China’s humanoid robots take centre stage for Lunar New Year showtime

China’s most-watched TV show, the annual CCTV Spring Festival gala, on Monday showcased the country’s cutting-edge industrial policy and Beijing’s push to dominate humanoid robots and the future of manufacturing. Four rising humanoid robot startups – Unitree Robotics, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab – demonstrated their products at the gala, a televised event and touchstone for […]

Medical board says Imran’s vision improving

The federal government’s constituted medical board reported an improvement in former prime minister Imran Khan’s right eye vision. The medical board, comprising two senior ophthalmologists—Dr Nadeem Qureshi and Dr Arif—examined Imran Khan at Adiala Jail on Sunday. According to their two-page report, unaided vision in Imran’s right eye was recorded at 6/24 (partial), while the […]

X outage disrupts users for hours

Social media platform X briefly suffered what monitors described as “international outages” on Monday, disrupting access for users across multiple countries before services were restored later in the afternoon. The Elon Musk-owned network began functioning normally again around 1530 GMT, with posts reappearing and users able to log in and publish content, after outage-tracking website […]

K-P living in stone age, says Maryam

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday lambasted the PTI-led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government, accusing it of leaving the province “in the stone age” while Punjab moves ahead with technology-driven development initiatives. Addressing a laptop distribution ceremony at a university in Gujrat, Maryam contrasted what she described as Punjab’s forward-looking policies with stagnation in K-P, saying students […]

‘We were brothers, we still are’, says famed singer Alamgir on Pak-BD ties

Cultural and artistic exchanges between Pakistan and Bangladesh appear to be entering a new phase, as improving diplomatic and public relations between the two countries raise hopes for renewed collaboration in film and music. For decades, political tensions shaped the narrative between the two nations. However, recent developments suggest a gradual softening of ties, with […]