Pakistan

Information Minister Tarar calls for focus on KP development

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar urges greater development in KP, announces journalist welfare measures and highlights government relief initiatives.

LHC seeks arguments on maintainability of Aleema Khan's detention plea

Dar calls for implementation of Islamabad MoU for advancing regional stability

Two policemen guarding polio team martyred in Noshki gun attack

World

Trump, Mamdani discuss housing, affordability at NY meeting

US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met at Gracie Mansion on Monday.

Torrential rains brought by Japan typhoon kill two, NHK says

G7 foreign ministers call on Iran to stop arming Houthis

Trump approval falls to record low of 32pc as high costs bite, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Sports

Pakistan women clinch Asian Games bronze with 31-run win over Bangladesh

The victory earned Pakistan the bronze medal after the team was eliminated from the gold-medal contest following an eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the semifinal

Infantino says he is open to talks over FIFA reform

Pakistan's Manesha Ali wins gold at Mixed Martial Arts World Cup in Angola

Asim Khan wins first medal for Pakistan at Asian Games 2026

Business

EU, Pakistan sign $74.6m agreements to boost investment, clean energy, rule of law

The grants are funded under the EUs Multiannual Indicative Program 2021-2027 and form part of Global Gateway, the European Commissions infrastructure investment strategy.

Oil rises slightly ahead of potential US-Iran talks

Yen squeezed as hawkish turn grips central banks

Petrol gets costlier by Rs4.61 as diesel price drops in Pakistan

Entertainment

Humayun Saeed supports Salman Khan amid age and weight criticism

Humayun praised Salman for showing his six-pack abs at the age of 60 and hitting back at trolls and paparazzi

Salman Khan defends Katrina Kaif amid social media comments about her weight

Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh welcome second baby girl

Saba Qamar reveals she once fell in love with fellow actor

Technology

OpenAI calls for US to take lead in global efforts to develop technical standards

AI will be a key topic of discussion at the high-level UN General Assembly this week.

Alibaba plans AI model with 5 trillion to 10 trillion parameters, unveils new chip

Meta's Facebook, Instagram recover after brief outage in US

iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max use different 5G modems?

Crime

Man murders sister for honour in Karachi

According to police, the victim was identified as Zarqa Bibi. Initial investigations suggest that she was allegedly killed by her brother in the name of honour.

Motorcyclist throws acid at woman on way to office in Karachi

Karachi police bust alleged drug network

Karachi quadruple murder suspect killed in police 'encounter'

Weird

Pilot creates Mona Lisa in the sky during three-hour flight

The aerial artwork covered a total route of around 35 miles and took approximately three hours to complete

Scientists discover new wild cat species in Bolivia after more than a century

Turkish fugitive caught eight years after disguising himself as woman

San Francisco residents scream out their frustrations by the ocean