MIRANSHAH: In a tragic incident on Wednesday, a suicide attack took place near a check post in North Waziristan tribal district, resulting in the loss of lives of two security forces personnel and a child, while 13 others sustained injuries. According to sources, the assailant, driving a car, targeted a convoy of the bomb disposal squad belonging to the security forces. The attack occurred near the Shaheed Hameedullah check post in Miranshah. The suicide bomber mercilessly rammed his vehicle into the convoy, causing a devastating explosion. As a result, two members of the security forces and an innocent child lost…
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In a disheartening development, the Taliban government in Afghanistan has issued a decree mandating the closure of beauty salons within a month, further restricting the already limited access Afghan women have to public spaces. This latest move adds to the series of oppressive measures imposed by the Taliban since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. According to Mohammad Sadiq Akif, the spokesperson for the Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Propagation of Virtue, the deadline for the closure of women’s beauty parlors is set at one month, as mentioned in a notice issued by the ministry. The Taliban’s…
The muons are so unstable that they shouldn’t last long enough to reach Earth’s surface, yet many of them do. That’s because time dilation can extend their lifetimes by a factor of five. Depending on an observer’s relative motion or their position within a gravitational field, that observer would experience time passing at a different rate than that of another observer. Generally, an increase in h(t), the instantaneous hazard, will lead to an increase in H(t), the cumulative hazard, which translates into a decrease in S(t), the survival function. As you can see, creditors would favor a company with a much higher times…
Data science in light of natural language processing: An overview Finally, in Section 2.8, we conclude our research with a short discussion of the work’s key shortcomings before identifying the direction of future research. From a clinical perspective, on the other hand, research studies are typically modelled and evaluated on a patient- or population-level, such as predicting how a patient group might respond to specific treatments or patient monitoring over time. While some NLP tasks consider predictions at the individual or group user level, these tasks still constitute a minority. Owing to the discrepancy between scientific objectives of each field,…
QUETTA: In a tragic incident, four personnel from the law enforcement agencies were martyred on Sunday in a devastating attack on a checkpost located in the Sherani District of Balochistan. The identities of the ruthless gunmen responsible for this heinous act of violence remain unknown, adding to the complexity of the situation.According to detailed reports provided by police officials, the assailants launched a sudden and unprovoked assault on the checkpost, mercilessly opening fire on the security personnel who were diligently carrying out their duties at the time. The attack resulted in the loss of four precious lives, as these courageous…
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab successfully thwarted a planned terrorist activity aimed at Eidul Azha. In a series of intelligence-based operations conducted in Multan, Bahawalpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan, the CTD apprehended a total of nine terrorists, including a woman who is believed to be associated with the banned Islamic State (Daesh). The arrests have been hailed as a significant accomplishment in the ongoing fight against terrorism. During these operations, the CTD discovered and confiscated various items, including hand grenades, materials used in the production of suicide jackets, and a considerable sum of cash from the detained suspects. This…
In this week’s Ground Zero program, aired on Khyber News, we discussed the overall law & order situation & the ongoing fight against TTP, the slight decrease in terror incidents across the country, and the speculations surrounding the resumption of peace negotiations between TTP and Pakistan. Haroon Rasheed a senior journalist & security affairs expert) and Rasheed Safi (senior journalist and political commentator) were invited to Ground Zero. Key highlights of the Program: Despite the low-intensity fight that is going on against militants in southern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the overall security situation remains at ease. The improvement in the…
The plan approved by the National Transit Committee for the transportation of gas and oil from Turkmenistan to Pakistan, passing through Afghanistan, has received the green light from the Office of Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs in Kabul. This momentous endeavor aims to invigorate economic growth and strengthen transit capabilities, with the implementation of the project poised to facilitate a seamless flow of gas and oil from Central Asia to South Asia. Consequently, this will result in a substantial boost in national revenue while propelling the development of Afghanistan’s transportation sector. The Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce…
The Afghan government has announced new appointments for the governors and deputies of three provinces on Monday. The spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Zabihullah Mujahid, tweeted that the changes were made according to a decree from the leadership. The new governors are: The new deputies are:
KABUL: The Taliban authorities in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, have instructed female aid workers to halt their work on a refugee project, further enforcing rules against women working, despite exemptions sought by certain organizations.An official letter, exchanged between departments of the Ministry for Refugees in Kandahar, the historical heartland of the Taliban, highlighted that aid agencies were in violation of the orders regarding refugee-related work in Spin Boldak, a town near the Pakistan border.According to an international news agency, the letter has been confirmed by a spokesperson for the provincial governor, in which the partner organizations working with the Department of…