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US President Donald Trump on Monday hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration aimed at cementing a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. At a summit held in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh and attended by more than two…
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday discussed private sector investment, infrastructure financing and development cooperation in meetings with senior officials of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Discussions focused on accelerating IFC investment plans, including the Reko Diq project, accelerating IsDB-funded initiatives such as the M-6 highway, and promoting…
PARIS (Reuters) – The world’s tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level that most cannot survive, a major scientific report announced on Monday. It is the first time scientists have declared that the Earth has likely reached a so-called “tipping point,” a shift that…
A Pakistan Army team won the gold medal in the Cambrian Patrol-2025 exercise, held in Wales from October 3 to 13, according to a statement from the army’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the exercise maintained its exacting professional standards, where patrols of militaries from around the world tactically move across 60…
Pakistan Telecommunications Limited (PTCL) announced on Monday that users would experience degraded internet services tomorrow (Tuesday) while an undersea cable is being repaired. In a post on X, PTCL said maintenance work will be carried out on the submarine cable to repair a faulty repeater. “The activity will begin on October 14… around 11 am…
Former Pakistan batsman Wazir Mohammad passed away on Monday at the age of 95, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). According ESPNCricinfoThe right-hander was born in Junagadh in 1929, and his siblings included renowned cricketers Hanif, Mushtaq and Raees Mohammad. “One of the four Mohammad brothers who represented Pakistan in Test cricket, he played…
Normalcy returned to the twin cities on Monday evening, with traffic flow restored after an early morning operation by law enforcement agencies against Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters who had camped in Muridke, according to police. TO sunrise.com The correspondent reported that only the Faizabad junction remained closed while the rest of the intersections between Rawalpindi…
South Africa’s lower order once again came to the rescue after a top-order collapse, beating Bangladesh by three wickets in a thrilling finale at the Women’s World Cup in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Chasing 233, the Proteas were on the ropes at 78-5, but their tail refused to throw in the towel, showing the same courage…
Torrential rains that hit Mexico last week killed at least 64 people and 65 more are missing, the government said Monday, after a tropical depression caused landslides and flooding in parts of the Gulf Coast and central states. The unnamed depression arrived toward the end of the rainy season, lashing land and overflowing rivers that…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO) on Monday evening issued a strong statement asking Afghanistan to focus on issues relevant to itself and not interfere in Islamabad’s internal affairs. The FO was responding to a statement by Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid criticizing the police crackdown on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). The TLP, which began its…