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Highly anticipated public listings of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are expected this year, but questions remain over whether investors are willing to pay such hefty price tags in line with their valuations. Elon Musk’s SpaceX notched an $800 billion valuation in a secondary share sale in December, according to a letter to shareholders sent by the company’s finance chief, which was reviewed by Reuters. It was widely rumored that the space technology company had plans to go public in 2026 and Musk confirmed the reports last month . OpenAI, which completed its own secondary share sale valuing it at $500…

Joint communique of 7th Strategic Dialogue issued, two sides reaffirm zero tolerance for terrorism, vow developmentDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the seventh round of the Pakistan–China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in Beijing. Photo: X ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Monday delivered a strong and coordinated message to the Afghan Taliban, calling for “visible and verifiable actions” to dismantle and eliminate all terrorist organisations operating from Afghan soil and to ensure that Afghanistan is not used for terrorism against any other country. The message was conveyed…

This photo taken on Jan. 6, 2026 shows NIO’s 1 millionth vehicle at the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province. Chinese electric carmaker NIO saw its 1 millionth vehicle roll off the production line in Hefei on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)This photo taken on Jan. 6, 2026 shows NIO’s 1 millionth vehicle at the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province. Chinese electric carmaker NIO saw its 1 millionth vehicle roll off the production line in Hefei on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)This photo taken on Jan. 6, 2026 shows NIO’s 1 millionth vehicle…

Warns new FCC, expanded immunity and rushed passage threaten rule of law and fair trial rightsNational Assembly. Photo: File Amnesty International has said that Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment was part of a “concerted and sustained attack on the independence of the judiciary, right to fair trial and the rule of law”, urging authorities to conduct an urgent review of the legislation. In a detailed public statement issued on Tuesday, Amnesty said the amendment posed a “grave threat” to judicial independence by creating a Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) that “lacks independence, erodes judges’ security of tenure and insulates the president and…

Sui Wenjing(L) and Han Cong in action during the pairs short program at the 2025 Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, on Oct. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)Chinese athletes are sharpening their final preparations for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, aiming to build on the momentum of Beijing 2022 while confronting the scale of the challenges that lie ahead.by sportswriters Zhang Han, Liu Yang and Lu XingjiBEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — With one month to go until the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games, China is fine-tuning its plans, hoping to build on the…

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Photo: X ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) steps up its street movement, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday appealed to the legal community to take a stand for constitutional supremacy and judicial independence, warning that silence today would haunt future generations. Addressing lawyers at an event organised by the Islamabad Bar Association, the K-P chief minister framed the current political moment as a test for the judiciary and its defenders. His remarks came days after concluding a contentious three-day visit to Lahore and ahead of his announced visit to Karachi as part of…

Nearly a year ago, DeepSeek shook the AI world. Stocks of some of the leading Western tech companies plunged as the markets hit panic mode at the prospect of a new model from a relatively unheard of Chinese AI lab that challenged the premise of U.S. dominance in the space.Nvidia plummeted 17%, losing close to $600 billion from its market cap. U.S. chipmaker Broadcom also fell 17%, and ASML dropped 7% in a single day.Eleven months on, and those companies have not just recovered but continued to grow. Nvidia became the first company to hit a $5 trillion valuation in October,…

UNSC meets to discuss growing crisis in Venezuela, Pakistan urges full respect for UN charterAmbassador Usman Jadoon said in his address that instability in the region “does not augur well for regional and international peace and security.” Photo: File UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Monday expressed “profound concern” over the situation unfolding in Venezuela, cautioning that rising tensions there could threaten regional stability as well as international peace and security. The statement was made at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called to discuss the recent developments in Venezuela. This is also the first meeting for the…

Opposition says ball in government’s court as it accepts PM’s proposal without preconditions ISLAMABAD: Ten days after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended an olive branch for political dialogue, the process appears to be idling at the starting line, with the federal government yet to make any formal contact with the opposition alliance on the timing and framework of talks, casting a shadow over the seriousness of the outreach. Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Aeen Pakistan (TTAP) formally accepted the prime minister’s offer on December 24, showing willingness for dialogue without preconditions. However, no follow-up engagement has taken place so far, leaving the process stalled at…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media ahead of a secure briefing about U.S. action in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington,, D.C., U.S., Jan. 5, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersThe Trump administration on Monday briefed congressional leaders on the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, sharpening a partisan divide over the president’s authority to use force without congressional approval.Top Republicans who attended the classified briefing rallied to the president’s defense while Democrats questioned the scope of the operation and pushed to halt further military action.The partisan split-screen among the lawmakers briefed, who are part…