Finance Minister Aurangzeb to present budget for FY2026-27 on June 12

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will present the federal budget for the next fiscal year (FY26-27) in the National Assembly on Friday, an adviser to the minister has confirmed.

Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad shared the revised budget schedule in a post on X.

He added that the Pakistan Economic Survey for the outgoing FY25-26 will be launched at 2:20pm tomorrow (Thursday)…

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Todd Blanche Reveals He’s Making It Harder for Dems to Prosecute Trump

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche—who is currently struggling to secure Senate support for his nomination to permanently lead the Department of Justice—revealed he is placing “roadblocks” to make it harder for Democrats to prosecute President Trump and his administration after he’s out of office.

Blanche made the declaration in an interview with NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich released…

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Senate Republicans in Uproar After Closed-Door Meeting on Slush Fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is running into strong opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill over President Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”

Punchbowl News reported that close to 25 Republican senators spoke in opposition to the fund in a reportedly hostile meeting with Blanche Thursday. That’s considered unusually high. Senators suggested imposing requirements on how…

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The big Strauss Zelnick interview: GTA, AI, Roblox and building the biggest entertainment company in the world

Strauss Zelnick is not going to say anything substantial about GTA 6. This is something he has a great deal of practice at. Every journalist and analyst presses him on the topic whenever he makes himself available, which has been increasingly often; our conversation is taking place in a side room at iicon, where he was one of the headline speakers; he's also been showing up at events and on TV.…

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PTI says all united behind Imran as insiders claim internal rifts

• Waqas Akram insists difference of opinion part of political process
• Rejects social media campaign against party
• Insiders complain about lack of unified strategy amid ‘multiple centres of influence’

ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of internal rifts, leadership crisis and serious differences within the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) over its policies, the party has stressed that its leadership,…

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‘We sold over 1 million records – but fame as one of The Choirboys came at a price’

The Choirboys (L-R: CJ, Patrick and Ben) were created in 2005 after a nationwide talent content Picture: Decca Records)

Ben Inman first met Patrick Aspbury when they were both just 12, after the pair were thrown together as the lucky winners of an extraordinary talent contest.

In an attempt to bring classical music into the mainstream, a nationwide search was launched in 2005 to find a talented…

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For White-Collar Workers, AI Also Stands for “Apocalyptic Insecurity”

Every day, Jade, 30, logs into her insurance tech job in Raleigh, North Carolina, to optimize systems with AI. She does her work diligently. But she can’t stop the feeling she’s building processes that will one day edge her out of a job. “Half the time it feels like the whole job is just AIs talking to each other, with barely a human involved,” she says. “It doesn’t feel good to build a flow with…

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FBC: Firebreak's last major update has arrived, bringing new Control maps, a price drop and a free-for-friends version to help keep servers populated

Alan Wake makers (Wakers?) Remedy have delivered FBC: Firebreak's final major update, having previously elected to wind down development of the struggling Control-themed shooter. This swansong for the game delivers some new maps inspired by the original Control, and a Friend’s Pass that lets you invite a mate to play with you via a free version of Firebreak. Handy for keeping sessions decently…

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Why Crockett v. Talarico Has Come Down to the Wire in Texas

_You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show onYouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. _

In Texas next week, Representative Jasmine Crockett and Texas state Representative James Talarico are facing off in a U.S. Senate primary that has drawn national attention. Polls show a very tight race. On the Republican side, incumbent Senator John…

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At NYC’s Richest Hospital, 4,200 Nurses Are Still on Strike

New York City nurses reached deals and ended their strikes at two hospitals last week. But at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York’s richest hospital, 4,200 nurses are still striking after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed agreement.


At NewYork-Presbyterian, nurses expressed anger at the leadership of the New York State Nurses Association for pushing the contract vote over the objections…

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