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Spotify has announced singer-songwriter Samar Jafri as its 'RADAR Pakistan' artist for the fourth quarter of 2025, recognising his growing influence among young listeners and his steady rise on the global music scene. As part of Spotify's global artist development programme, Jafri will be featured in a special mini-documentary highlighting his creative evolution, inspirations, and … Read more
Pakistan’s rising boxing star Usman Wazeer is set to defend his WBC OPBF Silver title at home next month, a move seen as a major boost for the sport’s profile in the country. Wazeer, who captured the belt earlier this year in Thailand after defeating Indonesia’s top-ranked boxer Stevie Ferdinandus, said he was eager to … Read more
PUBLISHED October 14, 2025 Known for its guns and graciousness, Sakhakot or Skhakot is a small town located on the Main Road, which leads to Dargai and Malakand. Shahi Baba, an elder of the Yousafzai tribe, proclaimed that nobody dares touch the people who have once been given protection. Shahi Baba of Shalman Rais Branch … Read more
AI slop is a dime-a-dozen these days, and it’s almost impossible to distance yourself from it. With video generation software like Veo 3 or Sora 2 and image generation like Gemini’s Nano Banana, anyone with a subscription can make production-grade content in a matter of minutes. Fortunately, Pinterest has released a feature allowing users to … Read more
[ PAKISTAN: Pakistan and the International Finance Corporation have agreed to expedite the financial closure of the Reko Diq project, as Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb began a series of high-level engagements with global financial institutions in Washington. During a meeting with Riccardo Puliti, International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s Regional Vice President for the Middle East, … Read more
Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.
[Travelers looking for a taste of dark drama can stay in accommodations built in former prisons, cult compounds and defunct military installations.
With the United States surging its military presence in the region and bombing boats, countries in the Caribbean are seeing more flights carrying illegal drugs.
Edwina von Gal shares her favorite garments and implements, including the “world’s best trowel.”
PARIS: Wazir Mohammad, the last surviving link to the start of Pakistan’s journey as a Test nation, has died at the age of 95, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Monday. Over the course of 20 Tests between 1952 and 1959, he only scored 801 runs as a middle-order batsman at an average of just … Read more