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Senator Faisal Vawda says 27th Amendment has enough support, dismisses concerns over vote countSenator Faisal Vawda shakes hands with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman after a meeting at the latter’s residence in Islamabad on Wednesday. SCREENGRAB Opposition leaders joined heads over the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, convening at the residence of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to discuss the amendment’s scope and the broader political situation. The huddle was attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, and nominated opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai.…
Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, center, appears on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on July 31, 2025. Figma Inc. shares surged as much as 229% after the design software maker and some of its shareholders raised $1.2 billion in an IPO, with the trading valuing the company far above the $20 billion mark it would have reached in a now-scrapped merger with Adobe Inc.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDesign software maker Figma on Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter revenue and quarterly revenue guidance. The stock moved as much as 6% higher in…
PTI’s Gohar calls it an ‘attack on parliament’; Fazl warns coercive changes will erode public trust ISLAMABAD: Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday came out all guns blazing in the National Assembly against the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, which has stirred up a political storm in the country at a time when the apex court is already seized with petitions challenging the 26th Amendment. Speaking on the floor of the lower house of parliament, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan denounced the new proposed changes to the 1973 Constitution as “an attack on the House,” vowing that his party would continue to…
Robinhood beat Wall Street expectations for the third quarter on Wednesday, extending a hot streak that has made it one of the biggest large-cap U.S. tech stocks this year.Here is how Robinhood’s results compared to Wall Street estimates, according to analysts surveyed by LSEG:Earnings per share: 61cents vs. 53 cents expectedRevenue: $1.27 billion vs. $1.19 billion expectedRevenue doubled year-over-year, while net income climbed to $556 million, or 61 cents per share, up significantly from the same quarter last year, when the company posted net income of $150 million, or 17 cents per share.Transaction-based revenue, which is a proxy for trading…
Snap shares climbed 15% on Wednesday after the company issued its third-quarter earnings, reporting revenue that beat analysts expectations and a $500 million stock repurchase program.Here is how the company did compared with Wall Street’s expectations:Earnings per share: Loss of 6 cents. That figure is not comparable to analysts’ estimates.Revenue: $1.51 billion vs. $1.49 billion expected, according to LSEG Global daily active users: 477 million vs. 476 million expected, according to StreetAccountGlobal average revenue per user (ARPU): $3.16 vs. $3.13 expected, according to StreetAccountSnap also announced that it is partnering with the startup Perplexity AI, which “will integrate its conversational search directly into Snapchat.” The…
Hong Kong SkylineNikada | E+ | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks.Investors in the region are looking to Chinese autonomous vehicle firms WeRide and Pony.ai’s market debut in Hong Kong later in the day. Both companies are already listed in the United States.Pony.ai set the final IPO offer price at 139 Hong Kong dollars a share, according to a filing, raising gross proceeds of HK$6.7 billion (about $860 million). WeRide raised HK$2.4 billion.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.45% at the open, while the Topix index climbed…
People watch a robot’s performance at the China Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Jiaqi)SHANGHAI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) — The eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) opened in Shanghai on Wednesday. The highlights of the China Pavilion include the latest achievements of China in comprehensively deepening reform and high-level opening-up during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). Lunar samples retrieved by China’s Chang’e-5 and Chang’e-6 missions are displayed at the China Pavilion during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)An Iranian…
Accused question alleged court misconduct, warn of boycott maintaining they remain unaware of chargesHuman Rights lawyer and social activist Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo File Proceedings regarding the controversial tweets case against Lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, have started. Both are accused of posting “anti-state” sentiment on X (formerly Twitter). Non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against both Mazari and Chattha, however, indictment proceedings have been repeatedly disrupted. Additional District and Sessions Islamabad Judge Afzal Majoka presided over the hearing, during which Mazari argued that despite the previous court order stating that the…
A DoorDash bag on a bicycle in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDoorDash reported third-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations and said it expects to spend “several hundred million dollars” on new initiatives and development in 2026.The stock sank 9% following the report.Here’s how the company did compared to LSEG estimates:Earnings: 55 cents per share vs 69 cents per share expectedRevenue: $3.45 billion vs $3.36 billion expected.”We wish there was a way to grow a baby into an adult without investment, or to see the baby grow into an adult overnight,…
Starbucks baristas gather outside a Starbucks store as they protest against the company during a rally to demand a new contract in New York City, on October 28, 2025. The Starbucks Workers United is fighting for a new contract that delivers improved staffing hours, take-home pay, and on-the-job protections for baristas. (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) Timothy A.clary | Afp | Getty ImagesStarbucks Workers United has authorized an open-ended strike that could begin on Red Cup Day, one of the coffee chain’s biggest sales days of the year, the union announced Wednesday.The…