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GAZA CITY: Israel launched its long-anticipated ground offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, targeting Hamas militants and prompting widespread international alarm, with the UN condemning it as “carnage”. A United Nations commission accused Israel of committing “genocide” in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials had incited the crime. The … Read more
LAHORE: The curtain is about to rise on a new era for Punjab’s stage scene. The provincial government is drafting a Drama Act that promises not just tighter regulation but also a cultural reset for the theatre industry. Provincial Information Minister Azma Bokhari, who met senior stage artists Nasim Vicky and Qaisar Sanaullah in Lahore … Read more
KARACHI: The Family Music Festival and Lifestyle Expo is scheduled to be held in Karachi on Saturday, 4 October, and Sunday, 5 October 2025. The event will take place at the Expo Centre, Main University Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and is set to run from 6:00 p.m. onwards. The announced lineup features several prominent names from Pakistan’s … Read more
[ GUANGZHOU: The “World Meets GZ – 2025 Pakistan Business and Investment Exchange Conference” was held on September 12 at the Guangzhou International Cooperation Center (GICC). The event aimed to guide Guangzhou enterprises on entering the Pakistani market through policy insights, project matchmaking, and localised implementation services. More than 100 representatives from Chinese and Pakistani … Read more
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OpenWav has launched a new app, which positions itself as an artist-centric platform that aims to give musicians greater control over their careers. Rather than relying on traditional streaming services and intermediaries, the app offers a direct-to-fan model where artists can release music, sell merchandise, host pop-ups, organise listening parties, and build communities in one … Read more
GURDASPUR: The fields are full but the paddy brown and wilted, and the air thick with the stench of rotting crops and livestock — the aftermath of record monsoon rains that have devastated India’s breadbasket. In Punjab, often dubbed the country’s granary, the damage is unprecedented: floods have swallowed farmlands almost the size of London and … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has called an urgent meeting to swiftly address the challenges being faced by the oil industry, which has halted work on $6 billion worth of refinery upgrade projects. The refineries and oil marketing companies (OMCs) have been facing losses for months due to sales tax exemption. It … Read more
British authorities have ramped up the use of facial recognition, artificial intelligence and internet regulation to address crime and other issues, stoking concerns of surveillance overreach.
Eighteen years after Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old British girl, disappeared in Portugal, the man considered a suspect by Britain and Germany is being released after serving a sentence in a separate case.
