ISLAMABAD, Sep 9 (ABC): The Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres on Friday while calling for bringing the climate change issue on the international agenda, urged the world to support Pakistan not just to respond to present day challenge rather prepare itself for the future. “It is very emotional for me to see the people of Pakistan suffering at …

Abidjan, Sept 9 (ABC): Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa — the tens of millions of people who face huge challenges in life because they cannot read or write. In Ivory Coast, a so-called “Superphone” using a vocal assistant that responds to commands in a local language is being pitched to the …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 09 (ABC): Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Friday was called on by Ambassador of France Nicolas Galey, as the minister attached great importance to Islamabad relations with France both bilaterally and in the context of European Union. The defence minister further highlighted that Pak-France bilateral relations were based on principles of mutual respect, said a news …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 09 (ABC): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday adjourned hearing of the missing persons’ case till November 14, and directed the Ministry of Interior to establish a cell regarding the matter. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case pertaining missing of Journalist Mudasir Naro and other citizens. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appeared in the court while Federal …

BERLIN, Sep 9(ABC): Europe smashed previous temperature records this summer, with long periods of sunshine causing sweltering conditions and droughts across much of the continent but also helping boost much-needed solar power, according to data published Thursday. The European Commission said average temperatures from June to August were 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees Fahrenheit) higher on the continent this year …

EDINBURGH, Sep 9(ABC): At first glance, the series of warped clown faces in a collision of primary colours appears to be the work of a painter – with oily brushstrokes and smudged backgrounds the typical hallmarks. Yet the images displayed by Scotland-based artist Perry Jonsson on his tablet were in fact created through artificial intelligence (AI) – reflecting a growing …

NEW YORK, Sep 9(ABC): The US military has initiated airlifting critical flood-relief items to Pakistan to support the populations affected by the catastrophic floods that still keep most of the country under water. Centcom, in support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is working to help Pakistanis in times of need as cataclysmic floods wreaked havoc killing over 1,300 people …

NEW DELHI, Sep 9(ABC): Indian conglomerate Tata Group is in talks with Taiwanese supplier Wistron Corp to establish a joint venture to assemble Apple’s iPhones in India, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The venture would be the Indian salt-to-software group’s latest push into technology manufacturing as it taps Wistron’s expertise in product development, supply chain and assembly, Bloomberg added, citing …

SINGAPORE, Sep 9(ABC): Apple Inc on Wednesday kept prices for its latest iPhone stable in the United States but raised prices in some Asian countries where currencies have dropped against the dollar in the past year. Buyers of the basic iPhone 14 in Japan — where the yen has slumped 24% since September — will pay 20% more than they …

CANNES, Sep 9(ABC): Europe on Wednesday unveiled the first of a 4 billion euro ($4 billion) family of satellites designed to give earlier warning of extreme weather that has been causing havoc across the globe this year. The result of 12 years of development for the European Space Agency and 30-nation EUMETSAT, the MTG-I1 satellite will be launched by the end …

Sep 9(ABC): Samsung has launched the concept of a device exclusively designed to prevent overworking. The tech giant’s efforts suggest it does not want you working over a specific limit. The Samsung Balance Mouse will start running away from you once you cross a certain time limit and start overworking, reported. The mouse does not only run away like a real …

Sep 9(ABC): Smart speakers and other gadgets are becoming more and more prevalent in homes. Recent research conducted by Techshielder has shown that over 70% of smart home devices record voices and 50% know what we look like by accessing our photos and videos. The research was conducted on families in the UK, reported Metro News. This means that while the devices make …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has said that Pakistan was one of the countries most affected by climate change despite its minimal contribution to the phenomenon. “Pakistan has had little contribution to climate change but [it] is one of the most dramatically impacted by the consequences of climate change,” Guterres said during a briefing at the …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) remarked Friday that PTI’s en masse resignations have become suspicious after a lawmaker from the party said he did not resign from his National Assembly seat. PTI MNA Abdul Shakoor Shad challenged his resignation in the IHC, saying that he had expressed solidarity with the 123 MNAs who had left their seats, …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) provided the federal government with two months for taking measures to ensure that missing persons are recovered. “No official has done their job […] we will hold everyone responsible if another missing persons case is filed in this court,” IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah said while hearing a case of missing persons, …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reached Pakistan early Friday on a two-day official visit to express solidarity with flood affectees battered by the devastating monsoon rains across the country. Record monsoon rains and glacier melt in northern mountains, have triggered floods that have swept away houses, roads, railway tracks, bridges, livestock, and crops, and killed more than 1,391 people. …

LONDON, Sep 9(ABC): Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family had rushed to her side after her health took a …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Thursday said the government would extend no concession to former premier Imran Khan for his misleading remarks on the army chief’s appointment and it would be probed thoroughly before proceeding any legal action. In an interview to a foreign news channel, the Defence Minister said that he would not take …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday thanked the U.S. government for US $31.1 million in humanitarian relief assistance. He also underscored the need for the international community to step up their ambition in climate financing towards mitigation, adaptation, and resilience especially towards the developing countries. The foreign minister expressed these views during a meeting with Counselor …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): Federal Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday said that the government will talk to banned organizations while staying within the constitution. While holding a press conference with members of the Quetta Cabinet Committee on Missing Persons, , Rana Sanaullah said that the government is trying all its effort to solve the problem of missing persons. He said …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC):Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail said that due to devastating floods in the country, the economy is going through hard times that have damaged the agriculture sector and infrastructure badly. The finance minister in a meeting with Counselor of the United State Department of State Derek Chollet, who called on him, said the government was taking …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): The PTI’s top-tier leadership backed its chairman Imran Khan after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) decided to indict the former prime minister after two weeks in a contempt of court case. The court had taken notice of the former prime minister’s speech at a public rally, where he allegedly threatened Islamabad additional sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry for extending …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has criticized Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan saying he is out to undermine Pakistan. In a tweet on Thursday, he said two news stories published in globally respected the Economist have validated what we had been saying about Imran Khan. He said the magazine in its latest issue wrote that Imran Khan …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9(ABC): Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday rejected the reply of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan submitted in contempt of court case. A five-member bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minal­lah, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kay­ani, Justice Miangul Hassan Aur­an­gzeb, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Justice Babar Sattar, took up the contempt case …

RAWALPINDI, Sep 9(ABC): A delegation headed by the Counselor of the US State Department Derek H. Chollet met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at Pakistan army’s general headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), matters of mutual interests, regional security situation and bilateral cooperation in …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 08 (ABC): A lower court of Islamabad on Thursday extended interim bail of PTI’s chairman and former prime minister till September 27, in an FIR pertaining vandalizing the public property during his party’s long march. District and Session Judge Kamran Basharrat Mufti heard the pre-arrest bail petition of Imran Khan. The judge inquired about the attendance of former …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 8 (ABC):The government is embarking on an ambitious plan to replace 9,000 MW electricity being generated on costly fossil fuel with clean and low-cost hydel energy. Official sources told APP here Thursday that currently the share of costly thermal based electricity in total energy mix stood at around 70 per cent. Keeping in view, the high prices of …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (ABC): Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday said the leaders and close associates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had disowned their Chairman Imran Khan’s statements spewing hate against state institutions. Addressing a joint presser flanked by Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail, the Minister lambasted the former premier for justifying his spiteful remarks against the senior …

D I KHAN, Sep 07 (ABC): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here Tuesday inspected pace of work on Sagu bridge and appreciated the relevant authorities for the pace work on the project. The Prime Minister visited its different sections and reviewed pace of work there. Maulana Fazalur Rehman, Central Ameer of Jamait Ulema Islam, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (ABC):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday decided not to retain any foreign gifts and ordered that all precious gifts, received by him during his foreign visits, would be permanently displayed at PM House. According to an official source, “The Prime Minister does not wish to retain any of the gift Items presented to him during his visits …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (ABC): Terming the hike in electricity and petroleum prices a result of unwise policies of the previous government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI),  Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Wednesday hinted at slowing down the inflation rate from next month. “The nation would have to bear the higher rates for one more month”, he said while addressing …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 6(ABC): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has allowed live telecast of former prime minister Imran Khan’s speeches on the electronic media and set aside the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) order. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, while hearing the ex-prime minister’s plea against the ban, directed Pemra on Tuesday to ensure effective enforcement of Supreme Court judgement …

PESHAWAR, Sep 6(ABC): Former prime minister Imran Khan, during his speech at a PTI rally in Peshawar on Tuesday, explained that his criticism of the army was “constructive and for its own improvement” as opposed to the comments made in the past by incumbent government leaders — clips of which were shown on the big screen in front of PTI …

Sep 6(ABC): Cats can now talk with their owners! It is the most popular app among cat lovers because it allows you to learn how your cat is feeling. However, it is often hard to figure out what they think, whether they are meowing, growling, or purring. Cats are mysterious and aloof in nature. A Japanese developer’s new ‘cat translator’ …

Sep 6(ABC): Apple Watch Pro expected design leaked by 91mobiles shows the biggest display on a wearable by Apple, which will be unveiled at the upcoming iPhone launch “Far Out” event. Apple’s first Pro smartwatch has been the subject of persistent rumors. It’s anticipated to be a rugged smartwatch, and the CAD renderings obtained and posted by 91Mobiles depict a large wearable. According …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 6(ABC): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given last chance to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) top submit response in prohibited funding case. A four member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja took up the prohibited funding case against PTI. During the proceedings, PTI s lawyer Shah Khawar Shah submitted that the party has sought information …

Sep 6(ABC): A team of scientists has developed remote-controlled cockroaches that are part insect and part machine and have battery backpacks powered by solar panels, reported CNET. The cyborgs will act as tiny investigators of the environment. They are also meant to help with rescue missions after natural disasters. The insect’s nervous system is connected to the controller by attaching …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 6(ABC): Federal government has decided to increase the net amount of flood relief assistance program for flood-affected families to 70 billion rupees from initial assessment of 28 billion rupees. This was announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while chairing meeting of federal cabinet in Islamabad on Tuesday. He said the increase has been made keeping in view the …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 5(ABC): Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to be included in investigation with the police in the contempt of court case against him for threatening a female judge. IHC stopped police to present a challan against the PTI Chairman. While a JIT has been formed against Imran Khan in contempt of court case. …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 5(ABC): PTI Chairman Imran Khan once again drew severe criticism from the military leadership and politicians alike for his derogatory remarks towards the Pakistan Army made during a public rally in Faisalabad on Monday. Though the PTI has defended its leader’s statement, President Arif Alvi — who is also a party member — distanced himself from the statement …