Saqib, Mufti Taqi Usmani discuss crypto, Shariah considerations in ‘constructive’ meeting
Saqib says digital asset policy should follow Islamic principles while embracing emerging technologies Representations of…
Saqib, Mufti Taqi Usmani discuss crypto, Shariah considerations in ‘constructive’ meeting
Saqib says digital asset policy should follow Islamic principles while embracing emerging technologies Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Chairman Bilal bin Saqib on Saturday met renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani, with both sides holding a…
Apple sues OpenAI, two former employees for trade secrets theft
Apple accuses OpenAI of exploiting confidential information to speed its consumer hardware push A person points to an iPhone during Apple’s event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 9, 2025. REUTERS Apple on Friday sued OpenAI and two former employees, alleging misappropriation of its trade secrets to benefit…
South Africa World Cup midfielder Adams dies aged 25
Adams started vs Mexico and Czech Republic, helping his team reach the knockouts before losing to Canada Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup 2026 – Group A – South Africa v South Korea – Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico – June 24, 2026 South Africa’s Jayden Adams in action. PHOTO: REUTERS South Africa international midfielder Jayden…
Reusable rocket milestone puts China in elite space league
Successful recovery underscores technological maturity and long-term ambitions in space exploration The spectacular landing — conducted on Friday over the South China Sea — saw the Long March-10B lift off from the Hainan commercial space launch site at 12.15pm Beijing time. PHOTO: S CREEN GRAB CCTV China has done it again, stunning the world with…
Pakistan welcomes delegates of the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women
The conference is expected to host around 190 delegates from the 57 OIC member states Images courtesy Radio Pakistan. The government was all prepared to host the ninth Ministerial Conference on Women of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on July 12 and 13 by welcoming delegations arriving at the Islamabad airport on Saturday. The…
Total HIV cases among children rise to 80 as preteen, toddler test positive at Karachi’s KBV hospital
A lab assistant holds test tube filled with HIV positive blood sample. Photo: APP/file The total number of confirmed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections linked to the transmission incident in Karachi’s Kulsum Bai Valika (KBV) Hospital rose to 80 as two more girls contracted the disease, according to the hospital receipts seen by The Express Tribune….
Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge for slain father and predecessor, calls it ‘the nation’s demand’
An exchange of attacks between US and Iranian forces this week has raised doubts over the truce A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran,…
Boat carrying Indian tourists capsizes off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island, killing 15
Twenty-one survive after vessel carrying 36 people, including 32 Indian tourists, has accident The boat was travelling from Hon May Rut Island to An Thoi Port when it overturned about 400 m (440 yards) into the sea, according to authorities cited by VnExpress.. PHOTO: Azerbaijan News At least 15 Indian tourists died when a boat…
Baloch scientist develops salt-tolerant cotton in China
Research could help Pakistan cultivate marginal land, boost organic cotton production ANYANG: A Balochistan-born postdoctoral scientist has spent the past four years researching how cotton can withstand salt stress at a Chinese cotton research lab in Anyang, Henan province, a threat all too familiar to farmers back home. As a mainstay of Pakistan’s economy, cotton…
Marquez claims pole at Germany MotoGP
BERLIN: Marc Marquez secured pole position for the Germany MotoGP after the Spaniard set the fastest time on his Ducati in qualifying at the Sachsenring on Saturday, but Marco Bezzecchi will miss the rest of the weekend after breaking his collarbone following a heavy fall. Marquez, the reigning world champion, will start from pole for…
