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Listen to article Two patients affected by the Congo virus have been admitted to Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawer with their condition reported to be out of danger. According to the hospital spokesperson, 28-year-old Aijaz from Karak was brought to the hospital in critical condition on June 14. Another 23-year-old patient, Safiyan, also from Karak, was admitted on June 15. After receiving medical treatment, both patients are now stable and no longer in critical condition. The spokesperson added that both affected individuals work in animal care. Read: Poliovirus detected in Hyderabad sample In April, Pakistan’s National Institute of Health (NIH) issued public…

Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty ImagesFor a third time since taking office in January, President Donald Trump plans to extend a deadline that would require China’s ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. business. “President Trump will sign an additional Executive Order this week to keep TikTok up and running,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark. This extension will last 90 days, which the Administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed so that the American people can continue to…

Listen to article The debate on Pakistan’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year in the National Assembly intensified on Tuesday as tensions flared between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and (Muttahida Qaumi Movement) MQM members. PPP’s Shazia Marri, in her address, called criticised the government’s failure to announce minimum wages for workers and called for a reasonable increase in government employees’ salaries. Her speech took a unexpected turn when a heated exchange broke out between PPP and MQM members, escalating tensions in the assembly. As Shazia stressed the importance of Karachi remaining an integral part of Sindh, MQM’s Asiya Ishaq approached PPP…

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), is currently on an official visit to the United States. During his visit, the COAS met with the overseas Pakistani community in Washington DC, where he was warmly received by a large gathering of diaspora members, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday. In his address, the COAS acknowledged the significant role played by overseas Pakistanis as ambassadors of Pakistan. He highlighted their vital contributions to the nation’s economy through remittances, investments, and their achievements in various global sectors. During the interaction, the COAS also listened to…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel OrbegozoManuel Orbegozo | ReutersMeta and EssilorLuxottica plan to release versions of their AI-powered smart glasses under the Oakley and Prada brands, CNBC has learned.The addition of Prada and Oakley underscore the breakout success Meta had with its second-generation Ray-Ban glasses released in partnership with Luxottica in 2023. The Oakley expansion will be done in partnership with Luxottica, while the addition of Prada signifies Meta’s first step toward bring its wearable hardware to…

American Passports.Peter Garrard Beck | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesA federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans nationwide that reflect their gender identities.U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick in Boston expanded a preliminary injunction she issued in April that allowed just six transgender and nonbinary individuals who challenged the policy to obtain passports consistent with their gender identities or with an “X” sex designation while the lawsuit moves forward.Kobick did so after concluding the policy the U.S. Department of State adopted pursuant to an executive order Trump signed likely discriminated on the basis of sex and…

Listen to article Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb stated on Tuesday that Pakistan and the United States are advancing efforts to enhance their strategic partnership and emphasised that both nations are aligning on key issues and making progress in the right directionted. Speaking at an event in Islamabad, the minister described his recent dialogue with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as encouraging and forward-looking. Aurangzeb reaffirmed the government’s commitment to continuing reform initiatives in areas such as taxation, energy, and trade, according to a report on the state-run Radio Pakistan website. He noted that recent tariff adjustments are aimed at fostering a more…

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Noah Berger | Getty ImagesAmazon CEO Andy Jassy said Tuesday that the company’s corporate workforce will shrink in the coming years as it adopts more generative artificial intelligence tools and agents.”We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs,” Jassy said in a memo to employees. “It’s hard to know exactly where this nets…

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 17, 2025. The second China-Central Asia Summit was held in Astana on Tuesday. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired the summit. Xi, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the summit. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)ASTANA, June 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on China and Central Asian countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and forge ahead toward the goal of building a China-Central Asia community with a shared…

Listen to article Pakistan, along with 19 other Muslim-majority nations, has strongly condemned Israel’s escalating military aggression against Iran in a joint statement, which has intensified since June 13, 2025. The Foreign Ministers of Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Türkiye, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates voiced their collective disapproval of Israel’s actions, calling for an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation, according to a statement issued by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The joint statement, which was released earlier today, underscored that Israel’s attacks violate international law and contravene…