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Listen to article Former prime minister Imran Khan has firmly declared that he will not engage in any deals, despite ongoing government tactics aimed at pressuring him. This statement was made by Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, after visiting him at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Speaking to the media outside the jail, she mentioned that this was her first meeting with her brother in a week and confirmed that all of his cases had been adjourned. Aleema Khan further assured the media that Imran Khan appeared to be in good health and spirits, noting, “Imran Khan was completely healthy and happy during…

Arab states have adopted Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan, providing a potential path forward after Israel’s devastating war on the Palestinian enclave. Egypt unveiled its plan on Tuesday while hosting an Arab League Summit in its capital Cairo. The plan offers an alternative to United States President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Gaza Strip be depopulated in order to “develop” the enclave, under US control, in what critics have called ethnic cleansing. Under the Egyptian plan, Gaza’s Palestinian population would not be forced to leave the territory. Trump had insisted that Egypt and Jordan take Palestinians forced out of Gaza by…

Todd McKinnon, CEO of Okta Inc., smiles during a Bloomberg Technology television interview in San Francisco on April 4, 2022.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOkta shares soared 24.3% on Tuesday after the cloud-based identity management company delivered strong fourth-quarter earnings and beat estimates on guidance.The move rocketed the stock to its best day since Dec. 1, 2022, when shares rallied 26%. Okta posted adjusted earnings late Monday of 78 cents per share, while revenue increased 13% from a year earlier to $682 million. That beat the average analyst estimates of 73 cents per share in earnings and $669.6…

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018.Leah Millis | ReutersPresident Donald Trump is set to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night amid stock market turmoil driven by his stiff new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and the controversy over Elon Musk’s DOGE campaign to slash federal spending and workforce levels.The speech, scheduled to begin at 9:10 p.m. ET, comes on the heels of Trump’s stunning verbal clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office…

Target plans to double down on its third-party marketplace, media network and same day delivery services to drive more than $15 billion in revenue growth over the next five years, it said Tuesday at an investor meeting in New York City. The retailer’s plans to grow its business and better compete against rivals like Walmart and Amazon come as Target finds itself in a rough patch, struggling to grow sales of high-margin discretionary merchandise and reclaim its competitive advantage. Shares of Target fell more than 5% in early trading on Tuesday after the company issued its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter earnings and…

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs on Tuesday reviewed critical issues related to the management of maritime assets, particularly the controversial sale of 500 acres of land at Port Qasim. The committee, chaired by Senator Faisal Vawda, later ordered cancellation of the sale. Vawda later expressed his gratitude for the swift action taken by the committee, stating, “Had we not intervened and exposed the corruption, the country would have lost Rs60 billion. Our collective action ensured that the fraudulent sale was canceled within 72 hours of our recommendations.”  According to a press release, the committee delved into the…

Jaish al-Fursan, a group affiliated with the Pakistan Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack.At least 12 people have been killed after a bombing attack at a security instillation in Pakistan’s northwestern border province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police and a hospital official said. Two attackers rammed two explosive-laden vehicles into the wall of the compound in Bannu and other attackers stormed the site before being repelled, a security official who requested anonymity told The Associated Press news agency. Muhammad Noman, a spokesman for Bannu District Hospital, said 12 people were killed and 30 wounded in the attack, adding they were all…

George Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., during a Bloomberg Technology television interview at the RSA Conference in San Francisco on April 26, 2023.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCrowdStrike shares dropped nearly 9% in extended trading on Tuesday after the cybersecurity software provider issued disappointing earnings guidance.Here’s what the company reported compared to LSEG estimates:Earnings per share: $1.03. The number doesn’t to appear to be comparable to analysts’ estimates.Revenue: $1.06 billion vs. $1.03 billionRevenue increased 25% from $845.3 million a year earlier, and the company posted a net loss of $92.3 billion, or 37 cents per share. In…

FILE PHOTO: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell Vought testifies before House Budget Committee on 2020 Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2019. Yuri Gripas | ReutersThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday dismissed its lawsuit against the operator of the Zelle payments network and the three U.S. banks that dominate transactions on it.The CFPB sued Early Warning Services, which runs the peer-to-peer payments network, as well as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo in December, alleging that the firms failed to properly investigate fraud complaints or give victims reimbursement.The CFPB “dismisses this action…

From the Toulambi to the Torwali, indigenous tribes worldwide face the threat of modernization and cultural loss. In the dense rainforests of Papua New Guinea, where towering trees form a green canopy and rivers snake through untouched lands, a historic and deeply emotional encounter took place. A group of indigenous villagers, having lived for centuries without outside influence, came face-to-face with white explorers for the first time. This moment, captured on video, was both breathtaking and unsettling. Their wide eyes, expressions of fear, curiosity, and excitement painted a profound picture of two civilizations colliding. But beyond the initial fascination, such…