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Soon Valley residents say life-saving treatment 60km away is costing them their health, savings KHUSHAB: Hundreds of kidney patients in Tehsil Nowshera are trapped in a worsening health crisis as the region continues to operate without a single dialysis centre. With no local treatment available, patients must endure a gruelling 60-kilometre journey along rough, mountainous roads to Khushab multiple times a week, an exhausting and risky ordeal that has become their only lifeline. Educationist Malik Usman Ghazi Awan told Express that the 60-kilometre stony and uneven route from Nowshera to Khushab is a severe test for any frail patient. Kidney…

Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles.BaiduBEIJING — Chinese robotaxi companies are expanding abroad at a faster clip than U.S. rivals Waymo and Tesla — at a time when industry leaders say autonomous driving is finally near an inflection point.”I think robotaxi has reached a tipping point, both here in China and in the U.S.,” Baidu CEO Robin Li said Tuesday on an earnings call, according to a FactSet transcript. “There are enough people who have [had the] chance to experience driverless rides, and the word of mouth…

A student operates an AI-powered VR device at Shenzhen Xiantian Foreign Language School in south China’s Guangdong Province, March 21, 2025. (Xinhua)BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — To accelerate China’s long-term goal of building a strong nation in education, authorities said the country is poised to explore new models for nurturing top-notch innovative talents in strategically vital fields, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and integrated circuits.To this end, China will establish a talent cultivation mechanism aligning industrial development with national strategic demands, and further adjust and optimize academic disciplines and majors, according to Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng.The country will also…

Rs5.3 trillion recovered in 2 years, says report exposing scale of Pakistan’s corruption crisisIMF: Pakistan loses up to 6.5% of GDP to corruption as elite capture strangles growth ISLAMABAD: Corruption recoveries totaling Rs5.3 trillion in just two years represent only a fraction of the true cost to Pakistan’s economy, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday in a scorching assessment that found corruption “persistent and corrosive” at every level of government.After holding back for almost three months, the Ministry of Finance released the Governance and Corruption Diagnostics Report to meet the IMF’s condition to release it before the meeting of the…

A sign with the Walmart logo is seen outside of a Walmart store in Selinsgrove. Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesWalmart will report fiscal third-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday and give the latest read on consumer spending as the retail industry heads into the holiday season.Here’s what Wall Street expects for the company’s fiscal third quarter, according to a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: 60 cents expectedRevenue: $177.43 billion expectedThe retail giant, which draws shoppers across incomes, is well-positioned to give a snapshot of U.S. consumer health and the impact of short-term…

Opposition leader urges political parties sign social contract for restoration of constitutional rule Opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai has urged all political parties to sign a new social contract for restoring the rule of the Constitution, assuring that PTI founder Imran Khan “will not take action against anyone” if constitutional order is upheld. TTAP leaders met the sisters of the PTI founder at Bani Gala, condemning the alleged violence against women outside Adiala Jail and expressing full solidarity with the family. The meeting was followed by a joint press conference in which TTIP leaders voiced alarm…

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reacts during a “New York is Not For Sale” rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 26, 2025.Eduardo Munoz | ReutersPresident Donald Trump said on Wednesday night that he will meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday.The meeting comes at the request of Mamdani, a democratic socialist who stunned the U.S. political world in June by beating former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary, and then cruising to victory over Cuomo again in the…

Nvidia on Wednesday evening delivered better-than-expected quarterly results, with a guide that should impress even those with the highest of expectations. Revenue in the company’s fiscal 2026 third quarter grew 62% year over year to $57.01 billion, outpacing the $54.92 billion the Street was looking for, according to estimates compiled by data provider LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share for the three months ending Oct. 26 increased 67% to $1.30, also exceeding the consensus estimate of $1.25, per LSEG data. NVDA YTD mountain Nvidia YTD Talk about a strong showing. In addition to solid beats on the top and bottom lines, management…

Claims police resorted to violence against peaceful gathering, dragging her elderly sister, assaulting PTI ministersSisters of PTI founder Imran Khan, Dr Uzma Khan (left), Aleema Khan and Noreen Khan, address a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025. — Photo: SABAH Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan accused police of unleashing a violent crackdown outside Adiala Jail, claiming her elderly sister was dragged on the road and female lawyers were shoved into police vans as officers ended a 10-hour sit in late Tuesday night. Addressing a press conference alongside Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Khan, as…

C. C. Wei, chief executive officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), left, and Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the TSMC sports day event in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsian chip stocks rallied in early trading Thursday after American AI chip darling Nvidia posted strong third quarter earnings, in a sign that AI bubble concerns aren’t slowing down the AI industry. South Korea’s SK Hynix popped around 4%. The memory chip maker is Nvidia’s top supplier of high-bandwidth memory used in AI applications. Samsung Electronics, which also supplies Nvidia…