Web archive - October 27, 2025

Pakistan

KSE-100 falls amid rollover week volatility, corporate earnings uncertainty

Market traded within narrow range, touching intra-day high of 163,570.83 and low of 161,766.61

Technology

Meta launches Urdu version of Meta AI in Pakistan

Meta has launched Meta AI, in Urdu, for users in Pakistan, to accelerate the country’s digital transformation

Pakistan

K-P Governor urges PM to act against Punjab’s 'unconstitutional' wheat curbs

'Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is a wheat-deficient province, depends substantially on inter-provincial inflows'

Music

Samar Jafri's latest single 'Chalo Door Kahin' is a love song years in the making

In this track, Jafri revisits a song that has journeyed with him since his early performer days

Business

SBP holds policy rate at 11% for fourth consecutive time

Record $32.5bn forward external payments add pressure amid weak FDI and portfolio outflows

Entertainment

Unnamed White Lotus star rumored to play Rapunzel in Disney’s Tangled live-action remake

A new rumor claims an actress from HBO’s The White Lotus is the frontrunner to play Rapunzel in Disney’s Tangled

Technology

Microsoft Teams’ new Wi-Fi attendance feature may reshape hybrid work in Pakistan

Auto “in office” status could influence how Pakistani organisations manage attendance

Technology

Netflix broadens focus from gaming to interactivity

Netflix is expanding its gaming initiative into a broader strategy centered on interactive entertainment

Entertainment

SZA sparks buzz with alleged comment about Apple's iPhone 17 and Congo child labour deaths

“Children in Congo literally died for this phone",SZA states in a screenshot of her comment that is circulating online

Entertainment

Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler to star in 'The Last Five Years' 25th anniversary concert run

'The Last Five Years' chronicles Cathy and Jamie's five-year relationship from two opposing timelines