‘Light of Freedom’: Pakistan marks 79 years of independence

Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations bring together national ceremonies, public festivities and military displays, while leaders highlight sovereignty, national unity, peace efforts, diplomatic engagement and sacrifices made to establish and defend the country.

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‘We want peace, not war,’ Pakistan tells India and Afghanistan

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirm Pakistan’s pursuit of peace while warning against terrorism from Afghan soil and stressing national security, sovereignty, water rights and deterrence following the May 2025 conflict.

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FILE: Pakistani Muslims attend a special 'Taraweeh' evening prayer on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramazan at the Grand Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AFP /Aamir Qureshi)

TTP distorts jihad’s meaning, Pakistani scholars warn it fuels disorder

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Naoise Connolly Ryan (R), whose husband Mick Ryan was killed in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737 MAX crash, stands with other family members of victims outside a government office in Washington, DC, April 24, 2024. (File photo: AFP)

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US jury awards $29M damages to Boeing 737 MAX victim's family

The case is one of the final remaining civil suits pending against Boeing following the pair of deadly MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that together claimed 346 lives.

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Most Asian stocks track Wall St record as US data ease rate fears

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Porsche to end production of flagship electric car

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A folder of AI applications containing DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Meta AI, and Copilot is displayed on a smartphone screen in Creteil, France, on April 24, 2026 (AFP)

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Google's Gemini AI assistant reaches one billion users

The milestone, which Google calculated based on how many people use the Gemini app across its ecosystem, gives the search giant a victory amid a major overhaul of its AI division.

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