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President appoints six judges to new court; Shah, Minallah resignations accepted; FCC strength set to reach 13 judges President Asif Ali Zardari signs the documents after administering oath to Justice Aminuddin Khan as the first chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Photo: INP ISLAMABAD: Soon after the Senate on Friday passed four bills related to the recently approved 27th Constitutional Amendment, with a majority voice vote, the government moved fast to begin shaping the new judicial framework. Justice Aminuddin Khan was sworn in as the first chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court. President Asif Ali…

Alphabet and Disney on Friday announced that they’ve reached a deal to restore content from ABC and ESPN onto Google’s YouTube TV.The deal comes after a two-week standoff between the two companies that started on Oct. 31. The stalemate resulted in numerous live sporting events, including college football games and two Monday Night Football games, being absent from the popular streaming service.”We’re happy to share that we’ve reached an agreement with Disney that preserves the value of our service for our subscribers and future flexibility in our offers,” YouTube said in a statement. “Subscribers should see channels including ABC, ESPN…

Crew members of a China Southern Airlines C919 aircraft pose for a group photo with the plane at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nov. 14, 2025. (China Southern Airlines/Handout via Xinhua)DUBAI, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — A China Southern Airlines C919 aircraft arrived at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai early on Friday for its debut at the 2025 Dubai Airshow, according to the airline.The plane, developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), landed at the airport at 1:15 a.m. local time on Friday (2115 GMT Thursday), ahead of the airshow scheduled from…

Resignations came just hours after President Zardari signed the amendment bill into law on Thursday Justice Mansoor Ali Shah (L) and Justice Athar Minallah (R). Photo: Files President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday accepted the resignations of Supreme Court’s senior-most judges, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Minallah, a day after both judges stepped down in protest against the passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. The President’s Office confirmed the development in a brief statement issued on X. President Asif Ali Zardari has accepted the resignations of Supreme Court judges Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Minallah. — The President…

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an announcement from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 23, 2025.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Friday exempted key agricultural imports like coffee, cocoa, bananas and certain beef products from his higher tariff rates.The move comes as Trump faces political blowback for high prices at U.S. grocery stores. Some distributors of beef, coffee, chocolate and other common food items have raised prices as Trump’s tariffs took hold this year, adding to pressure on household budgets created by decades-high inflation in recent years.Trump’s action Friday also exempts a range of fruits including tomatoes,…

KSE-100 gains 0.80% to 161,935 points as healthy sentiment dominates late-session trade Bullish sentiment dominated the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), driving the benchmark KSE-100 index to further gains of around 1,278 on Friday, subsequently closing at 161,935.19, advancing from the prior close of 160,657.50 with a healthy rise of 0.80%, or 1,277.69 points. Market breadth remained positive, with 276 equities finishing higher, while 155 slipped into negative territory. During the day, the index touched an intra-day peak of 162,118.76 and a floor of 160,791.78. Market opened on a subdued tone. However, a strong wave of accumulation emerged in the latter…

Artificial intelligence is changing the way human resources leaders envision roles, skills, and experiences of their workforce, as generative AI transforms many jobs.”AI is reshaping the future of work by redistributing tasks within jobs.” Those were the words of a U.S.-based chief human resources officer in response to a flash survey CNBC circulated last week among members of the CNBC Workforce Executive Council, a collection of public and private company human resources leaders.When asked if AI is currently having an impact on jobs at their firms, more than two-thirds (67%) of senior human resources executives polled in the CNBC survey said…

Provincial Assembly passes Child Marriages Restraint Act 2025, introduces strict punishments for violatorsThe Balochistan Assembly. PHOTO: EXPRESS The Balochistan Assembly has passed the Balochistan Child Marriages Restraint Act, 2025, introducing strictest penalties for those involved in child marriages. Under the new law, an adult male contracting a child marriage—and anyone who facilitates it—will face two to three years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine ranging from Rs100,000 to Rs200,000. The law defines a child as any person under the age of 18 and declares all child marriages illegal—and in several circumstances, void ab initio, meaning invalid from the outset. The…

NASA astronaut Anne McClain is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov landed in the Pacific Ocean on August 9, 2025 off the coast of San Diego, California. Nasa | Getty ImagesA former Air Force intelligence officer has pleaded guilty to lying to a federal agent by falsely claiming that her estranged astronaut wife illegally accessed her bank account while aboard the International Space Station for six months, prosecutors in Houston, Texas, said Friday.The…

Walmart logo is seen near the store in Austin, United States on Oct. 23, 2025.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesWhen incoming Walmart CEO John Furner steps into the retailer’s top role, he will try to follow up a period of dramatic share growth that many of Walmart’s rivals have failed to match.Walmart’s stock has more than quadrupled since outgoing CEO Doug McMillon began in the role in February 2014. Across nine of the 12 calendar years when was Walmart’s leader, the company posted positive stock returns.Among Walmart’s main rivals in the retail and grocery business, only Amazon and Costco…