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Young entrepreneurs turn weddings, birthdays and family gatherings into creative opportunities ISLAMABAD: From grand wedding ceremonies and glittering bridal showers to lively birthdays and intimate farewells, the desire to celebrate in style is fuelling a new race among young entrepreneurs to turn every occasion into a memorable event. Event management, once largely associated with a … Read more

A suicide bomber failed to explode his vest inside the Grand Mosque as the device malfunctioned MECCA: A suicide bomber reportedly attempted to detonate explosive laden vest inside Grand Mosque here Friday night. The device malfunctioned and no blast occured. According to reports the alleged bomber got close to Kaaba. Saudi authorities have not commented … Read more

It is proposed that incremental dividends should be utilised only for OGDC, PPL and GHPL owing to major shareholdings of the government. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Talks between Pakistani authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) hit a deadlock over fuel prices and writing off Rs1.4 trillion receivables of gas companies as the global lender reiterated … Read more

Says proposed emergency or governor’s rule stems from K-P’s worsening security situation Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry. Photo: File Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Thursday linked the proposed emergency or governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the province’s worsening security situation, saying it had nothing to do with the PTI’s … Read more

. The writer is an academic and researcher. He is also the author of Development, Poverty, and Power in Pakistan, available from Routledge What happens when powerful people stop believing that the future can be salvaged, and they instead start preparing to survive its destruction? That is the unsettling question at the heart of End … Read more

Police arrest two suspects, including female coordinator; alleged organiser on the run KARACHI: A job interview that promised Rs2,000 a day ended with an unexpected exit — 59 women who had arrived at a farmhouse in Gadap hoping to land work were left without their mobile phones after the alleged event organiser disappeared with them. … Read more

Coalition spokesman says attack targeted Taibah electricity distribution station at 5:11 am Tuesday The image on right shows damage on power plant, while left image shows debris of drone. PHOTO: Coalition forces X post The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday the militant group had attacked a power distribution station ​in Medina this … Read more

Police said students were swept away after misjudging the water’s depth and strong currents at the beach The students were on a picnic at Diveagar beach in Raigad district of India. PHOTO: PEXELS At least eight students died after drowning at sea in India’s western state of Maharashtra on Thursday, local media reported. The eight … Read more

Joint delegation comprising federal government and PPP representatives to meet PTI leadership tomorrow President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discuss the country’s political and security situation during a meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday. Photo: X The government on Thursday formed a committee to hold talks with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership on … Read more

Google gives new AI model to select cybersecurity partners, with no timeline for public release Google Gemini lettering, during the opening of Google’s new Artificial Intelligence (AI) centre in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2026. REUTERS Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday announced a new top-tier artificial intelligence model to ​anchor its Gemini 4 generation of models in … Read more