From tiredness-detecting driving glasses to shin guards that judge the performance of footballers — we’ve come a long way since the early days of the pulse-measuring smart watch. Some of the very latest innovations in the burgeoning wearable tech sector were on display this week at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show  — offering improved ways to get online and keep …

Inclusivity at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show was prominent as tech solutions for the elderly were prominently displayed with products ranging from smart clothing to monitoring devices. One of the keys for useful products, CES exhibitors said, was to have the monitoring devices as unobtrusive as possible so seniors feel less awkward. Here are three concepts for seniors seen at …

Central China’s health authorities on Saturday reported the first death from a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has been blamed on a new strain of virus from the same family as SARS. Out of 41 people diagnosed with the new type of coronavirus in the city of Wuhan where it was first confirmed, one had died, two were discharged from treatment, …

KARACHI: The country’s 10 banks signed an agreement on Friday to establish Pakistan Corporate Restructuring Company Ltd (PCRCL). Under the provisions of Corporate Restructuring Companies Act 2016 with an initial paid-up capital of Rs500 million, the banks have decided to establish the Corporate Restructuring Company (CRC) — first of its kind company in the country. The shareholder agreement was signed …

KARACHI: Bulls continued to hold sway at the stock market on Friday as they tossed the KSE-100 index up by 683.98 points (1.61 per cent) with closing seen at 17-month high 43,207.05 points. Including the eye-popping gains of 1,166 points delivered the previous day, the index has raced up by 1,849 points or 4.43pc, which represents the highest two-day increase …

KARACHI: Bank Alfalah received the Best Bank Award for 2019 at the 4th Pakistan Banking Awards ceremony held here on Friday. Six awards were given to other banks for their best performance in different categories. Bank Alfalah also won the Best Consumer Franchise Award for 2019. The bank had won the Best Bank Award in 2018 for Small and Medium …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday reiterated that people of Pakistan — not any particular province — have the first right of use over natural gas as they are its ultimate owners. In a written rejoinder to the Sindh chief minister’s assertions that the province was being deprived of its due share of gas, the ministry of energy (petroleum division) …

DOHA: Stan Wawrinka´s bid for a first ATP title since May 2017 was ended by a three-set loss to unseeded Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday. World number 81 Moutet will face Andrey Rublev in the final after downing top seed Wawrinka 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. The 34-year-old Wawrinka is still waiting for his 17th ATP tournament …

Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Mortaza on Saturday said that he would have chosen to travel to and partake in the upcoming tour of Pakistan had he not retired from Test and T20I cricket, according to The Daily Star. “To be honest if you ask me, I would have gone to Pakistan but obviously I would have consulted my family. But if …

GILGIT: Winter sports competitions were held at the frozen Khalti Lake in Ghizer district on Friday, providing excitement and joy to the people. The sports competitions included football, ice hockey and ice skating. The competition of ice hockey was won by Gamas-A team and ice football by Khalti-A team. Faiz Ahmed was declared winner of the ice skating competition. The …