SAN FRANCISCO: In the contest for AI supremacy, American tech giants have the capital and the chips, yet their ambitions now confront a new barrier: electric power. “The biggest issue we are now having is not a compute glut, but it’s the power and…the ability to get the builds done fast enough close to power,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged on a recent podcast with OpenAI chief Sam Altman. “So if you can’t do that, you may actually have a bunch of chips sitting in inventory that I can’t plug…
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Trump says US getting ‘fair trade deal’ with India
WASHINGTON: The United States is close to reaching a deal with India that would strengthen economic and security ties between the two countries, boost US energy exports, and promote investment in key US sectors, President Donald Trump said on Monday. “We’re getting a fair deal, just a fair trade deal,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office at the swearing-in of his envoy to India, Sergio Gor. “We’re making a deal with India, much different deal than we had in the past.” Trump repeated his optimism that a deal was…
Read MorePM calls cashless economy vital for sustainable development
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan’s transition towards a cashless economy is essential for achieving lasting economic stability and sustainable national growth. Chairing a meeting to review progress on these initiatives, the PM directed the relevant authorities to intensify awareness campaigns in rural areas to eliminate the traditional cash-based economy and accelerate the shift towards a fully digital financial system. “The entire world is moving towards a digital economy, and Pakistan must move forward alongside it,” Shehbaz said. He noted that from the very beginning, his government…
Read MoreJustice Minallah calls for judicial conference on 27th Constitutional Amendment
Supreme Court judge Justice Athar Minallah has penned a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi regarding the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it a “moment of reckoning” for the judiciary and urging the convening of a judicial conference to deliberate on the issue. In a seven-page letter, dated October 8, 2025, and circulated to all Supreme Court judges, Justice Minallah voiced serious concern over what he described as the “continued capture” of the institution. Justice Minallah opposed the proposed constitutional amendments, saying that preparations are being made to…
Read MoreAt least 12 martyred, 27 injured in suicide bombing outside Islamabad kacheri court
At least 12 people were martyred and 27 others injured in a suicide blast outside a kacheri court in the federal capital on Tuesday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said. Speaking to the media, the interior minister said the suicide attack took place at 12:39pm today. The security czar said the suicide bomber was trying to enter the courthouse but “when he did not get an opportunity, he attacked a police vehicle”. Noting that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to ensure best medical assistance to those injured, the Naqvi said…
Read MorePM Shehbaz says lasting peace hinges on Kabul curbing TTP, other terror groups
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Kabul to curb militant outfits, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), operating from Afghan territory, describing this as the precondition for lasting regional peace. Addressing the inaugural session of the Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference on Tuesday, he said a stable Afghanistan is vital for connectivity, growth and prosperity. “Afghanistan must realise that lasting peace can only be realised by reining in TTP and other terrorist groups operating from Afghan territory,” he said. The prime minister noted Pakistan has faced disturbances “both internally and externally” but…
Read MorePakistan alerts world at UN to dangers of Afghan arms in terrorist hands
Pakistan warned the United Nations on Monday that the unchecked flow of advanced weapons to Afghanistan-based terrorist groups has become a direct and escalating threat to regional security, at a moment when ties with Kabul are already under strain. Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, raised the issue during the UN Security Council Open Debate on Small Arms, stressing that Islamabad remains deeply concerned about developments in Afghanistan. “Pakistan is seriously concerned about the presence of stockpiles of sophisticated arms and ammunition in Afghanistan, as noted…
Read MorePML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui passes away in Islamabad
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui breathed his last in Islamabad on Monday following a two-week illness. Siddiqui had been receiving treatment at a private hospital in the federal capital, where his condition deteriorated before his demise. He served as the PML-N’s parliamentary leader in the Senate and was known as one of the closest aides to party president Nawaz Sharif. The veteran lawmaker was also a member of committees on Business Advisory, Human Rights, Information and Broadcasting, Interior and Narcotics Control, and National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination.…
Read MoreThree terrorists ‘cornered’ inside Wana Cadet College
RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday that Indian-backed terrorists attacked Cadet College Wana in South Waziristan on Monday, with security forces eliminating two attackers and trapping three inside. In a statement, the military’s media wing noted that the Khwarij, belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al-Khwarij, launched a “heinous and cowardly terrorist act” and attempted to breach the perimeter security. However, their nefarious designs were swiftly foiled by the vigilant and resolute response “by own troops” and in their “desperation, the attackers rammed an explosive-laden vehicle on the main…
Read MoreNA session adjourned till tomorrow after ruckus
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly erupted into chaos on Monday as members from the treasury and opposition benches traded barbs, leading to the adjournment of the session until 11am tomorrow. PPP leader and former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf recalled the PTI government’s tenure, asking: “Where are the two million jobs? Where are the five million homes?” He accused former PTI leaders of undermining democracy and highlighted past hardships faced by President Asif Ali Zardari during his imprisonment. Ashraf said: “These powers [which will be introduced after the passage of the…
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