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Pakistan has ranked 65th in the 2025 Global Safety Index by Numbeo, scoring 56.3, slightly ahead of India at 66th with 55.7. The rankings assess cr_ime levels worldwide, offering insights into safe travel destinations.Andorra secured the top spot with a safety score of 84.7, followed by the UAE, Qatar, Taiwan, and Oman. Meanwhile, major economies like the U.S. (89th) and …

An Australian senator has revealed a dead salmon in a plastic bag while speaking in parliament, in protest against a bill being debated. The bill is designed to protect salmon-farming jobs, prime minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government says, but it would also limit the public’s ability to review and challenge environmental decisions. Some politicians and environmental groups have already questioned …

Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, has been released after being detained by Israeli forces. Ballal had been assaulted by Israeli settlers before his arrest.

In a move to improve social welfare and employment opportunities for the disabled, Chinese and Pakistani companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 12 to bring an inclusive, disability-friendly coffee shop model to Pakistan. The initiative aims to address the persistent challenge of employment for people with disabilities in the South Asian country. According to the World Health …

Heavy users of ChatGPT tend to be lonelier, more emotionally dependent on the AI tool and have fewer offline social relationships, new research suggests. Only a small number of users engage emotionally with ChatGPT, but those who do are among the heaviest users, according to a pair of studies from OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab. The researchers wrote that …

District administrations in South Waziristan and Tank have imposed a curfew due to heightened security threats. In Upper South Waziristan, movement is restricted in Azizabad Chowk, Sarwakai, Jandola, Asman Manza, Ladha, and Makeen. Roads leading to Bibi Raghzai, Kotkai via Jandola, Molay Khan Sarai, and Barwand are also closed. In Tank, a complete curfew will be enforced in Dabara Bazaar, …

Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, has reportedly gone missing after being attacked by Israeli settlers, according to co-director Yuval Abraham. “A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal,” Abraham posted on X (formerly Twitter). “They beat him, leaving him with head and stomach injuries. Soldiers then invaded the ambulance he called and took him. No …

The 1992 Cricket World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand, was a tournament that will be etched in the memories of cricket fans forever. It was a World Cup that saw the introduction of colored clothing, white balls, and day-night matches, but more importantly, it was a tournament that witnessed Pakistan’s glorious victory. Pakistan’s Journey to the Final Pakistan’s …

In a significant ruling, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) allowed visitors to meet former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail, with a strict condition prohibiting any media interaction after the meetings. The court’s three-member bench, led by Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar, heard petitions concerning Imran Khan’s jail meetings. The court was informed that his meetings had …

Pakistani tech company Data Vault has unveiled the country’s first locally developed generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) platform, named #ZahanatAI, marking a major milestone in Pakistan’s artificial intelligence (#AI) landscape. Spearheaded by entrepreneur Mehwish Salman Ali, co-founder and CEO of Data Vault and Zahanat AI, the platform promises to address Pakistan’s unique challenges with culturally sensitive and locally relevant solutions. Zahanat …