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UK watchdog tightens cyber incident reporting rules to curb disinformation as attacks surge In a recent move, Britain plans to take regulatory actions on artificial intelligence amid going cyber attacks and for spreading misinformation or false information. Britain plans to consider requiring labels on AI-generated content to protect consumers from disinformation and deepfakes, the government said on Wednesday, as it outlined other areas of focus to tackle ‌the evolving global challenge. Technology minister Liz Kendall stressed the need to strike the right balance between protecting the creative industries and allowing the AI sector to innovate, saying in a statement that…

.Vehicles move along a flooded road following monsoon rains and rising water levels in Sialkot, Punjab province, Pakistan, August 27, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS LAHORE: The Punjab Cabinet Committee on Disaster Management has approved a Rs186 million project to prevent overflow of Nallah Shahbaz Purdwara in Gujrat. In a meeting, the committee also approved a scheme to prevent erosion along River Jhelum in Bhera at a cost of Rs32 million, Rs40 million for the prevention of sheet flooding in Sialkot. An allocation of Rs59 million was approved for dealing with drought in Bahawalpur division. Presiding over the meeting, Cabinet Committee Chairman…

LAHORE: The Punjab government has finalised an extensive province-wide security plan for Eid ul-Fitr and Chand Raat, deploying more than 47,000 police personnel to maintain law and order during the festive period. The plan was approved during the 50th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order, chaired by Khawaja Salman Rafique and co-chaired by Bilal Yasin at the Punjab Home Department. Provincial Minister for Auqaf, Chaudhry Shafay Hussain, also attended the session. Officials reviewed the overall security situation and assessed arrangements for Eid celebrations, as well as for Pakistan Day and upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches scheduled…

. LAHORE: A male hippopotamus has been brought to the Lahore Zoo from Africa as part of an ongoing revamping project, marking a significant addition to the facility, officials confirmed on Tuesday. According to the zoo administration, the newly arrived hippo will be paired with an existing female to support breeding of the species. Officials said the animal is in good health and has been placed under observation. A team of expert veterinarians is closely monitoring and caring for the animal. The administration added that the hippopotamus has begun adapting to its new enclosure, where it has been grazing and…

Eid shopping surge hits Peshawar. Photo: Express PESHAWAR: With only a few days left until Eid, bustling markets in the city are witnessing a significant rush of shoppers eager to complete their festive preparations. After purchasing new clothes, residents are now turning their attention to the iconic Peshawari chappals, a traditional staple that complements Eid attire. The historic Jahangirpura market remains the epicenter for authentic Peshawari chappal purchases. From morning until late at night, crowds, including children accompanying elders, throng the shops. Shoppers are selecting colorful variants to match their new outfits, favoring popular styles such as ‘panjey daar’, band…

.The writer is a retired major general and has an interest in International Relations and Political Sociology. He can be reached at tayyarinam@hotmail.com and tweets @20_Inam In the last column on military notes of the Iran War, we discussed Coalition’s military capability. We continue by detailing Iran’s Comparative Combat Potential (CCP). Iran’s has expansive ballistic and cruise missile capability. But first difference between both. A ballistic missile is a small rocket, whose trajectory goes above atmosphere, and it speeds through gravity while descending. A cruise missile is an earth-hugging small plane, travelling within atmosphere, and is continuously powered. In ballistic…

The wide-ranging scandal emerging from the Mirpurkhas Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) is an indictment of the country's failure to improve the education system or introduce meritocracy. News reports credit a "whistleblower" who gave up the scam after being arrested — though his own wrongdoing technically makes him a suspect-turned-approver. The "whistleblower" used to work in the computer science department and gave up enough details for the police to go after the controller of examinations, who allegedly led the network that is being blamed for manipulating the results of over 27,000 students since 2023. The sheer scale of the…

. Every year, more than 52,000 women die in Punjab alone from causes directly linked to pregnancy and childbirth. Fresh data from the Population Council makes this figure impossible to sit with because the sheer number of deaths illustrated are preventable. Behind each number is a woman who survived poverty and social pressure, only to lose her life bringing another life into the world. Pakistan’s population crisis is frequently discussed in macroeconomic terms, as a drag on GDP or a strain on public services. What receives far less attention is where this crisis lands most violently, which is on the…

.The writer is a Harvard Project Zero–trained educator and internationally published writer and journalist Have you ever wondered what makes math so frightening for students in Pakistan that it leads to panic attacks? Have you ever compared the scared, silent classroom during math to the lively one during other subjects? Is math truly impossible, or was it only ever conveyed but never taught? From the earliest classrooms, mathematics is not explained; it is dumped. It is taught badly because concepts are never exemplified. Teachers walk in, fill the board with solutions, and order students to copy like obedient machines. Take…

Miley Cyrus is touching upon how her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, bagged a role in Hannah Montana.Speaking to Variety for their latest edition, the 33-year-old star said her father, who played Billy Ray Stewart on the show, was too nice at the time of auditions. “He goes out into the parking lot, grabs other dads, brings them into Disney and is like, ‘You should hire this guy! He’s a great actor!’ ” Miley recalled.”And my mom was behind him, squeezing his back, saying, ‘Shut up! We need you to get the role so we can all move out here!’ ““My dad…