Apple Watch hypertension feature wins FDA approval, rollout next week

Apple will roll out a hypertension detection feature on its smart watch next week after receiving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance on Thursday, Bloomberg News reported. Apple and the FDA did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The company unveileda blood pressure monitor in its latest Apple Watch at the September 9 event, where it also introduced a refreshed iPhone lineup, including a slimmer iPhone Air. … Read more

Profit-taking drags PSX below 155,000

[ The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the week on a bearish note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index sliding 1,701 points, or 1.09%, to close at 154,440 on Friday. The session began on a positive footing, but momentum faded quickly as profit-taking set in, pushing the index below the key 155,000 level. Heavy selling in … Read more

Pakistan urges UNSC to hold Israel accountable for ‘unprovoked aggression’ in Qatar

Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday to move beyond mere condemnation of the Israeli strikes targeting Hamas negotiators and hold Israel accountable for its “illegal and unprovoked aggression” against Qatar. Speaking at the 15-member Council’s emergency meeting on the Middle East, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, … Read more