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PSB rolls out digital platform for athlete talent scouting

The system aims to ensure fair, transparent identification of athletes through a digital selection process ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has launched the National Talent Identification and Verification System (NTIVS), a digital, merit-based initiative aimed at providing a transparent and structured pathway for young athletes across the country to be identified and assessed for national-level…

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Tennis legend Borg visit to Pakistan postponed

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) regrets to inform that the visit of former World No. 1 and tennis legend, Björn Borg, has been postponed due to urgent personal circumstances requiring his immediate presence elsewhere. Mr. Borg has therefore conveyed his inability to travel at this time. The PTF fully understands and respects his situation….

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Islamabad suicide attack plot foiled: Bugti

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Monday said intelligence agencies had foiled a planned terrorist attack in Islamabad allegedly involving an underage girl who had been coerced and exploited by militants for a suicide bombing mission. Addressing a news conference alongside the girl, Bugti said the suspect would not face trial and would instead…

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Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over Bannu suicide attack

Islamabad delivers strong demarche to Kabul Bannu attack planned in Afghanistan, envoy told Pakistan warns of d ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned the Afghan Taliban regime’s chargé d’affaires and delivered a strong demarche over the deadly suicide attack on a police post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, warning that Islamabad reserved the right to respond decisively…

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Trump says Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’

WASHINGTON/DUBAI: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran was on “massive life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest counterproposal, sharply escalating fears that the Middle East conflict could reignite and further disrupt global energy supplies. The remarks came as tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil…

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Remittances expose Gulf dependency

KARACHI: Pakistan has received nearly $34 billion in remittances so far this fiscal year, largely from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The heavy reliance on Gulf countries is increasingly being viewed as a major economic vulnerability amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Concerns are also mounting against the backdrop of…

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Is 'networking' the new 'social climbing'?

A social media debate over the meaning of "networking" has gained momentum after former Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani actor Mawra Hocane criticised what they described as modern career culture driven by influence and calculated relationships. The discussion began when Mirza shared an Instagram Story questioning whether networking had become little more than…

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