Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday gave the green light to review agreements with 14 independent power producers (IPPs) and approved the merger of the aviation division with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Narcotics Control with the Ministry of the Interior, as part of the government’s austerity campaign. […]
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The High Court in the capital has ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to question the US ambassador to Pakistan as to why the US president did not find it necessary to respond to a letter from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif requesting a grace for Dr Aafia Siddiqui. In
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The global IT infrastructure has become increasingly interconnected and interdependent. As a result, operational resilience continued to be high on the agenda for CISOs. As organizations have matured in their management of software threats, many struggle with poor visibility and inadequate tools to defend against lower-level threats targeting hardware and firmware, which proves to be
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: As the constitutional judiciary delays hearing petitions challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment, the Supreme Court has questioned the validity of the amendment, which prevents ordinary judiciary from exercising jurisdiction in matters involving interpretation of law and the constitution. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, issued a
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Vawda said the next round of talks between the PTI and the government would likely take place after January 20, after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. “I think serious negotiations could take place after January 20, but even then they will take place on PTI terms.
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Attackers access storage buckets with exposed AWS keys The files are then encrypted and scheduled to be deleted after a week Halycon says it observed at least two victims attacked in this way Cybercriminals have begun exploiting legitimate AWS S3 features to encrypt victims’ buckets, a unique twist on the old ransomware attack. Halycon researchers
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: A senior Bangladeshi military official is on a rare visit to Pakistan and on Tuesday visited the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi to hold meetings with Pakistani military leadership. Lieutenant General SM Kamr-ul-Hassan, Principal Staff Officer (PSO) Division of Bangladesh Armed Forces, who is the second in command, is the
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Listen to the article KARACHI: Board of Higher Secondary Education Karachi (BIEK) Chairman Dr Sharaf Ali Shah announced the removal of paper examination fees. Students dissatisfied with the results of the Pre-Medical, Pre-Engineering, General, Private Commerce, Private Arts and Home Economics groups of the Intermediate Annual Examination Part I 2024 can benefit from this facility.
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Listen to the article KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly, in its session on Tuesday, chaired by Deputy Speaker Naveed Anthony, rejected a resolution moved by the opposition on the occasion of the Members’ Day regarding the establishment of a committee to improve the quality of education in the province. The House also rejected the opposition’s resolution
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Circle to Search could add a new feature focused on mobile games Getting help with the game would search the internet for tips and tricks based on a screenshot of the game No word yet on when the feature might launch Google’s AI-powered Circle to Search tool could soon bring a new level of utility
