The Universal Service Fund (USF) has invested Rs 79.1 billion in 85 projects in the last five years to expand telecommunications in rural and underserved areas of Pakistan. This includes the deployment of 2,600 telecom towers and 10,260 km of optical fiber, significantly improving connectivity for 24.2 million people. USF aims to bridge the digital…
A senior Hamas leader was killed on Wednesday morning. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, 62, was killed in an early morning attack in Iran. His killing threatens the region’s stability and increases the risk of the Gaza war escalating into a regional conflict. What happened to Hania and when? At around 2 a.m. local time (22:30…
Iran’s reformist President Masoud Pizshakyan was sworn in as the Islamic Republic’s ninth president in front of parliament on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by foreign dignitaries. Pizshakyan won a run-off race against ultra-conservative Saeed Jalili on July 5 to replace President Ibrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. Tuesday’s ceremony…
On Tuesday, Advanced Micro Devices reported second-quarter earnings. Investors want to see AMD wrest market share from longtime rival Nvidia with its MI300X AI chip and signal growth in its data center AI business. AMD said it sold more than $1 billion of its MI300 chips during the quarter, and its data center category grew…
The co-chairman of the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention resigned over the group’s decision to host former President Donald Trump at its convention and career fair. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, is scheduled to speak to attendees of the NABJ convention in Chicago on Wednesday. NABJ said it has also invited Vice…
Days after an injury scare, Simone Biles and her women’s artistic gymnastics U.S. teammates won gold in the team final. It was her first medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and marked an incredible comeback for the history-making athlete and Team USA. Italy finished second, finishing with 165.494 points to Team USA’s 171.296. It was…
Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi recently addressed the controversy surrounding his conduct, stressing that his main goal is to play for Pakistan, not to achieve a leadership role such as captaincy. Just ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, his statement came after reports of a spat with coach Mohammad Yousuf during Pakistan’s tour…
Khalistan Council President Dr. Bakshish Singh Sandhu Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused of international terrorism against Sikhs. He emphasized international sanctions. Ahead of the Khalistan referendum in Calgary, Sandhu highlighted India’s false accusations of terrorism and assassination attempts on Sikh leaders. Despite Indian pressure, Canada and the United States supported Sikh rights and upheld…
Twenty-year-old Nizamuddin Torwali, a shepherd from a remote village in northwestern Pakistan Swat, has become an unlikely star of Pakistan’s biggest TV music show, Coke Studio. Sings in the language, with no formal musical training. An Indo-Aryan dialect with no written tradition before 2007. The song has been viewed nearly 7 million times on YouTube…
Sultana Bibi from the Shamshal area of Hunza Valley has become the third Pakistani woman to conquer the world’s second-highest peak K2. Following in the footsteps of Samina Baig and Naila Kayani, they scaled the 8,611-meter peak this morning. Sultana accomplished the feat in the eyes of Sarbaz Ali, both climbers summiting K2 today. The…