Remand Extended for Ex-Director in Rs8.5 Billion Karachi Yellow Line BRT Graft Scandal

A provincial anti-corruption court in Karachi has extended the physical remand of the prime suspect, former Project Director Zameer Abbasi, in connection with a massive Rs8.5 billion corruption scandal hitting the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Yellow Line project. The court granted the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) additional custody to cross-examine critical documents and verify financial transactions […]

PM Shehbaz Sharif Expected to Visit Iran for Funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

ISLAMABAD: Preparations have been completed for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s official visit to Iran to attend the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. As per details, the premier is scheduled to depart for Tehran on Friday. The high-level delegation accompanying the prime minister will include Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi, and Pakistan Peoples […]

Sindh Government Files Review Petition Against Supreme Court’s Baldia Factory Fire Acquittal

KARACHI: The Sindh government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry challenging the verdict that acquitted the accused in the Baldia factory fire case. The petition was submitted by Sindh Prosecutor General Shabbir Shah, seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit MQM workers Rehman Bhola and Zubair Charia. […]

Danish Taimoor Weighs In on FIFA World Cup: “Portugal Needs a Miracle to Win”

Pakistani actor Danish Taimoor recently shared his thoughts on the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup, stating that Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal national team will need a true miracle to lift the trophy. The Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi star took to Instagram to share a breakdown of the tournament so far. Sporting a Portugal jersey, Taimoor admitted that […]

Pakistani Legend Sajjad Ali’s Music Takes Center Stage on Indian Reality Show

Pakistani music continues to transcend borders as the timeless tracks of legendary singer Sajjad Ali were recently celebrated on the Indian singing reality show Voice of Punjab Master Champs (Season 10). During the show, contestants paid tribute to the 59-year-old versatile icon by performing some of his most famous melodies. A standout moment of the […]

New US poll identifies large ‘malleable middle’ on vaccine misinformation

Vaccine myths are not new. They have circulated for decades, surviving retracted studies and countless public health campaigns. Now, a new poll suggests that, while relatively few Americans fully believe those falsehoods, many remain uncertain about them—a finding that suggests opportunities to counter vaccine misinformation. The findings arrive amid declining vaccination rates, increasing numbers of vaccine-preventable diseases […]

Frequent AI chatbot users more likely to believe anti-vaccine myths, poll finds

Adults in the US who frequently seek out health advice from artificial intelligence chatbots are more likely to believe myths about vaccines, according to a poll released on Tuesday by health research firm KFF. The survey, which was conducted in May and polled a representative sample of 2,480 US adults, found that use of AI […]

Apple iPhone 18 Pro supplier list, parts and photos exposed in Indian supplier’s data leak

Sensitive lists of components and suppliers, and photos of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models are part of files posted on the dark web by the ransomware group that stole data from the US firm’s Indian supplier Tata Electronics, according to documents and a source. The exposure threatens the carefully negotiated business of building the iPhone, which […]

WhatsApp to let people chat by swapping usernames instead of phone numbers

WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number – by exchanging unique usernames instead. It is rolling out globally to the platform’s three billion account holders over the next few months, the platform said. This week, users can start reserving a name via the app, although it will not […]

Terrorism Strikes Again as Pakistan Rises in Global Esteem

by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal In the grand ledger of history, it has repeatedly been witnessed that whenever Pakistan, through the boundless mercy of the Almighty, secures a position of respect and dignity among the nations of the world or draws a breath of relief amid its many challenges, the forces of terrorism are swiftly stirred […]