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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…
U.S. President Donald Trump, with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, participates in a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement he designated a domestic “terrorist organization” via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2025.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersPresident Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may travel to Egypt this weekend as his negotiators seek to seal a Gaza hostages-for-ceasefire deal.Trump said at the White House that a deal is “very close,” and that he may depart Saturday for the region. He spoke after talking to his team…
Lieutenant Colonel Junaid Tariq, Major Tayyab Rahat and nine other military personel were martyred in an intelligence-based operation carried out in Orakzai District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa late Tuesday night. The IBO, conducted around midnight, involved intense firefights with terrorists belonging to the India-backed Fitna al-Khwarij group. Troops successfully neutralized the militants’ positions, killing 19 terrorists, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Fitna al-Khwarij is the state’s designated term for militants affiliated with the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Lt Col Tariq, 39, and his second-in-command Major Rahat, 39, both residents of Rawalpindi, had led the operation from…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio updates U.S. President Donald Trump on the Gaza proposal during a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement Trump designated a domestic “terrorist organization” via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 8, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a deal to end the war in Gaza was “very close” and that he might travel to Egypt this weekend, as his envoys joined talks in Egypt to try to seal a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement.With Trump’s 20-point plan appearing closer than any previous bid to halt…
A high-level consultative meeting chaired by Punjab Home Secretary Dr. Ahmad Javed Qazi, was held at the Home Department to examine the feasibility of organising a “safe Basant” under strict conditions. “The safety of human lives remains the Punjab government’s top priority,” said Dr. Qazi, emphasising that any form of kite-flying that poses a danger to life will not be tolerated. He made it clear that while Basant festivities have a cultural significance, they cannot come at the cost of safety. Director General Walled City of Lahore Authority Najam-ul-Haq, Commissioner Lahore Maryam Khan, and Additional Secretary of Home Department were…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his family’s immigration to the U.S. “would not have been possible” with the Trump administration’s current policy.President Donald Trump announced in September that employers would have to pay a $100,000 fee for each H-1B visa, a temporary worker visa granted to foreign professionals with specialized skills.Huang, who was born in Taiwan and later moved Thailand, immigrated to the U.S. at nine years old with his brother. His parents joined them around two years later.”I don’t think that my family would have been able to afford the $100,000 and and so the opportunity for…
The Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to hold local government elections in Punjab during the last week of December this year, following a hearing into delays in organising the polls. The decision was taken by a four-member bench chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said the elections will be conducted under the Local Government Act 2022. The commission has ordered the delimitation of constituencies to be completed within two months, with work already underway. During the hearing, ECP officials said efforts had been made to hold local elections in Sindh, Balochistan,…
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGoogle is continuing to put restrictions on remote work, this time with a popular policy called “Work from Anywhere” that was established during the Covid pandemic.The policy has allowed employees to work from a location outside of their main office for up to four weeks per calendar year. According to internal documents viewed by CNBC, working remotely for even a single day will now count for a full week.”Whether you…
People exit the the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2025.Kent Nishimura | ReutersThe IRS on Wednesday said that it was furloughing nearly half of its workforce due to the ongoing government shutdown.About 34,000 IRS workers are being furloughed, according to the tax agency. Another 39,870 employees, representing 53.6% of the workforce, will remain on the job.The furloughs came as the shutdown of federal government operations was in its eighth day, and as dueling funding resolutions that would end the crisis for the sixth time failed to pass in votes by the Senate.”Due to…
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAMD stock climbed 11% on Wednesday, continuing a massive run since OpenAI announced plans to buy billions of dollars of AI equipment from the chipmaker earlier this week.On Monday, the ChatGPT maker entered into an agreement to potentially own 10% of AMD, based on its stock price and partnership milestones.AMD now has a market cap of $380 billion after climbing 4% on Tuesday and 24%…