150,000 illegal immigrants, including Afghans, repatriated: Achakzai

QUETTA: Balochistan caretaker Minister for Information Jan Achakzai said on Wednesday that 150,000 undocumented emigrants including Afghan citizens had been repatriated. Addressing a press conference at Quetta Press Club, he said that about 250, 000 undocumented Afghan citizens were expected to repatriate to Afghanistan via Chaman Spinboldak crossing point by December.He said that Afghanistan posed two kinds of threats to Pakistan. “One threat is from border while other threat is from undocumented Afghan citizens living in Pakistan,” Achakzai said and added that Pakistan wanted to boost trade with Afghanistan because…

Human hair sweaters in stores as Dutch designer Zsofia Kollar combs out old fashion tangles

Contrary to popular belief, keratin protein fibres, which are the building blocks of both human hair and a woolly coat, assist in preserving body heat — one is worn and the other is squandered, and a Dutch company is now wondering why, CNN reported. By transforming human hair into a cloth, Human Material Loop aims to revolutionise the fashion business. Thus far, the company has produced human hair coats, jumpers and blazer prototypes in the hopes that apparel firms may eventually purchase rolls of their substitute material for their own designs. Zsofia…

Seven terrorists killed in Tank operation

Seven terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the military’s wing said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that on the night between November 14-15, the security forces conducted the IBO in the Kiri Machan Khel area of the district on the reported presence of terrorists. “During conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists, as a result of which seven terrorists were sent to hell,” it added. The terrorists’ hideouts were also…

New Outlook for Windows wants to send your non-MSA data to its servers — Should you be worried?

Microsoft made its intentions for the New Outlook for Windows app public a few days ago, a feature that seems to have slipped under the radar despite being in preview for some time is its ability to sync user mail data even when the user is not using a Microsoft Account (MSA), such as Gmail or Yahoo. This was noted by d3rf3l, a Neowin forum user, who started a topic about it. It was during the testing of the New Outlook that German outlet Heise discovered a warning concerning.  Their…

‘He failed to prove himself as leader’, Afridi on Babar’s role as skipper after World Cup 2023 debacle

Ex-cricketer Shahid Afridi on Monday expressed disappointment with the Pakistan team’s poor World Cup run and said that skipper Babar Azam failed to prove himself as leader and captain ever since accepting the coveted role. The Green Shirts were eliminated from the World Cup 2023 following a rather dismal performance in all three departments leading to five losses in nine matches of the tournament. Speaking at an event in Karachi, Afridi said: “”As much of a star Babar is as an individual player, it was my wish that he also…

Moonis declared PO in money laundering case

LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday declared Moonis Elahi, former federal minister, a proclaimed offender in a money laundering case. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) finished the process to declare him a proclaimed offender and submitted a report to the court. The court issued permanent arrest warrants for Elahi. The judge mentioned that an advertisement was published for him to appear in court, but he did not show up. In a hearing presided over by Judge Naseem Ahmad Virk, NAB Prosecutor Waris Ali Janjua was asked by the court to…

Terror attack on private company vehicles martyrs soldier, two civilians in DI Khan

RAWALPINDI: A terrorist attack on a private company’s vehicles martyred a soldier and two civilians in the general area of Darazinda, Dera Ismail Khan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Tuesday.  The militants fired upon vehicles of a private company working on a development project in the area, according to the military’s media wing.  “Resultantly, two innocent civilian employees of the company, Muhammad Faisal, 35 and Asif Kamran, 29 who were residents of district Karak embraced shahadat,” said the statement. ISPR also said that Sepoy Syed Muhammad Shaheen Shah,…