Sunday, September 27th, 2026
THE AI RECKONING
Humanity Has to Upgrade Itself Before Artificial Intelligence Upgrades Beyond Us By Imran Ghaznavi There is a point in the history of every transformative technology when the conversation changes. At first, people ask what the technology can do. Then they ask what it can do for them. Eventually, if the technology is powerful enough, they must confront a much more uncomfortable question: What will the technology do to us? Artificial intelligence has reached that point. For years, the AI conversation was dominated by fascination. Chatbots, image generators, automated coding, digitalRead More
FIA held consultancy CEO in UK student visa fraud case, recovers Rs 1.6 miln
ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (DNA): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Islamabad Zone has arrested the CEO of IEIS Consultants from Bahria Town Phase 7 in a UK student visa fraud case and recovered the complainant’s full amount of Rs1.6 million. An FIA official told APP on Sunday that the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) Islamabad arrested the main accused, identified as Wasil Azad, CEO/owner of IEIS Consultants Islamabad, after registration of FIR No. AHTC-ICT-753/26. According to the investigation, the accused, along with Salman and Zulqarnain, both directors, and a visa consultant identifiedRead More
NCCIA Islamabad busts illegal call centre, arrests nine including five foreigners
ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (DNA): The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Islamabad has arrested nine suspects, including five foreign and four Pakistani nationals, in connection with an alleged illegal call-centre operation and online fraud. An NCCIA official told APP on Sunday that the Cyber Crime Reporting Centre (CCRC) Islamabad took action in connection with FIR No. 156/2026 over alleged fraudulent activities carried out through electronic means. The official said five foreign nationals and four Pakistanis were arrested during the operation. NCCIA teams also recovered electronic devices and other evidence allegedlyRead More
Pakistan hosts first SCO National Coordinators meeting in Islamabad
DNA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host the first meeting of the Council of National Coordinators (CNC) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Islamabad from September 28–30, 2026, marking the first major engagement under Pakistan’s Chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) for 2026–27. The three-day meeting will be chaired by Pakistan’s National Coordinator for the SCO and will bring together National Coordinators from all SCO Member States, along with representatives of the SCO Secretariat. According to an official announcement, the National Coordinators will deliberate on a wideRead More