Month: November 2023

IHC summons PM Kakar in Baloch students missing case

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday ordered Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar to appear in person on Nov 29 in the Baloch students missing case. The court ordered the government to present the 55 missing Baloch students, as per the recommendations of the commission. The premier has been summoned due to the non-recovery of Baloch students. The order came during the hearing of the implementation of recommendations of the Baloch Enforced Disappearance Commission. Meanwhile, the additional attorney-general for Pakistan has requested the court not to summon the…

UAE Public Holidays 2024: Everything to know about Eid, New Year, more

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The public and private sector holidays for the upcoming year have recently been published by the UAE Cabinet — in 2024, there will be six definite days to look forward to, so it’s never too early to start making plans so you can maximise your vacation time. UAE public holidays in 2024: Confirmed holidays Monday January 1: New Year’s Day. Ramadan 29 to Shawwal 3: Eid Al-Fitr. Dhu Al Hijjah 9: Arafat Day. Dhu Al Hijjah 10 to 12: Eid Al-Adha. Muharram 1: Islamic New Year. Rabi’ Al-Awwal 12: Prophet…

Decision taken to remove Islamabad IG, DC

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ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government has taken the final decision to remove IG Islamabad Police Dr Akbar Nasir Khan and Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon from their posts and there will be no further delay in this regard. Irfan Nawaz Memon is a Grade 19 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service while D. Akbar Nasir Khan is a Grade 20 officer of the Police Service. In the letter sent by the Election Commission of Pakistan to the Secretary Establishment Division on October 26, it was directed to remove the IG…

More than 500 OpenAI employees threaten to leave over Sam Altman ouster

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Hundreds of OpenAI employees are threatening to leave and demanding that the ChatGPT board resign, a move which comes after a turbulent weekend that started with CEO Sam Altman’s unexpected termination and concluded with Altman being hired by Microsoft. They would follow OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, who said he was starting an AI subsidiary at Microsoft following his shock sacking from the company whose ChatGPT chatbot has led the rapid rise of artificial intelligence technology. In a letter, some of OpenAI’s most senior staff members threatened to leave the company…

Russia changes envoy in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: In an important diplomatic development, Russia has changed its experienced ambassador in Pakistan Danila V. Ganich. He has been transferred to the Kremlin for the next assignment. Interestingly, Pakistan recently changed its ambassador for Russia when Shafqat Ali Khan was posted as Additional Foreign Secretary in Islamabad. Khalid Jamali has been appointed ambassador to Russia and he is yet to present his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Jamali has reached Moscow. Well-placed diplomatic sources told The News here Monday that Danila Ganich would return to Moscow next month…

PTI slams caretaker govts for challenging SC verdict on military courts

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LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and senior lawyer Hamid Khan has slammed the incumbent caretaker governments in the Centre and provinces for challenging the Supreme Court’s decision declaring the military trial of civilians under the Pakistan Army Act 1952 as unconstitutional. Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Monday, Khan said the interim governments have no mandate to file review appeals against an SC verdict. His remarks came after the caretaker federal and provincial governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan on Friday filed intra-court appeals against the apex court’s…