ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Thursday recalled three batches of Dolor DS painkiller syrup after the revelation that it lacks enough elements to cure the patients. The Dolor DS suspension is manufactured by Adamjee Pharmaceuticals Karachi. According to an alert issued by DRAP, Dolor DS 100mg/5mL Suspension (Batch # 1236,1237 and 1238) lacks the required quantity of Sodium that …

Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations. Here are the maiden flights space watchers can look forward to next year. Countdown for Ariane 6 The Ariane 6 rocket, which carries Europe’s hopes for space autonomy …

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, today went on the first demo ride of the Chevrolet Bolt-based Cruise autonomous vehicle (AV) in Jumeirah 1 area.   This testing and validation of the autonomous vehicle is an important step towards launching a self-driving ridehail service in Dubai. …

PARIS: Former Grand Slam winner Yannick Noah described his appointment on Thursday as captain of France’s men’s wheelchair tennis team at the 2024 Paris Paralympics as “a fantastic adventure”. The 63-year-old, who won the 1983 French Open before helping his country to Fed Cup and Davis Cup successes as skipper, was handed the role for his home Games by the …

ZURICH: Football clubs paid a record $888.1 million in agent service fees in 2023, an increase of 42.5% on the previous year, world governing body FIFA said in its annual “Football Agents in International Transfers” report released on Thursday. The previous record was in 2019 when worldwide spending on commissions to agents involved in the international transfer of players was …

ZURICH: Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are the three finalists for the FIFA 2023 Best Men’s Player award, world football’s governing body said on Thursday. Norwegian Haaland helped Manchester City win three major trophies, the Champions League, English Premier League and FA Cup last season. Messi secured the award in 2022 after guiding Argentina to World Cup victory …

PERTH: Australia’s opener David Warner brushed aside any doubts about his Test match pedigree with a brutal 164-run assault on Pakistan’s bowlers as the hosts glided to 346-5 after 84 overs at stumps on day one of the series opener in Perth on Thursday. The 37-year-old, who intends to retire from Tests after the third and final game in Sydney, …

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakistan’s hopes of finishing among the top six at the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup ended with a 7-5 reverse at the hands of Australia in an entertaining fifth-to-eighth place classification match on Thursday. Roelant Oltmans’ Pakistan were 7-2 down in at the start of the last quarter but fought till the end at the National Hockey Stadium …

Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shahzad announced on Friday that he is parting ways with the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after not being picked by any of the six franchises in the recent player drafting, which he said seemed like a “deliberate effort” to keep him out of the T20 showpiece. The player drafting for the 2024 edition of the PSL took …