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US President Donald Trump claimed that Pakistan, China, and Russia are secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests, arguing that the United States should not remain the only major power abstaining from such activities, in a televised interview with 60 Minutes. Trump, who recently directed the Pentagon to resume nuclear testing “immediately,” said that North Korea, Pakistan, … Read more
The low-cost Saudi airline, flyadeal, has started its flight operations to Lahore. The new twice-weekly flights take flyadeal’s total capacity between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan up to 18 scheduled services each week across five cities, which include Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Sialkot all launched this year. Read: New Saudi airline ‘Flyadeal’ begins operations to Pakistan with … Read more
[ Stocks gain on upbeat tech sentiment but a stronger dollar keeps investors cautious Asian stocks rose on Monday as the US-China trade truce and surging investment in artificial intelligence buoyed risk sentiment, while the dollar firmed to a three-month high on easing rate cut wagers after hawkish comments from policymakers. Investors are still focused … Read more
Trump makes comment Sunday evening while heading back to Washington after Florida vacation A drone view of Christians departing St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church after a Sunday mass in Palmgrove, Lagos, Nigeria November 2, 2025 Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US military could deploy troops to Nigeria or … Read more
A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.
Madan Gopal’s cross-border melody celebrates South Asia’s shared musical tradition KARACHI: Under the vibrant lights of the World Culture Festival, Nepali singer Madan Gopal mesmerised the audience with a heartfelt rendition of Lambi Judai, paying tribute to Pakistan’s legendary folk singer Reshma. Wearing a sparkling, boat-shaped traditional Nepali cap inspired by the Himalayas and a … Read more
Winds are currently blowing from east, southeast, carrying smoke, particulate matter from Indian Punjab Most major cities of Punjab are currently engulfed in severe air pollution and smog, with air quality levels reaching hazardous limits. The provincial capital, Lahore, along with Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, and Kasur, recorded air quality indices (AQI) nearing 500. According to the … Read more
Afghan Taliban defence ministry said parts of Balkh, Samangan provinces were most affected An Afghan man sits amid the remains of a damaged house, in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Dara-i-Nur district of Nangarhar province on September 3, 2025. Photo: AFP A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif … Read more
New technology helps communities protect crops, wildlife, through a balance of sound, flight, coexistence As dawn breaks over the rolling hills of Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem, a low hum rises above the fields, not from tractors or generators, but from drones. These small buzzing machines are becoming a powerful new ally in the age-old struggle between … Read more
MULTAN: In the narrow streets of Multan, once alive with the laughter of little girls playing with dolls dressed in hand-stitched frocks, a quiet transformation has taken hold. The familiar scene of daughters combing their dolls’ hair or arranging miniature weddings has nearly vanished, replaced by the blue glow of mobile screens. Games and toys … Read more