DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 23rd Aug, 2026) The Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Office has announced the opening of registration for the seventh cohort of the Artificial Intelligence Program, which will run from September 2026 to January 2027. Led by the National Program for Artificial Intelligence in collaboration with…
SARGODHA, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) Special Assistant to Chief Minister(CM) Punjab for Inspection Teams Shoaib Mirza on Sunday chaired a meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here to review development projects and administrative affairs in the district. Deputy Commissioner(DC),Hussain Ahmad Raza Chaudhry,Additional Deputy Commissioners and officials from WASA,…
Dera Ismail Khan, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) The food Department, Dera Ismail Khan, has intensified inspections of authorised flour dealers to ensure the availability and transparent distribution of government-subsidised flour at officially fixed prices. The inspection was carried out by Assistant Food Controller Khaliq-ur-Rehman, accompanied by Food Grain…
PESHAWAR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) The hall erupted as the opening notes of the Pashto national song “Monga Da Khyber Zalmi” (We are Khyber’s youth) rang out in a university amid the unmistakable thunder of the dhol. As students of City University Peshawar formed a circle and broke…
HONG KONG, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 23rd Aug, 2026) Chinese technology group Alibaba Holding plans to raise around US$10 billion, equivalent to HK$80 billion, through a new share offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in a strategic move aimed at strengthening its infrastructure and global competitiveness in artificial intelligence. Bloomberg…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Chief Executive Officer Mian Kashif Ashfaq has said Pakistan needed a decisive shift towards algorithmic originality and fundamental research to emerge as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), warning that the country could otherwise remain a fast follower in…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) A procession was taken out under the auspices of Darul Uloom Jamia Naeemia on Sunday to mark Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH), with religious scholars,students and members of civil society participating. The procession started from Jamia Naeemia, passed through Lahore Press Club and returned to…
MOSCOW-KYIV, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 23rd Aug, 2026) Russia and Ukraine witnessed a fresh escalation over the past several hours, with the Russian Ministry of Defence saying on Sunday that it intercepted and destroyed 328 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions, Crimea, and the Black and Azov seas overnight. Meanwhile, Ukrainian…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is scheduled to undertake an official visit to the United Kingdom from 24 to 28 August. “The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister will hold meetings with the UK Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, and the FCDO Minister…
Dera Ismail Khan, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) The Tehsil Municipal Officer (TMO), Dera Ismail Khan, Abdul Rehman has directed concerned staff to accelerate cleanliness, landscaping and beautification activities in parks across the city to provide citizens with clean, green and pleasant recreational spaces. During a visit to Haq…
