Islamabad,(International Desk) — Pakistan has emerged as one of the top five countries in the world for artificial intelligence (AI) usage, according to a new survey by the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. The study, covering 21 nations, ranked Pakistan fourth after India, Kenya, and Brazil. Survey findings show that 26% of Pakistanis…
Karachi,(International Desk) — The Sindh government has announced an expansion of its Benazir Hari Card scheme to provide financial assistance and solar energy solutions to more farmers across the province. Provincial Agriculture Minister Muhammad Bux Maher said on Thursday that registration of 80,000 additional farmers has been completed, with 50,000 cards expected to be issued…
Islamabad,(International Desk) — Nineteen Pakistanis are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Oman, Pakistani authorities confirmed on Friday. One survivor has been rescued. According to an initial report by Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the vessel, carrying 20 Pakistanis, was caught in a storm on September 7. A gas cylinder…
Islamabad,(International Desk) — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Ministry of Finance to open talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to arrange temporary relief on electricity bills for households in flood-affected areas. Government sources said the proposal under consideration includes a one-month exemption from electricity charges, aimed at providing urgent assistance to…
Wisconsin quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. is unlikely to play at No. 19. Alabama on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Edwards is expected to travel with the team and plans to warm up for the game, per sources, but he still faces long odds to play this week. Edwards sprained his knee in the opening 17-0 win…
CNN is expanding its live news hours, bringing on Elex Michaelson to anchor a new program from Los Angeles from 12-2 a.m. ET. Michaelson joins CNN from KTTV, Fox’s L.A. station, where he garnered widespread acclaim for his coverage of this year’s devastating wildfires. He had been with KTTV since 2017. While at KTTV, Michaelson…
On a humid Beijing track last month, the sprint to the future began. The athletes were not human; they were robots. The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games brought 280 teams from 16 countries to compete in 26 events, from sprints to gymnastics to football. China’s Unitree dominated the track, X-Humanoid excelled in industrial tasks, while…
LAHORE: CCPO Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana, chairing a review meeting, stressed that ensuring foolproof security for foreign nationals, especially Chinese citizens, is the top responsibility of the city police.He directed a crackdown on beggar mafias, drug dealers, and illegal gambling dens, while also ordering strict enforcement against aerial firing, one-wheeling, and kite flying.
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari said Punjab is facing a severe calamity, and Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif is personally visiting flood-hit areas daily to supervise relief operations.She informed that more than 4.2 million people have been affected, 2.2 million individuals and 1.7 million livestock have been shifted to safe areas,…
Bill ConnellySep 11, 2025, 08:23 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Transfer season has ended for a few months, plus the first — and most interruptive — of international breaks is coming to a close. We can…
