The US war with Iran has cost $45.1 billion, the Pentagon told Congress on Friday — the highest official estimate yet, and one that arrives just as American public support for the war continues to slide ahead of November’s midterm elections. Breaking Down the Number Component Amount Cost as of September 3 $43.6 billion Additional fuel costs $1.5 billion Total reported to Congress $45.1 billion Within the $43.6 billion baseline figure, the Pentagon broke costs into two categories: $11.2 billion already spent on operating expenses — fuel, combat pay, aircraft, medical care, spare parts, and similar day-to-day costs — plus…
Author: M Awais
Pakistan’s government has given a strong warning: it will stop political marches from entering Islamabad “in every possible way.” The warning comes as two different parties — PTI and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) — both plan to bring large crowds to the capital within the same week. What the Government Said Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held a press conference on Friday and did not hold back. He said the government would not let anyone “take law into hands and close federal capital.” He added: “This time, we are clearly communicating the rules of engagement to our personnel” — meaning security forces know…
Ten days. That’s all it took for the AI industry to pack in a genuine safety crossroads, a geopolitical flashpoint, an autonomous AI hack of real companies, and a trillion-dollar funding race — all while the loudest voices in the room couldn’t agree on whether any of it was actually dangerous. Day 1: OpenAI Ships Its Most Powerful — and Most Restricted — Model The stretch opened on September 9, when OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, calling it its most intelligent and best-aligned model yet. But the release came with an unusual admission: Astra had crossed a “critical” cybersecurity capability threshold…
Dr Muhammad Najeeb Naqi Khan, the PML-N’s nominee for president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), formally submitted his nomination papers on Saturday — setting up the September 24 presidential election that will fill a post that’s sat vacant since January. How the Nomination Was Filed Dr Naqi submitted his papers at the office of Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Ghulam Mustafa Mughal, who is also serving as Returning Officer for the presidential election. He was accompanied by a notable lineup of party figures: PML-N AJK president Shah Ghulam Qadir, AJK Prime Minister Iftikhar Gilani, former AJK prime minister Raja…
Pakistan and Sweden will sit down in November to rewrite a 45-year-old investment treaty, just weeks after Islamabad reversed a decision to terminate the agreement entirely — a reversal driven largely by concern over what scrapping it could do to investor confidence. When and Where the Talks Will Happen According to a government official, the first round of talks between Pakistan and Sweden is scheduled for November 17-18 in Islamabad. Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Berg von Linde confirmed Sweden welcomes the renewed negotiations, aimed at updating the bilateral investment agreement to reflect modern standards. Pakistan is pursuing a similar renegotiation track…
Huawei’s top leader says Chinese AI companies may not have built anything powerful enough yet to actually run into the kind of dangerous AI risks that big American AI companies keep warning about — and he says that’s a reason to keep building bigger, not a reason to slow down. What Huawei’s Leader Actually Said Eric Xu, Huawei’s rotating chairman, spoke to reporters at the company’s yearly Huawei Connect event in Shanghai. He said American AI companies have huge amounts of computing power, so they may be the only ones who really know how advanced their AI models have become.…
A Frankfurt court has ruled that Meta can be held directly liable for fraudulent advertisements run by third parties on Instagram and Facebook — rejecting the company’s usual legal defense and ordering it to remove the fake ads, pay damages, and disclose how much revenue it made from them. What the Court Actually Ruled The Frankfurt regional court issued its judgment on September 16, siding with the operator of German personal finance platform Finanzfluss and its founder, Thomas Kehl, whose trademarked logo and likeness had been used without consent in fraudulent investment ads. The court ordered Meta to remove the…
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has made it clear his country will not send troops to help fight in the war on Iran. He also said Friday that US President Donald Trump “clearly” wants to talk with North Korea, and that South Korea is quietly helping set up those talks. South Korea Says No to Sending Troops Speaking to reporters, Lee said Seoul will not get involved in the war in any military way. “There will be no involvement or intervention in the war. We will not deploy troops or military assets in that manner,” he said. He repeated…
Updated snapshot as of 18 September 2026. Karachi and Sindh government job deadlines move fast — always confirm current status on the official portal before applying. Here’s a roundup of the most significant government job opportunities currently open for Karachi-based and Sindh-wide candidates, with direct links to official application portals. Currently Open: Karachi & Sindh Government Jobs Opportunity Details Last Date Apply Here SPSC Combined Competitive Examination (CCE-2026) Entry into Sindh’s provincial management service (PMS) and allied groups 23 September 2026 spsc.gos.pk Provincial Assembly of Sindh Various administrative posts, Karachi-based 23 September 2026 Administration Branch, Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Court…
The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has opened one of its largest recruitment drives of the year, advertising thousands of government positions across healthcare, livestock, housing, and town planning departments under Advertisement No. 10/2026 — with online applications open until October 5, 2026. The Headline Number: Nearly 2,000 Nursing Posts Alone The single largest component of this advertisement comes from the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department, which has announced Charge Nurse (Female) BS-16 vacancies on a three-year contract basis. Category Seats Open Merit 1,801 Special Persons Quota 59 Minority Quota 98 Total Charge Nurse (Female) Posts 1,958 Other Posts…