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Achakzai-led alliance plans receptions en route, alleges crackdown on PTI workersTTAP convoy reached Gujar Khan, where it received a formal welcome. SCREENGRAB A convoy of Tehreek Tahaffuz Aain Pakistan (TTAP), an alliance of opposition parties, departed from Islamabad for Lahore on Thursday to express solidarity with the sisters of jailed PTI founder Imran Khan. Led by TTAP chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, the convoy included around 70 vehicles carrying senior leaders of the movement as well as opposition members of the Punjab Assembly, including Opposition Leader Moeen Qureshi. A collective prayer was offered before the convoy set off. The convoy reached…
Chinese officials are reviewing Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus for possible technology control violations, FT reported on Tuesday.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesChina said Thursday it will investigate Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus to assess its compliance with export control laws.Meta acquired Singapore-based Manus last month as the U.S. tech giant looks to integrate advanced automation into its consumer and enterprise products. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the Wall Street Journal reported that the deal closed at an amount over $2 billion, according to sources familiar with the acquisition.China’s Ministry of Commerce said…
A man walks past the Google signage outside the US tech giant’s Ananta office in Bengaluru, India, on Jan. 5, 2026. Idrees Mohammed | Afp | Getty Images There’s movement going on in the Magnificent Seven group of stocks. Shares of Alphabet, the parent of Google, rose 2.4% on Wednesday, to give the firm a market capitalization of $3.89 trillion. Meanwhile, Apple, the parent of the iPhone (so to speak), retreated 0.8%, and ended the day with a capitalization of $3.85 trillion. It’s the first time since 2019 that Alphabet has overtaken Apple in valuation, and another sign of how…
Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan Chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai addresses a joint press conference alongside the party’s deputy Allama Nasir Abbas Jafri and PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan in Islamabad on Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: The Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Ain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) leadership, led by its head Mehmood Khan Achakzai, is set to arrive in Lahore today in a bid to keep alive the momentum which the PTI believes was generated during KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s recent visit to the city. According to PTI sources, Opposition Leader Moeen Qureshi will meet the TTAP chief in Islamabad on Thursday morning, from where…
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MAY 06: China’s research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrives at Waigaoqiao port after over 5-month Antarctic expedition on May 6, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to take control of Greenland has raised alarm in Beijing, following Washington’s military operation that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.Trump, who has long advocated U.S. control over the self-governing Danish territory, repeatedly emphasized on Sunday that Greenland is strategically important.”We need Greenland from a national security situation. It’s so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian…
JUI-F chief says Islamic seminaries are preserving the sciences of the Quran and Hadith RAWALPINDI: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said religious seminaries are the guardians of Islam, protectors of the teachings of the Quran and Hadith, and custodians of the blessing of faith, adding that they will not be handed over to the government under any circumstances. Addressing a turban-tying ceremony at Jamia Taleem-ul-Quran in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, Fazl said although global power today rests largely in the hands of the United States, it does not possess the power of faith. He added that religious seminaries are fulfilling…
The Zhipu AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares of Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC, better known as Zhipu, edged higher on their Hong Kong debut, following a $558 million initial public offering that made it the first of China’s “AI tigers” to go public.The stock rose around 10% above its offer price of 116.20 Hong Kong Dollars ($15) on Thursday, with around 37.4 million shares on offer by the Beijing-based startup.The IPO valued Zhipu at around HK$4.3 billion, making it one of the larger AI flotations in recent years. Founded in 2019…
ISLAMABAD: Audit officials on Wednesday told parliament’s accountability arm that the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suffered a loss of Rs22 billion due to the prolonged grounding of its aircraft. The Auditor General’s Office informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the PIA aircraft spent an extended period in routine maintenance, ranging from 44 to 239 days, resulting in substantial losses in 2022. While discussing the Aviation Division’s audit objections for the year 2023-24, officials revealed that one aircraft was grounded for 652 days. The audit department was of the view that, due to the management’s negligence, extended delays occurred, resulting…
A homeless person walks past a free meal distribution facility in Portland, Oregon, the United States, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)The viral gaming metaphor “kill line” strips away the illusions of the American Dream, exposing how thin financial buffers and policy choices leave ordinary lives vulnerable to unexpected shocks.BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — In online gaming, a “kill line” refers to the health threshold below which a character can be instantly defeated — no recovery, no second chance. This term went viral on Chinese social media in late 2025, morphing into a stark metaphor for the financial precariousness of American…
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. PHOTO: FACEBOOK ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly given the go-ahead to National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to proceed with negotiations between the government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), sources said on Wednesday, a significant development in efforts to cool political temperatures. Parliamentary sources said that the government side has agreed to take part in the talks at the speaker’s request. However, discussions will only be held with PTI’s elected representatives, while no engagement is planned with unelected party figures. Despite the government’s readiness, the sources said, no PTI leader has yet…