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Noor, Irfan storm into round of 16

Pakistan’s top squash players cruise into the pre-quarter-finals while Sana Bahadar bows out after a five-game battle KARACHI: Pakistan’s top squash players Noor Zaman and Mohammad Ashab Irfan blasted their way into the pre-quarter-finals of the men’s singles squash event at the 20th Asian Games at Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena on Wednesday. Noor defeated Aero … Read more

EU envoy sees scope to expand trade

[ LAHORE: The European Union ambassador has said that there is significant scope for expanding economic and commercial relations between Pakistan and the European Union through higher exports, greater investment, technology transfer and stronger business-to-business (B2B) cooperation. EU Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis was talking to an All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) delegation, where the two sides … Read more

In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump’s Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame

Macron faced criticism among politicians, activists in France that he has done little since recognising Palestine France’s President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claims of having ​secured … Read more

AI a powerful engine for financial inclusion

[ Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Bilal Bin Saqib, addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday, December 14, 2025. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib has said that artificial intelligence and tokenisation can become the developing world’s most powerful engines for financial inclusion, provided they are … Read more