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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.

Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.

Experts say the event is a "stark reminder" of how heavily the world relies on a small group of big tech providers.

Governments, businesses, individuals were disrupted globally as server failures stretch into second day.

The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) surprise competency tests for officers have sparked serious questions over their legality, transparency and credibility.

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.

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

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 State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed commercial banks to increase women’s share of their workforce from the current 17 percent to 22 percent by December 2028.

Microsoft 365 users around the world are struggling to access Outlook, Teams, and other services as Microsoft deals with a major outage.

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.

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made an unscheduled visit to Nawabshah on Thursday night and held a nearly hour-long meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House, amid speculation over discussions on key political developments.

facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, chairing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) at the Finance Division on Tuesday.

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.