20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in a year, UNICEF estimates
More than one in five children aged 12 to 17 across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe experienced at…
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Illegal SIMs, regulatory loopholes blamed for surge in banking fraud
ISLAMABAD: Regulatory and law enforcement officials have warned that loopholes in Pakistan’s SIM registration and banking systems are enabling criminals…
Chinese town emerges as global guitar manufacturing hub
Zheng’an in China’s southwestern Guizhou province has emerged as a major global guitar manufacturing hub, producing about one in every…
ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot subject to tougher EU digital rules
The European Union has designated ChatGPT, Reddit and gaming platform Roblox as “very large” online platforms, subjecting them to stricter…
Punjab Assembly backs ban on social media accounts for under-16s
The resolution was submitted to the Punjab Assembly in July by Child Protection Bureau Chairperson Sarah Ahmad. It called for…
Jazz fined Rs38.9 million over corporate SIM verification violations
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has imposed a Rs38.9 million fine on telecom operator Jazz over alleged violations related…
iPhone 17 Pro sets Guinness World Record after surviving fall from over 100,000 feet
Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro has reportedly secured a Guinness World Record after surviving a drop from more than 100,000 feet…
New rules introduced for government employees’ social media use, committee told
Officials from the Establishment Division told a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat that new rules had…
NASA launches powerful Roman telescope on mission to map the cosmos
WASHINGTON: NASA launched its new flagship space telescope on Sunday, beginning a multi-year mission aimed at producing an unprecedented map…
IHC seeks govt, regulatory bodies’ replies on children’s social media use
The petition, filed earlier this month by Waqas Nasir through advocates Muhammad Jalal Haider and Yahya Farid Khawaja, seeks legislation…