Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: X/ File Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday discussed the evolving regional developments with the key foreign leaders, stressing on the importance of dialogue, diplomacy, and collective efforts to promote peace and stability in the Middle East. According to Ministry of…
2,700 infections, including 41 virus-linked deaths, confirmed in last 2 weeks in the occupied territory. PHOTO: AA/FILE SRINAGAR: Coronavirus cases in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) region crossed the 7,000-mark including 94 deaths, officials said on Sunday. As many as 127 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the national…
Oscar Piastri took pole position for the second time this weeked, following up on his sprint race display. Photo: REUTERS SUZUKA: McLaren’s Oscar Piastri recorded the fastest time in second free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday, ahead of Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and George Russell. The 24-year-old Australian, who failed to start…
Trump’s first overseas trip since winning elections will mark event celebrating completion of cathedral’s restoration. US president-elect Donald Trump will travel to Paris this weekend to attend the grand reopening of the historic Notre Dame Cathedral, marking his first overseas trip since winning the election. The event will celebrate the completion of the cathedral’s restoration,…
UK disposable vape sales banned from June 1 amid environmental concerns and rising youth vaping rates The UK government’s ban on disposable vapes comes into force this Sunday, signalling the end of easy access to single-use vaping devices in shops and online. The move, first announced in January 2024, aims to tackle the growing environmental…
US firm proposes wealth fund, tax overhaul, 4-day week, grid expansion to address AI energy demand OpenAI has grown rapidly to more than 800 million people using its services weekly since its 2022 launch. PHOTO: REUTERS OpenAI on Monday called for sweeping reforms to address the rapid growth of artificial intelligence, including a public wealth…
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah shared on Sunday that 2,179 people were diagnosed with coronavirus overnight, of the total 9,244 samples tested on the day. Shah added that 435,393 samples have been tested to date in Sindh, of which 80,446 have been positive, which constituted around 18.4 per cent of the…
SYDNEY: The New Zealand Olympic Committee on Friday acknowledged the amount of work that went into developing the new Olympic policy on the protection of the female category in elite sport and said it would apply it with “respect and care”. The policy, unveiled by the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, introduces gene testing which…
Javed Badar apologizes to Nawaz Sharif for past ‘slanders’ and ‘mistakes’ during his PTI tenure PAKISTAN: Javed Badar, the former media coordinator for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has apologised to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif for spreading “false narratives and slanderous accusations” during his time with the Imran Khan-led party. In an open letter, Badar…
Study of 47,513 women links higher caffeine intake, especially from coffee, to better odds of healthy aging. Listen to article A recent study from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) explored the relationship between caffeine consumption in midlife and the likelihood of healthy aging (HA) in women during older adulthood. The study, involving 47,513 women with data collected since…