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Trains guns on his jailed political arch nemesis; Describes election win as validation of governanceChairing an important meeting of PML-N senators in Murree, Nawaz Sharif instructed the senators to actively highlight public issues in the Senate. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, stepping out of the shadows to celebrate his party’s commanding victory in the recent by-elections, on Wednesday asserted that those who propelled now-jailed ex-premier Imran Khan to power were even greater culprits than the incarcerated leader himself. He called for their accountability, all the while deftly sidestepping any direct mention of the establishment. Addressing newly elected parliamentarians of…
Alibaba announced plans to release a pair of smart glasses powered by its AI models. The Quark AI Glasses are Alibaba’s first foray into the smart glasses product category.AlibabaAlibaba’s artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses went on sale on Thursday as the Chinese tech giant looks to ramp up its focus on consumer AI in an increasingly competitive market. The Quark AI Glasses, first announced in July, come in two variants — the S1, which starts at 3,799 Chinese yuan ($536) and G1 at 1,899 yuan.The tech giant has integrated its Qwen AI models — Alibaba’s version of ChatGPT — with the…
By-polls. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Voter participation remained markedly subdued in the recent by-elections, with an overall turnout of just 28.58 per cent across six National Assembly and seven provincial constituencies, according to official documents released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday. The ECP data shows a stark contrast in electoral engagement between constituencies, with only a handful recording relatively robust turnouts. NA-18 Haripur emerged as the highest-performing constituency nationwide, registering a turnout of 50.82 per cent, nearly double the national aggregate. In comparison, other National Assembly seats reported notably weaker participation. NA-185 posted a turnout of 32.61…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 26, 2025, in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty Images Thanksgiving in the U.S. takes place on Thursday stateside, but the feasting might have begun a day early for investors. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all recorded a fourth straight day of gains. Shares of Oracle, which have been hobbling along in November after wiping out its one-day spike in September, advanced roughly 4% after Deutsche Bank said that its recent price pullback “presents an attractive entry point for investors when…
People visit the exhibition titled “For a Common Cause: From the Spanish Battlefield to China’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression” held at the Museum of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — “There’s a valley in Spain called Jarama. It’s a place that we all know so well. It was there that we gave of our manhood, where so many of our brave comrades fell.”These plaintive strains of the folk ballad “Jarama Valley” are more than a memorial — they are a portal to the stories…
Pakistan and Bahrain prioritised expanding trade, investment, sectoral cooperation under advancing Pak-GCC frameworkKing of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa confers the Order of Bahrain upon Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Manama. Photo: INP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to deepening bilateral ties with Bahrain based on shared faith and mutual respect. The prime minister met King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa in Manama and reaffirmed the strong and historic partnership between the two brotherly nations, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. Discussing economic relations, the prime minister highlighted Pakistan’s desire…
Europe, with its fragmented markets, is often said to be operating in the shadow of the U.S. and China when it comes to scaling AI. But the very factors that challenge its growth as a major player may yet give it an edge when it comes to future-proofing the critical warehouses that power the AI boom.The world is racing to double, if not triple, the entire data center capacity that has been built over the last forty years, Pankaj Sachdeva told CNBC, McKinsey senior partner in technology, with McKinsey estimating that build-out will cost up to $7 trillion by 2030. He expects the U.S. to account for the lion’s…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that the services of a workman shall not be terminated, nor shall a workman be removed, retrenched, discharged or dismissed from service, except by an order in writing which shall explicitly state the reason for the action taken. A three-judge bench of the apex court led by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazahar, while upholding the Sindh High Court order, has observed that according to the classification of workman provided in the Standing Order 1 of the Ordinance 1968, a “permanent workman” is a workman who has been engaged on work of permanent nature likely to…
Unemployment rate reaches 21-year high of 7.1%, while World Bank calculates poverty rate at 44.7%Siblings walk along a railway tracks at a slum area in Karachi, Pakistan July 9, 2020 Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: The central bank governor said on Wednesday that the current economic growth model cannot sustain a country of 250 million people and the economic stabilisation policies cannot continue indefinitely, urging businesspersons and policymakers for a shift in their approach. Governor Jameel Ahmad spoke about Pakistan’s economic model and its implications a day after Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal blamed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the nation’s highest…
Pakistani-American Zahir Jaffer (C), convicted of rape and murder charges, arrives in a court in Islamabad. Photo: AFP The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of Zahir Jaffer, convicted in the Noor Mukadam murder case, upholding his death sentence. While the SC maintained the death penalty for the murder charges, it commuted the death sentence in the rape case to life imprisonment. The court also reduced the 10-year sentence for the abduction case to one year. The court upheld the order for compensation to Noor Mukadam’s family. Additionally, Jaffer’s gardener, Muhammad Jan, and his guard, Muhammad Iftikhar, were ordered to be…