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RAWALPINDI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has initiated an investigation into the alleged use of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder’s X (formerly Twitter) account to propagate anti-state narrative. According to sources, a three-member NCCIA team, led by Ayaz Khan, visited Adiala Jail to question the PTI founder. However, they added, the PTI founder refused to cooperate with the investigators and insisted on the presence of his lawyers. The team had asked several questions, including who operates Imran’s X account, from where it is accessed, to whom access has been given, and whether he was aware that content posted from…
Waymo has partnered with Uber to get its robotaxis into Atlanta and Austin, Texas. Now it’s teaming up with Lyft for the first time in a commercial deal to enter Nashville next year.Lyft stock climbed 10% on the news.Riders in Nashville will be able to hail a Waymo robotaxi through the Waymo One app, and Lyft will add Waymo robotaxis to its platform over time, the companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday.Lyft “will provide end-to-end fleet management services including vehicle readiness and maintenance, infrastructure, and depot operations in Nashville,” for the Waymo fleet, the companies said.Waymo, which is…
The Pakistan-United Arab Emirates Asia Cup clash is set to go through on Wednesday after Zimbabwean referee Andy Pycroft apologised to the manager and captain of the Green Shirts. Uncertainty regarding the national team’s participation in the Asia Cup today emerged after the handshake controversy that unfolded in their match against archrivals India. “The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not yet made any final decision regarding the Asia Cup,” spokesperson Amir Mir had said in a statement that came late on Tuesday night, following what Dawn learnt was a meeting involving officials from the board and the government in Islamabad.…
House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats in Congress on Wednesday of inserting “partisan political preferences” into the government funding fight, and said they are risking a shutdown if they don’t drop their demands.”It doesn’t make any sense, and they’re going to lose that battle,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” of his Democratic colleagues.Democrats have zeroed in on health insurance tax subsidies as their central demand in negotiations over a bill to fund the government after Sept. 30, when current funding expires. House Republicans on Tuesday released text of a stopgap bill that would fund the government through Nov. 21.It…
President and CEO of Frontier Airlines, Barry Biffle attends The Future of Everything presented by the Wall Street Journal at Spring Studios on May 17, 2022, in New York City.Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesFrontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle fired back at his counterpart at United Airlines who said the deep discount model in the U.S. is dead.”That’s cute,” Biffle said Wednesday at the Skift Global Forum, a travel conference in New York. “If he’s good at math he would understand that we have a [flight] oversupply issue in the United States.”Biffle’s comments were a response to…
Packages ride on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday, one of the company’s busiest days at an Amazon fulfillment center on December 2, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | Getty ImagesAmazon on Wednesday introduced an artificial intelligence agent that will help third-party merchants operate their online businesses.The company is adding agentic capabilities to Seller Assistant, its AI tool for third-party sellers, meaning the software can take action on a merchant’s behalf with their permission, Amazon said. The update was announced during Amazon’s annual Accelerate conference for sellers in Seattle.Amazon said tools like Seller Assistant free merchants up to…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan is a nuclear power and will defend its sovereignty at all costs if attacked, regardless of which country is responsible. In an interview with Al Jazeera in Doha on the sidelines of the Arab-Islamic emergency summit, Dar described the recent Israeli strike on Qatar as a grave action against international law, the UN Charter, and the sovereignty of Muslim countries. He warned that if the Muslim world limits itself to statements alone, countries representing 2 billion Muslims will appear to have failed in the eyes of their people.…
Shares of Workday popped 9% on Wednesday after activist investor Elliott Investment Management announced a $2 billion stake in the company.Workday announced a multi-year plan to enhance its operating model and capital allocation framework on Tuesday, and Elliott said it believes the plan will drive “substantial long-term value creation.””We believe CEO Carl Eschenbach, CFO Zane Rowe and the entire Workday team have made substantial progress in recent years, positioning Workday as a unique software franchise with industry-leading growth potential, best-in-class customer retention and a proven management team,” Elliott said in a release on Tuesday.Workday provides software for finance and human resources departments.Last month, Workday said…
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with representatives from various groups involved in organizing the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2025. Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the leading group for the commemorative events, also attended…
ISLAMABAD: A formal reference has been submitted to the Islamabad Bar Council seeking the cancellation of Advocate Imaan Mazari’s licence to practice law. The development is the result of a growing legal and professional dispute involving the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar. According to Express News on Tuesday, the reference was filed by Advocate Adnan Iqbal, who has alleged that Imaan is involved in activities “deemed to be against the state”. The petitioner has requested the Bar Council to revoke her licence permanently and initiate a formal inquiry. This development comes in the wake of escalating tensions…