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PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has refused to recognise Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as the chairperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The polls supervisory body, in response to Gohar’s earlier letter, stated that on November 13 he had requested the acknowledgement of independent senators’ affiliation with the PTI. The commission said the PTI intra-party elections case is still pending, and the party has obtained a stay order from the Lahore High Court (LHC). According to the ECP, he cannot be recognised as PTI chairperson and holds no legal authority in this regard. On…

Says Islamabad believes in co-existence, dialogue; May conflict demonstrated military’s professionalism ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected and condemned “the highly inflammatory, baseless and irresponsible comments” recently made by Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar about the Pakistan Armed Forces. In a press statement issued on Sunday, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan is a responsible state and its all institutions, including armed forces, are a pillar of national security, dedicated to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.” The FO spokesperson was responding to Jaishankar, who, while addressing a summit in New Delhi on December 6, said…

Arshad Nadeem was the man of the hour on Monday morning when he allowed the audience to be part of history as they witnessed him launch his javelin to claim gold at the National Games. It was not lost on the 28-year-old that the crowd of a few hundred was delighted by his very presence at the PNS Karsaz ground, his throws the cherry on the top as they got to see an Olympic champion in action before their very own eyes. A robust lineup of track and field events crescendoed with the start of the men’s javelin, headlined by…

(L/R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump stand for a family photo with other European leaders in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesTensions are mounting once again between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the White House leader accused Ukraine’s head of state of not even reading the U.S.’ peace proposals yet.”I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelenskyy hasn’t yet read the proposal, that was as of a few hours ago,” Trump told reporters on Sunday night. “His…

Sindh Abadgar Board demands fair price as mills pay Rs400 instead of Rs544 per 40kg HYDERABAD: As farmers’ ongoing protests intensify across the province, the Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) has warned the provincial government against “injustice” to sugarcane growers, urging it to uphold its own assessment of a fair support price. At a meeting chaired by Mehmood Nawaz Shah on Sunday, the SAB reminded the government that its calculations place the cost of production at Rs544 per 40kg, yet growers are being paid only Rs400, well below last year’s rate of Rs425. The SAB lamented that influential political families controlling…

Elon Musk has called for the European Union to be abolished after the bloc fined his social media company X 120 million euros ($140 million) for a “deceptive” blue checkmark and lack of transparency of its advertising repository. The European Commission hit X with the ruling on Friday following a two-year investigation into the company under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which was adopted in 2022 to regulate online platforms. At the time, in a reply on X to a post from the Commission, Musk wrote, “Bulls—.”On Saturday he stepped up his criticism of the bloc. “The EU should be abolished…

Ben Powell, chief strategist for Middle East and Asia Pacific at BlackRock Investment Institute, during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) conference in Abu Dhabi, AD, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe wave of capital pouring into artificial intelligence infrastructure is far from peaking, said Ben Powell, chief investment strategist for APAC at BlackRock, arguing the sector’s “picks and shovels” suppliers — from chipmakers to energy producers and copper-wire manufacturers — remain the clearest winners as hyperscalers race to outspend one another.The surge in AI-related capital expenditure shows no…

Experts say floodwaters recouped fisheries, nourished farmland and restored shrinking ecosystemsFarming. Photo: ANADOLU AGENCY THATTA: Pakistan’s monsoon season left a trail of destruction across the country this year – killing more than 1,000 people, sweeping away livestock and crops, and forcing around 3 million from their homes. Entire areas in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were submerged as rivers burst their banks and towns disappeared under floodwater. Yet amid the widespread destruction, the southern coast witnessed a rare resurgence. The once-dying Indus Delta has sprung back to life, as floodwaters revived fisheries, nourished farmland and restored ecosystems that had been shrinking…

Netflix’s headquarters are pictured in Hollywood, California on December 5, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images “Who’s watching?” Netflix asks whenever someone accesses its site. On Friday, it was probably everyone with an interest in business, markets and television. The key characters that had people hooked were Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, which jointly announced that the streaming giant will acquire the latter’s film studio and streaming service, HBO Max. The equity deal value is pegged at $72 billion.Netflix investors did not seem too jazzed about the deal, with shares dropping 2.89% on the sheer size of…

Wheel-jam strike suspends public, goods transport in protest against ‘crushing’ fines RAWALPINDI: All transport organisations — including the Transport Federation, United Transport Union, Inter-City Transport, Goods Transport and all inter-district transport unions — have announced a complete wheel-jam strike of public and goods transport today against heavy traffic fines, penalties and vehicle impoundment. They warned that if heavy fines and vehicle impoundment were not stopped, a second wheel-jam strike this week would be held at the national level, and transport operations from Khyber to Karachi would come to a halt. Today, no vehicle will depart from the General Bus Stand…