China’s robots go up for rent
Household robot maker charges 3,000 yuan monthly for robots costing over 20,000 yuan, with bookings…
China’s robots go up for rent
Household robot maker charges 3,000 yuan monthly for robots costing over 20,000 yuan, with bookings into December China’s robot industry has spent the past few years trying to make machines cheaper, smarter and more capable. At this year’s World Robot Conference in Beijing, some companies were also trying something less glamorous, namely, renting them out….
PTI announces Sept 6 Karachi rally to be led by K-P CM Sohail Afridi
Haleem Adil Sheikh says PTI will hold rally on Shahrah-e-Quaideen even if authorities do not grant permission PTI Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh and Central Secretary General Salman Akram Raja address a press conference in Karachi on Thursday. SCREENGRAB The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced that it would hold a public rally on Karachi’s…
Three asphyxiated to death as toxic gas builds up inside coal mine in Balochistan’s Duki
About 3.5m tons of coal is imported every year to meet the country’s demand. The rest is met from coal mines in Balochistan. PHOTO: FILE At least three miners died after toxic gas accumulated inside a local coal mine in Balochistan’s Duki district, raising fresh concerns over the safety conditions faced by mining workers in…
Pakistan name Under-19 squad for England tour
Pakistan have named a 15-member Under-19 squad for their tour of England, with Farhan Yousaf appointed captain for a campaign featuring one Youth Test and four one-day internationals. The tour begins on September 2 with a four-day Youth Test against England at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, followed by ODIs at Arundel, Guildford and Wormsley. Farhan,…
Norway’s King Harald in ‘very serious’ condition, family at his bedside
He is Europe’s oldest living monarch and Norway’s ceremonial head of state since 1991 King Harald V, King of Norway and head of state since 17 January 1991. Photo: The Royal House of Norway Norway’s King Harald was in a “very serious” condition in hospital on Thursday, the royal court said, and family members gathered…
UEFA set to withdraw FIFA boycott threat
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin (L) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino pictured in the stands ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024. Photo: AFP PARIS: Thursday’s draw for this season’s Champions League has been somewhat overshadowed by the latest developments in the dispute between UEFA and FIFA over plans to bring private financing into the World Cup,…
2 pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in northern India
India’s civil aviation ministry said the aircraft crashed during a training flight near Kanpur airport on Thursday The wreckage of plane after incident. PHOTO: Press Trust of India X Post Two pilots were killed when a training aircraft crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, according to officials on Thursday. The incident took…
Mother mourns infant lost in PIMS fire
Witnesses describe chaotic, harrowing scenes and intense smoke, guards reportedly preventing them from leaving ward Javeria, mother of a newborn victim, is consoled following a deadly fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad on August 26, 2026. Photo: Reuters A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on…
Asif Khan handed 15-month doping ban
United Arab Emirates batter Asif Khan has accepted a 15-month ban after testing positive for a prohibited substance, the International Cricket Council said Thursday. The 36-year-old tested positive for a metabolite of mesterolone in an out-of-competition test conducted on September 8, 2025. Asif admitted violating Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code and accepted the…
2 killed, 10 injured when driver deliberately plows into pedestrians in northern France
Incident allegedly involving Russian national living legally in France not currently being treated as terrorism Two people were killed and around 10 others injured – most of them critically – when a driver deliberately ploughed into pedestrians in the northern French city of Caen, local authorities said Thursday. The incident occurred at around 10:10pm local…
