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Pakistani pop sensation Aima Baig has officially confirmed her marriage to Zain Ahmed –  the creative director and co-founder of fashion label Rastah –  through an emotional Instagram post shared late Tuesday night. “Married my best friend last night ALLHUMDULLILAH… still feels like a dream. It actually happened 💍✨ Keep us in your duas as we begin this new chapter together ❤️,” Aima wrote, alongside a glimpse of their wedding moments. She added that solo pictures from the ceremony will be uploaded later, saying she was feeling “super overwhelmed for now but IA soon 🙏💕.” According to sources close to…

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has firmly refuted reports claiming Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has any intention of becoming the country’s president. In a recent interview with The Economist, the chief military spokesperson termed such reports as “nonsense”. When asked how Pakistan would react to New Delhi’s further military action, the military spokesperson said it would begin by striking deeper within India. “We’ll start from the east,” he says. “They [India] also need to understand that they can be hit everywhere.”

The federal government managed to bring down Pakistan’s fiscal deficit to Rs7,090 billion — or 5.4% of GDP — in the last fiscal year, largely by aligning with most of the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to figures released by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, the government’s total income, spending, and budgetary goals achieved between July 2023 and June 2024. Govt income nears Rs10 trillion The federal government’s net income stood at Rs9,946 billion, while total expenditure surged to Rs17,036 billion, according to the Ministry of Finance document. Despite higher earnings, ballooning costs — primarily…

Thousands gathered in silence at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Wednesday, marking 80 years since the United States dropped the world’s first wartime atomic bomb on the city—an attack that killed tens of thousands and changed the course of history forever. At exactly 8:15 a.m.—the moment the uranium bomb “Little Boy” detonated—attendees from 120 countries and territories, including the U.S. and Israel, bowed their heads in remembrance. The bomb, dropped by a U.S. warplane in the final days of World War II, instantly killed approximately 78,000 people. By the end of 1945, the death toll had surged due to…

US President Donald Trump has indicated that it’s “up to Israel” whether to occupy the entire Gaza Strip. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said he is primarily focused on getting food to Gaza’s starving population, and deflected questions about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alleged plans to fully occupy the enclave. “As far as the rest of it, I really can’t say. That’s going to be pretty much up to Israel,” Trump said. The remarks sparked concerns, as Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza — launched in October 2023 — has already displaced millions and left most of the territory…

WhatsApp has introduced a new set of features aimed at helping people identify and avoid scams on its messaging platform. The announcement comes as the company revealed it has recently taken action against more than 6.8 million scam-linked accounts. WhatsApp’s latest safety rollout focuses on both group chats and individual messages, offering better protection from unsolicited or suspicious activity. For group chats, a new safety overview screen will appear when users are added to unfamiliar groups by people not in their contact list. The feature will provide context such as whether the person who added you is a known contact…

In a landmark step toward openness and accessibility, OpenAI has released two powerful artificial intelligence models that are free to download, modify, and use — rekindling its original mission to democratize AGI for the benefit of all. OpenAI unveiled the gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b language models this week, marking its first major release of open-weight models in years. These text-only models are designed to deliver high performance at low operational cost and can be run on local systems, making them ideal for a wide range of AI tasks including code execution, research, and web search. “This is the first time that…

Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Inter Miami’s crucial Leagues Cup match against Pumas UNAM after sustaining a minor muscle injury in his right leg. The 37-year-old Argentine superstar picked up the injury during Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory over Necaxa last Saturday. Head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed the development, calling it a “minor muscle injury” and urging patience as Messi recovers. “Within the bad news, it’s good news,” said Mascherano while addressing reporters. “He usually recovers very well and fast from these sorts of injuries. But for tomorrow, he is unavailable. Then we’ll see how he progresses.” No timeline…

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would increase the tariff charged on imports from India from the current rate of 25% “very substantially” over the next 24 hours, in view of New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil. He also said a “zero tariff” offer for imports of US goods into India was not good enough, alleging that India was “fuelling the war” in Ukraine. Trump’s threat to India over its purchases of Russian oil started on July 31, when he announced a 25% tariff for Indian goods, along with an unspecified penalty. “They’re fuelling the war machine,…

OpenAI expects to reach 700 million weekly active users for ChatGPT this week, up from 500 million in March, representing a more than fourfold year-over-year increase, the company announced Monday. The figure applies to all ChatGPT artificial intelligence products — free, Plus Pro, Enterprise, Team, and Edu — and comes as daily user messages exceed three billion, according to the company. The growth rate is also picking up, compared to 2.5 times year-on-year growth at this time last year. “Every day, people and teams are learning, creating, and solving harder problems,” said Nick Turley, VP of Product at ChatGPT, in…