Pakistan

Sindh Assembly forms committee to amend Local Govt Act 2013

The committee will complete discussion on the bill within a week.

LHC rejects plea seeking recovery of PTI activist Falak Javed

NCCIA obtains cryptocurrency data of slain Mir Raza

Punjab launches Phase II of CM e-Bike Scheme as registrations cross 432,000

World

India hosts BRICS summit as Iran war tests bloc unity

The September 12-13 summit in New Delhi comes more than six months after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran, a BRICS member since 2024

Michael Dell overtakes Larry Page to become world's second-richest person

Iran likely to reverse-engineer captured US underwater drone

Sea drones injure eight in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, officials say

Sports

England take first-day lead at Edgbaston as Pakistan crash at 133

England captain Joe Root won the toss at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham and opted to field first, a decision that quickly paid dividends as Pakistan struggled against a home bowling attack

President's Trophy Grade-I Schedule and Team rosters announced

Khachanov back to US Open semi-finals as Blockx retires

Zverev passes Van de Zandschulp test to reach US Open semis

Business

Brent holds above $100 as tanker attacks deepen supply fear

Oil prices stayed above $100 a barrel as Iran-U.S. attacks on shipping raised fears of prolonged supply disruptions, while tight markets and falling stockpiles supported prices.

Currency markets subdued as oil shock lifts global yields; ECB, U.S. inflation eyed

Tanker carrying Qatari LNG set to reach Pakistan today

Gold edges higher on weaker dollar, US inflation data in focus

Entertainment

Aviation firm files defamation suit against Nora Fatehi for calling its plane a 'toy'

The court of senior civil judge R Agarwal will hear the matter on September 25.

Rajab Butt sends defamation notice to ex wife Emaan

LHC seeks response on Meesha Shafi's appeal against Rs5 million damages in Ali Zafar defamation case

'Pasoori' becomes first Pakistani music video to cross 1 billion YouTube views

Technology

OpenAI pushes for mandatory national AI safety rules

Several incidents in which AI models from developers including OpenAI accessed external systems during testing have highlighted the difficulty of containing unexpected behaviour in advanced agents

After outrunning Bolt, China's robot champion races toward real-world work

iPhone Duo vs. Galaxy Z Fold 8: Which foldable has the edge?

Apple set to unveil foldable iPhone in first major event under new CEO

Crime

Five policemen arrested over charges of torture, custodial death

The suspects attempted to distort and conceal evidence

Man, wife shot dead over old enmity in Gaggoo Mandi

Karsaz accident accused acquitted in drug case

Three suspected dacoits killed in Karachi 'encounter'

Weird

Costa Rican man, 119, seeks recognition as world's oldest person

According to identity card and other documents Flores was born on July 11, 1907

Pakistani man wins Rs1.5 billion lottery prize in Abu Dhabi

Hungarian town hosts grave-digging contest

Scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science