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Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar speaks over phone with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan DPM Ishaq Dar (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Photos: File Pakistan and Saudi Arabia welcomed Jordan’s proposal to convene a meeting of Arab and Islamic countries to address the worsening situation in Palestine, particularly in … Read more

Pakistan joins 13 other countries in backing a proposed Saudi-led maritime defence coalition for key sea lanes Representatives of countries participating in the international meeting on Saudi Arabia’s proposal to establish a Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition pose for a group photograph in Riyadh on Thursday. Photo: X Fourteen countries, including Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan and … Read more

Zoox’s robotaxi seats passengers inward, reaches 75 mph as Tesla and Waymo expand self-driving ride services A Zoox robotaxi operates on the streets of downtown Austin, Texas, U.S., March 31, 2026. REUTERS Amazon’s Zoox unit has received US approval for limited commercial deployment of its steering-wheel-free robotaxis, marking the first such authorisation for the autonomous … Read more

Urges PTI to abandon politics of boycott, warns PML-N against ‘stealing’ PPP mandate in AJK PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses an election rally in Muzaffarabad on Thursday. SCREENGRAB Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday made a rare call for political unity, extending an olive branch to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and urging … Read more

Meta’s AI spending cut free cash flow 91% to $784 million, sending shares down 9% in premarket trade A 3D-printed Meta logo and word “AI” are seen in this illustration created on July 20, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Meta can simultaneously advance its own artificial intelligence ambitions while renting out scarce computing capacity to boost … Read more

SYDNEY: Australia coach Andrew McDonald says Ben Stokes has “a lot of good cricket left in him” and believes England’s new Test coach should lure him of international retirement for the Ashes. The all-rounder called it quits in extraordinary fashion during the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in late June, making his … Read more

Lucas Bergvall (left) tussles for the ball after starting for Tottenham in the 1-1 draw with Sydney FC. Photo: AFP LONDON: Roberto De Zerbi said he wants in-demand midfielder Lucas Bergvall to stay at Tottenham, but cannot guarantee  the Sweden World Cup player a starting role. The 20-year-old reportedly wants to leave with interest from Newcastle and Nottingham Forest. His future was … Read more

KARACHI: Gold prices increased in both the international and local markets on Thursday, while silver prices declined. In the international bullion market, the price of gold rose by $10 per ounce to $4,050 per ounce. Following the increase in the global market, according to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of … Read more

‘Go back to your own country. That’s where they lie like a flatfish, but they don’t lie like that here,’ Peters says New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Beijing’s embassy in New Zealand said it had raised an official complaint Thursday after top diplomat Winston Peters told a lawmaker of Chinese descent … Read more

Negotiations between the parties are continuing to normalise the situation, FO says Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaking at the FO weekly press briefing. SCREENGRAB Pakistan was making efforts to bring the concerned parties back to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions, the Foreign Office … Read more