Pakistan

PM Shehbaz directs OPF to accelerate welfare measures for overseas Pakistanis

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation to speed up welfare projects and improve services for overseas Pakistanis, highlighting their key role in Pakistans economy.

Mohsin Naqvi arrives in Riyadh on official visit, received by Saudi counterpart

Pakistan gears up to host OIC Ministerial Conference on Women next week

Pakistan reviews final preparations for 9th OIC Women's Ministerial Conference

World

Iran says it won't meet with US envoys, clouding prospects for peace deal

Iranian officials said the two sides must still sort out terms of a ceasefire they signed two weeks ago before they could tackle more difficult topics, such as possible limits to nuclear programme

UN chief says UN agency for Palestinian refugees nearing 'breaking point'

Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases, many still stranded

Trump reports over $1.4 billion in income from crypto ventures

Sports

Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to reach World Cup last 16 and end knockout hoodoo

The victory was Mexico's first in the knockout stages of a World Cup since beating Bulgaria on home soil in 1986

Norway knock Ivory Coast out of 2026 World Cup

Serena and Wawrinka go down fighting at Wimbledon

Duffy returns for New Zealand against West Indies

Business

Oil ticks higher as Iran's refusal to meet US envoys dims ceasefire hopes

Oil prices rose as Iran skipped direct U.S. talks, raising ceasefire concerns, while falling U.S. crude inventories and Strait of Hormuz recovery supported market sentiment.

Yen sinks to four-decade low as dollar gets yields boost

PSX KSE-100 index reclaims 181,000 level in early trade

FBR collects Rs13.6 trillion in taxes during FY2025-26

Entertainment

Tauseeq Haider, Farah Saadia deny marriage rumors

Farah Saadia said she was surprised when she first came across the rumours

Humayoun Ashraf opens up about single life and personal preferences

Juggun Kazim slams tourists for littering Nathia Gali trails

Sajjad Ali says he never authorized any Indian TV channel to use his songs

Technology

FCC says it will move toward 2027 auction of mid-band wireless spectrum

FCC says it will move toward 2027 auction of mid-band wireless spectrum

US lifts curbs on Anthropic's Fable, Mythos AI models

Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children

NASA launches robot mission to save $250 million space telescope

Crime

One killed, two injured in Karachi firing incident

Police started investigation after shifting the dead body and the injured to hospital for medicolegal formalities.

NCCIA arrests two for blackmailing women online

Pregnant woman murdered by her in-laws on 'suspicion'

Woman clubbed to death by husband in Lahore

Weird

US kitten with 28 toes equals Guinness World Record

The kitten, named Toby, belongs to the Henderson family in the U.S. state of Michigan

Nearly 100 monkeys escape enclosure in Thailand, search underway

Mystery of missing MH370 deepens as search gets another year

Japan introduces AI virtual police officer to fight online scams