By Muhammad ShahzadLahore, Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (BOI), Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, has said that Saudi Arabia-based Falcon Vision Group has expressed interest in investing up to US$10 billion in Pakistan across multiple sectors, describing it as a strong vote of confidence in the country’s economic potential and investment climate. The…
By Farzana ChaudhryLahore, Pakistan LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol, has said that Pakistan’s positive global image is closely linked to economic strength, industrial growth, good governance, and national unity. He emphasized that the country is blessed with abundant natural resources, a talented workforce, and a…
A small amount of rain fell near Bordeaux in France on Thursday, raising hopes that the Gironde wildfire that has burned an area larger than the US city of Detroit and destroyed 240 homes might soon be over. The region’s fire service said it was “reasonably optimistic” given that the fire had not grown in…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said an object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland in the early hours of Thursday was probably a Russian missile. The unidentified object caused a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, 92km (57 miles) from the border with Ukraine during a…
Naypyidaw —Myanmar’s parliament has enacted a comprehensive anti-online-scam law targeting online fraud, cryptocurrency schemes and crimes linked to human trafficking, imposing penalties ranging from 10 years’ imprisonment to life imprisonment and, in some cases, the death penalty.The law was passed at a joint session of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in Naypyidaw, with the speaker announcing approval…
New York Ramez Alakbarov, the UN Representative and humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, told the Security Council that Gaza’s devastated state cannot be rebuilt sustainably without a robust political process. He warned that Gaza’s situation is deepening pre-existing crises across the occupied Palestinian territories and said that without immediate change the risk of…
A massive iceberg was seen turning over off the coast of Greenland, near Ilulissat. Video captured by an eyewitness showed the moment the iceberg turned over, creating waves close to the coastal city. Ilulissat is home to the Unesco listed Ilulissat Icefjord and is located on the west coast of the island.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration is considering asserting more power over artificial intelligence (AI) tools after recent cybersecurity incidents. Asked about OpenAI’s tools being responsible for improperly breaching the private technology of other companies, Trump said: “We’re looking at AI, we’re looking at controls, we’re also making sure that we…
Search teams are still looking for survivors in the partially collapsed Aeon shopping mall, which the operator told AFP had exploded after staff and customers had already evacuated. A witness reported seeing an explosion and smoke at the shopping mall after the quake and said the second floor of the building collapsed. The earthquake hit…
Japan’s south-western Kyushu region has had more than 100 aftershocks since it was struck on Tuesday by a powerful earthquake which left at least 13 people dead. Many others were said to be in cardiac arrest – a term often used in preliminary reports in Japan before a death is officially confirmed. In searing heat,…
