Farrell rings changes for Ireland’s Japan clash
Tadhg Beirne will captain a revamped Ireland side against Japan. Photo: AFP LONDON: Ireland coach…
Farrell rings changes for Ireland’s Japan clash
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Iqbal invites investment from Pak-American businessmen
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday addressed a gathering of Pakistani-American business leaders in Chicago, comprising 20 entrepreneurs, technologists and financiers, of which more than a third were former Fortune 500 executives, and invited them to bring their capital, networks and expertise to Pakistan. The minister stressed that…
Iran to bury slain Supreme Leader in culmination of mass funeral
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…
PM Shehbaz arrives in Quetta for high-level security meeting
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee under the National Action Plan to review the security situation in Balochistan in Quetta. PHOTO: GOVT OF PAKISTAN Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is chairing a meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee under the National Action Plan (NAP) in Quetta to review the security…
Steps underway to facilitate businesses
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan has emphasised that small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) constitute the backbone of Pakistan’s economy and remain central to the strategy for sustainable economic development. He said the government was undertaking comprehensive measures to empower SMEs, improve ease of doing business and…
