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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a historic surge as the benchmark KSE-100 index closed above the 168,000 mark for the first time ever. Investor confidence was buoyed by strong buying activity in the banking sector, resulting in a remarkable gain of 2,849.29 points, or 1.72%, with the index settling at 168,489.63 by the close of trading on Thursday. Intra-day trading showed notable volatility, with the index touching a high of 168,619.32 and a low of 165,567.22. A total of 776 million shares were traded, reflecting bullish sentiment and heightened investor participation. The rally was attributed to improving economic indicators, the…
PESHAWAR: At least four police personnel and three civilians were injured when an explosive device targeted a mobile police vehicle in Peshawar on Thursday, senior police officials confirmed. According to Peshawar’s Chief City Police Officer Dr Saeed Ahmad, the police vehicle was on a routine patrol when the blast occurred. “The explosion took place suddenly, injuring four of our personnel. They were immediately transferred to a nearby hospital for medical treatment,” he said. Initial reports identified the injured officers as ASI Shah Faisal, Constable Sajjad, Noorullah, and driver Zia. Police and security forces quickly reached the site following the explosion,…
Guvendemir | E+ | Getty ImagesA wave of defense tech startups in Silicon Valley is drawing billions in funding and reshaping America’s national security.Anduril Industries, recently valued at $30.5 billion following its latest funding round, is among the so-called “neoprimes” — companies challenging the dominance of legacy contractors, dubbed “primes,” such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, General Dynamics, and RTX (formerly Raytheon).”There’s more money than ever going to what we call the ‘neoprimes'” Jameson Darby, co-founder and director of autonomy at investment syndicate MilVet Angels, or MVA, told CNBC. “It’s still a fraction of the overall budget, but the trend is…
Pakistan’s growing embrace of solar energy in both agriculture and rooftop generation is showing signs of stress in two critical areas: groundwater resources and government finances. Reuters reports that in Punjab province, many farmers have shifted from diesel or grid powered tube wells to solar pumps, allowing them to irrigate fields more frequently and expand water intensive crops such as rice. Farmer Karamat Ali said he sold livestock to buy solar panels and now irrigates “with ease,” something he could not afford before. According to the US Department of Agriculture, rice fields expanded by 30 per cent between 2023 and…
Apple CEO Tim Cook walks to attend the State Banquet at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, Sept. 17, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersApple on Thursday night said that it was removing apps from its App Store that can be used to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.The move came after pressure on Apple from Attorney General Pam Bondi, and amid controversy over the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement of immigration law with ICE agents and other authorities.The FBI said last week that a gunman who killed two one detained immigrants and wounded a third detainee at an…
KARACHI: An assistant at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Autism Care and Rehabilitation Organization in Karachi has been fired after a disturbing video was circulated of her hitting an Autistic child and wrenching his ears in a classroom full of other children. The CCTV footage captures the distressing scenes, showing the assistant, identified as Safia Naz, beating a boy aged between 10 to 12 years. “We have taken action against Safia and submitted an application in the police station,” ACRO spokesperson Sardar Nadeem said to The Express Tribune. “She has been fired.” When she was questioned by the institution’s staff, Safia is reported…
Fresh off a $6.6 billion share sale that made it the world’s most valuable private company, OpenAI’s TikTok-style video app, powered by its new artificial intelligence model, Sora 2, is going viral. Despite the gated release that requires an invite code, the video creation tool has already shot to the number three spot on Apple’s App Store and sparked a wave of deepfakes, including a viral clip of CEO Sam Altman shoplifting GPUs.Internally, the rollout has reignited a long-running debate inside OpenAI about how to balance safety with creative freedom. A person familiar with internal strategy at the company said…
Staff members of a power company patrol along a 750-kilovolt (kV) power transmission line in Hejing County of Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 2, 2025. Workers from all walks of life have been standing fast at their posts and fulfilling their duties with full dedication during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. (Photo by Zhang Limin/Xinhua)A train attendant works on a train in east China’s Jiangsu Province, Oct. 1, 2025. Workers from all walks of life have been standing fast at their posts and fulfilling their duties with full dedication during…
LAHORE: The Punjab government has taken more organized steps this year compared to previous years to reduce air pollution. An Environmental Protection Force has been established, and a monitoring and forecasting system has also been introduced using modern technology. Experts, however, claim that despite these efforts, there has been no significant improvement in Lahore’s air quality. Statistics show that Lahore’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) in 2024 was 126. The levels peaked in January at 202, followed by 142 in February, 104 in March, 101 in April and May. A notable drop was recorded in June and July, at 57…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep concern over escalating violence in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), where at least nine people, including three policemen, have been killed amid ongoing protests led by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC/AAC) demanding constitutional and governance reforms. The prime minister made a strong appeal to citizens to remain peaceful, stressing that while “peaceful protest is every citizen’s constitutional and democratic right, demonstrators must avoid causing harm to public order.” وزیر اعظم پاکستان شہباز شریف نے آزاد کشمیر کی صورتحال پر گہری تشویش کا اظہار کیا۔وزیر اعظم نے شہریوں سے پُر امن…