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Ivanhoe Mines and Mari Minerals have signed an agreement to explore copper and gold deposits in Balochistan’s Chagai district, marking a new development in Pakistan’s efforts to attract investment in its mineral sector. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026 in Islamabad. It will enable the two companies to assess the potential of mineral resources in the district. Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik attended the signing ceremony. On the sidelines of the forum, Malik also held a series of meetings with senior executives…

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The two-day Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026 opened in Islamabad on Thursday, bringing together representatives from more than 60 countries, diplomats, international financial institutions and investors from global mining companies to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan’s mineral sector. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar formally inaugurated the international conference at the Jinnah Convention Centre. Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, the prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the chief ministers of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is stepping down, leaving the AI industry without its biggest champion and clouding the future of the chipmaker he built into an AI powerhouse. Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will take over as interim CEO as ​Nvidia looks for a permanent successor, the company said on Thursday. It named former Synopsys CEO and board member Harvey Jones ‌as its first-ever board chairman. Huang, who co-founded Nvidia and is its fourth-largest investor with a stake of about 3.61%, will exit the board as well. Nvidia shares fell…

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) against the imposition of governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, filing a review petition against the court’s November 5 order. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and other petitioners have argued that the FCC’s order has affected proceedings on constitutional petitions already pending before the Peshawar High Court. The petition, filed through lawyers Shah Faisal Ilyas and Ali Zaman, requests the court to amend its November 5, 2026 order and make Gohar and the other petitioners parties to the…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday on the sidelines of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP31 Leaders Summit, discussing ways to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, defence, energy and connectivity. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the two leaders reaffirmed the deep-rooted historic and brotherly ties between Pakistan and Turkiye and expressed satisfaction over the positive trajectory of bilateral relations. They held wide-ranging discussions on enhancing cooperation, with a particular focus on trade…

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President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted Vice ​President JD Vance to focus “his complete and ‌total attention” on any crime and corruption in Democratic-run US cities, saying that effort could save more money ​than a deal with Iran. “Our Budget ​could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of ⁠this large-scale criminal activity. CORRUPTION is ​in the Democrat Leadership’s blood!” Trump wrote on ​social media. “We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, ​Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve…

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Eight people were killed when an apartment building in Brooklyn collapsed into a neighbouring construction site on Wednesday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. At least 17 people, including 3 firefighters, were injured, Mamdani said ​on Thursday, as rescue operations continued. The city’s fire department earlier told Reuters that four people ​were in critical condition after the three-story building in the Flatbush area of ⁠Brooklyn collapsed at about 4 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Wednesday and tumbled into the adjoining construction ​site where excavation work was underway. New York television…

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said diplomacy should resume “without further delay” to end the US-Iran war after talks with his Iranian counterpart. Erdogan met Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of a UN climate conference in the Turkish province of Antalya, his office said. During their discussion, Erdogan underscored “the importance of getting to the negotiating table without further delay” and said Turkey would continue to support efforts aimed at securing peace. “Common ground for agreement must be strengthened and diplomacy given a chance,” he said,…

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Pakistan is seeking to connect local miners and existing leaseholders with major international mining companies through joint ventures, technology transfers and financial partnerships to develop its largely untapped mineral resources. The development came following a meeting between a delegation from Wood Mackenzie, an international energy consultancy and energy research company, and Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan to discuss investment opportunities, international partnerships and preparations for the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum. During the meeting, the minister highlighted Pakistan’s vast and largely untapped mineral potential, particularly in copper, antimony, iron…

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