Pakistan

Maryam Nawaz promises Mirpur airport, announces 10 electric buses for city

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz pledged 10 electric buses and an international airport for Mirpur, while promising expanded development and public welfare projects in Azad Kashmir.

IHC suspends recruitment process for ANF posts until further orders

Terrorism from Afghan soil a major security challenge for Pakistan, says Ishaq Dar

Two killed, as many injured in Kot Momin accident

World

Trump vows to punish Iran and Houthis for attacks in Red Sea

Two weeks since effective collapse of an interim truce meant to end the war, the US military launched air strikes on Iran late on Thursday and early on Friday, for a 13th consecutive night of attacks

International Criminal Court members to vote on dismissing prosecutor Khan

Iran flew IRGC commanders, missile gear to Yemen's Houthis, sources say

Israel bombs Gaza after displacement orders, kills two Palestinians

Sports

Pakistan sends 36-member contingent to Glasgow Commonwealth Games

The Games will continue until August 2, with around 3,000 athletes from 74 countries competing across various sporting disciplines

Bishop earns maiden call-up, Mckenzie returns for West Indies' Tests against Pakistan

WTC final returns to The Oval for 2027

Carapaz claims Tour de France stage as Pogacar loses key team-mate

Business

Gold prices drop by Rs4,600 per tola in Pakistan

In the international market, gold prices declined by $46 per ounce to around $4,050

Dollar rides yield surge as Middle East and trade wars raise inflation stakes

FBR urges taxpayers to file accurate income tax returns from July 27

Five Sindh food dept officials suspended for abetting wheat hoarders

Entertainment

Shan Baig, Roma Michael tie the knot

While the couple have not yet posted official wedding photos, their social media activity confirmed the happy occasion.

Sania Mirza expresses solidarity with students

Urdu writer, civil servant Qudrat Ullah Shahab being remembered on 40th death anniversary

Lahore's DHA submerged after heavy rain, Rabi Pirzada questions authorities

Technology

Its AI agent spent days hacking a company, but sources say OpenAI did not notice for a week

Reuters reported an OpenAI AI agent breached Hugging Face before OpenAI detected it, raising concerns over AI safety, oversight and monitoring of autonomous systems.

Trump threatens EU trade probe over Google's 890 million antitrust fine

Qualcomm to raise chip prices amid rising supplier costs, report says

Google hit with $1bn EU fine, in 'constructive' talks to avoid more penalties

Crime

Customs official killed, another injured in Pindi gun attack

After the spray of bullets, customs vehicle caught a fire

Youth dies after pistol goes off accidently in Kandhkot

SHO among five cops booked after suspect dies in custody

Two killed, three injured as two groups trade fire in Peshawar

Weird

Giant 'house of the dragon' creature takes flight over Glasgow

The flying model is an exact replica of Syrax, the dragon associated with Rhaenyra Targaryen in the series

Japan introduces 'human fridge' to cool people down in minutes

NASA shares stunning time lapse of Mars

Japanese mayor makes history with maternity leave that caused a stir