Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong discussed economic and security ties between their countries during a meeting in Islamabad on Friday, state-run Radio Pakistan reports. Their meeting follows the occasion of the Chinese New Year, which was celebrated by millions across Asia on January 29, when PM Shehbaz and President Zardari issued special greetings. Ambassador Zaidong […]
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Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence (AI) model that it claimed surpassed the highly acclaimed DeepSeek-V3. The unusual timing of the Qwen 2.5-Max’s release, on the first day of the Lunar New Year when most Chinese people are off work and with their families, points to […]
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Every wedding season brings with it the latest chartbusters, setting dance floors alight. Yet, as we grow older, it’s hard to leave behind the songs that defined our adolescent years. Nostalgia keeps them alive, ensuring they make frequent comebacks at wedding celebrations. Here’s a selection of timeless wedding anthems from the 2000s that continue to […]
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Kanye West, now known as Ye, is set to drop another highly anticipated interview with Justin Laboy, following their controversial conversation last year. The two first sparked a wave of reactions in April 2024 when they aired their inaugural interview on “The Download,” with Ye holding nothing back, making bold statements about rappers and the […]
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finalised the schedule for the opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, setting the stage for a grand and spectacular launch of the prestigious tournament. The ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which is set to begin on February 19, will reportedly start with the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony at […]
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Dozens are feared dead after an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided and crashed into the cold waters of the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said. Officials have not yet confirmed a death toll following the collision, but U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of […]
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ISLAMABAD: GSMA has criticised Pakistan’s spectrum policy, warning that increasing the cost of spectrum is unsustainable and poses a significant threat to the future development of mobile services. GSMA, a global organisation representing mobile operators and entities across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, has issued a paper emphasising that mobile network infrastructure is vital […]
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed readiness to resume talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and proposed the formation of a parliamentary committee to address ongoing issues. In a federal cabinet meeting, PM Sharif recalled the earlier talks with PTI, which began with the formation of a committee after PTI’s offer. He mentioned that the PTI […]
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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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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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