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Pakistani leaders meet Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday. — PMO ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.stressed the importance of diplomacy and the peaceful resolution of disputes on Tuesday amid regional tensions involving Iran and Afghanistan.  Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir were also present in the meeting. “The two leaders exchanged views on regional and international developments of mutual interest, emphasising the importance of dialogue, diplomacy and peaceful resolution of disputes,”…

Aneel Bhusri, co-founder of Workday, speaks at the Workday Charity Classic on the Stanford University golf course in Stanford, California, on Aug. 28, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWorkday shares fell 10% in extended trading on Tuesday after the human resources and finance software maker reported light quarterly guidance.Here’s how the company performed relative to LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $2.47 adjusted vs. $2.32 expected Revenue: $2.53 billion vs. $2.52 billion expectedWorkday’s revenue grew 14.5% year over year in the fiscal fourth quarter, which ended on Jan. 31, according to a statement. Net income of $145 million, or 55…

Analysts attribute continued decline to investors’ concerns over macroeconomics and absence of any positive triggers KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its negative momentum on Tuesday, with the benchmark index closing lower amid persistent selling pressure and cautious investor sentiment.X The market opened in the green and staged a brief early rally, pushing the benchmark to an intra-day high of 169,237.51 points. However, the positivity proved short-lived as sustained selling emerged across key sectors, dragging the index sharply into negative territory by mid-morning. The index hit an intra-day low of 163,907.59 points before recovering some losses in late-session trading. Despite…

Amazon logo on brick office building facade with windows, San Francisco, California, Aug. 29, 2025.Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesThe head of Amazon’s artificial general intelligence lab is leaving the company less than two years after joining through a so-called acqui-hire deal of his startup Adept. David Luan announced his departure Tuesday in a LinkedIn post, saying he will exit at the end of the week “to cook up something new.” Amazon tapped Luan in December 2024 to oversee its newly created AGI lab, based in San Francisco. The lab is focused on “long-term research bets,”…

Seeks directions for deportation under the Foreigners Act, 1946, alleging violation of visa conditionsIndian Sikh woman, Sarbjit Kaur with her husband. Photo: Express LAHORE: Indian national Karnal Singh filed a fresh constitutional petition in the Lahore High Court on Tuesday seeking the annulment of the marriage of his wife, Sarabjeet Kaur, with a Pakistani citizen, Nasir Hussain. The petition was moved through Advocate Ali Changezi Sandhu. According to the petition, Sarabjeet contracted marriage with Hussain after converting to Islam without first obtaining a legal divorce from her Indian husband. The petitioner contended that the marriage violated principles laid down by Pakistan’s constitutional courts, particularly the Federal…

Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPayPal’s stock surged nearly 7% on Tuesday following a report that fintech startup Stripe is weighing buying the payments platform. Bloomberg reported the news, citing people familiar with the matter, and said the discussions are in early stages. The report said Stripe is considering buying all or some segments of PayPal’s business.The news comes a day after reports that buyer interest has picked up in the company following its recent stock slump. PayPal and Stripe declined to comment on the report.PayPal, which is grappling with slowing growth in an increasingly competitive…

Iran wants to make a “deal” more than the U.S., President Donald Trump said Tuesday, ahead of another round of scheduled talks with Tehran and amid a build up of American forces in the Middle East. Tehran’s refusal to commit to not developing nuclear weapons remains the key sticking point holding up an agreement, Trump said at a pre-address meeting hours before the State of the Union speech in Washington, D.C, CNBC’s Joe Kernen reported. The U.S. and Iran are expected to hold talks on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, with a focus on Iran’s nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas…

JI also condemns PPP over ‘corruption, fascist tactics’ to suppress peaceful protestKarachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab. Photo: File KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Monem Zafar called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh on Tuesday to discuss moving a no-confidence motion against the ‘imposed mayor’ of Karachi, as well as the alleged incompetence and corruption of the Pakistan Peoples Party-led (PPP) Sindh government. The JI delegation, including Karachi Deputy Ameer and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Council opposition leader Saifuddin Advocate, met Sheikh at his residence to seek the PTI’s support for the no-confidence motion against Mayor Murtaza Wahab. During the meeting,…

A person using a laptop and mobile phone. Tom Werner | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesApplications are now open for the fourth edition of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies list, produced in partnership with market research firm Statista.Each year, CNBC and Statista chart the top fintech players from around the world, ranging from startups to Big Tech names, across segments including payments, wealth technology, insurance and more. Last year’s iteration included heavyweights such as Mastercard, Stripe and Visa, as well as many newer scaleups. Credit rewards company Bilt, payments upstart TerraPay and insurance platform Entsia made their debuts on the list. The World’s…

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 20, 2026 shows a molten iron fireworks show at a cultural block in Fengnan District, Tangshan of north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — From bustling ski slopes in Heilongjiang Province in China’s far northeast to booming duty-free shopping in south China’s Hainan Province, the country’s record-long Spring Festival holiday saw a surge in travel, retail activity and tech-powered consumption, underscoring the country’s economic vitality and growing global appeal.TRAVEL BOOMAt the Zhuhai highway port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in south China, a floral market was in full swing, with…