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Senator Faisal Vawda has strongly criticised a “Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officer over mistreatment of the public” and demanded the officer’s immediate dismissal, not suspension. The senator’s reaction came on viral video making rounds on social media depicting an official in Karachi traffic police uniform intercepting an unregistered vehicle bearing the FBR logo and … Read more
Google is piloting a new AI-powered coding tool called Opal, designed to help users build mini web applications by describing what they want to create in plain language. The tool, now accessible in the United States via Google Labs, is the latest in a growing wave of so-called “vibe-coding” platforms targeting both developers and non-technical … Read more
[ Listen to article KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a positive trading session on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 515 points, or 0.37%, to close at 139,207, buoyed by growing optimism over a potential interest rate cut and improved investor sentiment following a sovereign credit rating upgrade. Market participants engaged in selective buying, … Read more
Director’s latest is a ghost story rendered with poetic intimacy — even as it continues his spectacle of wealth KARACHI: In Asim Abbasi’s latest OTT release Barzakh, the first episode of which premiered on Friday, Salman Shahid plays the well-heeled Jafar Khanzada — Khushhal Khan his younger self who moves to the city to become … Read more
England’s Joe Root moved into third place on the all-time list of Test run-scorers on Friday, surpassing legends Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis during the fourth Rothesay Test against India at Old Trafford. The 34-year-old Yorkshireman passed Dravid’s total of 13,288 runs after reaching 30 on the third morning in Manchester. Two deliveries later, he … Read more
Readers of Vogue were left divided after spotting AI-generated models in a recent two-page Guess advertisement featured in the magazine’s August 2025 print edition. The ad, created by AI marketing agency Seraphinne Vallora, featured digital imagery of a blonde model wearing different outfits from the Guess collection, accompanied by fine print noting the campaign was … Read more
Manchester City are set to re-sign goalkeeper James Trafford from Burnley in a deal worth £27 million, just two years after the 22-year-old left the Etihad Stadium to join the Clarets. Trafford, a product of City’s youth academy, joined Burnley in July 2023 in a transfer that included performance-based add-ons and was valued at up … Read more
[The president wanted to take Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, to task over the cost of renovations to the central bank’s headquarters, but Mr. Powell was having none of it.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the men’s white-ball squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies, which includes three T20 internationals and three one-day internationals scheduled across the United States and the Caribbean. Mohammad Rizwan retains captaincy of the ODI side, which features a 16-player lineup for matches to be played on … Read more