- Pakistan has a dedicated pavilion featuring dozens of technology companies showcasing the country’s digital potential
- The event will bring together over 1,800 technology companies, 600 startups, 1,900 investors and over 1,000 speakers
- Fish farmer Shaukat Hussain uses biofloc method in Gadap facility to bring down feed cost, save water
- Hussain says his 18 fish tanks, each with a capacity of 35,000 liters, can produce 600 kilograms of fish
- Announcement comes after Saudi minister for water, environment, agriculture’s visit to Pakistan this week
- Saudi Arabia agrees to increase rice, red meat and fruit exports from Pakistan to improve food security
- Saudi leaders wish Erdogan and Turkish people continued progress and prosperity
- Türkiye marks the 1922 victory that paved the way for the modern republic
- Education officials say they have a plan to reopen the schools while maintaining shelters for families with nowhere to go
- Jet-powered drones increasingly feature in attacks
- Strikes hit warehouses, retailers and logistics hubs
- Syrian chambers of commerce sign MoU with the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce to boost trade
- Bab al-Hawa Industrial City signed an agreement with Turkish firm iSRA to expand the industrial zone
- Ailing Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years on Sunday, falling in five brutal sets to Mariano Navone in the first round of the US Open
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Islamabad Memorandum
- FO says Munir’s Tehran visit was undertaken solely in context of Pakistan’s mediator role
- Denial follows report Trump spoke to Munir before visit, sought Islamabad’s help with Tehran
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It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- Development follows Kabul’s proposal for joint committees to coordinate on militant activity
- Offer comes after months of border clashes and airstrikes amid unsuccessful mediation efforts
