Pakistan

Maryam Nawaz, French envoy discuss expanding investment in Punjab

The chief minister emphasised the need for continued diplomatic engagement and effective dialogue with France to safeguard Pakistan's GSP status

LHC acquits life-term convict in murder case over weak evidence

SHC orders removal of illegal constructions from park land in Karachi

Gujranwala bride murder: Prime suspect killed in alleged police encounter

World

France braces for fresh unrest, government vows tough response

France deploys 70,000 police officers ahead of nationwide Halloween protests as rising living costs, public service concerns and anger over Macron's government fuel unrest across Europe.

Alaska Air to cut about 200 jobs as fuel shock squeezes earnings

Rubio meets Saudi FM in Atlanta, signs US participation deal for Expo 2030

US, South Korea, Japan vow 'complete' N.Korea denuclearization

Sports

Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in both Mexico practice sessions

Charles Leclerc topped both practice sessions at the Mexico City Grand Prix, while Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli moved closer to becoming Formula One's youngest champion.

Pakistan win toss, elect to field against Sri Lanka in tri-series final

India suffer exit from Hong Kong Sixes after UAE clinch victory

Hakimi hat-trick leads PSG to 5-1 win at Le Havre

Business

Crypto faces billion-dollar reckoning as Binance mega-hack exposes security gaps

Coinbase said it had adjusted the systems used to store cryptocurrency keys offline

World Bank approves 150 million dollar loan to boost property tax revenue in Sindh

PSX gains 4,034 points during outgoing trading week

Govt increases diesel price by Rs2.29 per litre, keeps petrol unchanged

Entertainment

Delhi court summons Nora Fatehi as prosecution witness in Rs2bn extortion case

Delhi court summons Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi as a prosecution witness in an alleged Rs2 billion extortion case involving Sukesh Chandrashekhar; she must appear Nov 2 in court.

Singer Humaira Channa's car stolen in Karachi

'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' star Patrick Stewart dies at 86

Comedian, writer Dildar Bhatti remembered on 32nd death anniversary

Technology

October ends with a thud for Intel, Reddit, AI stalwarts

Wall Street stocks tumbled as AI-related concerns triggered a tech sell-off, sending the Nasdaq to its biggest daily decline since June amid investor worries over heavy spending.

Hackers leak details of 41,000 Homeland Security employees

EU hits pause on country-level social media bans for children

Crypto exchange Binance freezes assets after $6.3 billion security breach

Crime

Couple, two children killed in suspected honour killing in Skardu

nitial reports suggest that the couple had contracted a court marriage approximately seven years ago

Robber with Rs3million head money killed in Sukkur 'encounter'

Two suspects involved in killing child after rape taken out in Muridke 'encounter'

Armed men storm girls' college in Balochistan's Nushki, three students injured

Weird

US couple's retirement dream in ruins after residential cruise scrapped in Cambodia

An American couple's retirement dream collapses after residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey suspends operations in Cambodia, leaving passengers uncertain about refunds and their future.

Italy recovers painting stolen 20 years ago with help of AI

Colorado man mines his own gold to make engagement ring for girlfriend

Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson loses appeal bid