TIRANA – Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that AI minister Della will soon “give birth” to 83 digital assistants. He made the statement at the Berlin Global Dialogue Conference. The announcement surprised many, as the “births” refer to AI creations, not real children. Rama explained that these assistants will serve parliament and support human […]
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Parliamentary Panel Seeks Security Boost on Trains After Jaffer Express Blast
ISLAMABAD – A parliamentary committee has asked Pakistan Railways to improve passenger safety by installing three signal jammers in each train and increasing patrolling on sensitive routes, following the recent attack on the Jaffer Express. Officials told the National Assembly Standing Committee that the Jaffer Express was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) near […]
Gohar: Imran Khan will decide PTI’s by-election strategy
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, announced on Wednesday that the party will continue to be part of the parliament, but will only decide its strategy for the upcoming by-elections after consultation with Imran Khan, the party’s incarcerated founding chairman. Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, Barrister Gohar emphasized the importance of party […]
2025-26 budget discussions to begin early in parliament
The government has decided to present the budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 in the first week of June. This announcement comes as officials aim to prepare for Eid al-Adha celebrations. To accommodate this, they plan to convene a parliamentary budget session earlier than usual. Sources from the Ministry of Finance suggest the budget could […]
Shutting down of Parliament House’s entry, exit points denied
ISLAMABAD: The media reports alleging the closure of entry and exit gates of Parliament House were totally fabricated and contrary to the facts, said a spokesman of National Assembly on Wednesday. In a press release, the entry and exit gates of Parliament House were closed due to the influx of a large number of affected […]
EU parliament sacks vice-president charged in Qatar bribe probe
The European Parliament sacked one of its vice presidents on Tuesday amid corruption accusations allegedly linked to World Cup host Qatar, as EU officials scrambled to contain a widening scandal. The assembly’s MEPs voted 625 to one to strip Greek socialist MEP Eva Kaili of her vice presidential role, despite her lawyer declaring that she […]
Imran Khan attack: Parliamentarian unanimously condemns, demands fair investigation
The parliamentarians Friday unanimously condemned the gun attack on Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, in Wazirabad during his Long March in strong words, and called for a transparent probe to unveil the facts behind the incident. While addressing the National Assembly session, the members National Assembly termed the untoward incident as a conspiracy against […]
Australia flags tough new data protection laws this year
Australia could have tough new data protection laws in place this year in an urgent response to a cyberattack that stole from a telecommunications company the personal data of 9.8 million customers, the attorney-general said Thursday. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the government would make “urgent reforms” to the Privacy Act following the unprecedented hack last […]
‘Corrupt trio’ meet a day of failures: Farrukh
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday said the “corrupt trio” of Shehbaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Fazlur Rehman had experienced a day of failures. The minister, in a series of tweets, said the trio met the first defeat after the matter of convening the National Assembly session within […]
President files reference in SC seeking opinion on Article 63-A
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday filed a reference in the Supreme Court seeking its opinion on Article 63-A of the Constitution. The reference submitted by Attorney General for Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan seeks apex court’s guidance on two interpretations of Article 63-A and which one should be adopted and implemented to achieve the […]