. SAN FRANCISCO: Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s data centre buildout. The move does not affect Apple’s main cash cow, the iPhone. But it would take starting price of the Neo – Its…
Atletico Madrid beat 10-man Barcelona 2-0 in a tense Champions League quarter-final first leg at Camp Nou. Photo: AFP/FILE BARCELONA: Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth’s goals earned Atletico Madrid a commanding 2-0 lead over 10-man Barcelona in a tense Champions League quarter-final first leg clash on Wednesday. The La Liga leaders were on top in…
Naqvi expected to hold separate meetings with Iranian leadership to discuss next phase of diplomatic engagement Pakistan’s interior minister with Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi. PHOTO: ANADOLU Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Saturday for high-level meetings aimed at advancing diplomatic efforts following the recent Iran-US memorandum of understanding (MoU),…
ISLAMABAD: The government has finally come into action to secure an investment of $6 billion in the oil refining sector as it is expected to exempt machinery imports from sales tax to clear the way for refinery upgrades. The implementation of a new oil refinery policy has been stalled for the past couple of years,…
ISLAMABAD: In a development that has reignited debate over Pakistan’s evolving constitutional architecture, the Supreme Court (SC) has held in its latest judgment that it is not subordinate to the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), despite the latter’s consistent position that constitutional adjudication now exclusively vests in it following the 27th Constitutional Amendment. The ruling, authored…
Apple accuses OpenAI of exploiting confidential information to speed its consumer hardware push A person points to an iPhone during Apple’s event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 9, 2025. REUTERS Apple on Friday sued OpenAI and two former employees, alleging misappropriation of its trade secrets to benefit…
Court frees Afzal Pahat in rioting case, denies relief to Ejaz Chaudhry and Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed PTI leader Afzal Azeem Pahat (L) Ejaz Chaudhry (M) and Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed. Photos: File LAHORE: The Lahore High Court delivered a split verdict on appeals seeking suspension of sentences in the May 9 riot cases on Tuesday, suspending…
Cars, property, stock curbs for ineligible persons shelved despite IMF commitment Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of the Federal Cabinet in Parliament House Islamabad on June 26. Photo: PTV ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has rejected a proposal to immediately ban purchases of cars, investment in stocks, cash withdrawals and buying properties beyond a…
President awards civil honour to US-based business leader at Islamabad ceremony on PM’s recommendation President Asif Ali Zardari confers the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz on Pakistan American Chicago Land Chamber of Commerce (PACCC) President Naveed Anwar Chaudhry for his efforts in promoting Pakistani exports during a ceremony at the Presidency on Wednesday. Photo: Express President Asif Ali Zardari…
The Pakistan Stock Exchange turned lower by midday on Thursday as profit-taking set in after four straight sessions of gains, pulling the benchmark KSE-100 Index down 473.78 points, or 0.28%, to 171,758.73. The index had closed Wednesday at 172,232.51 after an 830-point rally driven by constructive US-Iran talks on the sidelines of the UN General…