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Pakistan’s government is taking steps to enhance digital connectivity by expanding 4G services into its most remote and underserved regions. This initiative aims to bridge the digital divide and promote inclusive growth across the country.According to recent announcements, the Universal Service Fund (USF) Board has approved seven major projects focused on expanding broadband and fiber optic infrastructure nationwide.The projects involve a total investment of Rs7.49 billion, under the leadership of IT Secretary and USF Board Chairman Zarar Khan.The approved initiatives include five broadband service projects and two fiber optic deployments, totaling 940 kilometers of fiber optic cable. These efforts will…
The 80-year-old leader pledges economic growth from today’s GDP of $66bn to $500bn within the next five years.Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he will contest next year’s presidential election, setting the stage for a potential extension of his nearly 40-year rule. The 80-year-old announced late on Saturday that he had expressed his interest “in running for … the position of presidential flag bearer” for his National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Museveni seized power in 1986 after a five-year civil war and has ruled ever since. The NRM has altered the constitution twice to remove term and age limits, clearing…
Dubai Municipality announced the decision of the Committee for Age and Licensing of Practicing the Profession to suspend two engineering consultant offices and prevent them from licensing any new projects for a period of (6) months. This decision comes after monitoring professional practices that contradict the approved regulations, requirements and ethics of the profession, which may negatively affect the interests of the owners and developers. This is part of the duties of the Dubai Municipality in organizing the profession of engineering consulting and controlling the quality of work. Dubai Municipality has also announced a new plan to update the criteria…
Representational image of an electricity meter. — APP/FileThe Ministry of Power Division has introduced the Power Smart App under the “Apna Meter, Apni Reading” initiative to directly involve electricity consumers in the billing process and promote transparency across the system.The app was formally launched by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday, according to a spokesperson for the Power Division. The Power Smart App allows consumers to take a photograph of their electricity meter on a specified date and upload it through the app. Monthly electricity bills will then be generated based on this user-submitted image—offering a technological solution to long-standing…
A fire officer stands next to the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in Ahmedabad, India. — Reuters/FileAn Indian aviation minister on Sunday said investigators were probing “all angles” behind an Air India crash when asked by media about possible sabotage.All but one of the 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner were killed when it crashed in the western city of Ahmedabad on June 12. Authorities have identified 19 others who died on the ground, but a police source told AFP after the crash that the toll was 38.India’s minister of state for civil aviation, Murlidhar Mohol,…
Orlando Bloom’s mystery companion named amid Katy Perry splitOrlando Bloom’s mystery brunette companion’s identity has been revealed amid his breakup with Katy Perry.News of Orlando and Katy’s breakup came recently as the Lord of the Rings star was attending Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s extravagant pre-wedding festivities in Venice. He was seen on a boat with a woman whose identity has been revealed. According to Radar Online, the woman is Jamie Mizrah, a stylist and longtime friend of the actor. Jamie has also styled Katy. “Orlando jumped into a boat to shelter from torrential rain and was photographed embracing a…
An Israeli air attack on Tehran’s Evin Prison during this month’s 12-day war has killed at least 71 people, Iran’s judiciary says, days after a ceasefire ended hostilities between the two arch foes. The strike on Monday, the day before the ceasefire between Israel and Iran took hold, destroyed part of the administrative building at Evin, a large, heavily fortified complex in northern Tehran that rights groups said holds political prisoners and foreign nationals. “According to official figures, 71 people were killed in the attack on Evin Prison,” judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said on Sunday of an attack that was…
The Japanese student (of Palestinian origin), Habiba Yasser Qudaih, who is superior to the early UAE in the general path of Al -Shorouk Private School …
An undated image of Justice Sarfraz Dogar. — IHC website/FilePresident Zardari notifies judges’ seniority in light of SC verdict.Acting CJ Justice Dogar, other judges’ transfer declared permanent.Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani notified as second-most senior judge.ISLAMABAD: In the latest development in the ongoing legal saga related to the seniority issue and transfer of judges, President Asif Ali Zardari has notified Justice Sarfraz Dogar as the senior-most judge of the Islamabad High Court — who is already serving as the IHC’s acting chief justice.The notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, dated June 27, is in line with the Supreme…
Beyonce suffers mishap during Houston ‘Cowboy Carter’ showBeyonce was forced to stop her Houston Cowboy Carter show.The Single Ladies singer, who began her concert in the city of Texas, had to stop after her flying car which she was riding for her 16 Carriages performance, seemingly began to tilt mid-air. This horrific incident also stunned the audience present there, many of whom whipped their phones out to record it on video. Beyonce could be seen at on obvious slant before she asked for the show to be stopped, saying rather sternly, “Stop.”“Stop, stop, stop,” the Halo hitmaker commanded, as concern…