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Two police officers were martyred in a gun attack by terrorists in the Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, police and government officials said on Wednesday.  According to police, one terrorist was killed and two others were injured in retaliatory fire. A Kalashnikov rifle along with ammunition was recovered from the slain militant. DSP Kulachi Inam Khan confirmed that the officers were on their way to the city to purchase household groceries when gunmen opened fire on them. Police swiftly responded and cordoned off the area. Read: Two terrorists killed in Tank IBO A joint search operation by the…

Listen to article Pakistan is set to display three of its aircraft at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in the United Kingdom, held from July 18 to 20 at RAF Fairford, according to RIAT’s official website. This year, Pakistan will showcase the JF-17 Thunder, C-130 Hercules, and IL-78 aircraft. Notably, the JF-17 makes its debut at the event, marking a significant milestone for Pakistan’s aviation industry. The JF-17, developed jointly by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC), is a multi-role combat aircraft designed to be cost-effective compared to other fighters like the F-16. It first flew in…

Donald Trump Jr. rings the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the Texas-based firearm e-commerce platform GrabAGun where Trump is a member of the board on July 16, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesShares of the online firearms retailer GrabAGun — whose shareholders and board members include Donald Trump Jr.— tanked on their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange following a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.GrabAGun’s stock price fell by more than 20% in trading in the hours after Trump Jr. rang the opening bell of…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to members of the media as he arrives at a lodge for the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOpenAI said Wednesday that it expects to use Google’s cloud infrastructure for its popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence assistant.The reach for additional capacity aligns with OpenAI’s desire for more computing power to meet heavy demand after initially relying exclusively on Microsoft for cloud capacity. The two companies’ relations have evolved since then, with Microsoft naming OpenAI as a competitor last year.Both companies…

Listen to article QUETTA: A deadly attack targeted a passenger coach travelling from Karachi to Quetta near Niemurgh Cross in Kalat district, Balochistan, leaving at least three passengers dead and seven others injured, according to local police sources. Confirming the incident, spokesperson Shahid Rind stated that the injured had been shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Kalat. He also confirmed that security forces reached the scene shortly after receiving reports of the attack and secured the area. “The injured are being provided medical assistance at DHQ Kalat. Security personnel are present at the location, and investigations are under way,” Rind…

Elon Musk interviews on CNBC from the Tesla Headquarters in Texas. CNBCIn May, Tesla changed its corporate bylaws in a way that would require investors to own 3% of the stock, today worth about $30 billion, in order to file a derivative lawsuit against the company for breach of fiduciary duties. Authorities in New York State are now asking Tesla to delete the bylaw entirely. Overseers of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, which owns about 0.1% of Tesla’s shares, submitted a formal proxy proposal and letter to the company on July 11, and shared it with CNBC on…

President Donald Trump returns to the White House, in Washington, D.C., from Pittsburgh, July 15, 2025.Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday sharply criticized the bloc of his own political base that is publicly demanding the release of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files, calling them “weaklings” whose support he does not want.”Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bull—-,’ hook, line, and sinker,” Trump vented in a Truth Social post.Trump doubled down at the White House later Wednesday, when he answered several…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday hiked the prices of petroleum products by up to Rs11 per litre for the second half of July 2025 in a regressive step that would exacerbate the economic hardships faced by the common man. This is the second consecutive increase in the prices of petrol and diesel since the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. On June 30, the government had increased the fuel prices by up to Rs10 for the first fortnight of the current month that ended on Tuesday. Separately, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) announced a…

The government’s insistence on obtaining a written commitment from the Opposition to abide by five key conditions, including Rule 223 of the Assembly Rules is threatening to derail ongoing negotiations over the suspension of 26 MPAs. Sources told The Express Tribune that treasury benches are pushing for a documented assurance. However, this demand has not been extensively discussed among Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, many of whom are preoccupied with the party’s recently launched movement. A final decision is expected during an upcoming parliamentary party meeting, but most lawmakers reportedly oppose submitting any assurance in writing to the negotiation committee. The…

Fire-affected residents meet with FEMA officials on Jan. 14, 2025 in Pasadena, California, where a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opened today to help homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profits with their economic recovery.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesA group of 20 mostly Democrat-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from terminating a multibillion-dollar grant program that funds infrastructure upgrades to protect against natural disasters.The lawsuit filed in Boston federal court claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency lacked the power to cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program in April after…