Imran Khan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed a virtual internet rally on Sunday night through a voice clone, a first of its kind use of the technology. His Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party used artificial intelligence (AI) voice cloning platform ElevenLabs to clone the jailed cricketer-turned-politician’s voice by feeding the AI model with audio of his previous speeches, The Guardian first reported. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB…

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Facebook, YouTube and Twitter were inaccessible in Pakistan on Saturday after having been temporarily restored late on Friday, Reuters witnesses said.The Ministry of Interior suspended mobile broadband services across the country and blocked access to Facebook, YouTube and Twitter on Tuesday night amid unrest after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested by the country's anti-graft agency. The social media giants were available again on Friday night but on Saturday were again inaccessible, the witnesses…

People in Pakistan are facing significant, ongoing restrictions to their internet access following political protests and the arrest of the country’s former prime minister. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) confirmed that it intentionally cut off mobile internet service beginning Tuesday, according to Geo News—a Pakistani outlet. The blackout has continued into Wednesday, and mobile internet will remain “suspended for an indefinite period” on instruction from the interior ministry according to a second Geo…

Modi 2.0 Modi’s decisive victory in the 2019 elections not only stunned India but the world. The Americans were surprised by the size of the mandate. They studied the results in detail, including how well the BJP had done in minority-heavy districts. It was well known that Trump liked ‘strong’ leaders... The Trump administration was keen for India to project itself beyond its neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region. But Modi 2.0 also aroused Expectations 2.0 in Washington. US officials hoped for swift decision-making…

Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram, who is known as the “Sultan of Swing” for being one of the best reverse swing bowlers in the world, has written a gripping memoir in collaboration with cricket journalist Gideon Haigh. It is worth reading because it is far from self-congratulatory. Akram comes across as a flawed and honest human being rather than a larger-than-life hero asking to be worshipped. He is surprisingly candid with his admission of feeling inadequate when he was offered the captaincy of the Pakistani men’s…

Author and columnist Moni Mohsin has outdone herself with her new book Between You, Me and the Four Walls (2022). This work of satire combines socio-political critique with rib-tickling humour, foregrounding the first-world problems of the Pakistani elite. Their lives are sharply examined and dissected through the perspective of Butterfly, a self-proclaimed “khandani” woman from Lahore, who previously appeared in The Diary of a Social Butterfly (2008), Tender Hooks (2011) and The Return of the Butterfly (2014). 232pp,…

When Sharat Sabharwal took over as the Indian high commissioner in Islamabad in March 2009, ties between India and Pakistan were at one of their proverbial lows because of the Mumbai attacks carried out by a 10-member team of terrorists from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). He took on the onerous task of keeping the pressure on the Pakistan government to act against the perpetrators of the assault on India’s financial hub while simultaneously seeking to somehow repair bilateral ties. Sabharwal was better placed than several of…

Reham Khan, the person, is extremely likeable. She’s affable, effusive, forthcoming and self-deprecating. She peppers information and anecdotes with jokes and laughter. It’s tough not to be charmed by her. But it’s tougher to arrive at one-word or even one-line description for her, or even her recently released self-titled memoir. But no matter what you make of her or her literary foray, one thing becomes increasingly clear within even one cursory conversation with her: the book doesn’t quite do justice to the…