BANGKOK: Bangladesh A defeated Pakistan A by 54 runs in the semi-final of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 at the Terdthai Cricket Ground on Friday to book their place in the final. Chasing a modest target of 111, Pakistan A were bowled out for just 56, never […]
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi will establish a national-scale artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer in India with a computing capacity of eight exaflops, marking a major step forward in India’s AI infrastructure development. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi and follows the […]
ISLAMABAD: The United States has thanked Pakistan for supporting President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan and for joining the Board of Peace initiative. In a post on X, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared a photo with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq […]
ISLAMABAD: A video showing alleged police Dolphin Squad violence against a husband and wife in the federal capital has surfaced online, triggering swift action from authorities. The footage, reportedly recorded by a local resident, appears to show members of the Dolphin Squad stopping a couple outside their residence in Islamabad’s […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on Thursday criticised the Punjab government over reports of acquiring a luxury Gulfstream business jet worth $38-42 million, alleging it was intended exclusively for the chief minister’s personal use. Reacting to the reports circulating on social media, Waqas described the alleged […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff, for their leadership during the recent Pakistan–India conflict. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Board of Peace, Trump said, “I like Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a lot,” […]
WASHINGTON: The Governments of Pakistan and the United States have formally launched a strategic economic initiative aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation, including collaboration on the operation, maintenance, renovation and redevelopment of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The engagement was negotiated and overseen by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff under […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday that more than $7 billion has been contributed as an initial down payment toward a Gaza reconstruction fund aimed at rebuilding the war-torn enclave. Speaking in Washington, Trump announced that the United States would […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Lakki Marwat district on the night of February 18/19, 2026, on reported presence of Khwarij belonging to the Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the military’s media wing, troops effectively engaged the militants’ location and, […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday summoned the Afghan mission and issued a strong demarche to the Afghan Taliban regime over the deadly terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district that martyred 11 Pakistan Army soldiers. “Pakistan condemned in the strongest possible terms the vehicle-borne suicide terrorist attack, followed by a fire […]