. The writer is a Lahore-based academic currently associated with Forman Christian College, a chartered university Dear Graduating Artists of 2026, Who are you? What are you saying? Why is it important? These are the essential questions that arise from the bold, unfiltered creative expressions at Lahore’s leading art institutions – most recently at SVAD,…
Teachers injured while intervening as stick-wielding students brawl; campus security tightened At least five people were injured when a violent clash broke out between two rival student organisations at the University of Karachi (KU) on Thursday, triggering police intervention and heightened security on campus. According to police, the incident began with a heated verbal exchange…
Police say the suspect confessed to killing the six-year-old boy after allegedly sexually assaulting him A judicial magistrate on Thursday remanded the prime suspect in the alleged sexual assault and murder of a six-year-old boy in Karachi’s Old City area to police custody for five days after investigators said he confessed to the crime. The…
LAUSANNE: The Russian athletics federation announced Thursday they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) challenging World Athletics extending the blanket ban on their track and field athletes. “Russian Athletics notes that World Athletics’ decision affects the fundamental interests of athletics in Russia and restricts Russian athletes’ right to compete, on grounds…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The burial in Mashhad in northeast Iran follows a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies People carry the coffin of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, during his funeral procession, in Karbala, Iraq, July 9, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran buries…
Gold prices rose in both international and local markets on Thursday, while silver prices remained stable. In the international bullion market, the price of gold increased by $36 per ounce to reach $4,113. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold per tola in the local market rose by…