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Kevin Feige makes Gambit fans a promise Kevin Feige has promised that Channing Tatum’s Gambit will be more than comic relief in Avengers: Doomsday, describing the mutant as “a fully-rounded character.” The Marvel Studios boss spoke to Empire ahead of the film’s release on 18.

Prince Harry keeps his word to King Charles with surprising decision Prince Harry doubled down on his stance with the Palace after he kept his word amid his wishes to reconcile with father King Charles.

Kanye West hit with lawsuit over alleged unpaid musical contribution Kanye West’s 2019 opera is back in the spotlight — this time because a singer claims the production came with locked doors, unfinished music and unpaid promises.

The 30th Meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Council of Foreign Ministers will be held in Islamabad on November 15-16, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar set to chair the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Saturday.

Castle's 32-point night powers Spurs past Warriors 123-85 to extend win streak to 11 Stephon Castle made headline performance with a game-high 32 points in the San Antonio Spurs' 123-85 blowout win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday, November 13, 2026.

Emma Watson encounters little awkward moment outside Hollywood party was supposed to be another glamorous Hollywood evening, complete with stylish outfits, familiar faces and picture-perfect moments.

French muralist Chifumi believes art is a powerful medium of communication that allows people to express themselves and connect beyond language barriers.

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday directed the police to take immediate and effective measures for the recovery of 12-year-old Oman, who went missing from the Faqirabad area of the city, and to produce the child before the court at the next hearing.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) another fortnight to submit the federal government's formal written request for local government elections in 42 cantonment boards across the country, warning that it would have no option but to pass appropriate...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is chairing a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to review preparations for upcoming multilateral engagements, including ECO Council of Ministers Meeting on November 13, 2026.

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.

The President House on Friday rejected media reports claiming that President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi discussed the creation of new provinces during their meeting in Nawabshah a night earlier, clarifying that the discussions centred on national security and the regional...

LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has launched a province-wide digital platform, PRIME, to bring medical and health professions education, clinical training and competency assessment under an integrated monitoring system.

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.

The Rawalpindi Ring Road Authority has postponed the project’s inauguration for the ninth time and decided not to announce another date for the ceremony.

Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Ethiopia’s Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, Yasmin Wohabrebbi, held a high-level virtual meeting on Friday to discuss strengthening bilateral trade, Ethiopia’s World Trade Organization (WTO) accession and the early resolution...

Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas United States.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Khan Afridi addresses a gathering at Havelian, Abbottabad on November 19, 2025.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses ceremony in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on November 20, 2025.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui addresses a press conference in Karachi, November 20, 2025.

Ahead of early snowfall across Gilgit-Baltistan, Upper Dir, and Murree-Galiyat corridors, the National Disaster Management Authority coordinated machinery deployment and emergency communication protocols.

Neither side has had much to celebrate of late in Tests, but these games promise to be an absorbing strategic battle.

SL bowlers refused to let Pakistan's batters convert starts into big runs but the hosts strung just enough partnerships together to go in having shaded the day at 281 for 5.

Sri Lanka are 320 behind with seven wickets in hand after two days of action in Rawalpindi.

With Sri Lanka establishing a lead of only 12, Pakistan then fought their way to 57 for 1 before bad light ended play shortly before 1:30pm.

People sit at a coffee shop as they wait for their flight at the Dubai International Airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024.

The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the three months to September, according to official figures.

The decision follows feuds between the United States and the Hague-based International Criminal Court.

The UN says Israel could have prevented death and destruction caused by the storm in Gaza had it allowed sufficient aid.

The UK is seeing impressive growth, but will it last?

Chief financial officer Colette Kress in in charge of Nvidia for now, but several others are in the frame as potential successors.

The prime minister says the deal could be "more like the Brexit people thought they were voting for" in 2016.

Experts warn that using AI to enhance property images can go too far and mislead prospective buyers.

A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.

Major airports and intelligence services are unaffected, while the government is still assessing the impact.

AI safety regulator will also be created after a rogue OpenAI agent hacked government websites.

Supporters of Sheikh Hasina want her to return from exile in India.

The Tamil Nadu government has ordered an internal audit of library collections across the state.

The news comes at a turbulent time for President Prabowo, who faces a growing rift with his predecessor Joko Widodo.

The 17-year-old's mum has joked that he is "grounded for life" and "never leaving the house again".

An estimated 1.5 million people have welcomed Pope Leo XIV back to the city in Peru where he once served as bishop.

US air regulators have reopened airspace hours after a ground stop halted flights nationwide.

More than 5,400 confirmed measles cases have been recorded in the US to date this year.

Several of the deceased are college students, according to local official Atul Bora, but they have not yet been publicly identified.

The world’s biggest and longest-running song contest is coming to Asia, with eleven countries competing in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

More than 900 victims are thought to have fallen prey to the FaceStealer scheme in the last 18 months.

Claims the entire Australian team knew of the 2018 sandpaper cheating plot are dividing the cricket world.

A new wave of youth dissent swept India this summer, fuelled by frustration and irreverent online satire.

On Saturday, the biggest and longest-running international song contest will make a leap into unknown territory.

American Heritage paddleboat with 129 passengers on board is partially submerged on Mississippi River in New Orleans.

The FAA has issued a ground stop for departing flights in the US after a communications failure disrupted air traffic.

Taliban government hopes its Wakhan Corridor road will open new trade routes and reduce reliance on Pakistan.

The British TV personality, 55, denies sexual assault allegations, saying he has not broken the law.

Former FAA safety team representative Kyle Bailey says grounding flights is the safest course of action.

Passengers were rescued after a tanker ship collided with a riverboat docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

From city governments in the US to spy agencies in Australia, the Microsoft outage is being felt around the world.

Microsoft has apologised for the issue, which it said was due to a technical failure.

The next title in the series is expected to be the biggest video game release ever.

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 .

The Balochistan Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution recommending the introduction of basic Arabic as a compulsory subject in all government primary schools across the province.

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...

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.

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 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.

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 ⁠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.

Pakistan will host a major International Hockey Federation (FIH) event after a gap of 24 years, with the fifth edition of the FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup scheduled to be held in Lahore from February 19 to 28, 2027.

Turkiye and Qatar signed a defence agreement on Friday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said would further strengthen ties between the regional allies, his office said.

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 President House said on Friday refuted media reports about yesterday’s meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, saying that discussions focused on national security and regional situation.

The deteriorating condition of the Jauhar Morr flyover in Karachi has raised safety concerns, as damaged concrete, exposed steel reinforcement bars, and cracks have been spotted on its supporting pillars.

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'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.

The Sindh government has decided to launch a large-scale operation to remove encroachments from major roads and public transport routes across Karachi.

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.

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.

Arnold Schwarzenegger may have plenty of disagreements with Donald Trump, but he's not ready to give up his Republican identity.

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 US military has denied an Israeli media report that it is preparing for a possible resumption of operations against Iran, dismissing claims of changes to its regional force posture as “pure speculation.“ Responding to Anadolu, a US Central Command (CENTCOM) official said there were no updates...

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...

Australia captain Pat Cummins has again denied any involvement in the plot to use sandpaper on the ball in a 2018 Test against South Africa, calling the allegations in Usman Khawaja’s autobiography “utter nonsense”.

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 denounced Houthi terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia, while reaffirming its support for Yemen's sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity, according to an official statement issued on Friday.

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 country’s mining sector.

The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves rose by $11 million to $21.57 billion during the week ended November 06, 2026.

Pakistan’s 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.

Mobilink Bank, one of the largest microfinance Banks in Pakistan, has signed a Sale Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire 82.51% shareholding in Apna Microfinance Bank Limited (Apna Bank), subject to applicable legal and regulatory approvals.

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.

A 19-year-old farm worker was mauled to death by a lioness at a farmhouse in the Kahna area, prompting police to arrest the property owner and a TikToker who was reportedly visiting the premises to record a video.

For Karachiites, traffic jams are a familiar ordeal but on Thursday evening, the city's notorious gridlock pushed commuters' patience to the limit.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a bilateral meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye on Thursday on the sidelines of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP31 Leaders Summit.

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.

Political leadership of Pakistan's two mineral rich provinces on Thursday extended security guarantees to foreign investors, as the federal government is also expected to announce new promissory deals with an international mining firm to extract critical minerals.

A farmhouse owner and a TikToker were arrested on Thursday after a 19-year-old farmhouse employee was killed by a pet lioness in the farmhouse in the Kahna area on Thursday.

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...

GUJRAT: The district police withdrew the policemen deployed for the security of both the PML-Q and PML-N ministers, lawmakers and ex-lawmakers on merit and without any discrimination, claim officials.

• Wedding halls, hotels warned against hosting such gatherings • CCPO cites gun culture, clashes and hefty charges as reasons behind instructions PESHAWAR: Police have imposed a ban on private jirgas (informal dispute-resolution gatherings) and warned wedding halls and other venues against allowing...

HARIPUR: The civil work, meant to plug the crater caused by the collapse of a weak rock mass in the intake pit area of the Tarbela Dam 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T-5), is in full swing.

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.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on Thursday accused the federal government of trying to sabotage the local government elections in Islamabad, clarifying that the polls would be held as scheduled.

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.

PTI leader and lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa said on Wednesday, after an hours-long meeting with party founder Imran Khan in Adiala jail, that his blood pressure was at a "frightening level" but the ex-premier was still "alert and strong".

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres railed against the oil and gas lobby on Wednesday, telling world leaders fossil fuels “must go the way of the dinosaurs” at a climate summit missing several prominent figures.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday highlighted Pakistan’s solar power boom at the COP31 in Turkiye, where world leaders gathered to discuss joint solutions to combat climate change.

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and PML-Q leader Chaudhry Salik Hussain on Wednesday asserted that he stood by his claims regarding corruption in Punjab.

Former Australian opening batsman Usman Khawaja has cancelled events to promote his new book, local media reported on Wednesday, after an awkward television interview in which he refused to confirm whether Australia’s bowlers were involved in the 2018 ball-tampering plot in South Africa.

Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan was again taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for tests and follow-up treatment for his eye condition, a hospital official told Dawn 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.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain, wind and thunderstorms, with snowfall over the hills, in the upper parts of the country over the next two to three days, urging the authorities concerned to take precautionary measures to prevent any untoward incident, particularly...

A first day of US-led talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi ended on Tuesday, with Washington calling for a “new” security framework, as Europe fears US President Donald Trump plans a deal with Moscow on the continent’s future.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Antalya, Turkiye, on Tuesday for a three-day visit to attend the Leaders’ Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP 31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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.

Pakistan and the United States on Tuesday agreed to promote closer exchanges between think tanks and academic institutions to deepen mutual understanding and encourage dialogue on regional and international issues.

Research published by the University of Oxford on Tuesday found that 13 Pakistani nationals had died in Greek detention since 2000.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Tuesday defended the medical treatment being provided to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, insisting that the government had neither "neglected" his healthcare needs in the past nor would it allow any negligence in the future.

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.

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).

Fog has forced the closure of the M4 motorway to heavy traffic between Pindi Bhattian and Abdul Hakeem, according to Motorway Police Central Region spokesperson Syed Imran Ahmed.

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...

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.

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Vice Emir Liaqat Baloch said on Tuesday that the government and the party had agreed on the “basic outlines” of a proposed agreement as the two sides held their 10th round of negotiations on petroleum levy relief.

The lawyer representing Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that the senior PTI leader, who is currently incarcerated at Kot Lakhpat jail, was taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) days after suffering a fall.

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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.

The State Bank of Pakistan's decision to lower its benchmark policy rate by 250 basis points to 15 percent has delivered the largest single-meeting reduction in the current easing cycle, recalibrating borrowing costs for both federal debt servicing and industrial working capital.

Pakistan's technology services sector continues to post one of the few bright spots in the country's services trade ledger, with State Bank of Pakistan balance-of-payments data confirming steady year-on-year gains in computer and information services receipts.

MELBOURNE / RAWALPINDI — In Australian conditions that have historically tested visiting subcontinental sides, Pakistan's one-day international unit has found a reliable formula by returning to its traditional strength: sustained, aggressive fast bowling backed by sharp catching in the cordon.

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.

Across industrial estates in Karachi, Lahore, and Sialkot as well as residential sectors in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the rapid installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic systems is fundamentally altering daytime electricity consumption on Pakistan's national grid.