Web archive - June 3, 2025

Pakistan

PM calls for expedited work on Diamer Bhasha dam

Premier says self-sufficiency hinges on water management, energy, and timely completion of major dam projects

World

Zelenskyy says Ukraine invited to NATO summit in The Hague

NATO leaders meet in The Hague June 24–26 to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine and Trump’s defence spending demands

Pakistan

‘Modi is licking his wounds,’ says PM Shehbaz

Prime minister vows to ‘teach India a lesson’ if Delhi follows through on IWT threat

Technology

Trump’s NASA budget includes $1b for private companies to explore Mars

Trump's NASA budget proposes $1b to let private companies lead Mars exploration, including SpaceX and new contracts

Sports, Cricket

Pakistan-born Muhammad Abbas earns New Zealand central contract for 2025-26

Abbas, born in Lahore and with 3 ODIs for New Zealand, is one of four new faces on NZ’s centrally contracted list

Pakistan

ADB approves $800m financial package for Pakistan

Package includes $300m policy-based loans, $500m program-based guarantee

Pakistan

At least 87 of 216 inmates from Karachi's Malir Jail recaptured

Gunfire leaves two FC personnel, one police officer injured while other inmates attack jail staff with stones, sticks

Entertainment

Tom Cruise wing walking stunt inspired by TikTok video in Mission: Impossible Final Reckoning

Director Christopher McQuarrie shares how a TikTok video sparked Tom Cruise’s daring wing walking stunt

Technology

WhatsApp update: Support for older iPhones and Android phones cut off

WhatsApp ends support for older iPhones and Androids, pushing users on pre-2014 devices to upgrade now

World

Ukraine says it damaged Russia’s Crimea bridge with underwater explosives

Ukraine says it damaged key underwater pillars of Russia’s Crimea Bridge with explosives in a dawn attack