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PUBLISHED September 28, 2025 As the campaign for immunisation against HPV began, a lot of objections to the vaccine came to the fore, raising doubts in the minds of even those optimistic people who usually see the bright side of things. The most common objection is why a girl as young as nine years old needs to be vaccinated against a disease that, in her opinion, usually affects older women.  For those who question the logic behind early vaccination and its efficacy and need, let me present some facts regarding the vaccine and why it is important. HPV vaccine prevents…

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to members of the media alongside fellow Republicans during a press conference following Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersAs congressional Democrats push to tie extending Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies to the government funding fight, Republican leaders say they’re willing to debate the issue — but not until after a shutdown is averted.”The Obamacare subsidies is a policy debate that has to be determined by the end of the year … not right now, while we’re simply trying to keep…

Pakistan strongly rebuked India at the United Nations General Assembly, after an Indian diplomat derisively referred to the country as “Terroristan,” in a deliberate attempt to malign Pakistan and distract from its own atrocities in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Islamabad’s representative called the remark “utterly shameful” and branded India a “serial perpetrator of terrorism.” The clash unfolded during the ongoing General Debate when Indian diplomat Rentala Srinivas accused Pakistan of promoting terrorism, declaring, “No arguments or untruths can ever whitewash the crimes of Terroristan.” Earlier in the session, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar had also described…

Chakravarthy strikes as Sahibzada departs after blistering knock! 9.3: Sahibzada smacks it a mile up for a six! Just when Sahibzada looked to be on his way towards stamping his imprint on the game, he departs. He had smacked Chakravarthy down the ground for a stunning six but fell the next ball, finding Tilak Verma at deep midwicket. India get a much-needed breakthrough but Sahibzada has given Pakistan the start they would’ve wanted. Up to the next batters to build on this. Pakistan – 87-1 Sahibzada’s journey so far Sahibzada Farhan, being a standout performer for Pakistan this Asia Cup…

* The world’s highest bridge opened to traffic Sunday morning in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, slashing travel time across a deep canyon from two hours to just two minutes after three years of construction.* The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, soaring 625 meters above the Beipan River in Guizhou’s mountainous terrain, is nearly nine times the height of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.* This mega-project has attracted worldwide attention since its launch in 2022. Now, it has not only added a new landmark to Guizhou, renowned as “the world’s bridge museum,” but also presented the globe with a Chinese approach for…

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) has sought to distance itself from a controversy over the presence of columnist Shama Junejo at Pakistan’s United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting, after her appearance triggered widespread debate online. In a clarification issued on X late Friday night, the FO, without naming Junejo, said, “The individual in question was not listed in the official letter of credence for the Pakistan delegation to the 80th UNGA session, signed by the deputy prime minister and foreign minister”. “As such, her seating behind the defence minister did not have the approval of the deputy prime minister/foreign minister,”…

PUBLISHED September 28, 2025 KARACHI: My Life, My Truth and My Journey, the memoir of Khawar Masud Butt, is more than a personal story. It is, in many ways, a case study of how values, vision, and persistence can turn around a struggling business and convert it into an enduring institution. Butt takes the reader back to his Kashmiri roots and to the formative lessons of pakeezgi (purity of intent), discipline, and resilience. Alongside this grounding, he recalls his passion for cricket and classical music — not just as hobbies, but as experiences that sharpened instincts which later defined his…

Former domestic player and administrator Mithun Manhas was unanimously elected on Sunday as president of India’s cricket board, the sport’s most powerful national body. Manhas was the only nominee to be chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was appointed after the board’s annual general meeting in Mumbai. Rajeev Shukla was elected as vice-president, while Devajit Saikia will stay on as secretary, the BCCI said in a statement. Manhas, 45, never played for India but turned to the game’s administration after his first-class playing career ended. He replaces India’s former World Cup-winner Roger Binny, who…

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the construction site of the main bridge tower of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)ZHENFENG, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — The world’s tallest bridge opened to traffic Sunday morning in southwest China’s Guizhou, slashing travel time across a deep canyon from two hours to just two minutes after three years of construction.The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, soaring 625 meters above the Beipan River in Guizhou’s mountainous terrain, is nearly nine times as tall as San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.With a main span of 1,420 meters,…

PUBLISHED September 28, 2025 They used to fight over oil. Now they fight over feeds. The long-running fight over TikTok has finally ended in Washington’s favour — at least on paper. ByteDance, under unrelenting US pressure, ceded its American operations to an Oracle-led consortium, with a government-approved trustee installed at the top. A Chinese platform has done what no foreign challenger ever managed: outpace Silicon Valley on its own turf. TikTok, owned by ByteDance, cracked the monopoly of American tech by outclassing its rivals. With 170 million US users, its algorithm left Facebook’s Reels and YouTube’s Shorts scrambling to catch…