US reaffirms Trump’s role in India-Pakistan ceasefire, contradicting New Delhi’s denials

  • Tammy Bruce says people today can see events unfold for themselves and don’t need official statements to know what really happened
  • New Delhi has denied any US role in the ceasefire with Pakistan, while Islamabad has acknowledged and praised American involvement
By Fatimah Amjad ·

Gulf remittances drive record $38.3 billion inflow to Pakistan in FY25,  surpassing IMF loan package

  • Remittances rose by around $8 billion from FY24’s $30.25 billion, marking a sharp 27 percent increase
  • Saudi Arabia topped FY25 remittance sources with $9.34 billion, followed by UAE with $7.83 billion
By Ismail Dilawar ·

Turkish ministers arrive in Pakistan for talks on defense cooperation, counterterrorism

  • Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defense Minister Yaşar Güler reached Pakistan late Tuesday night
  • The visit follows Türkiye’s public condemnation of Indian strikes in Pakistan during a brief military conflict in May
By SAIMA SHABBIR ·

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Pakistan actress Humaira Asghar Ali found dead at Karachi home — police

  • Ali’s body was discovered when a court bailiff arrived at her rented flat to get it vacated
  • The actress appeared on ARY’s reality TV show ‘Tamasha’ as well as in a 2015 film ‘Jalaibee’
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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How Saudi Arabia is using innovation, research, and regulation to turn waste into a circular economy success

  • Engineering, AI and cross-sector partnerships are driving sustainable solutions to manage 110 million tons of waste annually
  • New laws, financial incentives and rising investor interest are reshaping the Kingdom’s waste management and recycling landscape
By Hebshi Alshammari ·

Iraq’s Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity

  • The region’s electricity minister, Kamal Mohammed, said residents were now enjoying “uninterrupted, cleaner, and more affordable electricity”
By AFP ·

Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS as leaders meet in Brazil

  • Trump’s administration is seeking to finalize dozens of trade deals with a wide range of countries before his July 9 deadline for the imposition of significant “retaliatory tariffs” 
  • In a joint statement, the group warned the rise in tariffs threatened global trade
By Reuters ·

Cricket’s Indian Premier League value surges to $18.5 billion — report

  • World’s richest cricket series top revenue earner for BCCI, generates estimated $11 billion a year for Indian economy
  • Indian Premier League’s brand value jumps 13.8 percent to $3.9 billion in past year, global investment bank Houlihan Lokey says
By AFP ·

Turkiye’s youngest oil wrestlers keeping a 14th-century tradition alive

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  • The sport, which is on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, sees wrestlers cover themselves in olive oil and try to press their opponent’s back to the ground to win the bout
By AP ·