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8+ min ago (339+ words) Pakistan's Eman Naseer and Bangladesh's Sadia Islam will lead their respective U19 teams in the five-match T20 series beginning at the Cox's Bazar Academy Ground on Wednesday. The series is part of preparations for the ICC Women's U19 World Cup 2027 to be held in Nepal and Bangladesh. The remaining matches will be played on 5, 7, 10 and 12 December. Pakistan Women's U19 arrived in Bangladesh in the wee hours of Sunday before taking part in two training sessions at the venue. The team underwent a two-week intensive pre-series training camp at Karachi's Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre. Skipper Eman, Raahima Syed, Aqsa Habib, Ayesha Riaz, and Barirah Saif will make their Women's U19 debuts, while the other players in the squad have previously represented the team. "Our squad is quite balanced with a good combination of pacers and spinners who bring variety to it. The batters have looked…...

21+ min ago (357+ words) KARACHI " Bilal Bin Saqib was appointed as boss of Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) while he was also serving as PM's aide on blockchain and cryptocurrency, with the status of a minister of state, but the front-runner of Pakistan's crypto body reportedly got removed. Sources claimed that Bilal got removed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, leaving Pakistan's crypto sector in uncertainty, around 6 months after his appointment, as he was leading with ambitious plans to become a regional hub for cryptocurrency and digital finance. With recent development, Bilal bin Saqib has been removed from his role as PM's aide, as the Cabinet Division website removed his name and profile. His name has vanished from the official list of state ministers, signalling a sudden and unexpected exit. Bilal was appointed SAPM on May 26, 2025, and he held position for mere six months…...

33+ min ago (487+ words) Experts say dip likely a return to more typical levels after unusual spike in preceding years, warn gun violence remains a major issue. The United States has witnessed the lowest number of mass killings in 2025 in two decades, according to a database tracking such incidents. While that figure could yet rise in December, it is a drop of nearly 59 percent from 2019, when a record 41 mass killings occurred. The database uses police and FBI reports, media articles and court records to track mass killings, defined as incidents in which four or more people were killed intentionally within a 24-hour period, not including any offender. James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University who manages the database, told AP that the tally for 2025 was down about 24 percent compared with 2024, which in turn was about a 20 percent drop compared with 2023. He said the…...

34+ min ago (442+ words) Report warns of potential "great divergence, with developed states profiting and others left behind. The report, titled "The Next Great Divergence" and released by the United Nations Development Programmes Asia and Pacific regional bureau on Tuesday, calls for urgent, coordinated policy action to manage the impact of the technology. It warns of the potential for "divergence" between rich and poor states as the impacts of the technology take hold, reversing the effect of decades of declining global inequality. "We think that AI is heralding a new era of rising inequality between countries, following years of convergence in the last 50 years," Philip Schellekens, the bureaus chief economist, told a briefing in Geneva, according to the Reuters news agency. The report argues that AI, like the Industrial Revolution before it, has the potential to unlock unprecedented opportunities or deepen existing divides, across…...

53+ min ago (64+ words) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing questions after authorising a second attack on an alleged drug boat. Hegseth under scrutiny after US kills boat strike survivors US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing questions after authorising an attack on an alleged drug boat, that ended with survivors of an initial strike being killed in a follow-up attack, or "double-tap....

58+ min ago (44+ words) President Nicolas Maduro told supporters at a rally in Caracas he wants "peace with sovereignty", amid US tensions. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told supporters at a rally in Caracas he wants "peace with sovereignty", amid increasing pressure over potential US military action against Venezuela....

59+ min ago (439+ words) ISLAMABAD " Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) is funding a $500,000 pilot project in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) ISLAMABAD " Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) is funding a $500,000 pilot project in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to enhance Pakistan's PET (polyethylene terephthalate) recycling value chain. The project, titled "Sustainability & Decent Work in Pakistan's PET Recycling Value Chain," will be implemented in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), which generates over 3,300 tons of municipal solid waste daily, of which an estimated 79% is recyclable. The partnership was finalised in Islamabad with the participation of Dr. Faisal Hashmi, Senior Director of Public Affairs, Communication & Sustainability, Coca-Cola Pakistan; Ms. Jennifer Ankrom, Country Manager, UNOPS Pakistan; and Geir Tonstol, Country Director, ILO Pakistan, alongside representatives from both UNOPS and ILO. Key activities of the project include…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (350+ words) Leo XIV urges justice and peace for Lebanon's people as he wraps up his first foreign trip. Pope Leo XIV has prayed at the site of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion and offered words of consolation to the Lebanese people on the final day of his first overseas trip. The emotional encounter took place beside the shell of the last grain silo standing at the site destroyed by the August 4 blast, and amid piles of burned cars left charred in its wake. The explosion caused billions of dollars' worth of damage when hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate detonated in a warehouse. Five years on, families are still seeking justice. No official has been convicted in the judicial investigation, angering Lebanese citizens who see the blast as further evidence of impunity after decades of corruption and financial crimes. When he…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago (419+ words) ISLAMABAD " International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Health Services Academy (HSA) recently held a two-day National Dialogue aimed at strengthening ISLAMABAD " International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Health Services Academy (HSA) recently held a two-day National Dialogue aimed at strengthening occupational safety and health (OSH) systems in Pakistan's health sector. The event focused on improving service delivery, enhancing coordination across Employees' Social Security Institutions (ESSIs), and ensuring safer working environments for insured workers and the staff who care for them. The dialogue is part of the ongoing collaboration between ILO and HSA under the Working for Health Programme (W4H), which seeks to promote safe, decent, and prevention-focused working conditions in health services nationwide. Senior representatives from ESSIs in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated in the sessions, sharing experiences and exploring ways to enhance hospital governance, OSH practices, and contribution…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago (419+ words) ISLAMABAD " International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Health Services Academy (HSA) recently held a two-day National Dialogue aimed at strengthening ISLAMABAD " International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Health Services Academy (HSA) recently held a two-day National Dialogue aimed at strengthening occupational safety and health (OSH) systems in Pakistan's health sector. The event focused on improving service delivery, enhancing coordination across Employees' Social Security Institutions (ESSIs), and ensuring safer working environments for insured workers and the staff who care for them. The dialogue is part of the ongoing collaboration between ILO and HSA under the Working for Health Programme (W4H), which seeks to promote safe, decent, and prevention-focused working conditions in health services nationwide. Senior representatives from ESSIs in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated in the sessions, sharing experiences and exploring ways to enhance hospital governance, OSH practices, and contribution…...