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Australia introduces digital safety bill allowing users to switch off social media algorithms

Australia introduced legislation Thursday requiring social media platforms to let users switch off algorithm-driven recommendations, as part of sweeping measures aimed at strengthening online safety. The Digital Duty of Care Bill 2026 would require technology companies to proactively prevent online harms rather than respond after they occur. According to a statement published on Communications Minister […]

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Elon Musk calls on Zelensky to ‘go’ as Ukraine leader

Tech billionaire Elon Musk called on Wednesday for Volodymyr Zelensky to “go” as Ukraine’s president, as Kyiv raised doubts over US support for the war-torn country. Ukraine accused the United States this week of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv’s military response through changes to Musk’s satellite system which […]

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Joint sitting of Parliament endorses emergency, governor’s rule in KP amid opposition outcry

A joint sitting of the Parliament on Thursday gave its approval of the Centre’s imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid a strong protest from the opposition. The joint session of the Parliament had been summoned to discuss separate resolutions on the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in KP, where the […]

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DPM stresses need to expand Pakistan-Russia cooperation

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has emphasized the need to further expand cooperation between Pakistan and Russia, particularly in trade, investment and connectivity. He was talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, who called on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad today. The […]

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Pakistan, World Bank agree to deepen cooperation

Pakistan and World Bank have agreed to deepen their cooperation to advance shared priorities under the Country Partnership Framework. The commitment was expressed during a meeting between Minister for Economic Affairs and Pakistan’s Governor to the World Bank Group Ahad Khan Cheema and Managing Director of Operations, World Bank, Anna Bjerde in Bangkok, Thailand today. […]

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Aurangzeb vows to complete IMF programme

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb participated in the Bank of America Small Talks Symposium on the sidelines of the World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand today. The Finance Minister highlighted Pakistan’s renewed international markets access and efforts to replace costly, short-term debt with longer-maturity financing. He outlined improving external indicators, stronger foreign exchange […]

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‘Health Ministry committed to eradicate counterfeit medicines’

Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal says the Ministry of Health is committed to eradicate counterfeit medicines from the country. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad today to review ‘2D Barcode’ trials to eliminate counterfeit medicines, he said the Ministry of Health has been working on implementing 2D Barcodes on medicines for the past eighteen months. […]