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A visitor tries an exoskeleton robot during the World Smart Industry Expo 2025 in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 7, 2025. The World Smart Industry Expo 2025 kicked off on Friday in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, showcasing advanced achievements including AI rehabilitation systems, portable wearable devices, elderly care robots, and senior-friendly equipment. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)A visitor tries an intelligent walking assistance robot during the World Smart Industry Expo 2025 in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 5, 2025. The World Smart Industry Expo 2025 kicked off on Friday in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, showcasing advanced achievements including AI rehabilitation systems, portable wearable…
Thousands of Pakistanis—including federal ministers and senior officials—are reportedly affected by an ongoing breach of personal data, now available for sale online, Express News reported. Data available for purchase includes mobile SIM owners’ addresses, call logs, copies of national identity cards, and abroad‑travel details. The records span a wide range of individuals, from federal ministers to PTA spokespersons, and extend across government tiers. Despite a similar warning issued by Express News on October 12 last year, the illicit trade continues, with weak enforcement failing to stem the leak. Authorities including PTA and NCCIA have remained largely silent—despite assurances that offending…
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (not pictured) and European leaders amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025.Alexander Drago | ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is ready to move to a second phase of sanctioning Russia, the closest he has come to suggesting he is on the verge of ramping up sanctions against Moscow or its oil buyers over the war in Ukraine.Trump has repeatedly threatened Moscow with further sanctions but withheld them as he pursued peace…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the army was “deepening” its assault in and around Gaza City, as it seeks to step up pressure on the Palestinian group Hamas. Israeli air strikes this week have flattened two high-rises in Gaza City as troops intensified their operations in the area, aiming to conquer the Palestinian territory’s largest urban centre. “We are deepening the manoeuvre on the outskirts of Gaza City and within Gaza City itself,” Netanyuahu told ministers at the start of a cabinet meeting, according to a video shared by his office. Read More: Israel orders Gaza City…
Pakistan men, led by spinner Mohammad Nawaz’s hat-trick, bamboozled Afghanistan to win by a huge margin of 75 runs in the final of the Twenty20 International tri-series in Sharjah on Sunday. Player of the match Nawaz became the third Pakistani bowler to take a hat-trick in T20Is for the Green Shirts and ended up with figures of 5-19 as the Afghan batters had no response to his wily left-arm spin — getting bowled out for a paltry 66. He also contributed with the bat in Pakistan’s first innings by hitting two sixes and scoring 25 of 21 deliveries. Earlier, Afghanistan…
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks as US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on September 5, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that he is “confident” that President Donald Trump’s tariff plan “will win” at the Supreme Court, but warned his agency would be forced to issue massive refunds if the high court rules against it.If the tariffs are struck down, he said, “we would have to give a refund on about half the tariffs, which would be terrible…
LAHORE: Lahore residents are facing steep food prices as floods across Punjab disrupt supplies and an alleged cartel in the poultry sector keeps chicken rates artificially high. Vegetables, fruits, and meat are being sold well above official benchmarks, leaving households struggling to afford basic essentials despite daily government notifications. Market watchers say an undeclared cartel in the poultry sector has resurfaced in Lahore, keeping official chicken rates unchanged for nearly a month despite shifts in supply and demand. The last revision was issued on Aug. 11, when district authorities fixed live chicken at Rs397–411 per kilogram and chicken meat at…
PESHAWAR: In a strict move against poor academic performance, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Workers Welfare Board has suspended 15 school principals following the substandard results in matriculation exams. According to a notification, the suspended principals include those from Working Focus Grammar Schools in Akora Khattak, Aman Garh, Ghoriwala, Haripur-II, Hattar, Karak, Kohat-I, Kohat-II, Peshawar-II, Mardan, Shehbaz Azmat Khel, Swabi, and Swat. Additionally, the principals of Working Focus Grammar School Takht Bai and Working Focus Grammar Higher Secondary School were also removed due to poor performance. According to the Workers Welfare Board, the responsibilities of the suspended principals have temporarily been assigned…
Max Verstappen slowed McLaren’s Formula One dominance on Sunday with a phenomenal display of driving on his way to victory at the Italian Grand Prix, the fastest ever race in the sport’s history. Starting from pole, reigning world champion Verstappen completed a magical weekend at Monza, which included the fastest lap ever in F1 during Saturday’s qualifying by schooling McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at Monza. Red Bull’s Verstappen has little chance of securing a fifth straight drivers’ title as he still trails championship leader Piastri by 94 points, with the Australian finishing third. “It was really enjoyable,”…
Afghanistan men’s spinners restricted Pakistan to 141-8 in the final of the Twenty20 International tri-series in Sharjah on Sunday. Skipper Salman Ali Agha had elected to bat first after winning the toss, and the Green Shirts had one change since their last encounter against Afghanistan on Tuesday, with spinner Abrar Ahmed playing in place of pacer Haris Rauf. Pakistan suffered an early blow when they lost opener Sahebzada Farhan to an inswinger by Fazalhaq Farooqi that made a mess of his stumps. Fazalhaq, along with left-arm leg-spinner Noor Ahmad, continued their good form with the ball against the Green Shirts…