AI race redraws Asian air cargo, replacing e-commerce as growth engine
A China Airlines Cargo plane taxis at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Photo: Reuters The global race to build artificial intelligence is redrawing Asia’s air cargo map, prompting airlines to redesign networks around growing semiconductor manufacturing hubs as cross-border e-commerce loses momentum. Unlike the post-pandemic parcel boom, demand tied to AI infrastructure is […]
Lack of access to cooling to amplify heat deaths in Pakistan – Pakistan
• 89pc of Pakistan’s population trapped in deadly combination of extreme heat, lack of access to air conditioning• Chicago University study says 377,000 lives projected to be lost each year by 2050, including 150,000 in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: As extreme heat events become more frequent, most poor countries lack the resources to power the cooling systems […]
FCC says earlier order in Imran’s release case remains in force – Pakistan
• Defers further hearing until after summer recess• Seeks replies in Radio Pakistan attack case ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Tuesday ruled that its earlier direction cautioning against any law and order situation in a case relating to the alleged mobilisation of the ‘Imran Khan Release Force’ remains in force. A three-judge FCC […]
SHO among 11 cops booked over raid on AGP Mansoor Awan’s house in Lahore – Pakistan
LAHORE: Eleven police officials, including the station house officer (SHO) of Sarwar Road police station, have been booked and charge-sheeted after they allegedly raided the residence of Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Awan in Lahore and harassed household staff, exceeding their lawful authority. According to the police, the SHO, Irfan, has obtained interim bail from […]
Power division pins blame for circular debt on ‘Q Block’ – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: The power division on Tuesday blamed the Ministry of Finance for a Rs61 billion increase in power sector circular debt, which rose to Rs1.675 trillion by June 30 this year from Rs1.614tr a year earlier. “Due to the budget deduction of Rs98bn, the circular debt witnessed an increase of Rs61bn” during FY2025-26, the power […]
Musk’s X says Australia social media ban crackdown undermines international law
Australia’s world-first law barring accounts for under-16s took effect last December Elon Musk’s X accused Australia of trying to give its internet regulator unfair information-gathering powers and undermining US law with plans for tougher enforcement of a teen social media ban. Australia’s world-first law barring accounts for under-16s took effect last December, drawing criticism from social […]
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout
Trump administration is aiming to safeguard US AI supply chain from Chinese threats of disruption A humanoid robot at a robotics laboratory during a government-organized media trip in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. Photo: Reuters The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the US AI […]
Oil rises as US-Iran tension escalates after Iraq strikes, missile attack
Oil prices rose more than $3 a barrel on Wednesday after joint strikes in Iraq by the United States and Saudi Arabia, and the interception of Iran’s ballistic missiles aimed at US forces in the Middle East, while US crude inventories shrank. Brent futures increased by $3.30, or 3.9%, to $87.39 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate […]
Sharjeel scoffs at Maryam’s remarks
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, reacting to the statement of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, on Tuesday said that the saying, “adding insult to injury”, aptly applies to the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N). He said that the PML-N’s theft of the innocent Kashmiris’ right […]
France, Spain make headway against huge blazes
. MADRID/ BORDEAUX: Firefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires that have forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain, as Western Europe braced for another heatwave. The fires have torn through a region already battered by a blisteringly hot and dry summer. Crews were seeking to capitalise on […]