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Listen to article Former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has decided to join Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and will formally announce his decision on February 22, Express News reported. The former PTI leader met JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and confirmed his decision to join the party. His brother, Liaqat Khattak, was also present during the meeting. The two leaders held extensive discussions before finalising the move. Khattak is set to make the official announcement during a press conference in Manki Sharif, Nowshera, alongside Rehman. It should be noted that Khattak was the provincial president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in K-P. He served as K-P…

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square, speaks on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a cryptocurrency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesBlock reported fourth-quarter results on Thursday that fell short of Wall Street expectations. The stock dropped more than 6% in extended trading.Here is how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG.Earnings per share: 71 cents adjusted vs. 87 cents expectedRevenue: $6.03 billion vs. $6.29 billion expectedRevenue increased about 4.5% from $5.77 billion a year earlier.Block, formerly known as Square, posted $2.31 billion in…

An Australian team struggling for confidence and missing the wealth of experience that has long been the backbone of their success face a daunting task to win a first Champions Trophy title since 2009. The World Cup holders are without their “Big Three” pacemen — Pat Cummins (ankle), Josh Hazlewood (hip) and Mitchell Starc, who has opted out for personal reasons. It is a giant hole to fill with the trio sharing 525 ODI wickets across a combined 308 games. Add in the absence of all-rounders Mitchell Marsh (back) and Marcus Stoinis (retired), and half of their regular team is…

A robot makes coffee at a park in Guangming District of Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Foreign investors are increasingly turning their attention to China’s A-share market, with a particular focus on the burgeoning opportunities in AI and robotics.Nearly 100 foreign institutions have been actively researching China’s A-share listed companies since February, conducting surveys at over 60 listed companies, Xinhua’s financial newspaper Shanghai Securities Journal reported.Analysts held that the trend underscores global investors’ growing interest in China’s accelerating advancements in AI large-scale models, robotics, and AI application industrial chains.The momentum follows…

Listen to article The Islamabad High Court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of over 120 PTI workers who were arrested following the November 26 protest. A two-judge bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif, granted bail to the detainees. The court directed them to submit an affidavit at their respective police stations, pledging that they would not engage in similar actions in the future. The hearing saw legal representation from Ali Bukhari, Babar Awan, and Murtaza Tori, who argued for the detainees’ release. The court set bail at Rs20,000, requiring each individual to submit one surety. The…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesExecutives at Meta stand to get bigger bonuses this year. The company said in a corporate filing Thursday that it had approved “an increase in the target bonus percentage” for its annual bonus plan for executives. Meta’s named executive officers could earn a bonus of 200% of their base salary under the new plan, up from the 75% they earned previously, according to the filing. The updated bonus plan doesn’t apply to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the filing…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday approved Imamul Haq to replace Fakhar Zaman in Pakistan’s Champions Trophy squad after the opener injured himself during Pakistan’s match with New Zealand on Wednesday. Earlier today, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had confirmed that Fakhar would not be travelling to Dubai with the Pakistan squad. According to a statement today by the ICC, Fakhar has been ruled out of the tournament altogether ahead of Pakistan’s high-stakes clash against India on Sunday in Dubai after India refused to travel to Pakistan to play their matches. “PCB confirmed that the seasoned batter will miss…

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz also criticises Kyiv over ‘insults’ to US president.US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy return to negotiations over a critical minerals deal with the US, amid a deepening rift between Washington and Kyiv. Zelenskyy had on Wednesday rejected US plans to strike a deal for a share of Ukraine’s mineral wealth to repay Washington for wartime aid, saying the US offered no specific security guarantees in the agreement. “He needs to come back to the table,” Mike Waltz said of Zelenskyy at a press briefing on…

Rivian Automotive beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings expectations and achieved its first gross quarterly profit — a target closely watched by investors — but is forecasting lower sales in 2025.The electric vehicle maker reported a gross profit, which includes production and sales but does not factor in other expenses, of $170 million during the final quarter of last year. Rivian said it plans to achieve another “modest gross profit” in 2025. It has not said when it expects to be profitable on a bottom-line basis.For 2025, Rivian also expects to narrow its adjusted losses to a range of $1.7 billion…

A visitor tries a surgery robot at the booth of Medtronic at the Medical Equipment & Healthcare Products Exhibition Area during the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — When symptoms such as “noticing significant developmental delays in mobility, language, and social interaction since age two” are entered into a dialogue box, an AI large model can generate alerts about potential rare genetic disorders, such as Rett syndrome or Angelman syndrome, or complex neurodevelopmental conditions within seconds, alongside medical recommendations including specialized departments for consultation and necessary examinations.This…