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KARACHI: Pakistani music is reaching global audiences at an unprecedented pace, with new data indicating a sharp rise in international streaming over the past five years. The trend became particularly visible when Pasoori by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill climbed into the top three of Spotify’s Global Viral 50. While widely seen as a breakthrough … Read more
PRSC-EO3, a Pakistani remote sensing satellite, is launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Shanxi province. PHOTO: app ISLAMABAD: China on Saturday successfully launched a Pakistani remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi province, state-run Xinhua News reported. The satellite, named PRSC-EO3, was launched into space by … Read more
PUBLISHED April 26, 2026 KARACHI: The world’s largest democracy, or so the slogan goes, has perfected a quiet kind of cruelty against those who speak truth to power. For activists and journalists who question Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, the punishment is arbitrary detention without trial, stretched endlessly into a legal void where … Read more
[ BEIJING: The 2026 China International Sesame Conference (Spring), held in the coastal city of Qingdao, brought together global stakeholders from across the sesame value chain to discuss market trends, trade cooperation and future supply dynamics. The event served as a key platform for exporters, importers and industry leaders to strengthen partnerships and explore new … Read more
Nieves González, a 29-year-old painter, once worked in relative obscurity in Andalusia. Her picture of the British singer Lily Allen changed that.
[ ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed a new formula to fix prices of high-speed diesel, which has addressed the issue of windfall gains to oil refineries due to the Middle East war and helped keep diesel prices lower by Rs100 per litre for this week. Without any change in the formula, the … Read more
PUBLISHED April 26, 2026 “I spent forty years shaping women into strong, confident individuals—able to protect themselves, spread happiness, and live with dignity. But today, across countless channels, the same woman is shown beaten, helpless, and in tears,” said renowned playwright Haseena Moin, in an interview once, before she passed away six years ago in … Read more
Trump and the first lady bent down behind the dais before being hustled out by Secret Service officers US President Donald Trump speaks at a press briefing at the White House. SCREENGRAB: Department of State on X US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner … Read more
K-P CM tells AJK rally this time the entire Pakistan will come out against govt policies ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday hinted at an imminent large-scale protest call as he addressed a PTI public gathering in Muzaffarabad’s Lal Chowk to mark the party’s 30th foundation day. Speaking at the well-attended rally, … Read more
[ Plan under study to connect Gwadar with ports of Iran and Oman to make it re-export hub ISLAMABAD: A plan is under study to form a bloc comprising Pakistan, Iran and Oman to ramp up regional trade and give a boost to trade activities at Gwadar Port. “In future geopolitical policymaking, Pakistan, Iran and … Read more