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Punjab gears up for four-day holiday from Feb 5-8

Provincial government issues notification for Friday and Saturday as public holidays on account of Basant celebration Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif addresses the commissioners and deputy commissioners via video link on Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025. SCREENGRAB Punjab is set for a four-day break from February 5 to 8 after the provincial government declared Friday … Read more

SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions

 Elon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial-intelligence startup xAI in a record-setting deal that unifies Musk’s AI and space ambitions by combining the rocket-and-satellite company with the maker of the Grok chatbot. The deal, first reported by Reuters last week, represents one of the most ambitious tie-ups in the technology sector yet, combining a … Read more

197 terrorists killed, 22 security personnel martyred in Balochistan operations: state media

Army soldiers gather at the site following millitant attacks in Quetta on January 31. Photo: Reuters Pakistan’s security forces have killed a total of 197 terrorists belonging to the banned ‘Fitna al-Hindustan‘ militant group in continuing counterterrorism operations in Balochistan for the past three days with 22 security personnel having been martyred, state media reported … Read more

Sacked UK envoy Mandelson quits parliament over Epstein ties

Mandelson, 72, faces claims he shared market-sensitive and confidential government information with Epstein British then-Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson attends the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northeast England on September 26, 2022. PHOTO:AFP The former UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, resigned from the upper house of parliament Tuesday, as … Read more

US, EU tariff cuts for India hit Pakistan’s cotton sector

[ Cotton arrivals inch up by 0.62% as industry warns of export losses without urgent govt action KARACHI: Pakistan’s cotton industry is in a quandary after the United States unexpectedly reduced tariffs on Indian goods. This follows the European Union’s decision to grant almost duty-free access to Indian exports, raising concerns about a further decline … Read more