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The Punjab government has decided to upgrade hundreds of high schools across the province to higher secondary schools, enabling students to continue their FA and FSc studies at the same institutions after completing matriculation. According to sources, the School Education Department has sought detailed data from high schools across Punjab as part of the upgradation process. The schools will also undergo third-party inspections, after which institutions meeting the required standards will be upgraded to higher secondary level. Sources said Punjab currently has around 6,000 high schools, of which 5,800 have already submitted the required information to the department. They added…

Senior Pakistani actress Sania Saeed has said veteran actress Samina Ahmad was not only her mentor but also provided her with immense love, encouragement and support during the early years of her acting career. Speaking on a private television programme, Sania Saeed reflected on her long-standing relationship with Samina Ahmad and shared her experience of working with her in the drama serial Aahat. She said that while travelling to Lahore by train to participate in theatre festivals, she often had no accommodation or sufficient financial resources. During those days, her father would reassure her by saying there was nothing to…

Pakistani digital influencer and former wife of cricketer Imad Wasim, Sania Ashfaq, has surprised her followers by sharing a new video on social media that hints at a fresh chapter in her life. Ashfaq has remained active on social media in recent months, frequently speaking about her personal life and divorce from former Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim. Through her posts and videos, she has also shared various claims regarding her former marriage. In her latest Instagram post, Ashfaq appeared dressed in a traditional red bridal outfit paired with kundan jewellery. In the video, she asks a man, “How do I…

Egypt’s Salman Khalil defeated Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal to win the Pakistan Navy Fleet Club Open International Squash Championship. The final, organised by the Sindh Squash Association at the Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan-Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, saw third seed Salman Khalil beat Nasir Iqbal in straight games. The Egyptian player won 14-12, 11-3 and 13-11 to seal the title. (The Urdu score order has been converted to the conventional winner-first format.) Commander Karachi Faisal Amin attended the final as the chief guest. Squash legend Jahangir Khan and former governor Moinuddin Haider were also present. Vice Admiral Faisal Amin welcomed the successful…

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced a 20-member national squad for the 2026 Men’s Hockey World Cup. Waqar and Ali Raza have been named as the team’s goalkeepers. The squad also includes Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Sufyan Khan, Moeen Shakeel, Abdul Waheed Ashraf Rana, Abdul Hanan Shahid, Zakariya Hayat, Arshad Liaqat, Adeel Latif, Ahmad Nadeem, Ghazanfar Ali, Imad Shakeel Butt, Muhammad Hammaduddin Anjum, Rehman Abdul, Afraz, Umar Mustafa, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Abdul Matan and Muhammad Ammad. Bob Johan Veldhof will serve as the head coach of the national team during the World Cup, while Chris Bowen and Adnan Zakir have…

Pakistan Women ended their Sri Lanka tour on a positive note after defeating the hosts by four wickets in the third and final T20 International at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday. After winning the toss and choosing to field, Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka Women to 113/6 in 20 oversdespite the hosts making a good start. Pakistan then chased down the target, scoring 115/6 in 18.2 overs to seal a four-wicket victory with 10 balls remaining. The win helped Pakistan avoid a series whitewash after Sri Lanka had already secured the three-match T20I series by winning the opening two…

Pakistan’s spinners put their team on course for a series-levelling victory as the West Indies stumbled to 103 for six — a lead of just 60 runs -– on an eventful third day of the second and final Test in Trinidad on Tuesday. Abdullah Shafique’s unbeaten 160 ensured the visitors did not completely squander an excellent overnight platform in eventually getting to a first-innings total of 387. Sajid Khan then made his second meaningful contribution of the day in taking four second-innings wickets, while Ali Usman claimed two, including home captain Roston Chase caught-and-bowled off the final ball of the…

The approximately 4-ton second stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is expected to collide with the Moon today after remaining in space following the launch of Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander in January 2025. According to experts, the rocket stage will strike the Moon’s Einstein Crater at a speed of around 8,690 kilometres per hour. The impact is expected to create large clouds of lunar dust, but the event will not be visible from Earth with the naked eye. SpaceX said the collision is unintentional. The company explained that the lunar mission required additional power, so the rocket’s second stage remained…

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has intensified its crackdown on the use of illegal SIM cards and the unlawful sale of foreign SIMs, blocking 1,838,689 SIMs during the first seven months of 2026. According to the PTA, 691,102 illegal SIMs were blocked between January and July. In addition, 903,230 SIMs registered against the national identity cards of deceased individuals were also deactivated. The authority said action was taken against the continued use of SIMs registered in the names of deceased persons despite repeated warnings. Furthermore, 244,357 SIMs registered against cancelled or expired national identity cards were also blocked. As part…

Less than two months after a record-breaking IPO, SpaceX is set to publish its first quarterly results after markets close on Tuesday. The share price of Elon Musk’s rocket ship and AI company has lost around half its value since peaking in June. With a market valuation hovering around $1.5 trillion, the company must prove that it can, in the long run, turn its various promises — dominating artificial intelligence, creating data centers in space, colonizing Mars — into profits for investors. Failing to deliver on those promises would reach far beyond Wall Street; SpaceX was added to the Nasdaq…