Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Robotic arms that are linked to a man’s brain let him feed himself

Man without fingers makes dessert in 90 seconds. Johns Hopkins used BMI and modular prosthetics. Next-generation prosthetics may “see” phantom limbs. Robotic arms with a fork and a knife flank a sitting man eating cake at a table. “Moving fork to food” and “retracting knife” are announced by a computer. Paralyzed, the man makes small … Read more

Slowdown of FO-based power generation reduces petroleum sales

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KARACHI: The total petroleum and lubricant sales clocked-in at 1.51million tonnes in December 2021, depicting a decline of 6 per cent on a year-on-year basis, a research report by Arif Habib Limited showed. The decline in sales volume is attributable to lower Furnace Oil (FO) requirement amid slowdown in FO based power generation, as the … Read more

Attock Petroleum posts profit of Rs4.9 billion

KARACHI: The Attock Petroleum Limited (APL) has earned a net profit of Rs4.9 billion for the year ended June 30, 2021, which is multiple times higher than the profit of Rs1.01 billion recorded in FY20, a bourse filing said on Wednesday. The earnings per share (EPS) for the year clocked-in at Rs49.43, compared with the … Read more

Pakistan’s oil sales climb 18% to 19.4 million tonnes in FY21

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s oil sales have increased 18 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) in the fiscal year 2020/21 to 19.4 million tonnes, showing a sharp recovery, compared with the last year, which witnessed a decline of 12 per cent YoY due to the Covid-19-linked lockdowns. According to a report of Topline Research, motor spirit sales reached an … Read more