Weak data systems leave Pakistan ill-prepared for AI era: Report

IANS | July 13, 2026 5:06 PM

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Pakistan remains inadequately prepared to deal with the opportunities and challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI), despite growing adoption of AI tools among businesses and professionals, as weak digital infrastructure, fragmented data systems and limited institutional readiness continue to hamper the country's progress, a report has said.

NHPC project order by SC likely to feature in Nepal-India energy talks

IANS | July 13, 2026 4:35 PM

Kathmandu, July 13 (IANS) Nepal's Supreme Court order directing the government to work on increasing Nepal's share of free electricity from the 480 MW Phukot Karnali Hydropower Project being developed by India's state-owned NHPC Limited, is likely to be one of the key issues during high-level bilateral energy talks between both countries this week.

Rights body condemns two more custodial deaths in Bangladesh, demands independent probe

IANS | July 13, 2026 1:47 PM

Paris, July 13 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation condemned the recent custodial deaths of an Awami League activist and another accused in Bangladesh, warning that the incidents raise serious human rights concerns over the right to life, the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the right to health, and the state's duty of care towards people in custody.