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The long-running international song contest launches its inaugural Asian edition in Thailand, featuring 11 participating nations and a unique voting framework.
Employees and tech leaders rally for Huang's reinstatement as the board initiates a formal search for a permanent successor.
The integration of generative artificial intelligence into legal drafting creates severe compliance risks without altering human accountability under Pakistani law.
Authorities in Punjab have rolled out a specialized 750-member environmental enforcement unit to extinguish illegal crop residue fires and combat the province's hazardous winter air pollution.
The regulatory green light provides a new therapeutic alternative for patients ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
As automated tools transform legal drafting and judicial processes, regulatory frameworks leave sole accountability firmly with human practitioners.
Disaster management authorities evaluate seasonal preparedness frameworks and highway clearance protocols alongside international partners.
The provincial development authority has greenlit the multi-billion-rupee funding as part of a larger infrastructure package.
Cabinet members diverge on administrative restructuring as debates intensify over governance models and financial devolution to grassroots levels.
Provincial authorities cancel existing mineral permits and target illicit extraction rings after an operation in Kohat left 11 police personnel martyred.
A 22-hour service failure across Microsoft 365 platforms disrupted international institutions, governments, and small businesses in over 70 countries.
The Chinese tech giant has received regulatory clearance for its first wearable health sensor, offering up to 16 days of continuous blood sugar tracking.
The federal government plans to levy a 2% to 10% Automotive Development Levy on traditional vehicles while maintaining preferential sales tax rates for new energy vehicles.
Mohit Ulva and Chigurupati Venkata held their nerve to guide India to a dramatic one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the ACC Menâs U-19 Asia Cup final, chasing down a target of 338 on the final ball at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Muscat on Saturday.
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Saturday that Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik had been nominated to represent Pakistan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Civilisational Dialogue in New Delhi from Nov 20-22.
Spinner Naseer Khan Maroofkhil claimed seven wickets on debut, restricting Zimbabwe to 339 after a strong opening partnership.
Huawei is reportedly preparing a wider Nova Flip for 2027, with a 6.3-inch screen that would give the compact foldable a shorter, broader shape when opened.
Sialkot International Airport has auctioned a Boeing 767 that had remained parked at the airport since August 29, 2017, for more than $400,000.
MILAN: Italyâs data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms âŹ805 million ($887 million) after finding the company had accessed Android usersâ photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them.
ALIAGA: Six people were arrested overnight after a huge blast at a steel plant near the western city of Izmir killed 17 workers, with grieving families waiting Tuesday to receive their loved onesâ bodies for burial.
NEW DELHI: Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest captain in menâs Twenty20 history on Saturday when he led out his side in Indiaâs domestic state competition, media reports said.
Nvidia has reportedly canceled the January 2027 launch of its 24 GB GeForce RTX 5080 in China because the memory chips were too expensive.
Ronaldinho will roll back the years this weekend when the 46-year-old Brazilian starts his first competitive match in over a decade, and in the unlikely setting of an Italian third-tier derby the World Cup winner may realise his dream of scoring one last time.
Karachiâs Lyari neighborhood has received its first portable boxing ring to promote womenâs boxing and provide young female athletes with better training opportunities.
Super Power has expanded its EMOTO electric two-wheeler lineup in Pakistan, introducing several electric motorcycles and scooters with introductory prices ranging from Rs 197,000 to Rs 899,999.
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Policy Board of Medical Teaching Institutions has scrapped Trainee Registrar positions across the provinceâs medical teaching institutions.
If your budget is around Rs 50,000, the best new phones you can buy in Pakistan right now are the Xiaomi Redmi 15, Infinix Hot 70, Motorola Moto G37 5G, Xiaomi Poco C85, and Realme C75x.
The federal cabinetâs legislative review committee has approved amendments to Pakistanâs foreign exchange laws, changes to Armed Forces retirement leave arrangements, and a legal package transferring plant protection functions to a new regulatory authority.
The 30th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Ministers will be held in Islamabad on Nov 15 and 16, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Saturday.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has revised its office accommodation plan for the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) Complex at the Old Naval Headquarters Building in Sector G-6.
The 128-kilometre Lillah-Jhelum Road project has been completed five years after its launch in 2021, improving connectivity for residents of Jhelum and Pind Dadan Khan in Punjab.
The Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026 (PMIF26) took place in Islamabad on November 12-13, 2026.
Punjab has achieved 51 percent of its wheat cultivation target, with the area sown increasing by 7.7 percent compared with the corresponding period last year, according to the Punjab Agriculture Department.
The Balochistan Assembly on Friday rejected a resolution seeking the abolition of the Sardari (tribal chieftaincy) system and effective implementation of a 1976 law aimed at ending the practice, with six members voting against it and five supporting it.
Sindh's future will be decided by its people, and any move to create a new province must fulfil constitutional requirements, Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said on Friday.
Islamabad International Airport is expected to become easier to access through the Margalla Avenue Extension project, which has achieved 36 percent overall progress, while the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has completed the structural work of the Sangjani Interchange underpass.
Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to the agreed $5 billion bilateral trade target with Turkiye and wants more Turkish investment, especially in its Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
Islamabad will become Pakistan's first fully cashless city by December 31, with cash payments set to be discontinued in all departments of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) after November 30.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given the Prime Ministerâs Office (PMO) a fortnight to submit the federal governmentâs formal written request for local government elections in cantonment boards, warning that it would be constrained to pass appropriate orders in case of no response.
The US military denied Iran's claim on Friday to have attacked a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, saying its forces had shot down two one-way attack drones launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps toward Bahrain with no harm â caused.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called for Pakistan's mineral resources to be developed alongside environmental protection, stressing that mining projects must follow international standards and use modern technology to safeguard water resources and workers' health and safety.
Pakistan on Friday announced over a dozen mineral cooperation agreements with foreign companies and countries, declaring that it would move away from exporting raw materials and unprocessed minerals as it seeks to reshape its economic and development priorities.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday suspended the upcoming local government elections in the federal capital, putting the Election Commission of Pakistanâs (ECP) latest election schedule on hold until the next hearing.
Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir said on Friday that Pakistan was aiming to become a competitive destination for long-term mineral investment.
Pakistan will offer investors clear and uniform fiscal terms for mining projects, without requiring "case-by-case" negotiations, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Friday, as the government sought to attract long-term investment in the country's mineral sector.
Matt Henry took six wickets and Will Young struck a century as New Zealand thrashed a ragged India by 244 runs in the fourth ODI at Mount Maunganui on Friday.
Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has invited international suppliers to bid for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes scheduled for delivery in December 2026 and January 2027 as the country prepares for higher winter gas demand.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has paid Rs 1.932 trillion in profits to the federal government, nearly Rs 500 billion above the revenue target set for the entire FY27 fiscal year.
Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Thursday he would run for Senate majority leader, challenging Chuck Schumer, who has led the Democrats in the Senate since 2017, after the Democratic Party won a majority in the chamber in the midterm elections.
Despite an opening statement by Turkiyeâs presidency â of making the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Antalya an âimplementation COPâ â the negotiators from rich countries have seemed reluctant to include a delivery plan for adaptation finance in line with COP30âs call for efforts to at least triple adaptation finance, marking $1.3 trillion a year by 2035, as an agenda item.
The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed by the Sindh government, to probe the mysterious death of a young businessman, Mir Raza Ali, has seized the licensed pistol of his partner.
Pakistan has attracted more than 5,000 attendees from over 60 countries to its international minerals investment forum in Islamabad which could help bring foreign investment into the countryâs mining sector.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed commercial banks to increase womenâs share of their workforce from the current 17 percent to 22 percent by December 2028.
Pakistanâs overall car sales jumped sharply in October 2026, but Toyota and Honda moved in the opposite direction as both automakers recorded year-on-year declines.
Pakistani startups using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve peopleâs finances can now apply for grants of up to ÂŁ250,000 under a new GSMA Innovation Fund for AI-Enabled Financial Health .
Despite the formation of five technical committees by the divisional administration over the past eight years, the Canal Road has witnessed 619 accidents during the ongoing year, including 129 in October.
As the smog season reaches its peak, the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the Queen of Hills Murree and major cities across Punjab have come under the grip of alarming air pollution.
Punjab and Sindh are facing a projected 22 per cent irrigation-water shortfall during the ongoing Rabi season, raising concerns over the availability of water for wheat and other winter crops as the country's three major reservoirs currently hold a combined 6.167 million acre-feet of usable water.
The government on Thursday reduced the price of petrol by Rs3 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs4, marking the eighth consecutive decrease.
One person was killed and multiple others wounded on Thursday in an active shooting in Washington, DC, with the shooter barricaded inside a building and personnel in tactical gear arriving on scene, according to local media.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres railed against the oil and gas lobby on Wednesday, telling world leaders fossil fuels âmust go the way of the dinosaursâ at a climate summit missing several prominent figures.
The PubÂlic Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday propoÂsed deferring the privatisation of power companies, expected to take place in January, until their assets, machinery, land and other properties are properly assessed and revalued to prevent potential losses to the national exchequer.
The countryâs Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) spending in the first four months of the current fiscal year struggled at only 10 per cent of the annual allocation.
A Rawalpindi court on Tuesday granted four-day physical remand of Ahsan Tahir, husband of slain anchorperson and journalist Rabia Ahsan, as police prepared to conduct his polygraph test in Lahore to verify his account of the fatal shooting.
Economics editor Published 10 November 2026 Jensen Huang has the air of the late Steve Jobs about him.
the Newsbeat Desk Claude chatbot maker set for $1.3tn stock market debut despite 'catastrophic' AI warning By Dearbail Jordan Business reporter Published 10 November 2026 Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the Claude chatbot, could be valued at around $1.3 trillion (ÂŁ1 trillion) when it lists its shares for sale on New York's Nasdaq stock exchange.
Multan Sultans is reportedly considering England all-rounder Ben Stokes as their marquee direct signing for the 12th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Pakistanâs Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over the failure to identify and tag Rs 624 billion worth of assets belonging to power distribution companies (DISCOs), warning that incomplete records and valuations could expose public property to theft and undermine the planned privatization process.
The federal government spent only Rs 103.87 billion, or 10.39 percent, of its Rs 1 trillion development budget during the first four months of fiscal year 2026-27, according to official documents.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced a revised distribution schedule for electric bikes under the CM E-Bike Scheme for students.
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email MORE (3) Messenger A man wearing a face mask sells sundries amid smog and air pollution in Lahore on November 9, 2026.
email MORE (3) Messenger Two Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey at RAF Lakenheath, amid reports that US military aircraft are being moved from bases in Britain following a reported threat from Iran, near Lakenheath, Britain, November 9, 2026 in this screengrab taken from a handout video.
email MORE (3) Messenger Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026.
email MORE (3) Messenger Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar addressing the Margalla Dialogue 2026 in Islamabad.
