Javed Badar apologizes to Nawaz Sharif for slanders and mistakes During PTI Tenure

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…

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Coffee boosts healthy aging odds for women: 30-year study

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…

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Decision to segregate campuses sparks debate

Academic community denounces the order as impractical, regressive, and damaging to academic freedom PESHAWAR: Universities and colleges are supposed to be safe spaces for students—but a recent move by authorities has upended that expectation. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Higher Education Department has sparked outrage by banning male teachers from holding one-on-one meetings with female students…

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Pakistan’s repayment of UAE deposit signals improving external stability: analysts

Says Pakistan’s clear capability to fulfil commitments reinforce mutual trust rather than any strain Pakistan-UAE flags. Photo: File The reimbursement of matured long-term foreign deposits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reflects Pakistan’s improving external liquidity position, economic stability, and enhanced policy credibility, besides the capacity to honour its international obligations without compromising macroeconomic fundamentals,…

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Pakistan joins sovereign AI initiative

White paper frames national control of AI as key to security, governance and economic development BEIJING: The Pakistani Embassy in China joined the launch of a sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) white paper at the Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Friday, alongside partners from China, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Kazakhstan. The document defines sovereign…

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Tiger Woods arrested, charged with DUI

The 50-year-old escaped injury but was detained after his vehicle clipped a truck American golfer Tiger Woods. PHOTO: REUTERS MIAMI: Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Friday after a rollover crash near his Florida home, authorities said, as the 15-time major champion’s golf career veered into fresh turmoil. Woods, 50,…

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BJP accuses U.S. State Department and deep state of targeting India over Adani and Modi

BJP accuses US State Department, ‘deep state’ of destabilising India over Adani, Modi ties. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS INDIA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the US State Department and “deep…

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Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro may lower oral contraceptive effectiveness., UK’s MHRA warns

Alert follows 40 reports of pregnancy in women taking these weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro Ozempic. – Reuters/file Listen to article The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued an alert urging women using weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro to use effective contraception after receiving multiple reports of…

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Shopping malls, markets to close at 8pm nationwide except Sindh amid fuel crisis

Premier expresses confidence that Sindh will soon align with federal govt’s decision The federal government on Monday decided to close markets and shopping malls across Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir by 8 pm in an effort to conserve energy and implement austerity measures. According to the…

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Gas shortage halts transport, disrupts schools

Unannounced load-shedding of natural gas; CNG filling stations shut for second day in Peshawar An employee checks empty LPG cylinders inside Vidyarthi Bhavan restaurant, as restaurants and hotels in southern India, including the IT hub of Bengaluru, have warned of shutdowns amid disruptions in commercial LPG supply, following the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Bengaluru,…

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