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Oil prices rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump warned that countries trading with Iran could face additional economic sanctions, adding a fresh layer of uncertainty to already tense global energy markets

Eight members of the Pakistan Bar Council have criticised the federal government over the handling of former prime minister Imran Khan's hospital transfer, saying the Supreme Court's direction for his examination at

More than 21,000 Pakistani citizens were deported from Gulf countries between March 1 and July 13, 2026, according to figures shared in the National Assembly, raising fresh concern about immigration compliance, overseas

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed federal and provincial authorities to speed up financial support for families affected by Pakistan's latest monsoon rains and floods, putting compensation, road repairs, power

Pakistan's civil and military leadership has renewed a message that Balochistan's future depends on dialogue, security and development moving together, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim

The United States has imposed 50 percent tariffs on some Canadian goods after trade talks with Ottawa broke down, turning a difficult negotiation between close allies into a sharper test for North American trade

Pakistan's first Test against England ended in a heavy defeat at Headingley, with the hosts winning by an innings and 103 runs inside three days and leaving the tourists with urgent questions before the series moves on

Pakistan's Commerce Ministry is reviewing proposals for an AI-enabled digital trade ecosystem, signalling that export planning, market intelligence and government data management are becoming central parts of the

Pakistan has launched a digital proof-of-life service allowing civilian and military pensioners to verify their identity from home using biometric and facial checks.

NASA has awarded about $30 million to four university-led aviation projects covering Mach 4 propulsion, safer AI avionics, quieter urban flight and aircraft design.

A Hong Kong court has convicted Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of inciting subversion over their work with the group behind annual Tiananmen vigils.

The Panama Canal is reducing daily transit availability after below-expected rainfall strained its watershed despite the arrival of the rainy season.

British retail sales volumes fell 0.5% in July after a stronger June, suggesting households paused spending as the World Cup and early-summer boost faded.

A proposed hyperscale data centre in North Ockendon could produce more than one million tonnes of carbon emissions annually, planning documents estimate.

Airbus has softened a plan that would have limited remote work to one day a week after employee resistance and industrial action across parts of Europe.

FIFA has imposed major suspensions after the Argentina-Spain World Cup final, including a 10-game ban for Leandro Paredes and seven games for Nahuel Molina.

At least 22 mouzas, or revenue estates, in Multan district have been partially submerged under three to four feet of floodwater from the River Chenab, forcing thousands of residents to move their families and livestock

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used the company's latest quarterly earnings call to make explicit what had long been an open secret in the AI industry: Microsoft is now actively competing with the very AI labs it has

Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has established a dedicated unit to track and prosecute criminals operating on the dark web, housing the new capability within its National Command and Control Centre as part of a

Pakistan's passport has slipped another position in the closely watched Henley Passport Index, dropping to 101st out of 199 travel documents ranked in the July 2026 update, and remaining the fourth weakest passport in

Robotics startup Enigma has emerged from stealth with a seed round of just over $70 million and an unusual public pitch: instead of chasing ever more capable robot hardware, the company wants to solve how ordinary

Waymo temporarily halted its robotaxi service across San Francisco for about an hour on July 18 after a power outage knocked out electricity for roughly 7,000 PG&E customers in the city, before resuming operations once

Police in Azad Jammu and Kashmir held press conferences this week accusing the banned Joint Awami Action Committee of deliberately targeting law enforcement personnel, following violent clashes in Rawalakot and Mirpur

Pakistan's Minister of State for Health, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath, has warned that the country's population could balloon to 400 million by 2040 if current growth trends continue, renewing calls for urgent action on