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Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the opposition would move a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur the moment it secures a majority in the provincial assembly. “The day one extra member joins us, we can move a vote of no-confidence, ” he said. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) delegation met Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his Islamabad residence on Friday to deliberate on a joint strategy for the upcoming Senate elections in K-P. During the meeting, the two parties discussed possible cooperation…

Bill Gates speaks with Reuters during an interview in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2025. Mike Segar | ReutersBill Gates, the philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, on Friday said it’s not too late to reinstate international aid funding that President Donald Trump cut off.The Trump administration placed staff members at the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, on administrative leave in February. The last day of the independent agency was June 30.”The devastating effects of these cuts are entirely preventable—and it’s not too late to reverse them,” Gates wrote in an X post on Friday.Gates referred to a post…

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has urged the United Arab Emirates to ease visa policies for Pakistani nationals.  On an official visit to UAE, the interior minister discussed bilateral relations on security, counter-narcotics and immigration policies with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan.  “We want Pakistani citizens to come to the UAE with ease,” said Naqvi pushing for relaxation in UAE’s visa policies.  UAE’s interior minister expressed complete support in this regard, according to state-run APP.  During the visit, Naqvi was introduced to senior UAE officials and engaged in high-level discussions focusing on visa…

Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim sits for an interview at the Firefly Aerospace mission operations center in Leander, Texas, on July 9, 2025.Sergio Flores | ReutersRocket maker Firefly Aerospace filed for an initial public offering on Friday, with plans to trade under the ticker symbol “FLY” on the Nasdaq.Firefly’s planned offering comes during a resurgence period for IPOs after the market collapsed in 2022 as rising interest rates and skyrocketing inflation deterred investors from betting on riskier assets.Some companies, including Klarna and ticket reseller StubHub, delayed public offerings earlier this year as President Donald Trump’s tariff plans rattled global markets.…

Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Digital Economy Forum in north China’s Tianjin, July 11, 2025. Themed “New Bonds in the Digital Economy, New Horizons for Cooperation,” the forum was held here Friday. (Xinhua/Li Ran)TIANJIN, July 11 (Xinhua) — The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Digital Economy Forum was held in north China’s Tianjin Municipality on Friday, highlighting new horizons for cooperation among SCO member states.Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration (NDA), said at the forum that SCO member states have engaged in significant cooperation in areas such as digital infrastructure construction,…

KARACHI: Renowned Urdu scholar, author and translator CM Naim died at age 89 on Wednesday in Chicago, his family has told the press.  Naim’s love for Urdu literature was evident in the nearly 60 years he dedicated to painstakingly restore the language he feared was falling out of favour for good in the subcontinent. Born in Barabanki, he attended Lucknow University, followed by the University of California, Berkeley. In 1961, Naim joined the faculty of the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. Years later, he later chaired the department from 1985 to 1991. He…

Robinhood stock hit an all-time high Friday as the financial services platform continued to rip higher this year, along with bitcoin and other crypto stocks.Robinhood, up more than 160% in 2025, hit an intraday high above $101 before pulling back and closing slightly lower.The reversal came after a Bloomberg report that JPMorgan plans to start charging fintechs for access to customer bank data, a move that could raise costs across the industry. For fintech firms that rely on thin margins to offer free or low-cost services to customers, even slight disruptions to their cost structure can have major ripple effects.…

KARACHI: Actor and television host Ahsan Khan spoke about the importance of raising daughters with strength and independence. In an interview with FUCHSIA Magazine, Khan shared his perspective as a father and reflected on the different challenges that sons and daughters face while growing up, especially in Pakistan’s cultural context. He began by observing that “many people don’t invest in their women to help them grow.” Khan advised, “Raise girls to be independent so they can navigate life on their own.” However, the Udaari actor was quick to clarify: “This doesn’t mean she should abandon her values, culture, or religion.…

Chief executive officer of Google Sundar Pichai.Marek Antoni Iwanczuk | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesGoogle on Friday made the latest a splash in the AI talent wars, announcing an agreement to bring in Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf.As part of the deal, Google will also hire other senior Windsurf research and development employees. Google is not investing in Windsurf, but the search giant will take a nonexclusive license to certain Windsurf technology, according to a person familiar with the matter. Windsurf remains free to license its technology to others.”We’re excited to welcome…

The conflict between Pakistan and India in May 2025 marked a major military escalation between the two nuclear powers. Following the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which killed 26 tourists, New Delhi immediately blamed Islamabad without providing any evidence. It also took a raft of major diplomatic measures to downgrade its ties with Pakistan. Islamabad denied the allegations and offered an impartial probe into the incident. On the night of May 7, the Indian Air Force launched an unprovoked attack on civilian targets in Pakistan. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) immediately retaliated and shot down at least six…