The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is deploying artificial intelligence to crack down on tax underreporting, Chairman Shafqat Mahmood Langrial announced on August 11, 2026. The AI tools, third-party d…
Pakistan is among the nations most vulnerable to AI-driven job displacement, according to the World Bank's World Development Report 2026: The Promise of AI, which finds that educated, skilled workers …
India is planning a new law to combat AI deepfakes and impersonation scams, citing a surge in cyber fraud and fake videos targeting top military officers that have raised fears of misinformation sowin…
US President Donald Trump shared AI-generated images on social media depicting a US seizure of an Iranian oil tanker and a strike on Iran's Kharg oil export terminal amid ongoing US-Iran tensions. The…
Chinese President Xi Jinping formally launched the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) on July 16, a 29-nation intergovernmental body headquartered in Shanghai that includes…
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his debut keynote at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Friday, called for international cooperation on AI development, saying it "should not …
Twenty-nine countries signed an agreement in Shanghai on Thursday to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), an independent intergovernmental international organi…
29 countries, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil, and 10 African and 12 Asian nations, signed an agreement in Shanghai to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation…
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah announced plans for a deep-sea port at Keti Bandar and AI-enabled data centers powered by sustainable energy to attract Indonesian investment, speaking at the …
Pakistan will embed artificial intelligence into its Prime Minister Health Card Program to enable faster and cheaper disease diagnosis for nearly 200 million citizens, deploying an AI-based diagnostic…
Independent Wire, an open-source AI newsroom, launched on June 29, 2026, documenting its own bias while covering three major stories: New Caledonia's election results, the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in…
A parent from Pakistan, a CS/CE major, seeks advice on Hacker News for their 16-year-old son who excels in STEM but lacks consistency and spends time on social media. The parent discourages a CS caree…
Qatar's prime minister appeared to snub US Vice President JD Vance during US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland, walking past him without acknowledgment to greet Pakistan's prime minister instead. The in…
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump ordering an end to the U.S. naval blockade. The deal, to be signed Frid…
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States and Iran have reached a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, potentially ending a 15-week conflict that disrupted global oil supplies and…
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel and Iran not to escalate after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut threatened a ceasefire deal. The strikes killed three people and wounded 16, prom…
US President Donald Trump claims a peace deal with Iran will be signed on Sunday, but Tehran disputes the timeline, saying it could happen in the "coming days." The initial memorandum of understanding…
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that a draft framework for an agreement to end the war with Iran has been "largely negotiated," including the reopening of the Strait o…
President Donald Trump announced that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is near, involving the U.S., Iran, and several other nations, with provisions including a 60-day ceasefire and Iran graduall…
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that a deal with Iran, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, has been "largely negotiated" following calls with allies such as Israel, Saudi Ara…