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Pakistan has assumed the chairmanship of the Governing Council of the Borrowers’ Platform, a newly established initiative bringing together more than 30 developing countries to strengthen cooperation on sovereign debt management and development financing. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb accepted the chairmanship on Pakistan’s behalf during the platform’s first Governing Council meeting in Bangkok, held on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that poor and developing countries were facing a major economic storm amid mounting…

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Five people, including a married couple, another woman and two young girls, were found dead inside a house in Gulshan-e-Falak Naz, Block J, in Karachi’s Bin Qasim area, with police investigating a suspected suicide. Police are examining a pistol licence recovered from the scene, while the post-mortem reports of all five deceased are awaited, a senior superintendent of police (SSP) said. According to police sources, the house was locked from inside, with a double rod fitted to the door handle. Investigators suspect the girls may have been poisoned before the…

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The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has declared the law degree of commission member and senior lawyer Ahsan Bhoon genuine after verifying his academic credentials, disposing of a complaint filed by Captain (retired) Safdar. The decision was taken at a JCP meeting chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi on Tuesday, according to sources. The meeting was also attended for the first time by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah. Bilawal and Rana Sanaullah were elected JCP members to…

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The Pakistan Army has successfully tested the extended-range version of its Fatah-2 hypersonic ballistic missile, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the missile is equipped with advanced navigation and avionics systems that enable it to strike targets with high precision. The military said the missile’s distinctive flight path and ability to change direction during flight enhance its capability to overcome enemy missile defence systems. The extended range is expected to further strengthen the Pakistan Army’s ability to engage targets at greater distances,…

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The brother of former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief minister Sohail Afridi has filed a constitutional petition in the Peshawar High Court seeking his immediate recovery after he was taken into protective custody following the imposition of emergency rule in the province. Muhammad Amir, the former chief minister’s brother, has asked the court to take urgent notice of the matter, order Afridi’s recovery and direct authorities to produce him before the court. The petition alleges that armed and masked men abducted Afridi from the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar while the…

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Netflix said on Tuesday it had secured ​the rights to broadcast the ‌2030 World Cup to fans in Spain and Andorra. It ​would be Netflix’s ​first broadcast of a major ⁠men’s international tournament in ​Spain, the company said. The ​2026 World Cup was broadcast there by the national channel RTVE. The ​deal would cover all ​104 matches. “As part of the agreement, ‌one ⁠match per matchday will be available for free in Spain,” via a ​national free-to-air ​broadcaster, ⁠Netflix said in its statement. Netflix also holds ​the rights for ​the…

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Anthropic said on Monday its experiments suggested small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to ​self-replicate on commercial internet-of-things (IoT) devices, such as smart ‌ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes. In its experiments, Anthropic looked at whether AI models could find vulnerable devices, copy themselves into those devices, ​and continue spreading without human help. It found that small ​models under 30 billion parameters could complete the many ⁠steps needed for replication. However, the firm found that such AI ​models also struggled to complete the entire sequence…

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Senator Faisal Vawda said events in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa represented only “Part One,” with Parts Two and Three yet to unfold, while criticising the provincial government that held power for 13 years. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Vawda said the government had brought nothing but destruction to the province. He said there was no room for failure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, adding that a better cabinet was now in place and more capable individuals would step in if it failed to perform. Vawda said terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had surged by…

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Federal ministers on Tuesday defended the imposition of emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the move was taken under the Constitution in response to rising terrorism and the failure of efforts to reach an agreement with the provincial government on a joint counterterrorism strategy. Addressing a news conference for foreign media representatives, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the federal government had made repeated attempts to secure cooperation from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government, but the talks failed to produce a final agreement. “One…

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Pakistan must prioritise poverty alleviation, human resource development and improved social indicators to transform into a sustainable and competitive economy, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Tuesday. Addressing an international conference on Pakistan’s Vision for Inclusive and Resilient Economic Transformation, Iqbal said development benefits must reach every citizen and region, with equitable access to economic opportunities. Poverty was not merely a lack of income but also limited access to education, healthcare, nutrition and decent employment, he said, expressing concern over rising poverty and weak…

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