Trump administration took a 10% stake in Intel, announced plans to invest roughly $10b to build US factories Intel and Apple logos are seen in this illustration taken September 24, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture…
Plans to develop charging infrastructure and train Pakistani engineers and technicians Finance minister meets BYD leadership. Photo:X Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday met a delegation from BYD Group and Mega Motor Company (MMC) and reaffirmed the government’s support for electric vehicle manufacturing and localisation in the country, the finance ministry wrote on X. The…
Oil prices fell by more than $2 per barrel on Thursday after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement that would end the Iran war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and waive US sanctions on Tehran’s oil, boosting the oil supply outlook. Brent crude futures were down $2.14, or 2.69%, at $77.41 a barrel as of 0616…
Published versions largely converge on ceasefire, sanctions relief, Hormuz, nuclear talks The US and Iranian versions of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at ending months of war in the Middle East reveal broad convergence on the deal’s core provisions, despite differences in political emphasis, legal detail, and the way each side frames sensitive issues…
Reaffirms their commitment to expanding cooperation across areas of mutual interest Canada praised Pakistan’s “constructive role” in supporting diplomatic engagement and mediation efforts between the United States (US) and Iran that helped facilitate the recent understanding reached between the two countries, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday. The statement…
Faceless system to be launched in Oct to create blind between taxpayers and taxmen ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman said on Wednesday that a new faceless tax system would be launched in October to protect people from harassment by taxmen, admitting that any new information being sent to fields for collecting taxes…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. PHOTO: FILE Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced the electronic signing of the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” between US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. In a post on X, he stated that “the Memorandum has been signed by honourable Presidents of both the countries and also endorsed by…
LAHORE: PML-N has finalised around 90 per cent of tickets for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), which will be issued in a day or two, a PTI Kashmir Chapter leader said. He attended the meeting, which was presided over by PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, as the party steams ahead with its election drive in AJK….
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the new ceasefire agreement with Iran was not final and the Iran war could resume if he is unsatisfied, but concerns over excess supply next year limited the gains. Brent crude futures were up 89 cents, or around 1.1%, at $79.85…
JILJILIYA: Israeli settlers set fire to mosques in two West Bank villages on Wednesday, their mayors said, with AFP journalists at one site seeing scorched walls and graffiti. The incident came during a period of increased attacks against Palestinian communities by settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank since the start of the Gaza war in…