WASHINGTON — Investment fraud has become the largest cybercrime category in the United States in 2026, with losses surging 87 percent over just two years, according to a new report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).The report reveals that financial losses from investment scams rose from $4.6 billion in 2023 to $8.6 billion in…
May 29, 2026MAKKAH — Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held a meeting with Secretary General of the Muslim World League (Rabita Alam-e-Islami) Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, where a range of regional affairs and matters of mutual interest were discussed.Minister Naqvi commended the Muslim World League’s efforts in promoting Islamic awareness and consciousness, acknowledging…
May 29, 2026ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s federal budget is expected to be presented on June 5, 2026, with preparations entering their final stages. Economic analysts say that the government has little room to deviate from fiscal discipline this time, given the stringent conditions attached to the ongoing IMF programme.According to Topline Securities, the market impact of…
GILGIT — Police detained Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Junaid Akbar along with his associates at Henzal in Gilgit-Baltistan and subsequently expelled them from the region.According to police officials, Junaid Akbar and his companions were taken into custody at the Henzal area before being escorted out of Gilgit-Baltistan. The move is seen as an…
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has circulated a draft agreement with Iran to Israel and other allied countries, Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported Friday, signaling a potential diplomatic breakthrough in the long-running standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme.According to the report, the draft includes provisions for opening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the American blockade….
LAHORE — The Punjab government has deployed drone technology for the first time to monitor and coordinate its post-Eid ul-Adha sanitation operation, marking a significant shift toward tech-driven urban management.According to Suthra Punjab, over 110,000 tonnes of sacrificial waste and remains were cleared across the province within the first two days of Eid, with Lahore…
May 29, 2026, 08:45 AM ET The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder are going to seven games in the Western Conference finals. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs — facing elimination in Game 6 in San Antonio — took down the defending NBA champions 118-91, with Wembanyama leading the way with 28 points and…
Andrea Martin’s journey to stage and screen stardom on Broadway and in Hollywood came full circle Thursday when she received a tribute at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Canada gala in Toronto within eyeshot of the Royal Alexander Theatre, where a quirky 1972 Toronto staging ofGodspellshe performed in became a life-changing experience. “Basically this…
Alyssa RoenigkMay 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Multiple Authors IT’S THE MIDDLE of the sixth inning at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field, the fourth-largest football stadium…
Greg WyshynskiMay 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors How deep the NHL free agent pool could have been. This was supposed to be the summer of Connor McDavid, before he gave the Edmonton Oilers two more years to win a Stanley Cup with his services. Or…
