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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange recorded a strong performance this week, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index rising by 2,342 points. The index closed at 161,935, marking a 1.26% increase over the previous week. During the week, the index…

HARTFORD (CONNECTICUT): Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh met with Congressman John Larson in Hartford to discuss strengthening the longstanding and consequential bilateral partnership between Pakistan and the United States. Highlighting…

ISLAMABAD: Roads across the capital have been decorated and all arrangements made to welcome King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan, who will begin a two-day state visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on…

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has unveiled plans to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) courses in schools across the province, beginning at the grade six level. The initiative aims to equip students with…

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the second match of the three-match ODI series, taking a dominant 2-0 lead. With this, Babar Azam equaled the legendary Saeed Anwar’s record for most centuries in One Day…

SRINAGAR: An explosion at the Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir left at least eight people injured. Indian media reports indicated that the blast occurred due to the detonation of seized ammonium…

PESHAWAR: Eight more historical sites have recently been uncovered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, stretching from Swat to Taxila, during ongoing archaeological excavations. These discoveries add to the rich cultural heritage of the region,…

Sabir Aman The unprecedented popularity of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has both advantages and disadvantages for the two districts of Chitral. Outclassing its rival parties in the previous election, the Imran Khan-led party has…

WASHINGTON: Scientists have recovered the oldest-known RNA, a molecule necessary for most biological functions, from a woolly mammoth that inhabited Siberia about 39,000 years ago, showing it can last longer than previously known and…

CAIRO: From regulating the price of chicken to levying fees on cigarettes, Hamas is seeking to widen control over Gaza as U.S. plans for its future slowly take shape, Gazans say, adding to rivals' doubts over whether it will cede authority…