ISLAMABAD, Aug 22(ABC): PTI Chairman Imran Khan has secured transit bail for three days till August 25 after he filed a pre-arrest bail application in the Islamabad High Court earlier to avoid arrest in a terror case filed against him last (Sunday) night. A first information report (FIR) was registered against former prime minister Khan under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) …

KARACHI, Aug 22(ABC): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to maintain the benchmark interest rate at 15% in its monetary policy statement (MPS) being announced today (Monday). The central bank is highly likely to maintain the interest rate — it raised the rate by 125 basis points in its last meeting in July to 15%, the highest since November 2008 …

KARACHI, Aug 22(ABC): PTI has retained the NA-245 seat of Karachi on Sunday in the by-poll held for the election of the constituency’s new lawmaker after the seat fell vacant following the death of Aamir Liaquat Hussain, who was elected on a PTI ticket in 2018. The polling process started at 8am and continued till 5pm today (Sunday). However, the …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 21(ABC): The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has imposed a ban with immediate effect on the live telecast of speeches of former prime minister Imran Khan after he threatened state institutions and government officials with serious consequences, Geo News reported Sunday. Imran Khan’s addresses are in open violation of the PEMRA rules, according to the PEMRA notification issued in …

KARACHI, Aug 21(ABC): Voting is underway for the NA-245 by-poll in Karachi, with 15 candidates contesting for the National Assembly seat that fell vacant after the death of Aamir Liaquat Hussain, who was elected on a PTI ticket in 2018. The polling process started at 8am and will continue till 5pm today (Sunday). Aamir Liaquat beat Dr Farooq Sattar in …

  QUETTA, Aug 21(ABC): Torrential rains and flash floods continue to play havoc in Balochistan amid the fourth spell of monsoon, with eight more people killed in rain-related incidents on Saturday, taking the provincial death toll to 215 since June 1. According to NDMA, the rains have inflicted major life, property and livestock losses. While Balochistan was the most-affected region, …

Aug 20(ABC):Google has asked its users to update their browsers after it fixed 27 security vulnerabilities, reported. The company is urging users to update browsers immediately because it has found 11 more security vulnerabilities in Google Chrome. In its recent blog post, Google announced the details of the latest update saying that the new Chrome version 104.0.5112.102/101 was for Windows and …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20(ABC): PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday proposed names from coalition parties as well as his own party for a panel to probe the entire Shahbaz Gill episode that has stirred up a storm in the country since his arrest last week. In a statement on Twitter, Fawad proposed that a committee be formed comprising Federal …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20(ABC): Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Narcotics Control Attaullah Tarar on Saturday warned the PTI and Punjab government that “all of you” will be arrested if a single PML-N worker is sent behind bars. Tarar alleged that the Punjab government — a coalition of the PML-Q and PTI — has booked PML-N workers and MPAs as retribution …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20(ABC): PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said that the UK-based publication The Guardian took his statement on the attack on controversial author Salman Rushdie “out of context”. According to the publication, Khan had condemned the attack on “The Satanic Verses” author and described it as “terrible and sad” during an interview. The Guardian quoted him as saying that the anger of Muslims …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will depart on a four country trip on Monday to strengthen Pakistan’s engagement with Europe and share its perspective on regional and global issues. The foreign minister will visit Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway from August 22 to 26 at the invitation of his counterparts. These countries are part of the foreign minister’s first visit to Europe since assuming office. …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 20(ABC):  Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa Saturday directed Commander Balochistan Corps Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor to ensure complete support to the Balochistan government. The army chief’s directions, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), came during a call with the commander Balochistan corps. Gen Bajwa got an update on the flood situation in the …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20(ABC): Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah Khan on Friday said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s aide Shahbaz Gill was “not subjected to abuse of any kind” during his detention and that he is “just faking it”. Gill has been in police custody since August 9 when the Islamabad police arrested him in a sedition case after he …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (ABC): Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr Miftah Ismail on Saturday said the goods stuck at the ports would be gradually released with penalty surcharge. “To meet with our international obligations, the government has issued an SRO to reverse the ban on imports of luxury items. The goods stuck at the ports will gradually be released …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20(ABC): A terrorist commander along with his accomplice was killed in an intense fire exchange during an intelligence based operation (IBO) conducted in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday said during the IBO, an intense fire exchange took place between the army troops and terrorists.The terrorist commander killed …

LAHORE, Aug 20 (ABC): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday immediately suspended fixed sales tax collection through the electricity bills and directed for formulation of new mechanism in this regard. The prime minister also directed for an inquiry over the levy of increased sales tax ratio on shopkeepers/retailers, in the electricity bills other than the agreed one. The prime …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (ABC): A delegation of students from Harvard University, United States Friday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here and discussed matters related to Pakistan. Federal Ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Marriyum Aurangzeb, SAPMs Ahad Cheema, Syed Fahad Hussain, Jahanzeb Khan, Coordinators to PM Bilal Azhar Kiyani, Rana Ihsan Afzal, Chairman HEC and officials from the concerned departments were also …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19(ABC): Former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said present economic issues could be resolved through political consensus across the board. This he said while meeting the National Assembly Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani, who had called on the PML(N) supremo here in the United Kingdom, said a press release. Former finance minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar was …

ISLAMABAD, August 19(ABC): Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan on Friday announced nationwide rallies to show solidarity with his chief of staff, Shahbaz Gill, after the Islamabad Police barred him from meeting Gill at PIMS hospital. Talking to the media outside PIMS Hospital, PTI Chairman said that despite the court order the police blocked their way, …

ISLAMABAD, August 19(ABC): Issuing notices to former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-planning & information ministers Asad Umer and Fawad Chaudhry for using “intemperate, unparliamentary language and passing contemptous remarks” against the top polls body, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday summoned the PTI leaders on August 30 at 10am. On behalf of the Election Commission Secretary Omar …

QUETTA, Aug 19 (ABC): Almost 70 percent of Balochistan is left in lurch as relief efforts made in the wake of devastating rains have done little to alleviate the sufferings of those waiting for immediate assistance. “Out of 34 districts, 26 districts of Balochistan province are worst affected by the monsoon rains and flooding,” Director General Naseer Ahmed Nasar said …

ISLAMABAD, August 19(ABC): The Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) on Friday decided to send another notice to the former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan in the party’s prohibited funding case. FIA sources privy to the matter said, five more PTI companies have been traced while the five companies were not mentioned in the reports submitted to Election …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday launched a Rs 37 billion relief program to provide Rs 25,000 cash assistance each among 1.5 million families across the flood-hit areas of the country. The prime minister, addressing the launching ceremony, said the cash disbursement would be done through Benazir Income Support Program in collaboration with the National Disaster …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (ABC): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday alleged that Imran Khan wanted the head of every institution to act like former NAB chairman Javed Iqbal, and dared him to name the “agencies and their officials” who were involved in politics and had given him the guarantee that the incumbent chief election commissioner would toe …

ISLSMABAD, August 19(ABC): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reserved its judgment in a plea seeking Shahbaz Gill’s medical examination, while a sessions court in the federal capital ordered the concerned authorities to conduct a second medical examination of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) where he is to be kept till …

ISLAMABAD, August 19(ABC): Hearing former premier Imran Khan’s petition against the recent amendments made to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said on Friday that those sitting in parliament must not make self-serving legislation. The CJP stated that the country was not through some ordinary times, but an “exceptional time”. During today’s hearing, the …

LAHORE, August 19(ABC): A judicial magistrate Friday issued the arrest warrants for a dozen PML-N leaders, including prime minister’s special assistant Ata Tarar, in relation to a ruckus created at the Punjab Assembly. A case was registered against the PML-N leaders over the ruckus which took place in April during the chief minister’s election — when Hamza Shahbaz was elected …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday launched the nationwide anti-polio drive with an aim to eradicate the crippling disease from the country. The drive kicked off as the prime minister administered drops of polio vaccine to the children under five years of age, here at the Prime Minister’s House. The prime minister vowed to get the …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19(ABC): A judicial Magistrate of Islamabad on Friday directed to conduct another medical analysis of PTI’s leader Shahbaz Gill and ordered to keep him in hospital till August 22, in a sedition case registered by Kohsar Police Station. The court order said that the two-day physical remand of the accused was not started yet and thus rejected the …

August 19(ABC): If you’re a motorcyclist, strapping on a helmet could be the most important thing you can do before riding your bike. According to a data report from the NCBI, head, neck, face, and traumatic brain injuries are the main risks for death among motorcyclists. Wearing a helmet can significantly lessen mortality if you wind up in a road …

August 19(ABC): Smart TVs use what is known as ACR, or automatic content recognition, to track what it is that you’re watching in order to target you with recommendations or ads in the future. It tries to recognize anything you watch on your TV, no matter what route you’re streaming content through. This data is then collected and saved to …

August 19(ABC): A year after Tesla announced its humanoid robot — the Tesla Bot — the conceptual general-purpose robot is up against some Chinese competition. On the sidelines of Xiaomi’s Autumn launch event in Beijing, the company announced its first full-size humanoid bionic robot. The rather unimaginatively named Xiaomi CyberOne is the second robotic product from Xiaomi and comes a …

August 19(ABC): Drones are slowly becoming a major industry game-changer, and when it comes to the medical field, lives might not be the only thing they’ll save. Drone technology has come a long way, from elevating photography (both figuratively and literally) to becoming a sport with wide mainstream media acceptance. However, companies and government bodies are only starting to tap …

August 19(ABC): Have you ever been stuck in bad traffic and daydreaming about how easy life would be if your car could just fly over the half-mile of honking metal in front of you? Well, those dreams could soon come true, sort of. The solution could be air taxis, which are basically exactly what they sound like: flying vehicles that …

August 19(ABC): While we’re barely a month away from the debut of Apple’s latest and greatest iPhones, those aren’t the only exciting new devices we’ll likely see this fall season. Of course, there will be new Macs and new iPad Pros heading our way, but these might be simple incremental upgrades from their predecessors. One device, however, could end up …

August 19(ABC): Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night or early morning, grab your phone, and unlock it, only to have your eyes singed by the blinding light from the screen? That’s because of the millions of pixels on the phone’s screen bombarding your unprepared eyes with photons. The blinding effect is somewhat similar to that …

August 19(ABC): There’s a common misconception about smartphones, and it’s a dangerous one: many people believe they don’t need to worry about viruses, spyware, and malware when they’re using a phone. If only that were true! Unfortunately, there are tons of smartphone viruses out there, and it’s more important than ever to try to protect yourself. After all, it’s not …

August 19(ABC): Android makes it ridiculously convenient to get new apps; you only need to head to the Play Store, look up the app, and tap install. However, you cannot find every app on the official Google store even though it offers millions of titles. For example, some apps that don’t comply with Google’s rulebook or aren’t published because their …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (ABC): President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday called for concerted efforts by all segments of society to carry out extensive plantation in a bid to save the country from the horrendous effects of climate change. In his message on the launch of the national monsoon tree plantation drive, he urged every citizen, particularly youth, to actively participate …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (ABC): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday took a dig at Imran Khan for cancelling his visit to Karachi yet again due to rain forecast, saying it was the ‘Islamic touch’ which in fact forbade his visit to the flood-hit areas. The minister, in a tweet, lashed out at Imran Khan for doing politics …