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Pakistan rules out immediate expansion of Makkah defense agreement

Pakistan rules out immediate expansion of Makkah defense agreement

Pakistan's FO says the Makkah defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey will not expand yet, as the three states consolidate cooperation first.

Yemen's Houthis seize key city on Red Sea: military source

Yemen's Houthis seize key city on Red Sea: military source

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Sindh government faces scrutiny over 62-member political setupplay icon

Sindh government faces scrutiny over 62-member political setup

Kamran Khan questions whether Sindh needs 62 political appointees as public services face persistent challenges

PRL, DGKC & ABOT: What their latest earnings revealplay icon

PRL, DGKC & ABOT: What their latest earnings reveal

What’s driving Pakistan’s latest corporate earnings and which stocks could benefit?

Pakistan debates sweeping shift of power to local governmentsplay icon

Pakistan debates sweeping shift of power to local governments

Kamran Khan says debate over Islamabad administrative unit highlights push to devolve power across Pakistan

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UAE
Deals worth billions to be signed as UAE leader visits Germany

Deals worth billions to be signed as UAE leader visits Germany

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed begins a state visit to Germany, with UAE Germany deals worth billions expected in energy, tech and AI.

UAE deepens engagement in financial cooperation at BRICS meetings in India

UAE deepens engagement in financial cooperation at BRICS meetings in India

UAE deepens engagement in financial cooperation at BRICS and New Development Bank meetings in Mumbai, backing stronger global coordination.

UAE prosecutor warns against renting bank accounts to money launderers

UAE prosecutor warns against renting bank accounts to money launderers

Sharjah real estate transactions reach AED4.6 billion in August

Sharjah real estate transactions reach AED4.6 billion in August

MOI rolls out 'UAE Emergency Number Day' campaign under 'Every Second Counts'

MOI rolls out 'UAE Emergency Number Day' campaign under 'Every Second Counts'

Pakistan
Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rise to USD 23.72 billion

Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rise to USD 23.72 billion

SBP reserves climb by USD 1.21 billion on commercial loan proceeds, with Eurobond inflows expected to add further boost

PM Shehbaz approves draft of Pakistan's auto policy 2026-31, seeks changes

PM Shehbaz approves draft of Pakistan's auto policy 2026-31, seeks changes

Pakistan's auto policy 2026-31 draft proposes EV tax breaks, cheaper local EV parts and an end to hybrid concessions, with IMF talks in October

SECP proposes reforms to support REIT growth, long-term real estate investment

SECP proposes reforms to support REIT growth, long-term real estate investment

Proposed changes include a lower 65% income threshold, longer financing tenures and new access for group trusts and employee funds

Business
US Embassy highlights USD 10 billion in US-Pakistan trade at PUAN Economic Policy Challenge 2026

US Embassy highlights USD 10 billion in US-Pakistan trade at PUAN Economic Policy Challenge 2026

Seventy-plus alumni from five countries pitched reforms on investment, energy and tax at PUAN's Economic Policy Challenge 2026 in Islamabad

Lifestyle
NCCIA launches fresh probe after Pakistani actress rejects report clearing lawmaker in cyber harassment

NCCIA launches fresh probe after Pakistani actress rejects report clearing lawmaker in cyber harassment

Actor Momina Iqbal vowed to continue her legal battle against PML-N MPA Saqib Chadhar after a Lahore sessions court disposed of the lawmaker's bail plea following a National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency report that declared him and his wife innocent of cyber harassment and death threats

American country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80 after brief battle with cancer

American country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80 after brief battle with cancer

Country music legend, philanthropist, and business mogul Dolly Parton died at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer, touching off global tributes for her six-decade career in entertainment.

Grammys reconsider Asian Pop category after BTS Grammys boycott

Grammys reconsider Asian Pop category after BTS Grammys boycott

The Recording Academy is reconsidering its new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category after BTS declined to submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards

Sports
England close in on Test series sweep against Pakistan

England close in on Test series sweep against Pakistan

England are closing in on a series sweep against Pakistan in the third Test at Edgbaston after taking a 320-run first-innings lead

Gay, Brook steady England after Pakistan collapse at Edgbaston

Gay, Brook steady England after Pakistan collapse at Edgbaston

England overturned an early 24-2 setback to take a 23-run first-innings lead on the opening day of the third Test

Pakistan all out for 133 against England in third Test

Pakistan all out for 133 against England in third Test

Another batting collapse leaves Pakistan struggling early in the match

World
August hottest month ever recorded globally, EU monitor says

August hottest month ever recorded globally, EU monitor says

August was the hottest month ever recorded globally, the EU's Copernicus service says, as record ocean heat capped western Europe's hottest summer

Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels exchange heavy strikes

Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels exchange heavy strikes

Saudi coalition forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels exchanged widespread missile and air strikes across Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia, as a major Houthi offensive near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait displaced nearly 20,000 civilians and pushed the death toll past 500

Intelligence reports show Spain received warnings of mass migrant crossings into Ceuta

Intelligence reports show Spain received warnings of mass migrant crossings into Ceuta

Newly declassified Spanish intelligence files reveal that national law enforcement and intelligence agencies warned of social media calls for mass border entries into Ceuta prior to the arrival of over 70,000 migrants from Morocco in late July