Microsoft Azure Faces Disruptions After Red Sea Cable Cuts

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Microsoft Azure has experienced disruptions after multiple undersea fibre cables were cut in the Red Sea, forcing the cloud provider to reroute global internet traffic…

Pakistan Opens First Women’s Software Technology Park in AJK

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan has launched its first dedicated Women’s Software Technology Park in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), in a bid to empower female freelancers, IT…

Petition Filed in IHC Seeking Ban on Gambling Apps in Pakistan

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In a significant move to safeguard Pakistan’s social and financial integrity, a writ petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking a…

Anthropic Blocks Chinese Companies from Using Its AI Services

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Anthropic has announced new restrictions barring Chinese-run companies and organizations from using its artificial intelligence services, expanding its policy on what it calls “authoritarian regions.”…

Warner Bros Discovery Sues Midjourney Over AI Piracy Claims

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Warner Bros Discovery has filed a lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney, accusing the company of pirating its copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence models.…

Hong Kong Court Rules Against Foodpanda in Driver Injury Case

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The High Court in Hong Kong has ruled against Foodpanda, ordering the delivery platform to pay more than HK$1.3 million (US$167,000) in compensation to a…

BYD Shark 6 Earns Major Safety Rating

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The BYD Shark 6 has earned a 5-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), making it the first plug-in hybrid pickup…

Govt Opens Registration for E-Bikes Scheme 2025

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government has officially opened the registration process for the Pakistan Accelerated Vehicle Electrification (PAVE) scheme, a major initiative to electrify the country’s transport sector.…

KP Govt Abolishes BS Program in 36 Colleges

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has officially abolished the BS program in 36 colleges, announcing that it will be replaced by associate degree programs. According to…

Ignite to Establish Ninth National Incubation Center in Sialkot

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Ignite National Technology Fund has announced plans to establish Pakistan’s ninth incubation center in Sialkot, aiming to expand the country’s innovation and startup ecosystem. The…

Govt Plans Amendments to PERA to Boost Industrial Investment

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The federal government is planning significant amendments to the Protection of Economic Reform Act (PERA) 1992 to provide stronger protection for foreign exchange remitted from…

Pakistan Wins Youth Scrabble Championship for Sixth Time

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan has won the Youth Scrabble Championship title for the sixth time, lifting the Team Trophy in Kuala Lumpur with historic victories in multiple age…

Cement Sales in August 2025 Rise Over 10%

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Cement sales in August 2025 recorded a year-on-year increase of 10.33 percent, driven by rising construction activity and stronger export volumes. According to data from…

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