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ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the flood situation across the country and the ongoing relief operations. The session focused on the impact of flooding in various regions, particularly in Punjab, where the Sutlej River’s rising waters have caused widespread disruption. “Rescue operations must be accelerated in the flood-affected districts of Punjab,” he directed, highlighting the urgency of the situation. He also ordered an expedited evacuation of individuals trapped in the affected areas and emphasised the importance of ensuring the timely supply of food, medicine, and tents to those in need. PM Shehbaz…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 26, 2025.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersPresident Donald Trump said Tuesday he will soon have a “majority” of his own nominees on the Federal Reserve board of governors who will back his desire to slash interest rates.Trump’s comment at a Cabinet meeting came hours after he took the unprecedented step of moving to fire central bank Governor Lisa Cook, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, from the board.Trump has already appointed two of the Fed board’s seven governors, and he is poised to…
Australia accused Iran on Tuesday of executing two antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne and gave Tehran’s ambassador seven days to leave the country, its first such expulsion since World War Two. Since the Israel-Gaza war began in October 2023, Australian homes, schools, synagogues and vehicles have been targeted in antisemitic vandalism and arson, while Islamophobic incidents have surged. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had gathered credible intelligence that Iran had directed at least two attacks. “These were extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil,”…
Okta CEO Todd McKinnon appears on CNBC in September 2018.Anjali Sundaram | CNBCOkta shares rose 5% in extended trading on Tuesday after the identity software maker reported fiscal results that exceeded Wall Street projections.Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: 91 cents adjusted vs. 84 cents expectedRevenue: $728 million vs. $711.8 million expectedOkta’s revenue grew about 13% year over year in the fiscal second quarter, which ended on July 31, according to a statement. Net income of $67 million, or 37 cents per share, was up from $29 million, or 15 cents per share, in…
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, left, and Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the Federal Reserve Board open meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it would abide by any court decision on whether President Donald Trump has the legal authority to fire Board of Governors member Lisa Cook.The Fed, in a statement from a spokesperson, noted that “Cook has indicated through her personal attorney that she will promptly challenge this action in court and seek a judicial decision…
NASA administrator Sean Duffy visits the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Control Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Space Launch Complex 39A before the NASA and SpaceX Launch Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station on July 31, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | Getty ImagesTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy pulled $175 million from California’s high-speed rail project on Tuesday, just a month after canceling $4 billion in federal grants.Duffy cited four projects related to the broader California high-speed rail initiative that would lose funding, including track extensions, grade separations, design work and the construction of…
KARACHI: EVNTM is set to hold a hybrid electronic music event ‘Mission CTRL’ at the PIA Planetarium on the 30th of August in Lahore. They plan to donate a percentage of the profits to the Al Khidmat flood relief campaign for survivors in KP, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. “Mission CTRL will be an audiovisual experience like no other. On the evening of the 30th, the dome of the planetarium will ripple with electricity,” said Abdul Rehman who is the CMO at EVNTM, while talking to The Express Tribune. Annural Khalid is headlining the show. The rest of the lineup features…
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza was taken into ‘preventative custody’ from his academy in Jhelum, police said on Tuesday, a day after reports of his arrest surfaced. According to Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Meesam Abbas and District Police Officer Ahmed Mohiyuddin, Mirza’s was detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order ordinance. Under Section 3 of the MPO, the authorities have the power to arrest and detain suspects to prevent “any person from acting in any manner prejudicial to public safety” or to maintain public order. The police clarified that this so-called arrest stands as “preventative detention” and no criminal charge has been levied against…
A Cracker Barrel sign featuring the old logo hangs on the outside of a restaurant on August 21, 2025 in Homestead, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday on the controversial rebranding of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, writing that, “Cracker Barrel should go back to the old logo, admit a mistake based on customer response (the ultimate Poll) and manage the company better than ever before.””They got a Billion Dollars worth of free publicity if they play their cards right,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, just a day after Cracker Barrel told customers the…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Jeddah on Tuesday to express appreciation for his chairmanship of the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Organisation Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers. The two parties reaffirmed firm solidarity with the Palestinian people. Dar also stressed on “strengthening our [Pakistan and Turkey’s] multifaceted cooperation”. Pleased to meet my brother, FM of Türkiye, H.E. Hakan Fidan @HakanFidan, today on sidelines of 21st extraordinary session of #OIC CFM.I expressed my deep appreciation to Türkiye for its leadership role in the capacity of the Chair of the 51st OIC Council of Foreign…