2026

Pakistan-Russia webinar strengthens momentum for cooperation in trade, education & energy

ogood20542 months ago05 mins

Pakistan-China webinar explores trade, energy, education and regional connectivity opportunities to boost ties , Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari highlighted Pakistan’s commitment to diversifying its international energy partnerships and identified Russia as an important partner in energy security, infrastructure development, technological cooperation and long-term investment. PHOTO: APP The Institute of Regional…

Scotland tackle champions South Africa

ogood20542 months ago02 mins

LONDON: Star fly-half Finn Russell returns to the Scotland team for a Nations Championship match against world champions South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday. The 33-year-old British and Irish Lion missed a first-round victory over Argentina in Cordoba last weekend due to a calf injury. Russell replaces Tom Jordan, who is among the eight replacements…

Women’s cricket gets its first Lord’s Test

ogood20542 months ago04 mins

Lord’s will finally host a women’s Test in 142 years since. Photo: AFP LONDON: Lord’s will finally host a women’s Test, 142 years since staging its first such men’s match, when England face India in a four-day game at the ‘Home of Cricket’ starting Friday. “It just boggles my mind that it is just the…

Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait

ogood20542 months ago02 mins

Five missing after crash; plane spent 10 days in Sharjah for repairs before return flight Ghulam Nabi Bahrani, father-in-law of Faisal Jatoi, the co-pilot (First Officer) of the K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane that crashed in the Arabian Sea, sits with guests at his home in Karachi, Pakistan, July 8, 2026. Photo: Reuters The…

Farrell rings changes for Ireland’s Japan clash

ogood20542 months ago03 mins

Tadhg Beirne will captain a revamped Ireland side against Japan. Photo: AFP LONDON: Ireland coach Andy Farrell made nine changes Thursday to his starting side to face Japan in the Nations Championship this weekend, with Tadhg Beirne named to lead out the team as captain for the first time. Only six players from their nail-biting 33-31 victory over…

Google appeals Indian ruling over its ads platform, citing consumer harm

ogood20542 months ago03 mins

The Delhi High Court ruled against Google in the case, ordering it to pay damages of $31,600 and other costs Visitors walk near a logo of Google at Bharat Mandapam, one of the venues for AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, February 17, 2026. REUTERS Google has challenged an Indian court ruling that it infringed…

PM Shehbaz hails overseas Pakistanis as remittances hit $41.6b in FY2025-26

ogood20542 months ago02 mins

Calls overseas Pakistanis valuable asset, says remittances reflected confidence in govt’s policies Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday praised overseas Pakistanis for sending $41.6 billion in remittances during the 2025–26 fiscal year. In a statement, the prime minister said the 8.6% increase in remittances reflected overseas Pakistanis’ confidence in the government’s policies. Calling overseas Pakistanis…

Meta to put AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacity, memo shows

ogood20542 months ago03 mins

Meta’s in-house Iris AI chip will power Facebook and Instagram under its four-generation MTIA programme People walk behind a logo of Meta Platforms company, during a conference in Mumbai, India, September 20, 2023. REUTERS Meta Platforms plans to start manufacturing an artificial intelligence chip from September as part of its plan ‌to boost overall computing power…

Karachi court hands death penalty to prime accused in anchor Mureed Abbas murder case

ogood20542 months ago03 mins

The court issues permanent arrest warrants for the absconding co-accused Adil Zaman KARACHI: An Additional District and Sessions Court on Thursday sentenced the prime accused, Atif Zaman, to death in the murder case of anchorperson Mureed Abbas and his friend Khizer Hayat, nearly seven years after the killings. On July 09, 2019, Abbas and Hayat…

Rs40b spent, RBOD-II declared unviable as govt halts project

ogood20542 months ago02 mins

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed on Wednesday that the Rs61.985 billion Right Bank Outfall Drain-II (RBOD-II) project has been declared non-feasible and structurally compromised, despite the expenditure of over Rs40 billion, triggering the Provincial Irrigation Department to refuse further work on the scheme. The 273-kilometre project, stretching from Sehwan to…

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Pakistan-Russia webinar strengthens momentum for cooperation in trade, education & energy

Scotland tackle champions South Africa

Women’s cricket gets its first Lord’s Test

Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait

Farrell rings changes for Ireland’s Japan clash

Google appeals Indian ruling over its ads platform, citing consumer harm

PM Shehbaz hails overseas Pakistanis as remittances hit $41.6b in FY2025-26

Meta to put AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacity, memo shows

Karachi court hands death penalty to prime accused in anchor Mureed Abbas murder case

Rs40b spent, RBOD-II declared unviable as govt halts project