CHICAGO: Individuals carrying two copies of the APOE4 gene are ‘virtually guaranteed’ to develop Alzheimer’s and face symptoms at an earlier age, researchers told the international press on Monday. The study is set to redefine such carriers as having a ‘new genetic form’ of the mind-wasting disease. The reclassification may change the current norms surrounding Alzheimer’s research, diagnosis and approaches to treatment, …

KARACHI: Azhar Mahmood looks at Pakistan’s problems through numbers; crunching them and bringing them to the best use is what will define his newly-assumed role as the national side’s assistant coach. But the clock is ticking fast with the T20 World Cup now just days away. Unlike most participants of the T20 showpiece, set to be held in the United …

PARIS: Paris St Germain are bidding to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit and beat Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League semi-final return match on Tuesday, with the aim of bringing the curtain down on the Kylian Mbappe era at the club in the final at Wembley. The only time PSG have previously appeared in the biggest match in club football …

LAHORE: Pakistan failure to win a trophy under Babar Azam’s captaincy was under the spotlight once again when the side’s skipper addressed a press conference hours ahead of the team’s departure to Dublin here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday. The national team is headed to the Ireland capital to play three Twenty20 Internationals from May 10-14 against the hosts. The …

ISLAMABAD: Just days after publicly opposing the government’s plan for privatising loss-making public enterprises, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday set up a committee for talks with the Centre on the issue. The committee comprises Sherry Reh­­­man, Syed Naveed Qamar and Saleem Mandviwalla, according to a statement issued by the party’s central secretariat. The committee will “engage with the government …

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has sought immediate disbursement of about Rs130 billion on account of subsidy payments against K-Electric and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. As the fiscal year approaches its end, various ministries and divisions have accumulated a series of supplementary grants for approval by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet at a meeting to be presided over …

KARACHI: Growing optimism about likely major business deals during the visit of a high-powered Saudi trade delegation lifted the benchmark KSE 100-share index to a new all-time high on Monday. Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corporation said the bullish momentum stemmed from Saudi businesspeople’s meetings with high government officials and local counterparts to explore investment opportunities in various sectors. This follow-up visit …

ISLAMABAD: Services exports grew for the second consecutive month, posting a rise of 6.77 per cent year-on-year in March after contraction for the previous four months, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data showed on Monday. Services exports reached $710.75 million from the $665.68m in the corresponding month last year. On a month-on-month basis, the services export posted a growth of 13pc. In …

GILGIT: For the first time, the Gilgit-Baltistan Finance Department collected a record Rs3 billion in the July-March period of the current fiscal year. GB Finance Secretary Aziz Ahmed Jamali told on Monday that a multi-pronged strategy has been developed to generate revenue from tourism, power, minerals and other sectors. The efforts aim to make the region financially self-sufficient since the …