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Robot fish that “eat” microplastics may one day help to clean up the world’s polluted oceans, says a team of Chinese scientists from Sichuan University in southwest China. Soft to touch and just 1.3 centimetres (0.5 inch) in size, these robots already suck up microplastics in shallow water. The team …

Higher oil prices have helped transport startup Swvl attract customers as people in its bigger markets such as Egypt and Pakistan ditch their cars in favour of buses, Chief Financial Officer Youssef Salem told Reuters. The Nasdaq-listed company has however aggressively cut costs and put some business expansion plans on …

England all-rounder Ben Stokes will quit one-day internationals following Tuesday’s match against South Africa, the country’s cricket board said in a statement. “I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham. I have decided to retire from this format,” Stokes said in the statement. …

ISLAMABAD: The returning officer (RO) in PP-07 Kahuta has ordered a recount in the constituency after PTI candidate Colonel (retd) Shabbir Awan challenged the results over losing the seat by mere 49 votes The PTI candidate has challenged the results and filed a plea with the RO for a recount …

A passenger plane crash-landed at an airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, with no deaths reported and all those on board – more than 30 passengers – rescued. Video from the scene showed the plane upside down after having apparently flipped over on landing. Black smoke and flames rose …

KARACHI: A four-member family on Monday drowned at a nullah in Karachi’s Shadman Town after their motorbike slipped into the overflowing drain during the Sunday night rain spell as two of them were later saved by rescue teams Rescue officials said that four members of a family including the husband, …

ISLAMABAD: The district and session court in Islamabad on Monday granted bail to the former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan in five cases against him During the hearing, additional session judge East Abdul Ghafoor Kakar approved the bail pleas of the former prime minister in five cases against …

Contrary to their previous claim that the case pertaining to kidnapping of teenage Dua Zehra and her marriage was false, police on Saturday informed a sessions court that 24 persons, including her purported husband Zaheer Ahmed, had been found involved in abducting her from Karachi and shifting her to Punjab, …

Another Indian plane made an emergency landing at Karachi Jinnah’s International Airport A Hyderabad-bound flight from Sharjah made an emergency landing at Karachi airport after the pilot reported a technical issue. The IndiGo aircraft is currently being examined at the Karachi airport. “IndiGo flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad …

Pakistan captain Babar Azam achieved another milestone on Sunday as he smashed Indian batter Virat Kohli’s record to become the fastest Asian batsman to reach 10,000 runs in international cricket. Babar achieved the milestone during Pakistan’s opening Test against Sri Lanka here at the Galle International Stadium. It took the …