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BENGALURU: : A 26-year-old female pilot from Hyderabad was allegedly subjected to an attempted rape by a senior pilot at a hotel in Bengaluru, India. According to reports, both the victim and the accused, 60-year-old Rohit Sharan, are…

ISLAMABAD: The government has officially scheduled the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting for December 4, 2025. The meeting will be presided over by the Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Aurangzeb, and is expected to…

BRUSSELES: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for an immediate cessation of atrocities in Gaza and the occupation of Palestinian territories, emphasizing the urgent need for peace in the region. Delivering a…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged the international community to take full cognizance of the grave and deteriorating human rights situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Responding to media queries regarding the…

ISLAMABAD: The country recorded a 0.07% increase in weekly inflation, while the overall annual inflation rate climbed to 3.53%, according to the latest update released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The Bureau issued its…

WASHINGTON: After months of trading insults, U.S. President Donald Trump and incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani smiled at each other, swapped compliments and pledged to collaborate on tackling crime and affordability in the…

WASHINGTON: Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh today interacted with a cohort of emerging Pakistani entrepreneurs visiting the United States on Professional Fellows Program on Economic Empowerment 2025. Representing IT, AI, and various sectors…

DOHA: Bangladesh defeated India in the first semi-final of the 2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars, securing their place in the final. The match, which took place in Doha, was decided in a dramatic Super Over after both teams finished their regular…

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan There has been almost a month since the closure of Torkham and Chaman borders for Afghan Transit Trade, with thousands of containers loaded with edible items both perishable and non-perishable stranded on both…

NEW YORK: Investors are growing uneasy that the rapid rise in public debt used to bankroll AI investments could strain the U.S. corporate bond market and eventually dampen the appeal of tech stocks, despite leverage across most major…