Pakistan, China, Russia win UNHRC seats

Islamabad/un: Pakistan along with China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) despite strong opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records. In a secret-ballot voting in the 193-member UN General Assembly, Pakistan secured 169 votes, Uzbekistan 164, Nepal 150 and China 139. Saudi Arabia lost the race with just 90 votes. PTI

US body on AI for tech alliance with India

washington: The US should build a formal tech alliance with India that will help develop an overarching Indo-Pacific strategy focused on emerging technology, an independent federal commission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has said. The commission recommended a strategic framework to marshal international multilateral and bilateral cooperation to achieve this goal. PTI