February 2026 – Page 161

PTI ends sit-in at KP House as protests at Parliament House continue

At Parliament House, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Mahmood Khan Achakzai and lawyer Gohar Ali Khan maintained their sit-in that began after Friday prayers. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday ended its sit-in outside the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) House, with Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and former Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur leaving the protest […]

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Pakistan ‘considering’ benching Babar, Shaheen after India’s defeat

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A collage showing Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi (left) and batsman Babar Azam. — AFP Two to three changes likely in squad against Namibia: sources. They add management considering giving bench strength a chance. Pakistan will face Namibia in an important group stage match on Wednesday. LAHORE: In the wake of Pakistan team’s loss against

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SBP fined Rs 500,000 for denying paternity leave to employee

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Bank ordered to give employees paid leave and align policies with Maternity and Paternity Leave Act 2023 State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been fined Rs 500,000 for illegally denying an employee paternity leave following a ruling by Federal Ombudsman for Protection from Harassment Fouzia Waqar. The

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Russia’s daily crypto turnover is over $650 million, says Finance Ministry

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Russia’s Ministry of Finance has estimated the country’s daily cryptocurrency turnover at 50 billion rubles, or about $650 million, with annual activity exceeding 10 trillion rubles, about $130.5 billion. The figures were shared by Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov at the Alfa Talk conference, highlighting the growing scale of unregulated crypto use in the country,

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Prime Minister Shehbaz receives a guard of honor on arrival at the Austrian Chancellery

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Premier to hold talks with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker to strengthen bilateral relations between Pakistan and Austria Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif receives a guard of honor at the Austrian Chancellery. Photo: PTV (Youtube) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived at the Austrian Chancellery in Vienna where he was received with a guard of honour, Pakistan TV

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TechRadar’s Best in Show MWC 2026 Awards are in search of the most exciting mobile tech – here’s how you can help

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Mobile World Congress returns to Barcelona, Spain, next month, and TechRadar will be there covering the most exciting gadgets and innovations from some of the biggest names in phones, tablets, computers and artificial intelligence. We’re also teaming up with our sister sites Tom’s Guide, Android Central and T3 for the ultimate ‘Best in Show’ awards

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Michael Saylor’s strategy says it can survive a bitcoin (BTC) price crash to $8,000

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Bitcoin BTC$69,054.44 Treasury firm Strategy ( MSTR ) said it can ride a potential dip in the price of the biggest cryptocurrency to $8,000 and still service its debt. “Strategy can withstand a move in the $BTC price to $8K and still have sufficient assets to fully cover our debt,” said the Michael Saylor-led firm

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Glen Powell is speaking publicly about the ‘Texas Chainsaw’ reboot for the first time

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Glen Powell talks about his association with the long-awaited project Glen Powell has finally spoken publicly about the long-awaited project, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot. For a few days there have been rumors about the 37-year-old actor’s association with the horror-gore venture. It was later confirmed that production company A24 has acquired the rights to

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Naqvi, Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister agrees to strengthen cricket ties

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Two sides discuss common interests and agree to strengthen cooperation between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in other sports as well Interior Minister and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Sunil Kumara Gamage, where both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in sports, especially cricket. During the

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Binance co-founder CZ echoes consensus panelists on lack of privacy blocking crypto adoption

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Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao warns that crypto’s lack of privacy is blocking day-to-day adoption, echoing CoinDesk Consensus Hong Kong panelists who called it a barrier to widespread institutional use. Blockchain’s total transparency is being hyped as the ultimate democratizing middle finger to shady banks and Wall Street fat cats operating in the dark. But

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