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Updated 37 minutes agoDeportations from Iran and Pakistan have left millions of Afghans homeless, hungry, aid falling short to meet needs
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Gul Plaza fire causes Rs100 billion in losses, 1,000 shops destroyed
Updated 1 hour agoTraders in Gul Plaza face financial devastation, with losses of up to Rs2.5 billion; experts highlight systemic flaws
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6 cops arrested for 'gang rape of teen in custody'
Updated 1 hour agoVictim, sister, grandmother were in illegal confinement when assaulted
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Govt wakes up to illegal petrol pump on KU land
Updated 1 hour agoAuthorities to expedite legal proceedings to protect university property
Gul Plaza fire causes Rs100 billion in losses, 1,000 shops destroyed
Usman Hanif | Updated 1 hour ago |
Traders in Gul Plaza face financial devastation, with losses of up to Rs2.5 billion; experts highlight systemic flaws
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PSX rallies to new record on rate cut talk
Updated 52 minutes agoIndex jumps 2,663 points as investors expect better corporate results
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Pakistan introduces first-ever cannabis regulatory policy to curb misuse, boost economy
Updated 1 hour agoPolicy envisages regulated plant cultivation, derivatives manufacturing for medicinal, industrial use
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Aurangzeb: Economy on road to stability, growth
Updated 1 hour agoTells Saudi counterpart Pakistan's reserves improving, investor confidence growing
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Current account deficit hits $1.17b
Updated 1 hour agoReaches $244m in Dec, reversing last year's surplus; FDI records outflow of $135m
Leading Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93
Reuters | Updated 12 hours ago |
Superstitious and introverted, Valentino loved chocolate, skiing, and his pugs
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Junaid Safdar ties the knot with Shanzeh Ali in Lahore nikah ceremony
Updated Jan 17, 2026PM Shehbaz, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif among many politicos in attendance; valima on Sunday
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Inside the AI lab that made history
Updated Jan 19, 2026How a filmmaker captured the breakthroughs that reshaped biology — and produced one of YouTube's most global hits
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Libyan filmmaker fights for cinema revival
Updated Jan 19, 2026Tripoli once had more than 20 movie theatres but now has none
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Real maggots were used on 'The Pitt' set to make scene authentic
Updated Jan 19, 2026Actor Noah Wyle says production took special care to ensure they were handled ethically
Gul Plaza fire death toll rises to 26; 83 still missing in Karachi
Web Desk | Updated 24 minutes ago |
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Updated 1 hour agoDr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry welcomes Achakzai, calls him a reliable partner and supports dialogue on key political issues
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Updated 1 hour agoPTI's Senator Zafar says he has submitted a letter to Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani seeking the appointment
Afridi assures support to Tirah affectees
Updated 1 hour agoCM tells Khyber Jirga military action isn't lasting solution
'Content to die': Afghanistan's hunger crisis worsens amid severe winters, aid reductions
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Seven dead as blast hits Kabul restaurant
Updated 1 hour agoOne Chinese national, identified as Ayub, and six Afghans were killed in the attack
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Trump ties Greenland bid to Nobel Prize snub
Updated 1 hour agoUS president says not thinking 'purely of peace'
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India, UAE sign $3b LNG deal
Updated 1 hour agoTwo sides signed a letter of intent to work towards forming a strategic defence partnership
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39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide
Updated 1 hour agoPolice drone footage showed how the trains came to a standstill 500 metres apart
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Pakistani student develops world's largest Urdu AI model 'Qalb'
SHAHRAM HAQ | Updated Jan 18, 2026 |
Trained on 1.97 billion tokens, the LLM aims to bridge technological divide for 230 million Urdu speakers
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X outage reported globally second time in week
Updated Jan 16, 2026No official statement has yet been released by X regarding the cause or expected resolution of the outage
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New map reveals hidden landscape under Antarctica’s ice sheet
Updated Jan 17, 2026Researchers used high-resolution satellites and ice-flow analysis to map Antarctica’s hidden terrain
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OpenAI introducing ads to ChatGPT
Updated Jan 17, 2026Ads will initially appear in the US for free and lower-tier users, the company said
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Global pressure forces X to restrict Grok over sexualised deepfake images
Updated Jan 15, 2026Limits Grok from undressing images, AI tools only available to paid subscribers
Watch Ahmed Hussain take a breathtaking catch against Scotland
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Pakistan won the game by six wickets on Monday
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Usman stars as Pakistan beat Scotland in U19 World Cup
Updated 15 hours agoThe Men in Green reached 190 for 4 in 43.1 overs
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Players hit by cramp as heat and heartbreak strike
Updated 16 hours agoAuger-Aliassime was forced to end the contest after he started cramping
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Mbappe calls on fans to back Vinicius Jr
Updated 17 hours agoHe appealed for unity ahead of Real's UCL clash
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Djokovic crushes Martinez in Australian Open
Updated 17 hours agoHe secures a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over unseeded Spaniard
Flight aborted twice after bird strike, technical issue leaves passengers delayed for hours
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“It reminded me of a Seinfeld episode,” passenger Barry Stribling said
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Bruce Springsteen Slams ICE at New Jersey benefit show: 'ICE should get the f—k out of Minneapolis'
Updated 15 hours ago"And as the mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the f— out of Minneapolis,'" Springsteen said
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Updated 18 hours agoHudson Williams was seen arriving at the event alongside The Hunger Games series star Tom Blyth
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Updated 19 hours agoJoseph “JT” Torres, sparked debate after choosing a $1 million payout that ended his team’s run
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