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Sharif says the world is witnessing the price Pakistan is paying for forty years of hospitality toward Afghan peoplePM Shehbaz speaking during session of NA on Wednesday in Islamabad. Photo: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended a conditional offer to the Afghan Taliban regime, urging them to stop supporting terrorism so that peace can prevail in the region. “Come, let’s sit down with sincere hearts and put an end to terrorism. We will fully support you in establishing peace in the region, so that progress and prosperity can follow,” he said during on the assembly floor during the session…

Mug shot of Eric Gillespie, Govini Founder and Chairman.Courtesy: Pennsylvania Attorney GeneralThe founder of Virginia-based defense startup Govini was arrested on charges of attempting to solicit a pre-teen girl for sexual contact in Pennsylvania, authorities said Monday.The founder, Eric Gillespie, 57, was charged with four felonies, including multiple counts of unlawful contact with a minor, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.Gillespie, who lives in Pittsburgh, was denied bail by the judge, citing flight risk and concerns over public safety.His company has a $900-million U.S. government contract and multiple deals with the Department of Defense.Govini, which last month announced it…

Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, at The Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear oral arguments in the case challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook on Jan. 21.Trump said on Aug. 25 that he was firing Cook, one of seven Fed governors, citing claims that she committed mortgage fraud in connection with two residences that she owns.Cook, who denies any wrongdoing, filed a lawsuit seeking to block her removal.A federal district court…

Las Vegas Aces head coach and six-time WNBA All-Star Becky Hammon said it may be time for a change in WNBA leadership.In an interview with CNBC Sport, one month after winning her third NBA Championship with the Aces, Hammon discussed what she described as a “rocky relationship” between Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and many WNBA players as calls for Engelbert to step down build.”I would say they’re probably going to look for a change in leadership. I just think it might be too fractured at this point,” Hammon said.In late September, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier publicly criticized Engelbert’s leadership, saying…

Code Metal co-founders (L-R): SVP of technology Alex Showalter-Bucher, and CEO Peter MoralesCourtesy Code Metal Inc.Peter Morales started Code Metal two years ago, jumping into the market for artificial intelligence coding tools at a time when AI companies were rapidly changing the market for software development.Now he’s got $36.5 million in the bank, thanks to an investment led by venture firm Accel Partners, known for early bets on Facebook, Dropbox and Atlassian.Code Metal’s technology allows software engineers to write code once, then automatically translate it into any other programming language so they can ship new features faster and to a…

Action on the resignation of PTI’s dissident Senator Saifullah Abro has been halted, a reporter told The Express Tribune on Wednesday, ahead of the approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. Senator Abro had submitted his resignation in Parliament, but it has not yet been signed by the Chairman of the Senate. Consequently, no reference under Article 63A of the Constitution has been sent. Earlier on Monday, the Senate approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill 2025 with a two-thirds majority, amid protests from opposition members. Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gillani announced that 64 members voted in favour of the bill, while…

The FAA Air Traffic Control tower at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFlight cancellations eased across the U.S. on Wednesday ahead of a House vote on a funding bill that could end the longest federal government shutdown in history.House lawmakers could vote around 7 p.m. ET on the bill, which was passed by the Senate earlier this week. The shutdown again put air travel in the spotlight and heightened strains on air traffic controllers, who have been required to work without receiving their…

Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 30th United Nations climate change conference in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 10, 2025. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)Amid criticism of U.S. absence, COP30 becomes a platform for Global South leadership, with China and Brazil advocating cooperative action over empty rhetoric.BELEM, Brazil, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — At the ongoing 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), which opened here on Monday, leaders and experts called for stronger South-South cooperation to advance global climate governance.”We find ourselves here in Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon,” said Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate…

KARACHI: Car sales in Pakistan rose significantly by 32% year-on-year (YoY) and reached 17,333 units in October 2025 as compared to sales of 13,108 units in the same month of last year, according to figures released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA). When compared with the previous month, car sales edged higher by only 1%. “The YoY growth is supported by a more stable macroeconomic environment, introduction of more variants, lower interest rates, easing inflation and improving consumer sentiment,” said Myesha Sohail of Topline Research in her report on Tuesday. She pointed out that MoM sales remained stable primarily…

Brian Armstrong, chief executive officer of Coinbase Global Inc., speaks during the Messari Mainnet summit in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCoinbase is following Tesla out of Delaware and into Texas.Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Wednesday that the crypto exchange is moving its state of incorporation, a year after Elon Musk did the same with his electric vehicle maker. Musk also reincorporated his rocket maker SpaceX from Delaware to Texas.”Delaware’s legal framework once provided companies with consistency. But no more,” Grawal wrote, pointing to…