MIT Solutions opener hits 99-ball 163 as five batsmen make hundreds on the opening day of the second round Mohammad Farooq rewrote the record books with a blistering 163 off 99 balls, including a record 14 sixes, as the second round of Pakistan’s President’s Trophy Grade-I began with a flood of runs on Friday. Farooq reached his…
AI model analyses CT scans of 18 abdominal organs, detecting diseases, abnormalities and malignant tumours The logo of Alibaba Group is lit up at its office building in Beijing, China August 9, 2021. REUTERS Alibaba has open-sourced an artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of identifying nearly 150 abdominal conditions, including cancers, from computed tomography (CT)…
Both local and foreign investors have expressed interest in acquiring the distribution companies ISLAMABAD: The government and the IMF will hold talks next week for the fourth economic review. Discussions are expected to focus on energy sector reforms, privatisation and a plan to settle the circular debt in the electricity and gas sectors. According to…
KARACHI: Pakistan’s digital payments ecosystem is moving beyond the early adoption phase, with instant payment infrastructure increasingly being integrated into everyday financial transactions, according to banking and payment industry officials. According to the State Bank of Pakistan’s Payment Systems Quarterly Review, 3.7 billion retail transactions were recorded during January-March 2026. Digital channels accounted for 3.4…
Brentford’s Jaidon Anthony celebrates scoring their first goal with Igor Thiago. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Brentford beat their big-spending west London rivals Chelsea 3-0 on Friday with second-half goals by forwards Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho condemning Xabi Alonso’s men to their third straight Premier League game without a win. Anthony pounced in the…
Both ministers agree to maintain close cooperation, to meet in New York on sidelines of 81st UN General Assembly Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo: Files Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (FM) Ishaq Dar on Saturday underscored the need for uninterrupted energy supplies and the safe passage of ships…
Statement further added that all motorcycles, rickshaws, Qingqi registered after January 1, 2006, would be eligible ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the immediate inclusion of 20-year-old motorcycles, rickshaws and Qingqi rickshaws in the Prime Minister Fuel Relief Scheme, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Friday. The statement further added that all motorcycles,…
KARACHI: The year-on-year inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) surged back into double digits, reaching 10.64% in the week ended September 17, as the fallout from the Middle East situation pushed up fuel prices and added to pressure on household budgets. The latest increase marked a sharp acceleration from the 8.62% year-on-year rise…
Real Madrid’s Spanish forward Carlos Espi celebrates scoring his team’s third goal against Elche at Martinez Valero Stadium in Elche. PHOTO: AFP MADRID: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho admitted his team does not know how to control matches ahead of Sunday’s La Liga derby clash against Atletico Madrid. Before the first major test of Mourinho’s…
Former Peru international will join squad directly in Indonesia after applying for wrong visa category Pakistan head coach Nolberto Solano will join his team directly in Indonesia after a visa delay kept him away from the squad’s training camp in Islamabad ahead of the FIFA ASEAN Cup. The former Peru international and Newcastle United player…