Smartwatches may not only help count steps and sleep but can also offer mental health clinicians valuable information about depression symptoms, according to a new study. Wearable technology is part of a focus on precision medicine that will allow clinicians to better tailor treatment for individual patients, said Joshua Curtiss, Assistant Professor of applied psychology at Northeastern University, US. “The …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed exporters to utilise their funds in foreign currency accounts without any prior approval. The government has been making efforts to increase exports and facilitate exporters a liberal with liberal access to dollars for marketing and other related purposes. “To facilitate the exporters and to promote ease of doing business, the utilisation …

RANCHI: Spinner Sho­aib Bashir took four wickets to lead England’s bowling charge and put India on the back foot at 219-7 on day two of the fourth Test on Saturday. The rookie off-spinner rattled the Indian reply to England’s first innings of 353 in a marathon spell of 31 overs unchanged spread over three sessions in Ranchi. Wicket-keeper/batsman Dhruv Jurel, …

MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s air of optimism was punctured as Alex Iwobi’s 97th minute winner handed Fulham their first win at Old Trafford since 2003, while Aston Villa surged clear in fourth by beating Nottingham Forest 4-2 on Saturday. The completion of Jim Ratcliffe’s minority stake in United this week and a spell of good form had brought hope of a …

LAHORE: The game seemed to be in the bag for Lahore Qalandars, a partisan home crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday cheering them on for a long awaited first victory of this HBL Pakistan Super League season, only for the Karachi Kings to brutally snatch it away at the death. When Mir Hamza’s edge off the last ball flew …

FORT LAUDERDALE: Organisers of June’s ICC T20 World Cup games in the United States say that early ticket sales have shown there is a huge demand for the sport among cricket lovers in the country. The highly anticipated clash in New York between cricket rivals Pakistan and India was over-subscribed by 200 times in the public ballot for tickets, the …

Lahore Qalandars’ Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) after dislocating his shoulder during last night’s defeat to Karachi Kings, the franchise said on Sunday. In a press release, the franchise said that Haris fell on his shoulder in the 20th over while completing a catch to dismiss Kings’ Hasan Ali. “Despite the injury, he walked …

ISLAMABAD: Exports of non-textile value-added products registered a year-on-year growth of 4.93 per cent in January, a healthy sign of getting more orders from the international market. The non-textile products exports did not include the export value of food products during the month under review. In absolute terms, the value of non-textile products reached $553 million in January against $527m …

KARACHI: The foreign investments in equity and treasury bills (T-bills) surged to $98 million in January, surpassing the peak of $65m in December 2023. The latest data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed that the inflows in equities totalled $67m during January under the Special Convertible Rupee Account (SCRA) which kept the market bullish during the month. This …