Pakistan’s nationwide monsoon death toll has risen to at least 65 after eight more people were killed in rain- and wind-related incidents across Punjab over the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday, as authorities warned of rising river levels and more heavy rainfall in the days ahead. The latest fatalities came as the Punjab […]
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The Death of Expertise
A lawyer spent years acquiring knowledge that an AI model can access in seven seconds. A financial analyst spent a decade learning how to build models that software can now generate instantly. A doctor spent years memorising information that machines can retrieve faster and, in some cases, more accurately. This is not a failure of […]
SC upholds Zahir Jaffer’s death sentence in Noor Mukadam case
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition filed by Zahir Jaffer and upheld its earlier judgment maintaining his death sentence in the high-profile Noor Mukadam murder case. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Hashim Khan Kakar, Justice Salahuddin Panhwar and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim heard the review petition. The high-profile case had garnered public […]
Eight Muslim states, including Pakistan, condemn Israel’s death penalty law
The foreign ministers of Pakistan and seven other Muslim-majority countries on Thursday strongly condemned a new Israeli law, allowing the imposition of the death penalty against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, warning that the move risks escalating tensions and undermining regional stability. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, […]
Seriously ill, incurable lions in zoos to be given peaceful death
In view of the increasing heath issues and complications regarding lions, the Punjab Captive Wildlife Management Committee (CWMC) has taken an important decision. The CWMC committee has reviewed the cases of lions suffering from incurable and long-term diseases and in the first phase, 10 seriously ill lions have been identified. According to the decision, seriously […]
PM visits Bangladesh High Commission to condole Khaleda Zia’s death
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday visited the Bangladesh High Commission here to express his condolences on the passing away of Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The prime minister conveyed his condolences to the Charge d’Affaires of Bangladesh, recorded a message in the condolence […]
Hamas confirms death of spokesman Abu Obeida
Hamas’s armed wing confirmed on Monday the death of its spokesperson, Abu Obeida, months after Israel announced he had been killed in an air strike in Gaza. The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades released a video statement on its Telegram channel, saying: “We pause in reverence before … the masked man loved by millions … the great […]
ATC sentences two men to death in blasphemy case
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced two blasphemy convicts to death on Monday, and also sentenced them to 22 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed fines of Rs 550,000. The case was filed on the complaint of a local on November 15, 2025, and was registered at Kameer Police Station under FIR No. 710/24 in Sahiwal […]
LHC overturns death sentence of Aneeqa Atiq in blasphemy case
The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench overturned the death sentence handed down to Aneeqa Atiq, who had been convicted in a high-profile blasphemy case, investigated by the FIA Cyber Crime Wing, Rawalpindi. The court on Tuesday acquitted Aneeqa on technical grounds, citing serious procedural deficiencies in the prosecution’s case. Delivering its judgment, the bench, comprising […]
Diane Keaton earns honour from co-stars after her death
Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton has shocked followers and Hollywood colleagues as she died at the age of 79. In this regard, co-stars have mourned and paid tribute to her shocking demise. On Saturday, October 11, the Oscar-winning star of The First Wives Club, co-star Bette Midler, revealed regarding her demise in an Instagram post. […]