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'Jobs, jobs, jobs': AI optimism dominates Davos debatePublished on: January 24, 2026 3:50 PM

DAVOS, Jan. 24 -- Concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) failing to dampen enthusiasm, business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos projected confidence that AI will create jobs rather th... Read More


Arrested lawyers Imaan Mazari, Hadi boycott trial proceedingsPublished on: January 24, 2026 3:37 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 24 -- Trial proceedings in the controversial social media posts case against lawyer and activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her spouse Hadi Ali Chattha were disrupted on Saturday af... Read More


Europe and India push for historic 'mother of all deals'Published on: January 24, 2026 3:01 PM

NEW DELHI, Jan. 24 -- India and the European Union are on the brink of finalising what officials are calling the "mother of all deals", a landmark trade and strategic partnership aimed at strengthenin... Read More


Police register FIR over Gul Plaza inferno citing negligencePublished on: January 24, 2026 2:40 PM

KARACHI, Jan. 24 -- Police have registered a first information report (FIR) over the devastating Gul Plaza fire, describing the tragedy as an "outcome of negligence and carelessness." The blaze, which... Read More


KP launches water meters, pipeline upgrades to tackle shortagesPublished on: January 24, 2026 2:30 PM

PESHAWAR, Jan. 24 -- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced a major initiative to install flow meters and replace rusted pipelines in Peshawar, Kohat, Abbottabad, and Mingora as part of ... Read More


MQM-P urges PM Shehbaz to form inquiry commission over Gul Plaza tragedyPublished on: January 24, 2026 2:20 PM

KARACHI, Jan. 24 -- The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to establish a high-level inquiry commission to investigate alleged negligence that led to... Read More


Aimal Wali Khan stresses peace, urges return of displaced PakhtunsPublished on: January 24, 2026 2:10 PM

CHARSADDA, Jan. 24 -- Awami National Party (ANP) president Aimal Wali Khan on Friday reiterated that terrorism cannot be eliminated through military operations alone and demanded the immediate return ... Read More


Azma Bokhari sues Punjab Assembly opposition leader over defamationPublished on: January 24, 2026 1:50 PM

LAHORE, Jan. 24 -- Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has filed a defamation case against Moeen Qureshi, the Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly, seeking Rs800 million in damages, officials... Read More


Hasina alleges Bangladesh elections will not be freePublished on: January 24, 2026 1:29 PM

NEW DELHI, Jan. 24 -- Former Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina on Friday claimed that next month's elections would neither be free nor fair, in her first public address since being sentenced to death in... Read More


Europeans among 150 IS detainees transferred from Syria to IraqPublished on: January 24, 2026 1:20 PM

RAQA/ERBIL, Jan. 24 -- Europeans were among 150 Islamic State (IS) detainees this week transferred by the US military from Kurdish custody in Syria to Iraq, where Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudan... Read More