LAHORE: Commodore Sohail Ahmad Azmie on Thursday assumed command as Commander Central Punjab (COMCEP) at a ceremony held at the Naval Complex Walton. Rear Admiral Jawad Ahmed handed over the command to the newly appointed officer. Commissioned into the operations branch of the Pakistan Navy in 1996, Commodore Sohail Ahmad […]
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Google Pixel 10 Pro XL unveiled with AI-powered 100x zoom
SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest flagship smartphones — the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL — with the company emphasising deeper integration of artificial intelligence through its new Tensor G5 chip and Gemini Nano model. The Pixel 10 Pro XL, the top variant […]
Gold price rises by Rs2,000 per tola in Pakistan
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan rose on Thursday in line with gains in the international market, a day after the local bullion market saw a notable decline. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold per tola increased by Rs2,000 to Rs357,200. The rate […]
Sri Lanka announce squad for Zimbabwe ODIs
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday announced a 16-member squad, led by Charith Asalanka, for the two-match One-day International series against Zimbabwe in Harare later this month. The International Cricket Council (ICC) noted that all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been left out after failing to recover from a hamstring injury sustained […]
Argentina arrests pharma executives over tainted fentanyl deaths
BUENOS AIRES: Argentine authorities on Wednesday arrested the owner and senior officials of two pharma laboratories after contaminated batches of medicinal fentanyl were linked to scores of deaths across the country. President Javier Milei’s government estimated last week that around 100 people had died since May due to the tainted […]
KPK floods leave 386 dead, cause Rs20bn losses
PESHAWAR: Torrential rains, cloudbursts and flash floods have wreaked havoc in the northern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving 386 people dead and causing an estimated Rs20 billion worth of damage to the province’s infrastructure, according to an initial assessment by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). The report, submitted to […]
SC grants Imran Khan bail in May 9 violence cases
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in eight cases related to the May 9 riots, questioning the prosecution on consistency in earlier rulings and the strength of evidence produced. The hearing was conducted by a reconstituted three-judge bench, headed by Chief […]
NAB begins payouts to 17,500 victims of B4U scam
RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday started distributing payments to 17,500 victims of the B4U fraud case, one of Pakistan’s largest financial scams. At a special ceremony chaired by NAB Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmed, officials said Rs3.7 billion had been returned to affectees in the initial […]
Karachi faces water crisis after pumping stations shutdown
KARACHI: A major power breakdown crippled the city’s three main pumping stations on Thursday, slashing Karachi’s water supply by 200 million gallons amid already severe shortages. A K-Electric spokesperson said a cable fault disrupted power supply to feeders at Dhabeji, Pipri, and Hub pumping stations. Large parts of the city—including […]
LHC settles pre-Partition property dispute
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has resolved a decades-old property dispute dating back to before Partition, setting aside a trial court verdict that had granted inheritance rights to the heirs of a deceased sister. Justice Khalid Ishaq, in a 29-page judgment, noted that the sister, Ghafooran Bibi, lived until 1988 […]









