Chris BaraniukTechnology Reporter AFP via Getty Images Diesel locomotives are being replaced with electric models Every day, thousands of passengers heading south west on trains leaving Aldershot station pass a cluster of solar panels nestled by the tracks. Few, if any, may notice the installation. But the train they are on is drawing power from…
Five-member CB headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard the appeal against her detention The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench referred Baloch Yakjehti Committee leaderDrMahrang Baloch’s detention case to a regular bench, while disposing of a suo motu case regarding the dilapidated condition of schools in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. A five-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard…
FIA alleges former tax czar ‘unauthorisedly’ disbursed Rs16b to his former clients The Federal Investigation Agency’s Anti-Corruption Circle has registered a case against former chairman of Federal Board of Revenue Shabbar Zaidi on charges of issuing unauthorised income tax refunds amounting to more than Rs16 billion during his tenure. According to the FIA, the case…
Ramona ShelburneOct 30, 2025, 01:14 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Billionaire businessman Mark Walter was unanimously approved as the new majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers by the NBA Board of Governors on Thursday. Walter then immediately closed on the sale of the…
At some point over the past year, dogs quietly became the most pampered passengers in the sky. They stretch their legs during layovers. They have spa appointments after landing. They travel with concierges, snack on calming chews and go home with curated gift baskets. Bark Air, a new airline designed exclusively for canine passengers, flies…
Islamabad Police Superintendent of Police Adil Akbar. Photo: file A three-member probe committee, investigating the death of Superintendent of Police Adil Akbar, has found no clear evidence to suggest that the senior police officer died of suicide, according to officials familiar with the investigation. The committee examined the post-mortem report, witness statements, and other available…
Government employees, including school teachers, stage a protest rally against changes in pension rules, warning of paralysing government machinery if demands are not met. PHOTO: INP The Ministry of Finance has clarified that federal government employees will be eligible for house building advances under the new Federal Government Receipts and Payments Rules 2025, with officers…
Mia Goth, Dan Stevens and Zach Galifianakis have signed on to star in Hey Bear, the feature directoral debut of Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel. Described as a “coming of rage” story, from a script written by Emmy Award-winner Carrie Kemper (Beef), Hey Bear follows Claire (Goth), a woman who seeks revenge on a bear after…
The government has launched a scheme to compensate former sub-postmasters and their families who were made to repay shortfalls caused by the Capture branch IT system. That system was in place from 1992 to 2000, and was the predecessor of the Horizon IT system which was also beset by scandal. A pilot version of the…
No let up in accidents involving heavy vehicles despite new e-ticketing system in place in Karachi Dumper trucks are parked along Shaheed-e-Millat Expressway near the garbage station on the Malir River bank. Rising water levels have made movement of tonnes of garbage impossible. Photo: express Despite the introduction of the city’s modern and automated faceless…
