said Muhammad alias Qureshi Ustad were sent to hell after [an] intense fire exchange,” it added. Weapons, ammunition, and explosives that were recovered during an…
INDIA : Ministers said on Thursday that at least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, just hours before a powerful cyclone is expected to hit the low-lying area. Twister Dana is probably going to stir things up around town of West Bengal and Odisha states — home to around 150m individuals — as a “serious cyclonic tempest” late on Thursday, India’s climate department said. It projects winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour. Overnight, major airports will be closed, including Kolkata, a crucial travel hub where heavy rain was already falling on…
