120-plus arrested over AJK unrest, says IGP
. MUZAFFARABAD: At least 122 people have been arrested in cases related to attacks on police personnel, injuries to law-enforcement officials and damage to public property during unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Inspector General of Police (IGP) Captain (retd) Liaquat Ali Malik said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference alongside AJK Chief […]
Art exhibition explores identity, contradictions
KARACHI: An ongoing art exhibition at Sanat Initiative brings together a deeply personal exploration of identity, memory, inherited experiences and the questions that emerge as one moves through different stages of life. Titled Morbid Curiosities, the exhibition presents three interconnected bodies of work by Karachi-based artist Scheherazade Junejo, examining the artist’s relationship with her own […]
Punjab eyes tax net widening via digital tools
A delegation of the World Bank, comprising Regional Director Michael Roggi, Manager Sylvia Solf and other members, held a meeting with Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Chairman Moazzam Iqbal Sipra. The meeting discussed measures to modernise Punjab's tax system and transform it along digital lines. Detailed deliberations were held on the effective use of digital databases […]
US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says
Trump’s Iran blockade is forcing regional states to scale back ties, risking backlash from Tehran Protesters gather outside Najaf International Airport to protest US restrictions targeting Iranian aviation activities and their impact on flights between Iran and Iraq, in Najaf, Iraq, September 28, 2026. REUTERS US President Donald Trump’s administration was set to grant a […]
Pakistan chairs first SCO Council of National Coordinators meeting in Islamabad
Indian delegation participates in the meeting as well despite freeze in relations Pakistan chaired the first meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Council of National Coordinators (CNC) in Islamabad on September 28. 2026. Photo: MOFA Pakistan chaired the first meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Council of National Coordinators (CNC) in Islamabad on […]
Wife of Malaysia’s longest-serving PM Mahathir dies aged 100
Mahathir met Siti Hasmah in Singapore medical school in the 1940s; they raised seven children Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad sits with his wife Siti Hasmah Mohammad Ali during the launching of Perkasa, a Malay rights organisation, in Kuala Lumpur March 27, 2010. REUTERS Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of Malaysia’s longest-serving prime […]
Nvidia releases AI safety software it says could have stopped Hugging Face hack
OpenShell uses Nvidia chip features to contain AI agents, with Arm and Intel support also in development NVIDIA and Hugging Face logos are seen in this illustration taken, September 13, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Nvidia on Monday made available a set of software safety tools for AI agents that it says would have stopped the hack of […]
China says dialogue with US ‘important pathway’ for advancing AI
US and China agreed to launch a Super Intelligence Dialogue during Xi-Trump summit, US says AI Artificial intelligence words, miniature of robot and Chinese flag are seen in this illustration taken December 21, 2023. REUTERS China said Monday that dialogue with the US is an “important pathway” for ensuring artificial intelligence benefits everyone, following an […]
Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate’ summit was a glitzy gift to China
US, China agree to lower tariffs on $60 billion of non-sensitive goods, delay wider trade deal to 2027 US President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while welcoming him at the North Portico of the White House for a state dinner in Washington, D.C., US, September 24, 2026. REUTERS President Donald Trump hoped […]
Arshad falters again as Sri Lanka’s Pathirage strikes gold
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem endured another disappointing outing on Monday, finishing fourth in the men’s javelin at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, while Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage produced a late surge to claim gold. Arshad, who won Olympic gold in Paris with a record 92.97 metre throw, struggled to find his […]