Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir undertook a high-level official visit to the People’s Republic of China, where he held a series of meetings with senior Chinese political and military leadership to further reinforce the strategic partnership between the two brotherly nations, the military said in a statement on Friday. According to […]
Manchester City are set to re-sign goalkeeper James Trafford from Burnley in a deal worth £27 million, just two years after the 22-year-old left the Etihad Stadium to join the Clarets. Trafford, a product of City’s youth academy, joined Burnley in July 2023 in a transfer that included performance-based add-ons and was valued at up […]
England’s Joe Root moved into third place on the all-time list of Test run-scorers on Friday, surpassing legends Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis during the fourth Rothesay Test against India at Old Trafford. The 34-year-old Yorkshireman passed Dravid’s total of 13,288 runs after reaching 30 on the third morning in Manchester. Two deliveries later, he […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a positive trading session on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 515 points, or 0.37%, to close at 139,207, buoyed by growing optimism over a potential interest rate cut and improved investor sentiment following a sovereign credit rating upgrade. Market participants engaged in selective buying, encouraged by expectations […]
Google is piloting a new AI-powered coding tool called Opal, designed to help users build mini web applications by describing what they want to create in plain language. The tool, now accessible in the United States via Google Labs, is the latest in a growing wave of so-called “vibe-coding” platforms targeting both developers and non-technical […]
Pakistan has ramped up efforts to counter online extremism by urging social media companies to take stricter action against terrorist content, while calling on them to establish local offices in the country, senior officials said. “We are building walls against terrorism, not silencing free speech,” said Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhary, during a […]
Ayesha Omar took to Instagram on Thursday to register her shock over the death of Shanti, one of the country’s latest casualties of martial assault. “May your soul rest in eternal peace. May Allah give your family strength,” the actor wrote. “I’m sorry we failed you, Shanti. May justice be served.” The actor acknowledged the […]
Arsenal are on the brink of finalising a deal for Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyökeres, with the Sweden international set to undergo a medical this weekend. The north London club have reached an agreement with Sporting worth £63.7 million, including £8.7m in add-ons, as reported by The Athletic’s David Ornstein. The move follows weeks of […]
Senator Faisal Vawda has strongly criticised a “Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officer over mistreatment of the public” and demanded the officer’s immediate dismissal, not suspension. The senator’s reaction came on viral video making rounds on social media depicting an official in Karachi traffic police uniform intercepting an unregistered vehicle bearing the FBR logo and […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the men’s white-ball squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies, which includes three T20 internationals and three one-day internationals scheduled across the United States and the Caribbean. Mohammad Rizwan retains captaincy of the ODI side, which features a 16-player lineup for matches to be played on […]