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The Peshawar High Court sought the opinion of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on a petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf seeking the immediate oath-taking of newly-elected Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. PTI filed the petition urging the court to ensure that Afridi is sworn in without delay, arguing that the province cannot be left without a functioning government. PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja appeared before the bench and told the court, “Sohail Afridi has been elected as the CM, and even a minute’s delay in his oath-taking is unjustified.” He added that the governor was out of the province,…
A woman cleans the store window of the Amazon house after activists sprayed paint on its logo during a protest on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2025.Yves Herman | ReutersAmazon fired a Palestinian engineer who was suspended last month after he protested the company’s work with the Israeli government.Ahmed Shahrour, who worked as a software engineer in Amazon’s Whole Foods business in Seattle, received an email on Monday informing him of his termination. When he was suspended in September, Amazon said the decision was the result of messages Shahrour…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while World leaders listen during a summit of European and Middle Eastern leaders on Gaza on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images This might not be Christmas, but the war in the Middle East is over — at least according to U.S. President Donald Trump.On Monday, Trump declared at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, that the “long and painful nightmare” was finally over for both the Israelis and Palestinians. More straightforwardly, Trump gave an unequivocal “yes” when asked by reporters if the war in the Middle East has ended, Reuters…
Mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed on Monday with US President Donald Trump a document on the Gaza ceasefire deal. The document was signed during the international summit hosted by Egypt in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on the deal. US President Donald Trump hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration Monday meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. Trump made a lightning visit to Israel, where he lauded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an address to parliament, before flying…
This is the story of Syed Ehsan Shah, a young man from Panjgur, who turned uncertainty into a business idea, and that idea into a growing local venture, one fresh fish at a time. Quetta, nestled among rugged mountains and high plains, is a city known for its slow cooked meat dishes. A trip to Quetta is incomplete without soft naans, sajji and rosh – marinated lamb or mutton – along with chapli kababs, Kabuli pulao, and a rich variety of rice dishes. Given this, the idea of a seafood outlet seems almost out of place. Yet, a young entrepreneur…
Can the fox guard the henhouse, is the saying. For Pakistan’s top court, it is the question of whether it can judge itself. The Supreme Court is questioning whether it can determine its own composition as it considers petitions challenging a controversial change to the Constitution that reshaped Pakistan’s judiciary. During Monday’s hearing, judges on the eight-member constitutional bench raised pointed questions about whether they could hear a case challenging the very amendment that created their bench. Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail put it this way: “If we are the beneficiaries [of the Amendment], can we not be on the bench?”…
Quantum computing background concept.Blackdovfx | E+ | Getty ImagesThe rally in quantum computing names continued on Monday after JPMorgan Chase announced it as one of the areas it would invest in as part of a new initiative.The bank said in a release that it would invest up to $10 billion in companies across four areas: supply chain and advanced manufacturing, defense and aerospace, energy technology, and frontier and strategic technologies — which includes quantum computing.Arqit Quantum shares closed up 20%, while D-Wave Quantum ended 23% higher and Rigetti Computing gained 25%. IONQ climbed 16%, and Quantum Computing stock gained 12%.”It…
A sessions court in Lahore has dismissed the bail plea of Khawaja Aqeel alias Gogi Butt, the prime suspect in the Ameer Balaj murder case, due to his non-appearance before the court. The case has gained renewed attention following the death of Gogi’s cousin and co-accused, Khawaja Tareef Gulshan alias Teefi Butt, who was killed in a police encounter last week. Additional District and Sessions Judge Syed Najaf Haider Kazmi, hearing the case on Monday, noted, “Despite repeated summons, neither the accused nor his counsel appeared before the court, even though the interim bail had expired.” The Crime Control Department…
Oracle CEO, Clay Magouyrk, sits down with CNBC’s David Faber on Oct. 13, 2025. CNBCOracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, one of the two people tapped last month to lead the software company, is confident that OpenAI will be able to cover the costs of the massive amount of cloud infrastructure services it consumes.In an interview with CNBC’s David Faber at Oracle’s AI World conference on Monday, Magouyrk said “of course” OpenAI can pay $60 billion for a year’s worth of cloud resources. In July, OpenAI agreed to a five-year deal with Oracle that’s worth more than $300 billion.”Just look at the…
The Pakistan Army team has won a gold medal at the prestigious Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2025, held in Wales, United Kingdom, from October 3 to 13. This year marked the 66th edition of the globally renowned military competition. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the exercise maintained its highly demanding professional standards, testing the endurance, tactical skills, and teamwork of participating patrols from around the world. Teams were required to navigate 60 kilometers of difficult and inhospitable terrain within 48 hours, completing a series of specialised military tasks in a contested environment that simulated real combat conditions. A total…