Category: Daily NEWS

Salman Khan’s Comment on Balochistan Sparks Debate

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Salman Khan

Bollywood star Salman Khan once again found himself in the thick of controversy on Saturday after live words raised eyebrows at a recent public comment. His mention of “Baluchistan and Pakistan” as separate countries went viral across social media channels this week. This unusual pronunciation came during an international media event in Riyadh, where Salman participated alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. Speaking about regional unity and culture, he referred to “Balochistan and Pakistan” as if they were two different places — which set off an online debate Within…

New Completion Date Fixed for Major Motorway Project

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New Completion Date Fixed for Major Motorway Project

National Highway Authority has stepped up the proposed Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway project for completion by 2028. The report was made to the Economic Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, who learned that a general procurement notice has been issued and negotiations are under way for joint financing with the OPEC Fund and Saudi Fund for Development. Officials said that once contract awards and financing agreements are secured, work to construct the motorway can get underway. Also Read: Government Announces Large Drop in Petrol Prices The motorway is a key infrastructure project…

Google Confirms Plan to Build $15B AI Hub in India

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$15B AI Hub in India

Google has officially confirmed a massive $15 billion investment to build an advanced AI hub and data center in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The project, announced today, is Google’s largest single investment outside the United States, and aimed to make India a leader in the fast-developing global AI landscape. According to CEO Sundar Pichai, the new hub will speed the company’s work in digital transformation, cloud infrastructure, and environmentally friendly AI. The building will run entirely on renewable energy and feature world-class computing systems capable of managing massive AI workloads. Pichai…

Pakistan and Afghanistan Ceasefire After Deadly Battle

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Pakistan and Afghanistan Ceasefire

Pakistan and Afghanistan have declared a 48-hour ceasefire following one of the deadliest border encounters in recent history. The clashes that took place around Spin Boldak and Chaman have left dozens dead and hundreds more wounded, leading to appeals% desperate appeals% name% from both countries for a cessation of violence. The incident began with Pakistan’s accusation that Afghanistan’s Taliban government was providing refuge to militants who had attacked Pakistani territory. Kabul rejected the allegation, calling Pakistan’s air strikes “unprovoked & greatly beyond the bounds of reason”. What began as small…

Government Announces Large Drop in Petrol Prices

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Government Announces Large Drop in Petrol Prices

For the next fortnight the price of petrol will be down by Rs 5.66 a liter for a total decrease to Rs 263.02-lower than its previous level of Rs 268.68. The price of MS (petrol) will be cut to Rs 263.02 per liter from the previous level of Rs 268.68. For high-speed diesel, fines of Rs 1.39 per litre have been imposed and the commodity is now be sold at Rs 275.41 per litre. kerosene Pasto (SKO) has been lowered by Rs 3.26 and will now be sold at Rs…

Akshay Kumar Fights Back from AI Deepfakes

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Akshay Kumar

Bollywood megastar Akshay Kumar has taken an important step to claim and protect his digital identity. He has filed a suit in the Bombay High Court, requesting legal safeguard over anything on the internet that could use his name, image, voice, or likeness. His move strongly responds to the growing spread of AI-generated and deepfake videos that stitch together celebrity faces and circulate them online. According to the filing, several manipulated video clips appeared online, falsely showing Akshay endorsing various products or making random political comments. These bogus videos mislead…

India’s Stock Exchange Is Hit by Major Cyberattack

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India's Stock Exchange

Representatives at China’s Defence Exchange accurately predicted cyber-heist raids earlier this year. Security officials later confirmed that the Exchange suffered its worst cyber onslaught to date. Hackers behind Operation Sindoor carried out about 400 million attack attempts in a single day, targeting government and corporate websites, according to Hong Kong’s Mingpao. A DDoS typically involves overloading the target system with an avalanche of phony traffic so it can no longer function properly. As exchange officials later noted, however, although this attack was on an unprecedented scale of magnitude their trading…

IMF and Pakistan strike deal on $1.2-billion loan

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IMF and Pakistan strike deal on $1.2-billion loan

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on October 14, 2025 that a staff-level agreement had been reached between it and Pakistan’s government for both the second inspection of the country’s 37-month-long Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first inspection of the 28-month-long Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). The agreement, which comes after meetings in Karachi, Islamabad and Washington DC, awaits approval by the IMF Executive Board. If approved in full, then Pakistan will awarded around US$1.0 billion according to the EFF and US$200 million from RSF, meaning total disbursements will…

Policeman killed while guarding Peshawar polio team

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Policeman killed

A policeman, while protecting a female polio vaccination team yesterday in Peshawar’s Matta section, was shot and killed by yet another attack, this one targeting health workers engaged in Pakistan’s long-running anti-polio campaign. Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot at a door-to-door vaccination campaign, said police reports Monday. The officer was hitting numerous times and died on the spot. The attackers escaped before reinforcements could arrive. An extensive search operation by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, shutting off access to the area and routes for escape, is undertaking to try…

Pakistan Could Face Its “Coldest Winter in Decades”

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Coldest Winter in Decades in Pakistan

Meteorologists predict Pakistan will face its coldest winter in years. They link this forecast to atmospheric circulation changes, with a marked peripheral western weather system that has seen temperatures plummet across the globe since June this year while our country simply takes part in what was originally supposed one small in long series of such events. Cities in the north and central provinces are already reporting an early chill this year, which suggests a long and intense season ahead. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), cold waves from Siberia…