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‘If a visa is cancelled in the UK, a ten-year ban is usually imposed, but I am not seeking such a ban’ Pakistani YouTuber Raja Butt has denied reports of being deported from the UK, insisting he returned home by choice and not under removal orders. “A person does not return in business class after being deported,” he said on Wednesday, rejecting speculation circulating online. Butt explained that while he was not deported, his UK visa had been cancelled. “My visa has been cancelled, and an application has been submitted to the Home Office stating that there are cases pending…

Henrique Braun to become the next CEO of The Coca-Cola Company.Courtesy: The Coca-Cola CompanyCoca-Cola Chief Operating Officer Henrique Braun will succeed James Quincey as CEO next year, the company said Wednesday, as Coke and its rivals navigate tepid consumer demand for soft drinks.The change will take effect on March 31, and Braun will be nominated to the company’s board of directors, Coca-Cola said. Quincey will stay on with the company as executive chairman of its board.Quincey, 60, has held the top job at the beverage giant since 2017. During that time, he oversaw the refranchising of Coke’s bottling system, the…

Chuck Robbins, chief executive officer of Cisco, participates in a Bloomberg interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 17, 2024.Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFew companies were as hot in early 2000 as Cisco, whose networking equipment served as the backbone of the internet boom.On Wednesday, Cisco’s stock surpassed its dot-com peak for the first time. The shares rose almost 1% to $80.25, topping their prior split-adjusted record or $80.06 reached on March 27, 2000. That’s the same day that Cisco passed Microsoft to become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. Back…

Commission firm on Dec 28 for vote; govt told to ensure security as Balochistan member dissents over weather, threats The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti’s appeal to postpone local government elections in the provincial capital. The commission has clarified that the elections in Quetta will be held as per schedule, on December 28. These polls have been pending since 2022. The ECP has issued a written decision in this regard, noting that the request to postpone the local government elections had been submitted by Bugti and has been rejected. The commission has…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press conference to discuss the impact of the government shutdown on air safety workers and travel at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 24, 2025. Rachel Wisniewski | ReutersThe Trump administration said Wednesday that it has pulled nearly 10,000 commercial truck drivers off U.S. roadways for failing to speak English sufficiently.The boast comes as trucking companies have raised alarms about drivers being targeted by President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.”We’ve now knocked 9,500 truck drivers out of service for failing to speak our national language — ENGLISH!” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy…

Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, inaugurated Zong’s new state-of-the-art data centre in Islamabad on Wednesday. The event was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Information Technology and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), including PTA Chairman Hafeezur Rehman and Secretary of Information Technology Zarrar Hashim. Zong’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and other officials briefed the minister on the facility’s capabilities and its role in enhancing the country’s digital infrastructure. Officials said that PTA has made considerable progress in addressing the illegal SIMs issue, and that PTA is “working diligently to improve customer service and…

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with business leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Dec. 10, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Federal Reserve’s latest decision to cut benchmark interest rates by a quarter percentage point could have been “at least doubled.”Trump, who has long urged the central bank to slash rates in order to spur further economic growth, called Fed Chair Jerome Powell “a stiff” who approved a “rather small” cut.Trump, during a roundtable meeting with CEOs at the White House, also said he plans to interview former…

The Election Commission conducted hearings on code of conduct violations in the recent by-elections on Wednesday, with a bench headed by the chief election commissioner. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was summoned to appear before the commission, while a notice was issued to Shehrnaz, wife of former opposition leader Omar Ayub. CM Sohail Afridi’s case A five-member commission heard the case against the K-P CM regarding allegations of threatening election staff and violating the code of conduct. Though Afridi was granted an exemption from personal appearance, his lawyers and those representing Shehrnaz Omar Ayub appeared before the commission. Advocate General…

Pakistan’s KSE-100 index flirted with fresh highs, surging past the psychologically pivotal 170,000-point barrier intra-day before a wave of profit-taking pulled it back to a near-flat close at 169,452—down a mere 5 points. The session kicked off with bullish vigor, extending a multi-week rally, but skittish investors cashed in gains as the benchmark hovered above the round number, injecting volatility into an otherwise resilient market. “The day began on a strong note as the KSE-100 extended its bullish momentum and briefly crossed the 170k mark,” noted Ali Najib, Deputy Head of Trading at Arif Habib Ltd. “However, investors opted to…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference at a federal office building on October 20, 2025 in Bradenton, Florida. Octavio Jones | Getty ImagesRead more CNBC politics coverage”We are delighted to see the media is highlighting the Trump administration’s cost-effective and innovative ways of delivering on the American people’s mandate for mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens,” DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CNBC when asked about the Post’s article.”This new initiative will save $279 million in taxpayer dollars by allowing ICE to operate more effectively, including by using more efficient flight patterns, McLaughlin…