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Listen to article ISLAMABAD: In a renewed bid for regional peace, Pakistan on Tuesday extended an olive branch to India, offering to resume comprehensive talks to resolve all outstanding disputes between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, including the decades-old Kashmir issue. Speaking at a news conference in New York, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who also serves as the country’s foreign minister, reiterated Pakistan’s willingness for “composite dialogue,” emphasizing that any future engagement must go beyond the issue of terrorism. “Pakistan has itself been one of the biggest victims of terrorism,” Dar said, adding that the offer was made in good faith and…

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesIt’s been a decade since Ethereum’s inception, and although its native ether token has largely struggled for the last half of it, its future looks brighter than ever.Ether has become more attractive to institutions in recent weeks largely due to legislation around stablecoins – most of which are issued on Ethereum – being signed into the first-ever U.S. crypto law. There’s also the successful June IPO of Circle, the issuer of the second-largest stablecoin, new leadership at the Ethereum foundation, and, most recently, a boom in ether treasury firms and corporate entrants.Until very recently,…

German mountaineer Laura Dahlmeier, who went missing two days ago while attempting to scale Gilgit-Baltistan’s Laila Peak (6,096 metres), was confirmed dead on Wednesday, according to officials. Mountains in the north of Pakistan are a popular destination for adventure tourism, with many climbers aiming to summit prestigious peaks such as K2 and Nanga Parbat. However, rough terrain and harsh weather conditions create a challenge, frequently causing deaths and injuries. She was climbing in alpine style with her partner, Marina Eva, also from Germany. Dahlmeier was at an altitude of approximately 5,700m when she was hit by the rock on Monday…

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that every time US President Donald Trump talks about stopping the Pakistan-India war, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “wounds are reopened”. “US President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that we stopped the war. When the US president says that we stopped the Pakistan-India war, Modi’s wounds are reopened,” he said while inaugurating Pak Business Express and newly upgraded passenger facilities at the Lahore Railway Station. During his address, PM Shehbaz also paid tribute to Pakistan’s Armed Forces for their resilience in the four-day conflict with India, which he described as “short but…

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures before boarding Air Force One as he returns to Washington, D.C., in Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 29, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersPresident Donald Trump said that he will not extend Friday’s deadline for his “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries to restart.”THE AUGUST FIRST DEADLINE IS THE AUGUST FIRST DEADLINE — IT STANDS STRONG, AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED. A BIG DAY FOR AMERICA!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday morning.Trump quickly fired off another post announcing that the U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus a “penalty” for buying…

Two architecture teachers discuss a student’s final project work.Erdark | E+ | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Architecture firms are reporting a drop in billings as concerns about the broader economy and tariffs impact commercial real estate development and spending.The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) remained in negative territory in June with a…

Foxconn Hon Hai Technology Group signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFoxconn on Wednesday said it is taking a stake in TECO Electric & Machinery Co., a move that will looks to supercharge its efforts to become a key player in building artificial intelligence data centers.The Taiwanese firm, formally known as Hon Hai, is looking to replicate the success it has had in consumer electronics in the world of AI. It’s a play that could unlock Foxconn’s access to a potential…

A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites, blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China’s Hainan Province, July 30, 2025. China successfully launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites from the launch site here on Wednesday. The satellite group, the sixth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 3:49 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-8A carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)WENCHANG, Hainan, July 30 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) appears to be increasingly under legal siege as a growing number of its lawmakers face disqualification on various charges, many arising from May 9-related cases. The wave of disqualifications has sparked concern among legal experts who argue the process may be circumventing constitutional procedures and eroding democratic norms. Though not unprecedented, the disqualifications are bypassing the route laid out in Article 225 of the Constitution, which states that no election of the national or provincial assembly can be challenged except through an election petition submitted before an election tribunal. Since the restoration of judges in…

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speak during Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S., June 9, 2025.Laure Andrillon | ReutersWhile its megacap tech peers are bragging about building island-sized data centers filled with Nvidia chips to power artificial intelligence devices of the future, Apple remains largely on the sidelines.Wall Street is getting concerned.The iPhone maker is the second-worst performer this year among the so-called Magnificent Seven, with its stock down over 15% as of Tuesday’s close. Tesla, down 20%, is the only other member of…