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BVNK co-founders (L to R) Donald Jackson, Jesse Hemson-Struthers and Chris Harmes, at the company’s San Francisco Office.BVNKCiti has invested in stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK, the startup told CNBC on Thursday, as big U.S. banks ramp up their presence in the cryptocurrency and digital asset space.Stablecoins are a type of digital asset pegged to a fiat currency and backed by real-world assets like bonds. The two biggest are USDC and Tether, which issues USDT.BVNK’s core technology is effectively a payments rail to facilitate transactions in stablecoins globally, allowing customers to move money from fiat into the cryptocurrency and back.The company…
Federal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has refuted media reports claiming that Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Anwarul Haq is being removed from office over his alleged lacklustre response to the recent unrest in the region. Speaking to journalists in the federal capital, Chaudhry said there was no truth to the reports about the AJK premier’s removal, adding that neither a resignation nor any such move was under consideration. He further stated that no move had taken place in this regard. وزیراعظم آزاد کشمیر کو ہٹائے جانے یا ان کے استعفی کے خبروں میں کوئی صداقت نہیں…
President Asif Ali Zardari met Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq to discuss the political situation, as tensions continue to simmer between the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. The PPP and PML-N’s Punjab leadership have been locked in a war of words in recent days over issues ranging from flood compensation to water rights linked to the Cholistan canals project. صدرِ مملکت آصف علی زرداری سے نائب وزیرِاعظم اور وزیر خارجہ اسحاق ڈار اور اسپیکر قومی اسمبلی ایاز صادق کی نوابشاہ میں ملاقاتوفاقی وزیر داخلہ…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench on Wednesday heard arguments in the appeal against the 26th Constitutional Amendment, seeking assistance from senior lawyer Hamid Khan regarding the formation of the bench. An eight-member constitutional bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, conducted the hearing. The proceedings were broadcast live on the Supreme Court’s official YouTube channel. During the hearing, Advocate Hamid Khan, representing the Lahore High Court Bar Association and Lahore Bar Association, objected to the composition of the constitutional bench and called for the formation of a full court, including eight more judges. Hamid Khan contended that the 26th Amendment…
STOCKHOLM: When it comes to this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, one thing is almost certain: United States President Donald Trump will not win, no matter how much he wants it. But who will? The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo will bring the suspense to an end when it announces the winner on Friday at 11am (2pm PKT). The backdrop is bleak: the number of armed conflicts worldwide involving at least one state has never been as high as in 2024, since Sweden’s Uppsala University started its global conflict database in 1946. Trump has repeatedly said he deserves the prestigious prize…
People visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)BEIJING/GUANGZHOU, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — China’s inbound tourism witnessed significant growth during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, fueled by visa facilitation policies and a rich array of cultural and tourism activities.Beijing received 25 million visitors during the holiday, generating a tourism revenue of 31.65 billion yuan (about 4.45 billion U.S. dollars), with those figures up 3.6 percent and 4.7 percent year on year, according to the city’s culture and tourism authority.Notably, Beijing hosted some 119,000 overseas arrivals — a remarkable increase of…
PESHAWAR: A perfect storm of political, administrative, and security crises in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has finally cost Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur his office as the jailed founder of the embattled ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) decided on Wednesday to replace him with a young tribal lawmaker, Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Political analysts say Gandapur’s ouster was long overdue as he has been at the centre of a political storm stirred by allegations of betraying the party, sowing divisions within its ranks, and even defying Imran Khan’s directives. Earlier, Gandapur said that he resigned from his role as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister while the…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable about “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement he designated a domestic “terrorist organization” in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 8, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night stateside that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of a peace plan which could put an end to the two-year war and free hostages.”ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a…
A drone photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025 shows tourists visiting the Fuzi (Confucius) Temple scenic area in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Li Bo)BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — Across China, this year’s “super golden week” — the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday — was more than just a break, but a showcase in how to fuel consumer spending through immersive, tailored cultural experiences.From panda-themed streets in Chengdu to light shows illuminating ancient city walls in Zhengzhou, Chinese cities have implemented distinctive strategies to transform holiday excitement into lasting economic momentum.In Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the giant…
The military’s top brass has expressed grave concerns over the recent irresponsible and unwarranted provocative statements made by Indian civil and military leadership, issuing a stern warning to counter any Indian aggression with a swift and decisive response. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Field Marshal Asim Munir, presided over the 272nd Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the CCC expressed serious concerns regarding the recent provocative statements by the Indian leadership, stating that such rhetoric aligns with India’s historical tendency to stir war hysteria for political gain. “Such…