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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks at the White House in the latest sign of warming relations between Washington and the South Asian nuclear power. Sharif was among top officials from eight Arab and Muslim countries who met with Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week to discuss strategy on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations. The prime minister was given a red-carpet welcome as he was arrived in Washington DC along with the Pakistani delegation to meet the US president. Upon…
LAHORE: The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) has written a letter to Salman Butt, the coach of star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, seeking the reasons behind a sharp decline in the athlete’s performance including his below-par show in the World Athletics Championship held in Tokyo last week. The 28-year-old Arshad, who made entire Pakistan feel proud by winning gold medal with a record 92.97-metre throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics, finished a poor 10th in the world championship. In the letter, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the AFP has asked several questions from Salman and directed him…
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has defended the Benazir Income Support Programme as Pakistan’s most effective social safety net and urged the federal government to use it for “immediate relief” to flood-affected farmers. “We had requested that flood victims be supported through Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), just as was done during previous floods and even during COVID,” Bilawal said at a press conference at the Chief Minister’s House. “If this is not being done today, then my question is: what is the fault of the people of South Punjab?” He recalled that BISP was introduced by the…
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz firmly rejected suggestions to seek international aid for flood relief, asserting that the provincial government would handle the crisis using its own resources. She also accused the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of politicising the disaster. During the launch of the first-ever electric bus service in Dera Ghazi Khan, Maryam addressed the devastation caused by four consecutive months of rainfall, which led to the worst flooding in Punjab’s history. She took aim at PPP leadership, specifically Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, for interfering in Punjab’s affairs instead of focusing on their own province. “Keep your advice to…
This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 25, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Wang Jie performing extravehicular activities outside China’s orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China’s orbiting space station completed their mission’s fourth round of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua/Li Minggang)BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — The Shenzhou-20 taikonaut crew on China’s orbiting space station completed their mission’s fourth round of extravehicular activities on Friday morning, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).The trio — Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie — worked for approximately six…
Pakistan and Syria have committed to expanding bilateral cooperation in trade, agriculture, and technology, agreeing to form a joint working group to carry forward concrete collaboration. In a meeting held in Islamabad on September 24, 2025, Pakistan’s Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, and the Syrian Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Ramez Alraee, discussed strengthening ties in multiple sectors. A central outcome of their discussion was the decision to establish a Joint Working Group that will explore practical avenues of collaboration including modern farming practices, water resource management, capacity building, and agricultural trade facilitation. Minister Rana Tanveer…
Artificial intelligence is in the early part of a “super cycle” that could last 20 years, according to a top investor.Raj Ganguly, co-founder and co-CEO of venture capital firm B Capital, told CNBC’s “Beyond the Valley” podcast released Friday that AI is going to have a huge, global impact in the coming years.”We’re in the very early stages, the third or fourth year of this AI super cycle. And it’s probably a 20-year super cycle. Maybe it’s a 15-year super cycle, but it is going to change the world,” Ganguly said.A super cycle is commonly defined as a lengthy period of persistent…
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called for Artificial Intelligence governance to be anchored within the framework and legitimacy of the United Nations, emphasizing that AI must be harnessed to promote international peace and development. Speaking at the UN Security Council High-Level Open Debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and International Peace and Security, He warned that unregulated AI, particularly in military applications, could destabilize global security. “AI must not become a tool of coercion, or technological monopoly,” he said, adding that “applications without meaningful human control should be prohibited.” Highlighting the dual-use nature of AI, the defence minister described it as “the…
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023.Gonzalo Fuentes | ReutersTesla shares fell more than 4% on Thursday after data out of Europe showed a continuing sales slump for the automaker, despite strong demand for fully electric vehicles in the region. Tesla EV registrations in Europe, a proxy for sales, fell by about 23% year-over-year in August, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) on Thursday.There were 14,831 Tesla EV registrations in Europe last month, down from 19,136 in August 2024.…
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on charges of making a false statement and obstruction related to testimony he gave to Congress five years ago.Comey, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s ire, is accused of lying during testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, 2020.”The charges as alleged in this case represent a breach of the public trust at an extraordinary level,” said interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan of the Eastern District of Virginia, whose office will prosecute Comey on the two criminal counts.Comey posted a video response…