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LAHORE : All education boards across Punjab have announced the matric results for first annual examinations 2025. Data shared by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore showed that the pass percentage remained at 65.32 percent. A total of 254,012 students appeared in the exams, out of which 165,912 candidates passed. From the Lahore Board, Haram Fatima secured the overall first position by scoring 1193 marks, while Noor-ul-Huda and Haji Abu Zar Tanveer shared the second position with 1188 marks, and Muhammad Ali stood third with 1187 marks. Multan A total of 125,002 students appeared in the exams…

A tri-nation series featuring Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the United Arab Emirates is in its final planning phase, sources said. According to insiders, the series will be finalized during the upcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting. Following the meeting, the official schedule and venue details are expected to be announced. Sources further revealed that the tri-series will be held in the UAE ahead of the Asia Cup 2025.

Ongoing monsoon rains have raised the risk of flooding in Punjab’s rivers and streams, with medium-level flooding recorded at Kalabagh and Chashma on the Indus River. According to a fact sheet released by the Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the recent spell of monsoon rains has claimed 143 lives across the province, while 488 people have been injured. The report further states that 200 houses have been destroyed and 121 livestock have perished. PDMA Director General Irfan Kathia warned of possible urban flooding in Lahore, Faisalabad, Sialkot, and Gujranwala. While water flow in the Chenab, Ravi, Jhelum, and Sutlej rivers…

Britain and India are set to sign a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Kingdom on Thursday, in a move that both sides say will significantly deepen economic ties and create new avenues for business and investment. The pact, finalised in May after more than three years of intermittent negotiations, is expected to boost bilateral trade by an estimated £25.5 billion ($34bn) by 2040. It marks the most substantial trade deal secured by Britain since its exit from the European Union in 2020. The FTA, which will come into effect following…

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday cancelled the bailable arrest warrant issued earlier in the day for Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub Khan. Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard the case related to the October 4 protest, during which the court had initially issued a bailable arrest warrant for Omar Ayub and ordered the confiscation of bail bonds of several absent PTI workers due to their non-appearance. Later in the day, Ayub’s counsel appeared before the court and submitted a request for exemption from personal appearance, along with a medical report. The lawyer also clarified that his client had not…

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is reportedly set to receive between Rs120 crore to Rs150 crore for hosting the initial phase of Bigg Boss 19. The upcoming season of the controversial reality show is scheduled to premiere on August 30 and will be broadcast in a new hybrid format. Episodes will be released first on OTT platform JioCinema and then televised on Colors TV with a 90-minute delay, sources said. Salman Khan, who has been associated with Bigg Boss for over a decade, is expected to host the first 15 weeks of the show, with a weekly remuneration estimated between Rs8 crore and Rs10…

Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on Wednesday expressed enthusiasm over a new cloud computing partnership with OpenAI — the creator of ChatGPT and arguably Google’s fiercest competitor in the field of artificial intelligence — calling the collaboration a reflection of Google Cloud’s open platform strategy. Speaking during Alphabet’s second-quarter earnings call, Pichai said, “We are very excited to be partnering with [OpenAI] on Google Cloud. Google Cloud is an open platform, and we have a strong history of supporting great companies, startups, AI labs, etc. So super excited about our partnership there on the cloud side, and we look forward…

YouTube’s advertising revenue climbed to nearly $10 billion in the second quarter of 2025, as the Google-owned platform continues to dominate the streaming landscape and expand its footprint in the television advertising market. According to the quarterly earnings report released by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, on Wednesday, YouTube earned $9.8 billion in ad revenue — marking a 13 per cent increase from $8.7 billion in the same period last year. The figure slightly outpaced Wall Street estimates, which had projected revenues of around $9.6bn for the quarter. The steady growth reflects YouTube’s rising prominence as a go-to platform for viewers…

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President of the European Council Antonio Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing on Thursday.

Colombo | July 23, 2025 Today, a significant diplomatic event took place in the capital of Sri Lanka — I presented a copy of my Letter of Credence to the Chief of State Protocol of Sri Lanka, the Honorable Mr. Rohan Ambagolla, thereby officially commencing my duties as the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, with residence in Islamabad. During our conversation, Mr. Ambagolla expressed sincere gratitude to the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, for the historic decision to establish a permanent diplomatic mission in Colombo. He emphasized…