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A Send-Off Dinner was hosted on Wednesday at Karachi Gymkhana Club to bid farewell to the Pakistan Over-60s squad. Pakistan Over-60s cricket team departed from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi to compete in the IMC Over-60s Cricket World Cup 2026. The tournament is scheduled from 9th to 23rd August 2026 in Mississauga, Canada and will feature … Read more
Kasim, Sulaiman tell CNN they have been unable to visit him while govt says he has access to visitors and medical care Sons of former premier Imran Khan interviewing with CNN. Photo: Screen grab Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s sons, Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Khan, have expressed concern over … Read more
Analysis of 1,154 hospitalised patients links viral reactivation to greater disease severity A covid test. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Severe COVID-19 may reactivate viruses that have remained dormant in the body, with some of that activity associated with long-term symptoms, according to a study. Researchers detected renewed activity from several common viruses in nearly half of … Read more
Former hockey greats aim to revive their legacy as they meet tough group opponents Pakistan begin their campaign against England on August 15, before taking on Wales two days later. Pakistan will return to the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026 determined to revive its rich hockey legacy after missing the previous edition of the … Read more
Strong investor interest in banking, cement, fertiliser and energy stocks lifts market’s mood KARACHI: Buying interest dominated trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday, lifting the benchmark KSE-100 Index by nearly 1,000 points during intraday trade. Investor activity remained concentrated in automobile assemblers, cement, chemical, commercial banks, fertiliser, oil and gas exploration companies, … Read more
People move an Israeli casualty to an ambulance, as casulaties arrived in a helicopter after being wounded in an explosion in Lebanon, in Haifa, Israel. Photo: Reuters Israel said two of its soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon on Wednesday while Lebanese authorities said Israeli retaliatory attacks killed at least one person, a flare-up in … Read more
Activists, children march with banners reading ‘We cannot drink DATA’ in Visakhapatnam A truck at the construction site of the Google-Adani data centre in Tarluvada, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo: Reuters Work to build Google’s planned Indian data centre hub is in full swing, with a hillside above the site stripped to red earth and … Read more
Breaches highlight growing concerns that advanced AI systems could pose new cybersecurity risks People are seen behind a logo of Meta Platforms, during a conference in Mumbai, India, September 20, 2023—REUTERS Meta said on Wednesday that one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, fanning concerns about how developers can contain increasingly … Read more
‘OpenAI has no use, need, or desire for Apple’s trade secrets,’ lawyers for OpenAI wrote in the motion OpenAI asked a US judge on Wednesday to dismiss Apple’s lawsuit accusing it and two former Apple employees of misappropriating the iPhone maker’s trade secrets to benefit the ChatGPT maker’s foray into consumer hardware. “OpenAI has no use, … Read more
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) observed Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir on Wednesday to mark seven years since India revoked the special constitutional status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), with rallies, protest demonstrations and public gatherings held across AJK. The main event was held in Muzaffarabad where participants took out a protest rally and chanted … Read more