The long-running international song contest launches its inaugural Asian edition in Thailand, featuring 11 participating nations and a unique voting framework.
Boston Fed President Susan Collins advocates for steady, incremental rate increases to effectively balance economic risks and inflation mandates.
The integration of generative artificial intelligence into legal drafting creates severe compliance risks without altering human accountability under Pakistani law.
The tech giant is evaluating an ambitious catalog expansion to retain users currently starting their product research on rival search engines.
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.
A sweeping 2027 policy tying Google Search access to integrated AI tools has sparked widespread condemnation from educators, parents, and lawmakers.
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.
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 high-profile personal scandal involving Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang and alleged foreign intelligence ties has triggered intense political pressure in Washington.
The departure of Nvidia founder Jensen Huang following an affair with a local executive has intensified scrutiny over Singapore's role as a major semiconductor billing center amid US export control concerns.
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 National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Saturday warned that loopholes in the existing system are being exploited by illegal call centres , online betting operators and international fraud networks to launder money and trap victims.
Former Gulistan-i-Jauhar station house officer (SHO), Kamran Qureshi, was dismissed from service on Saturday over charges of misconduct in the Mir Raza Ali murder case.
Mohit Ulva and Chigurupati Venkata held their nerve to guide India to a dramatic one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the ACC Men’s 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.
A senior UN official has urged the restoration of safe navigation in vital waterways as attacks on commercial shipping continue to mount.
MILAN: Italy’s data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms €805 million ($887 million) after finding the company had accessed Android users’ photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them.
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.
Karachi’s Lyari neighborhood has received its first portable boxing ring to promote women’s boxing and provide young female athletes with better training opportunities.
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Policy Board of Medical Teaching Institutions has scrapped Trainee Registrar positions across the province’s medical teaching institutions.
The federal cabinet’s legislative review committee has approved amendments to Pakistan’s foreign exchange laws, changes to Armed Forces retirement leave arrangements, and a legal package transferring plant protection functions to a new regulatory authority.
Pakistan pace legend Wasim Akram has questioned Australia captain Pat Cummins’ claim that he was unaware of the use of sandpaper during the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, arguing that any experienced bowler would immediately recognise the difference between natural wear and deliberate damage to the ball.
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.
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.
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.
PPP Women's Wing President Faryal Talpur has urged party workers to capitalise on the weakness of the PML-N led Punjab government, saying the way the PML-N secured its mandate in the province in the February 8, 2024 general elections was an open secret.
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Friday said that parliament and provincial assemblies could not be "bypassed or negated" in the process of creating new provinces, saying any move to determine public opinion through a referendum must follow constitutional procedures.
The Supreme Court has ruled that an heir's right to inheritance takes effect immediately upon the death of the property owner and does not require the acceptance or consent of other heirs.
LAHORE: In a major step towards urban resource management and digital transformation, the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore has formally launched a state-of-the-art smart water metering system.
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).
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has separated the administration of sales tax and Federal Excise Duty (FED) from income tax, posting 54 Inland Revenue officers to a newly created wing as part of its proposed restructuring .
Senator Sherry Rehman Friday called for COP31 in Antalya to move beyond declarations and deliver a credible, accessible and equitable climate financing framework, warning that Pakistan and other climate-vulnerable countries were being pushed into a dangerous cycle of disasters, debt and declining development opportunities.
Russian negotiators have put forward far-reaching demands during Abu Dhabi talks to end the war in Ukraine, including Finland leaving NATO and a ban on any NATO military bases in the Baltic states, the German newspaper Bild reported on Friday.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) a fortnight to submit the federal government’s 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.
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.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday suspended the upcoming local government elections in the federal capital, putting the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (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.
The Congressional Pakistan Caucus has applauded Punjab’s drive to modernise its brick-kiln sector, saying the reforms could serve as a pilot for eliminating bonded labour and attracting ethical foreign investment.
Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder garnered significant attention at the Dubai Airshow 2025, leading to the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a friendly country for its procurement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.
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.
State Minister for Law Aqeel Malik said on Thursday that the 27th Amendment has vested authority to hear constitutional matters in the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), not the Supreme Court (SC).
Show-cause notices have been issued to Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Huzaifa Rehman for allegedly violating the code of conduct under the Election Act 2017, Punjab Election Commissioner Sharifullah said on Thursday.
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.
Logan Circle neighbourhood shooting suspect has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police sources confirmed.
Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan’s Mari Energies, marking its entry into South Asia as the country steps up efforts to attract foreign investment in its mineral sector.
Security forces killed 74 terrorists during a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan, the the military media wing said on Friday.
The investigation into senior cricketers Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) is nearing completion, while the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is also set to announce new central contracts for its players, chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Thursday.
Despite an opening statement by Turkiye’s presidency – of making the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Antalya an ‘implementation COP’ – the negotiators from rich countries have seemed reluctant to include a delivery plan for adaptation finance in line with COP30’s call for efforts to at least triple adaptation finance, marking $1.3 trillion a year by 2035, as an agenda item.
For Karachiites, traffic jams are a familiar ordeal but on Thursday evening, the city's notorious gridlock pushed commuters' patience to the limit.
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.
The European Space Agency has released its first big collection of data from the orbiting Euclid telescope’s mission to map the universe’s large-scale structure, including observations of more than 900 million galaxies, as scientists investigate the puzzling cosmic components dark matter and dark energy.
A crash and fire involving a truck and several other vehicles in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah emirate killed 14 people and injured 30 others, police said on Thursday, in one of the UAE’s deadliest road crashes.
Incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan wants his party leaders to “stick firmly to the ideology” of the party, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said on Thursday.
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.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday suggested that political parties hold a referendum to gauge the public’s opinion on the creation of new administrative units or provinces, terming it the “solution” to the ongoing debate.
In a historic upset, Democrat Scott Colom has won his US Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, networks projected Wednesday, making him the first African American elected to the chamber from the southern state in more than 140 years.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed grief over the martyrdom of 10 police personnel in a terrorist attack on a police team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat district.
UK police were questioning on Wednesday a senior American soldier assigned to Nato and suspected of spying for Russia, after his arrest amid a joint investigation with the US military and law enforcement.
Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and PML-Q leader Chaudhry Salik Hussain on Wednesday asserted that he stood by his claims regarding corruption in Punjab.
Fifties from Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis helped Sri Lanka reach 221-4 at lunch on day three of the opening Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday proposed 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.
Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort on Tuesday to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarising Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasised that Chashma-5 (C-5) Nuclear Power Plant represents clean electricity and energy security for the people of Pakistan.
Israel’s parliament was sworn in on Tuesday without a new government, after a deadlocked general election stripped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his parliamentary majority but left his main rivals with no clear path to power.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday called for a “political reset”, wherein all political parties must unite for the sake of the country, while also urging the prime minister to take measures to build trust with the government’s allies and the opposition.
Economics editor Published 10 November 2026 Jensen Huang has the air of the late Steve Jobs about him.
email MORE (3) Messenger PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses a ceremony marking the completion of one million housing units for people affected by the 2021 floods in Sindh on Tuesday.
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).
Pakistan’s 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.
email MORE (3) Messenger Mohsen Rezaei said Iran distrusts Washington.
email MORE (3) Messenger The viral video of Tarbela dam is false, actually belongs to KP.
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.
email MORE (3) Messenger Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.
Built in Rust and licensed under MIT, the open-source desktop utility pairs local binary and web target analysis with user-controlled LLM keys instead of routing code through a vendor cloud.
LONDON / SINGAPORE — Financial markets and trade ministries across Europe and Asia are recalibrating economic forecasts as the combination of a shifting US trade posture and a measured Federal Reserve easing cycle alters global capital flows.
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