Pakistan

Pakistan, 16 other countries condemn Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

According to Pakistan's Foreign Office, the countries also denounced continued Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians

Media facilitation centre opens in Capital for ECO coverage

Sindh govt criticises MQM over call for resignations

Ahsan Iqbal stresses administrative reforms to meet new challenges

World

Pope Leo visits remote Andes town on special stop of Peru tour

Leo made a journey he took many times as Chiclayo's bishop from 2015 to 2023

GCC calls on UN to hold Iran responsible for Gulf attacks and damages

26 killed, 20 injured in minibus-truck collision in India's Assam

US to resume flights after air traffic network failure sparks chaos

Sports

Svitolina stuns Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals semis

Elina Svitolina defeats Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set upset to reach the WTA Finals semi-finals, where she will face Linda Noskova.

India snatch U19 Asia Cup title from Pakistan in last-ball thriller

Wasim Akram weighs in on Australia's sandpaper scandal

Saud Shakeel joins unwanted Test record after missing centuries in both innings

Business

Rs1.895 trillion transferred to provinces under NFC Award

The federal government transferred Rs1.895 trillion to provinces under the NFC Award, with three provinces recording surpluses and Balochistan facing a deficit.

World Bank approves $300 million financing for Sindh

PSX maintains positive trend as KSE-100 index gains 3,987 points

UK geological experts working with Pakistan to explore mineral potential: Jane Marriott

Entertainment

Dananeer Mobeen wins Best Actress award at Russian Film Festival

Dananeer received the international accolade for her performance in the Pakistani film Mera Lyari

K-pop's Stray Kids to take 'RUN IT' tour to North America and Europe in 2027

Shah Rukh Khan says he has 'zero say' in household decisions

Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh, actor-model Samreen Kaur engaged

Technology

Microsoft outage disrupts businesses, schools and govts worldwide

Massive Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, businesses, schools and governments worldwide, causing billions in potential productivity losses before services recover.

Microsoft restores Outlook, Teams and Copilot after over 24-hour outage

Meta expands AI age detection system to identify underage Instagram users

Microsoft says 'not aware of any malicious activity' causing outage

Crime

Shalimar Express engine incident: Train driver, assistant and two transgender persons arrested

Pakistan Railways arrests a Shalimar Express driver, assistant driver and two transgender persons after an FIR confirms their unauthorised journey inside the train's engine.

Children's fight leaves two brothers among three dead in Fatah Jang

Suspected robber killed in alleged police encounter in Khanewal

Two dacoits killed, over 20 armed men arrested in Khairpur operation

Weird

Stray dog crashes UK wedding ceremony moments before bride's arrival

A stray dog unexpectedly entered a church in Hampshire moments before a bride arrived, amusing wedding guests and making the couple's special day even more memorable.

Rare perfume bottle dating back 2,000 years unearthed in Italy's Pompeii

British woman sets world record for loudest female scream

Villagers let cows, bulls trample them in bizarre Indian ritual for prosperity