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Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has once again found himself at the centre of controversy after his younger brother, actor Faissal Khan, made explosive allegations during a press conference. Faissal not only declared that he is severing all ties with his family but also claimed that Aamir fathered a child with British journalist Jessica Hines outside of marriage. Faissal Khan announces cut ties with Aamir, family During the press conference a couple of days ago, Faissal Khan said he could no longer continue his relationship with Aamir Khan and other family members, citing “a heavy heart but renewed courage.” He revealed…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended a grand gathering in Lhasa, capital of Xizang Autonomous Region, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the autonomous region’s founding.

The regional gross domestic product (GDP) of China’s Xizang Autonomous Region hit 276.5 billion yuan in 2024, 154 times that of 1965, reaching an average annual growth rate of 8.9 percent.

China held a grand gathering on Thursday in Lhasa, capital of Xizang Autonomous Region, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the autonomous region’s founding. Click here for the live coverage.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited flood-affected districts of Buner, Swat, Shangla and Swabi, taking an aerial view of the devastation caused by torrential rains and flash floods. He was accompanied by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir and federal ministers Attaullah Tarar, Ahsan Iqbal and Amir Muqam. PM meets victims, distributes relief checks The PM met families affected by the disaster in Buner, offering condolences to those who lost loved ones and distributing relief checks among survivors. “Every eye in Pakistan is in tears over this tragedy. More than 350 lives have been lost in…

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday that the leaderships of both China and Pakistan expressed resolve to further bolster the ties between the two countries. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson highlighted the robust ties between Pakistan and China, saying, “Pakistan and China are great friends and key partners. The Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Pakistan holds paramount importance.” Moreover, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said: “During the Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Pakistan, global and regional matters would be underlined. The Pakistan’s premier had visited China in the last year.” On the other side, a trilateral meeting…

Moscow is preparing to raise taxes and cut spending as it tries to maintain high defence expenditure with Russia’s economy creaking under the weight of financing the more than three-year war in Ukraine, officials and economists say. President Vladimir Putin has rejected suggestions that the war is killing Russia’s economy, but the budget deficit is widening as spending mounts, while revenue from oil and gas is declining under pressure from Western sanctions. Make sense of global markets with the Trading Day newsletter. Sign up here. Highly anticipated talks between Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska last week…

During a U.S. naval test off the California coast last month, which was designed to showcase the Pentagon’s top autonomous drone boats, one vessel stalled unexpectedly. As officials scrambled to fix a software glitch, another drone vessel smashed into the idling boat’s starboard side, vaulted over the deck, and crashed back into the water – an incident captured in videos obtained by Reuters. The previously unreported episode, which involved two vessels built by U.S. defense tech rivals Saronic and BlackSea Technologies, is one of a series of recent setbacks in the Pentagon’s push to build a fleet of autonomous vessels,…

Continuing its bullish run, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) made fresh history as the KSE-100 Index climbed through 150,000, ultimately closing at 150,591, a gain of 820 points on Wednesday. The KSE-100 Index advanced throughout the day, peaking in the 151,000-point zone before settling at 150,591 points, up 820 points (around 0.55%). The surge reinforces the market’s positive trajectory following recent record levels. What’s fueling the rally This sustained upward trend is driven by investor confidence buoyed by: Strong institutional buying from both local and international investors Improving macroeconomic indicators, including rupee stability Positive corporate developments, such as Moody’s upgrade…

At least 78 people, including 17 children, were killed when a passenger bus carrying Afghan migrants deported from Iran collided with a truck and motorcycle before catching fire in western Afghanistan late Tuesday night, officials confirmed. The accident occurred in Guzara district of Herat province, when the Kabul-bound bus crashed into a truck and motorcycle along a highway. “Everyone aboard the bus was killed, along with two people from the other vehicles,” said Ahmadullah Mottaqi, Taliban’s provincial director of information and culture. Police blamed the crash on the driver’s excessive speed and negligence. Provincial spokesman Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi added that…