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Araghchi says Pakistan remains key channel in Iran-US contacts

Iran FM says Pakistan continues exchanging messages with Tehran as Islamabad remains engaged in efforts to facilitate US-Iran dialogue

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Pakistan marks 79th Independence Day with unity, pride and resolve

PM Sharif calls for unity and progress, while President Zardari urges each generation to uphold Pakistan’s freedom

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Memories of the Pakistan movement: Beyond the frame

Pakistan assures China of support after Broad Peak mountaineer death

In Peshawar, one craftsman keeps Pakistan’s ‘Jinnah Cap’ tradition alive

Pakistan’s Major General Qazi named UN force commander in Western Sahara

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Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier

The US president rejects concerns over sailors’ welfare aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as the nine-month deployment nears its end

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Brussels records hottest day of the year

This handout picture taken and released on August 15, 2026 by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers working amid the rubble of a damaged building after an earthquake in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara. (AFP)

Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations

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US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border

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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

Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 06, 2026, in New York City. (File photo: AFP)

US stocks mostly up after data shows slightly lower inflation in July

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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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Anthropic AI used fake identities to target real people in UK test

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Total eclipse gives scientists chance to probe Sun's mysteries

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Trump says would be 'terrible mistake' to replace FIFA's Infantino

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