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Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their strategic security partnership, expanding counterterrorism cooperation, enhancing border management, combating illegal immigration and drug trafficking, and facilitating greater people-to-people exchanges during a high-level meeting held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with China’s Vice Minister of Public Security and head of the Special Service Bureau, Ling Zhifeng, where both sides pledged to further deepen cooperation on internal security and reaffirmed their shared resolve to confront terrorism and emerging security challenges. The two ministers agreed to enhance cooperation on internal security matters, with particular…

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of lives and widespread destruction caused by devastating storms, tornadoes, landslides and heavy rains in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as well as Hubei and Gansu provinces. “Deeply saddened by the devastating floods and heavy rains affecting our Chinese brothers and sisters. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and express Pakistan’s full solidarity with the people of China during this difficult time. Our ironclad friendship remains steadfast”, President Asif Zardari said in a…

The quarter-final lineup for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been finalized following the conclusion of the Round of 16 matches. Morocco national football team, Norway national football team, and Switzerland national football team secured places in the tournament’s final eight after impressive performances. The quarter-final lineup was completed after Switzerland national football team defeated Colombia national football team in the final Round of 16 clash in Vancouver. Following a two-day break, the knockout stage will resume on Friday with the opening quarter-final, where France national football team will face Morocco national football team. The remaining quarter-final fixtures are: Spain…

Ruben Vargas converted his penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-3 shootout win over Colombia after a scoreless draw on Tuesday. Switzerland will next face defending champion Argentina on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2 earlier in the day. Switzerland had not reached the quarterfinals of a World Cup since hosting the tournament in 1954. And the Swiss were shorthanded Tuesday without young midfielder Johan Manzambi, who was injured in training on Monday. Vargas, who has scored two goals in the World Cup, also left Monday’s training early but was…

It was another World Cup epic from an Argentina team that simply doesn’t know when it’s beaten. Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play on Tuesday, the defending champions rallied for an improbable 3-2 victory and a spot in the quarterfinals. “We have a phenomenal group, a group that never gives up no matter the difficulties and adversity. We’re always together,” said Enzo Fernandez, who scored the winning goal in stoppage time. Argentina will play either Switzerland or Colombia in the next round on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri. For much of Tuesday’s game, it…

Four U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to make young users addicted while misleading the public about the safety of its platforms. According to a recent court filing by Meta, the proposed financial penalty sought by the states could reach $1.4 trillion, an amount close to the company’s estimated $1.5 trillion market value. Reports said the trial is scheduled to begin in August in Oakland, where California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey will argue that Meta violated state consumer protection laws by creating addictive digital products for children…

Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Tuesday it is rolling out Muse Image, its first image-generation model from ​Meta Superintelligence Labs, as the Facebook owner ‌expands generative AI tools across its apps. The company said Muse Image, which is integrated into its Meta AI chatbot, can ​interpret complex prompts, use photos as inputs and ​let users edit generated images directly through ⁠sketches or annotations. Here are some details: Muse Image will power ​more than 30 new AI effects for Instagram Stories ​and enable image generation in direct chats with Meta AI on WhatsApp, initially in select countries, the company said. Meta…

Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to international cooperation on digital transformation. On the sidelines of Geneva Digital Week and the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance, the minister participated in a series of ministerial-level engagements with senior government officials and United Nations leaders. According to a news release received here on Tuesday, the minister held bilateral meetings with Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies; Guy Ryder, UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy; Abdullah Alswaha, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology; Zhaslan Madiyev, Deputy Prime…

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Tuesday flagged a 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit, surpassing its combined earnings over the past ‌three years, but investors wiped more than $100 billion off its market value on concerns over the durability of the AI-driven chip boom. The ever-expanding rollout of AI data centres has fuelled massive demand for memory chips and pumped chip prices to record highs, propelling a sharp turnaround for the world’s largest memory chipmaker. Samsung estimated April-June operating profit at 89.4 trillion won ($58.44 billion), beating an LSEG SmartEstimate of 87.3 trillion ​won, according to a regulatory filing. It reported…

BEIJING: At least 21 have people have ​been confirmed dead in ‌a landslide in China’s western province of Gansu ​after the end of ​search and rescue operations, ⁠state news agency Xinhua ​reported on Wednesday. The landslide ​hit a valley in Tanchang county early on Tuesday morning, trapping ​33 people. Most of ​those affected were residents from nearby ‌villages ⁠hired as temporary labourers at a state-run forestry farm that encompasses the ​valley, ​state-run ⁠China Newsweek said. The mountainous region with ​steep valleys and ​crisscrossing ⁠rivers is prone to natural disasters including flash ⁠floods ​and landslides, especially ​during the rainy season.