Latest

. US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding the new Air Force One, a plane gifted by the Qatari government, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Photo: REUTERS WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was thrilled to make his first flight aboard his new Air Force One plane, thanking Qatar for … Read more

. KARACHI: Global cybersecurity and networking company Fortinet hosted its Fortinet Security Day 2026 forum in Karachi on Wednesday, bringing together cybersecurity leaders, technology experts and industry partners to discuss securing artificial intelligence and strengthening Pakistan’s digital ecosystem. Held under the theme “Securing the AI Journey”, the event featured discussions on AI-powered security, threat intelligence … Read more

LAHORE: In a move to strengthen women’s inheritance rights, the Supreme Court ordered the restoration of the inherited share of two sisters in their ancestral property after a 71-year dispute, while establishing that the burden of proving an oral gift (hiba) rested with those claiming to benefit from it. In 1955, the defendants’ father passed … Read more

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from scratch after building tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made DNA to feed, grow and multiply in a dish. According to a report published in The Guardian, the synthetic cells were made from chemical … Read more

ISLAMABAD/ QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Three children and a woman died and more than 30 others sustained injuries in various incidents triggered by torrential monsoon rains and lightning strikes in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), rescue officials said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, monsoon rains accompanied by windstorms and thunderstorms brought much-needed relief from the prevailing hot and humid weather in … Read more

Says Delhi sponsors terrorists operating from Afghan soil FO terms Pak actions ‘legitimate, proportionate’ and t ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly rejected India’s criticism of its recent military action against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, terming New Delhi’s statement “baseless” and said India was actively sponsoring terrorist groups operating against Pakistan from Afghan soil. The Foreign … Read more

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Wednesday rejected as “unfortunate, unfounded, devoid of rationality and sense of history” the alleged threat perception arising from Pakistan’s missile capabilities and delivery systems, raised by a senior US official at a think tank. In a statement issued in response to media queries regarding the US official’s remarks, the Foreign … Read more

DOHA/ DUBAI/WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance said discussions between the US and Iran were going well as they held indirect technical talks in Qatar about the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, adding Washington would not return to full combat unless necessary. The talks are based on a 14-point interim accord signed last month that … Read more

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday staged a strong rally where the benchmark KSE-100 index climbed more than 2% as aggressive buying in heavyweight sectors reflected growing investor confidence in the country’s economic outlook. The KSE-100 closed at 184,050.10, up 3,748.40 points, or 2.08%. It touched the intra-day high of 184,234 after slipping to … Read more

The initiative by civil society groups in India and Pakistan to strive for congeniality is novel in essence. It is especially welcome at a time when hatred and a sense of otherness have become the order of the day. The fact that more than a hundred notables from both sides of the divide are signatory … Read more