Pakistan, FAO to strengthen cooperation in food security
Minister calls for greater knowledge sharing, research and innovation to improve agri-productivity Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain held a meeting with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Deputy Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific Robert […]
PM Shehbaz, Bangladeshi premier discuss bilateral ties, regional developments at UNGA
Reaffirms longstanding ties in meeting with Lebanese PM, calls for immediate cessation of hostilities Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday. Photo: X/ FO Pakistan and Bangladesh on Thursday […]
Dozens of delegates walk out of UN hall at start of Netanyahu speech
Dozens of delegates streamed out as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday mounted a forceful defence of Israel's actions in the region at the United Nations, seeking to counter growing international isolation ahead of elections he could lose. As Netanyahu took to the rostrum, officials walked out of the General Assembly meeting of world leaders […]
Pakistan among 12 countries opposing new permanent UN Security Council seats
Uniting for Consensus group rejects permanent UN Security Council seats, seeks elected members and longer terms UN headquarters in New York City, April 7, 2026. Photo: Reuters Pakistan and 11 other countries, as part of the Uniting for Consensus group, opposed the creation of new permanent seats on the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday, calling […]
Islamabad MoU remains acceptable to Iran, Pezeshkian tells PM Shehbaz in UNGA meet
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had hailed Pakistan’s efforts for peace in the region and conveyed that the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) remained fully acceptable to Iran. The prime minister was speaking to media representatives alongside his Lebanese counterpart Nawaf Salam after he met with the Iranian president […]
Amazon bets $3b on India’s fast-delivery boom, sources say
India’s $19 billion quick-commerce market is expected to more than double to $41 billion by 2030 US e-commerce retailer Amazon will invest $3 billion to expand its India quick commerce business by 2030, two sources said, its biggest bet yet on a sector where rivals have raced ahead by popularising deliveries within minutes. The instant […]
Google plans first test of AI chips in space under Project Suncatcher
Google said it tested TPUs at UC Davis but needed orbital tests to assess their performance in space Google logo is displayed at Google’s headquarters in New York City, US, July 1, 2026. REUTERS Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it will launch a prototype satellite next week in its first in-orbit test of Project Suncatcher, […]
Fact check: Major roads including M1 and GT road leading to Islamabad are still closed ahead of PTI march
Claim by State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry that all 125 roads to Islamabad are open to the public is false Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Thursday. SCREENGRAB In a press conference on Sep 24, 2026, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry claimed that all […]
Saudi Arabia reports fresh Houthi attacks, issues warning for Makkah
Houthi attacks escalated after renewed hostilities shattered a year-long truce in July Houthi fighters fire from their position in a screengrab from a video said to show Houthi fighters attacking Saudi-backed forces in the location given by the source as al Jawf governorate, Yemen, in this screengrab taken from a video released by Houthi Military […]
Pakistan crash out of kabaddi title race
This is the first time that Green-shirts will return empty-handed from Asian Games It was a disappointing day for Pakistan’s kabaddi at the Asian Games in Japan on Thursday. The Green-shirts were eliminated when Iran defeated them 51-30 in their Group B match at the continental event in Aichi-Nagoya. This was the second defeat tasted […]