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Ben Stokes announces retirement from international cricket after the third Test against New Zealand. Photo: REUTERS/FILE LONDON: England test captain Ben Stokes will retire from international cricket after the third test against New Zealand, bringing the curtain down on a career that included the 2019 World Cup triumph and one of the most famous Ashes … Read more

PIA says the transition marks ‘bold new chapter of modernisation and global excellence’ for the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said on Monday that it officially transitioned to new management under PIA Equity Ltd, a special purpose vehicle of the Arif Habib Consortium. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq … Read more

Multiple users on several social media platforms were sharing a video since Sunday showing a woman opening fire after a man on a motorcycle allegedly tries to approach her. However, the video is AI-generated. How it started On Sunday, a social media user shared a video on X showing a man on a motorcycle approaching … Read more

Actor and model Mariam Michael opened up about a personal chapter of her life, revealing she got married at the age of 17 and got divorced at 19. Taking to social media, Mariam aimed to break the deep-seated societal stigma that surrounds divorce, particularly for women. The actor said she chose to keep this part … Read more

Deputy FM says first round of technical talks will be held once conditions are met “We remind them that, whether in times of war or peace, only the Islamic Republic of Iran can establish security in this strait and will not permit any country to interfere in such matters,” said Gharibabadi. PHOTO: IRNA  Iran’s Deputy Foreign … Read more

Video on X was later assigned the ‘Made with AI’ label, indicating that it had been identified as AI-generated media On June 24, Venezuela was struck by two powerful earthquakes measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, with the epicentre located about 160 kilometres west of Caracas. The back-to-back quakes caused widespread devastation across the capital and … Read more

The transboundary agreement was ‘suspended’ by the Indian government last year after the Pahalgam attack Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Monday said the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) could not be revoked unilaterally as Pakistan prepared to present the treaty’s legal and technical aspects to experts at the IWT 2026 seminar, scheduled to be held in … Read more

Says some groups are very skilled, but ‘we can handle them, but we have to ​take them seriously’ A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS The number of Iranian cyberattacks against Israel has shot up since the launch … Read more

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) traded in a volatile range on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index surrendering early gains as investor sentiment remained cautious amid uncertainty surrounding the fragile United States-Iran ceasefire and rising global oil prices. As of midday, the index stood at 179,257.01, down 314.25 points or 0.19%. The market opened … Read more

ISLAMABAD: ISLAMABAD Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry on Sunday said the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) had achieved the highest annual cargo handling volume in its 138-year history, describing the milestone as a reflection of the growing maritime sector and improved port efficiency. The minister said KPT had surpassed its previous all-time cargo … Read more