ISLAMABAD: In a contrasting picture to Tuesday’s proceeding when the National Assembly rushed into approving three crucial bills regarding services chiefs’ tenure within 20 minutes, the lower house on Wednesday witnessed the introduction of 16 private members’ bill during its four-hour sitting. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) member Syed Fakhar Imam, who served as the speaker for 14 months during 1985-86, presided …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has summoned a list of cases pending before different accountability courts across the country, expressing concern over delay in completion of cases instituted by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). A three-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Mushir Alam, requested Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed to constitute a special bench and initiate suo motu proceedings over the …

Facebook says it is banning deepfake videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools, as it steps up efforts to fight online manipulation. The social network said late on Monday that it’s beefing up its policies to remove videos edited or synthesised in ways that are not apparent to the the average person, and which …

Automotive manufacturer Hyundai announced on Monday that it would mass produce flying cars for Uber as part of the aerial rideshare network set to deploy in 2023. The South Korean manufacturer said it would produce the four-passenger electric “vertical take-off and landing vehicles” at “automotive scale,” without offering details. The deal announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas …

Britain’s competition watchdog said Wednesday that Facebook and eBay pledged to crack down on the trade in fake reviews at its request, removing hundreds of accounts, pages and groups involved in the illicit business. The Competition and Markets Authority said the two US tech companies agreed to step up efforts to detect, investigate and respond to fake and misleading reviews …

A Samsung lab on Tuesday unveiled a digital avatar it described as an AI-powered “artificial human,” claiming it is able to “converse and sympathise” like real people. The announcement at the opening of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas touted a new kind of artificial intelligence called NEON, produced by the independent Samsung unit Star Labs. The technology …

KARACHI: Surgeries were stopped in the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD)  and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has also become  inactive here on Tuesday. The executive director of NICVD said that due to smell spread in the ICU and the Operation Theatre of the hospital these departments have been closed and their machinery are temporarily being shifted to centres …

KARACHI: The Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC) has decreased the prices of essential medicines by 15 per cent and issued notification in this regard. According to a notification, the ministry under continuation of Drug Pricing Policy 2018 reduced the prices of 89 life saving drugs by 15 per cent. Special Assistant to Prime Minister SAPM Dr …

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Tuesday Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a Rs7 billion package for providing relief to the poor through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC). Speaking at a press conference here along with USC Chairman Zulqarnain Ali Khan and Managing Director Umar Lodhi, the special assistant said …

ISLAMABAD: Ms Nausheen Javaid Amjad on Tuesday took over as acting chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue after Shabbar Zaidi applied for a 15-day leave citing health reasons. Nausheen is a BS-22 officer of Inland Revenue Service presently posted as Member (Administration). Sources in the FBR told Dawn that Mr Zaidi initially applied for one week leave but later extended it …