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Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem has departed for South Africa to participate in a special training camp in Potchefstroom as he prepares for upcoming international competition. Arshad Nadeem will undergo two weeks of training in South Africa under the supervision of renowned coach Tersius Liebenberg. After completing the training camp, Arshad Nadeem will participate in the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Hungary. The championship is scheduled to be held in Budapest from September 11 to 13. Arshad Nadeem has previously trained in South Africa as well.

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has planned to launch the Pakistan Hockey League in the first quarter of next year 2027. PHF President Mohyuddin Wani said the league is aimed at providing greater opportunities to young players and strengthening hockey development at the grassroots level. He said the competition would also help introduce professional coaching and contribute to the development of a more effective hockey structure in the country. Wani described the planned league as part of broader efforts to revive Pakistan’s national sport, saying the process of restoring the country’s hockey fortunes has now begun.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hosted a reception for the Google team, where Pakistan and Google signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote national digital transformation and innovation. The MoU was signed on behalf of Pakistan by Secretary Zarqa Hashim Khan and Google’s Head of Public Policy for Southeast Asia and South Asia, David Wheeler. The agreement aims to expand cooperation in digital skills, IT exports and innovation in Pakistan. The two sides will work to expand Google’s Career Certificates programme to promote digital skills, with Google setting a target of providing 150,000 Google Career Certificates in Pakistan in 2026.…

A new cyber fraud method has emerged in which fraudsters hack citizens’ WhatsApp accounts under the pretext of parcel delivery and then demand money from their relatives and friends. According to details, a fraudulent group poses as representatives of well-known courier companies and obtains WhatsApp verification codes from citizens. The fraudsters call citizens and claim that a parcel has arrived for them. They tell the recipient that a code will be sent to their mobile phone for completing the delivery or confirming the address and ask them to share the code with the caller. As soon as the citizen provides…

Industry executives also say they are losing some work entirely as customers use AI to shift tasks ‌in-house, while all the uncertainty that the new technology has brought is resulting in shorter contracts. And where once the big IT companies won contracts because they could point to their huge employee base, that has become less and less of an advantage as AI automates more and more tasks — levelling the playing field for smaller rivals which have jumped at opportunities to snatch business. “It’s a desperate market for the service providers. The odds are very much in favour of clients,”…

YouTube and Netflix have been moving steadily toward a direct confrontation for years. Now, the competition appears to be accelerating as both platforms fight for control of the biggest names in online entertainment. YouTube is offering millions of dollars to popular creators in exchange for temporarily exclusive access to their videos, according to people familiar with the discussions. The move is aimed at preventing Netflix from luring some of YouTube’s most successful channels to its platform. The proposed arrangements could take several forms. YouTube has discussed directly financing creator programs as well as allocating portions of major brand partnerships to…

The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye has emerged as a significant framework for strengthening collective defence and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East and South Asia. The agreement brings the three countries under a common defence framework and establishes the principle that an attack on one member would be treated as an attack on all. According to reports published by Bloomberg and Azerbaijan-based Caliber, the pact reflects changing regional security dynamics and the growing need for new strategic partnerships. The agreement is aimed at strengthening coordination among the three countries and addressing emerging…

Federal Foreign Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Friday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan was taken to hospital for a detailed medical examination under appropriate security arrangements following a Supreme Court decision. In a statement shared on X, Tarar said Khan was taken to the hospital during the night between August 20 and 21, 2026. He said a team of qualified doctors, including specialists in ophthalmology, cardiology and general medicine, conducted a comprehensive examination of the former prime minister and declared him medically fit. Tarar said Khan’s sister, Uzma Khan, remained present throughout the medical examination and treatment process.…

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani, leading a delegation, called on Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, with both sides discussing ways to strengthen defence and security cooperation. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the meeting covered matters of mutual interest as well as the prevailing security situation in the region. Field Marshal Asim Munir highlighted Pakistan’s longstanding fraternal ties with Syria and shared the country’s perspective on global peace and regional stability. He also stressed the importance of closer cooperation and joint efforts to address shared…

Pakistani travel vlogger and mountaineer Asma Mushtaq has died during an expedition to Spantik after successfully summiting the 7,027-metre peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram mountain range. Born on February 7, 1992, Asma was known in the mountaineering community for her deep passion for adventure, mountains and natural landscapes. Asma had recently joined an expedition to climb Spantik, one of the prominent peaks in Pakistan’s Karakoram range. According to reports, Asma successfully reached the summit of Spantik along with her guide Ali Akbar and was in good health at the time. However, she reportedly developed high-altitude sickness while descending from the summit.…