• Shehbaz to meet PPP leaders to discuss KP issues, protest threat• Sherry, Qamar meet PML-N leaders• Tariq Fazal says ‘emergency’ in KP under consideration due to ‘terrorism’• Nayyar Bokhari urges talks, says Constitution provides remedies if govt fails to fulfil responsibilities

Pakistan defeated Hong Kong 2-1 in the men’s team squash semi-final at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena on Thursday to book a place in the Asian Games final, guaranteeing themselves at least a silver medal and a shot at their first gold in the event since 2010.

KARACHI: A person whose clothes said “security guard” and who had a whistle was killed on Wednesday after an under-construction bridge structure of the Red Line project collapsed near Baitul Mukarram mosque in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, according to a Rescue 1122 spokesperson.

WASHINGTON: Sweeping changes to United States immigration policy take effect on October 1 as the Trump administration tightens scrutiny of foreign nationals while the State Department says it has revoked more than 250,000 visas since President Donald Trump returned to office.

Security forces killed six terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kachhi district, security sources said on Thursday, according to state-run Radio Pakistan.

In a soggy field between Amsterdam and The Hague, farmer Sander Roeleveld ploughs a small white combine harvester into his crops, gathering a grain never before harvested in the Netherlands: rice.

Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday announced a new top-tier artificial intelligence (AI) model, “Argon”, to anchor its Gemini 4 generation of models in a fresh bid to catch up to rivals Anthropic and OpenAI in the AI race.

Tennessee woman Christa Pike was in a hospital Thursday after authorities “failed” to carry out her execution, her lawyers said, with witnesses reporting the convicted murderer was breathing despite the injections intended to kill her.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday said the Makkah Defence Alliance with Turkiye and Pakistan aims to bolster regional stability and shield the region from tensions and conflicts.

Pakistan’s produced a stirring second-half fightback only to fall agonisingly short, losing 4-3 to arch-rivals India in a dramatic Asian Games hockey semi-final at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday condemned New Delhi of evading questions on human rights in occupied Kashmir and the treatment of minorities.

The Sindh government on Thursday extended the term of the judicial commission formed to probe the circumstances and possible negligence surrounding the murder of Mir Raza Ali until October 15.