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ISLAMABAD: Four Supreme Court justices have raised questions over the legality of the Supreme Court Rules 2025, which were enacted last month. Justices Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Munib Akhtar, Ayesha Malik and Athar Minallah objected that the rules were introduced without deliberation and approval of the full courta constitutional requirement. “The present Supreme Court Rules were never placed before, nor approved by, the Full Court. This omission is not merely procedural but goes to the very root of legality. Article 191 of the Constitution vests the Supreme Court with the power to make rules regulating its practice and procedure, but…
DUBAI: Reigning 20-overs world champions India look overwhelming favourites to retain their Asia Cup title but Pakistan head into the tournament, beginning on Tuesday, with a spring in their step after their victory in a tri-series tournament with Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates. Pakistan thumped Afghanistan by 75 runs on a tricky pitch in Sunday’s final in Sharjah, with Mohammad Nawaz claiming a hat-trick in a career-best five-wicket haul, and coach Mike Hesson believes it will serve as a “confidence builder” for the Asia Cup. “We have beaten Afghanistan in conditions that suited their spin attack, which was a…
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright departs after speaking during a television interview outside of the White House on August 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has lambasted plans to reach net zero emissions by 2050, calling the climate target “a colossal train wreck” that countries will most likely fail to achieve.His comments, which were first published as part of an interview with the Financial Times on Monday, come as Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum prepare to travel to Milan, Italy, for the Gastech energy conference.”Net zero 2050 is…
Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty ImagesA new challenger in the global artificial intelligence race has entered the ring.The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), an AI-focused research university established by the United Arab Emirates, announced on Tuesday the release of a new, low-cost reasoning model to rival OpenAI and DeepSeek.It comes after DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, earlier this year shocked the world with the release of a reasoning model called R1 which it said could outperform OpenAI but with far less training costs.At just 32 billion parameters, MBZUAI’s model, dubbed K2 Think, is much smaller…
Media professionals work at Shougang Park, the venue of upcoming China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 9, 2025. This year’s CIFTIS is scheduled to take place here from Sept. 10 to 14. (Xinhua/Li Xin)This photo taken on Sept. 9, 2025 shows a view of Shougang Park, the venue of upcoming China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), in Beijing, capital of China. This year’s CIFTIS is scheduled to take place here from Sept. 10 to 14. (Xinhua/Li Xin)This photo taken on Sept. 9, 2025 shows a view of Shougang Park, the…
ISLAMABAD: A five-member constitutional bench (CB) headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan took up on Monday a case pertaining to the imposition of super tax. Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) counsel Asma Hamid began with opening arguments. She apprised the court that no taxpayer had challenged the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) verdict, upholding the legality of the super tax imposed under Section 4C of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, while reducing its rate for several industries. She added that the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had already issued rulings on both sections of the matter, noting that 89 petitioners had filed applications…
The Aion V is one of the cars GAC is launching in Europe as it looks to expand its presence in the region. The Aion V is on display at the company’s stand at the IAA Mobility auto show in Munich, Germany on September 9, 2025.Arjun Kharpal | CNBCGuangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) aims to increase its European electric car sales 17-fold over the next two years, becoming the latest Chinese player to take on the region’s traditional automakers through aggressive expansion.The entrance of the Chinese state-owned carmaker will exacerbate competition in the already intense European market that has recently seen…
Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing competes during the British Grand Prix, the 12th round of the Formula 1 World Championship, at Silverstone Circuit in Northampton, United Kingdom, on July 06, 2025. Rasid Necati Aslim | Anadolu | Getty ImagesCarlyle is set to announce a new partnership with Formula 1 team Oracle Red Bull Racing as private markets firms aim to ramp up their exposure to the high-net worth and retail investor cohorts, CNBC has learned.The agreement will plaster Carlyle’s branding on Red Bull’s RB21 challenger, drivers’ team kits, the pit wall and the garage, the two companies said Tuesday.…
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro in Beijing on Tuesday.Xi said both China and Portugal are nations with a long history and rich culture, and the two peoples share the character traits of being open, inclusive, enterprising and self-reliant, adding that the two sides have appropriately resolved the Macao issue through friendly consultations.Xi said in recent years, the two countries have achieved fruitful…
KARACHI: Weeks of torrential monsoon rains have unleashed catastrophic floods across Pakistan, killing more than 920 people, displacing nearly 2 million, submerging vast stretches of farmland, and sweeping away homes, schools and livestock. The disaster could now trigger one of the country’s largest internal migrations since the devastating 2010 floods, aid agencies and local experts warn. “Migration has already started in several areas as unprecedented rains and floods have left nothing behind for millions of people,” Shaukat Ali Chadhar, president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Agriculture, told Anadolu. Chadhar said the ongoing deluges have already affected around 10…