CB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi met USA Cricket CEO Johnathan Atkeison in Washington. Photo: PCB

Naqvi invites USA cricket CEO to Pak

The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi met with Johnathan Atkeison, Chief Executive Officer of USA Cricket in Washington. The meeting, which also included Pakistan Super League (PSL) CEO Salman Naseer focused on mutual plans to promote cricket in both nations. During the discussions, the two cricket boards agreed to finalise plans […]

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AI startup Perplexity AI makes a proposal to merge with TikTok.

Microsoft in talks to acquire TikTok, says Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app. TikTok, which has about 170 million American users, was briefly taken offline just before a law requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell it […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov, hailing from Dagestan, enjoyed a stellar career before retiring from sports in 2020 with an unblemished professional record of 29-0. PHOTO: AFP

Khabib avoids naming Conor McGregor, praises Ireland’s support for Palestine after Paul Hughes’ loss

Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently addressed fans at the PFL Champion Series 1 event in Dubai, where he praised the people of Ireland for their support of Palestine. While reflecting on the long-standing MMA rivalry between fighters from Dagestan and Ireland, Nurmagomedov notably avoided mentioning Conor McGregor’s name. Khabib’s rivalry with McGregor, one of […]

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‘Pakkay Dost’ has collaborated with ConnectHear to make quality children’s entertainment accessible to all

Bilal Maqsood’s beloved Urdu kids’ show is now available in Pakistan Sign Language 

Pakkay Dost, the beloved children’s puppet show renowned for its captivating storytelling and emphasis on the Urdu language, is thrilled to announce their partnership with ConnectHear, as stated in their press release. This collaboration will make Pakkay Dost accessible to the hearing-impaired community through the integration of sign language interpretation. Created by renowned musician Bilal Maqsood, Pakkay Dost has become […]

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A combination of photos shows renovation work in progress at the National Bank Stadium on Tuesday.—AFP

Karachi’s National Stadium facing race against time to be ready for Champions Trophy

KARACHI: Before the roars of spectators engulf the National Bank Stadium, the echoes of pounding hammers, iron-grinding machines and blaring engines prevail at the iconic venue. It is being renovated for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. And given that the renovations started as late as October last year, the list of the planned upgrades is quite […]

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Fourth round of talks postponed after PTI skips meeting

Ayaz Sadiq announced that the committee would remain intact despite the lack of PTI’s participation. A scheduled meeting of the government’s talks committee was postponed on Tuesday after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) representatives failed to attend. Speaker of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq announced that the committee would remain intact despite the lack of participation, Express […]

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No reduction in industrial power prices

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not endorsed Pakistan’s proposal to further reduce industrial electricity prices by Rs2.70 per unit through the complete elimination of cross-subsidies, which the sector is providing to shoulder subsidies to low-end residential consumers. Energy ministry sources told The Express Tribune that the ministry floated the proposal to further reduce […]

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