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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has selected the Pakistani short film Permanent Guest (Mustaqil Mehmaan) for its world premiere this year. The film is directed by Sana Jafri, who is also credited as its writer. The story is set in Lahore and follows Fatin, a 26-year-old preparing for a neighbourhood wedding with her mother, … Read more
The Persian Gulf nation has “open sourced” technology meant to compete with OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek.
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is looking at nearly 400 ships from Russia and Ukraine for dismantling at the Gadani shipbreaking yard, with plans to transform the facility into a hub of sustainable recycling. Officials said Pakistan expects a reasonable share of these vessels, abandoned due to the war in Eastern Europe, by aligning its shipbreaking industry … Read more
The Ukrainian leader said that the strike on older people in a Donetsk village should prompt a global response.
[Rankling national security experts, the chipmaker has stepped up attacks on lawmakers who are pushing restrictions.
BRASILIA: Leaders of the 11-member BRICS bloc railed against economic protectionism and “tariff blackmail” during a virtual meeting Monday held amid a damaging trade war with US President Donald Trump. The group of emerging economies met via videoconference at the initiative of Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose office said it was necessary … Read more
The Pakistan Davis Cup team has arrived in Paraguay brimming with confidence ahead of their World Group-II showdown against the hosts, scheduled for September 12 and 13, 2025. The squad, led by captain Muhammad Haseeb Aslam, includes veteran stars Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan alongside Muzammil Murtaza, Huzaifa Abdul Rahman, and Mikaeel Ali Baig. Supporting … Read more
What’s popping in science & tech? Endless? Not quite. Google defines limits on Gemini Only very recently, we learned what usage limits were actually placed on Gemini at the various tiers. No more guesswork with vague “limited access” disclaimers and the like. Google has at last updated its Help Center article detailing “Gemini Apps limits & upgrades … Read more
[ Oil extended gains on Tuesday, supported by the latest oil output hike from OPEC+ being smaller than anticipated, expectations that China will continue stockpiling oil and concerns over potential new sanctions on Russia. Eight members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies agreed on Sunday to raise production from October by 137,000 … Read more
A day after violent clashes left at least 19 people dead, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and other ministers quit, with no clear path to assuaging young protesters in the capital.
