US charges imprisoned Indian gang leader with ordering 2023 murder of Canadian Sikh
Says he directed the operation from an Indian jail cell using smuggled cellphones Policemen escort Lawrence Bishnoi at a court in New Delhi, India on April 18, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/file The United States has charged Lawrence Bishnoi, the imprisoned head of an Indian criminal gang, and his North American deputy with directing the 2023 murder […]
China warns of ‘security backdoor’ in Anthropic AI coding tool – World
A Chinese industry regulator warned users on Wednesday of a “security backdoor” embedded in versions of US artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s coding tool, Claude Code. The alleged backdoor could allow the software to “transmit sensitive information”, including users’ locations and identity-related identifiers, back to Anthropic’s servers without users’ consent, said China’s National Vulnerability Database (NVDB), […]
Rain hands West Indies series win over Sri Lanka
Ground staff pull on the covers during the fifth and final day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: West Indies completed their first home Test series triumph for four years when the second and final match against Sri Lanka petered out into a tame, rain-affected draw on the […]
World Cup exit puts another nail in USA’s fun
ATLANTA: Americans wanted a summer of fun. They got a giant Donald Trump cage fight instead. Team USA’s ejection from the World Cup at the hands of Belgium on Monday underlined the souring of the national mood already underway since divisive July Fourth celebrations. It was about more than the 4-1 score or occasionally embarrassing […]
Coordinator to PM demands reversal of KP law expanding MPAs’ privileges – Pakistan
Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Affairs Ikhtiar Wali Khan on Wednesday demanded the reversal of laws enacted by KP that expand MPAs’ powers and immunities. The KP Assembly passed three acts on April 30, which pertained to immunities and privileges of MPAs, the speaker and the deputy speaker, as well as salaries and allowances […]
PSX tumbles by over 4,800 points during intraday trade after Trump’s comments on Iran – Pakistan
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 index tumbled by over 4,800 points during intraday trade on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was “over”. The KSE-100 index dropped by 4,864.36 points, or 2.61 per cent, to stand at 181,391.19 points at 2:34pm from the previous close of 186,255.55. The […]
‘Political bribery’: Talal Chaudhry slams PTI over law granting perks to lawmakers in K-P
PM’s K-P information aide criticises bill, says PTI promised equality but giving lawmakers perks Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry speaking to reporters outside Parliament House in Islamabad on October 9, 2025. SCREENGRAB State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Wednesday accused the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf of promoting the very “VIP culture” it […]
Islamabad, Beijing agree to boost counterterrorism cooperation as Naqvi meets Chinese counterpart – Pakistan
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Chinese counterpart Ling Zhifeng agreed to further strengthen cooperation in security and combatting terrorism, state-run PTV reported on Wednesday. The two ministers met at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. During the meeting, the ministers stressed to further cooperation in border management, curbing illegal immigration and combating drugs, […]
PM calls for intensifying search, rescue operations after cargo plane disappears from radar over Arabian Sea – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to intensify search and rescue operations in the Arabian Sea after a private cargo plane en route from Sharjah to Karachi went missing late on Tuesday night. A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft disappeared from radar […]
Foreigners’ abduction, sexual assault case: 4 suspects’ physical remand extended by 5 days – Pakistan
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday granted police custody of four suspects, including the relative of a senior political figure, for another five days in the alleged abduction and rape case involving two foreign women. The suspects were produced before the magistrate at the Cantonment Courts following the expiry of the five-day physical remand granted […]