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PUBLISHED August 03, 2025 KARACHI: In a country where patients often arrive at hospitals only when their condition turns critical, where public health infrastructure remains chronically underfunded, and where even routine illnesses can become life-threatening due to delays, the cracks in Pakistan’s healthcare system are no secret. But while treatment gaps and medicine shortages dominate headlines, a quieter crisis continues to erode outcomes: the failure to diagnose early, or accurately. Diagnostics are the starting point of any effective treatment journey. They help identify diseases before symptoms become severe, guide doctors toward the right course of action, and save lives through…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced a blanket ban on future participation in the World Championship of Legends (WCL), citing “hypocrisy and bias” in the context of Indian players being awarded points despite willfully forfeiting a match with the Pakistani team. Political tensions between the two nations over the years have cast a shadow over bilateral sporting events, causing major tournaments to hang in the balance. The countries’ teams have previously refused to travel across the border for sporting events, electing to play on neutral ground via a hybrid model instead. The Pakistani veterans team advanced into the…
PUBLISHED August 03, 2025 KARACHI: On July 24 2025, news broke out that professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan had untimely passed away at the age of 71, having suffered a cardiac arrest at his Florida residence. What followed, however, was a mixed reaction to the news. To put it mildly, Hogan (real name Terry Bolea) leaves behind a complicated legacy, marred by his actions both inside and outside the squared circle. From body-slamming the 500-lbs Andre the Giant in front of a (disputed) crowd of 93,000, to bankrupting Gawker, all the way to his all-too-vocal support for MAGA and US…
Lando Norris trimmed McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri’s lead in the drivers’ world championship to just nine points on Sunday when he switched tactics to lead him home by just 0.698 seconds in a thrilling finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Briton, who moved from a two-stop strategy to one stop, held off series leader Piastri, on fresher tyres, over the closing laps of a strategic contest to claim McLaren’s 200th victory and their record 13th win in Hungary. It was Norris’s first win at the Hungaroring in the event’s 40th race, avenging his ‘team orders’ defeat in 2024…
PUBLISHED August 03, 2025 KARACHI: Some thirty years ago, as a newly-wed in London, it didn’t take me long to fall in love with the rows and rows of cookie-cutter houses in Wimbledon where I lived, the no-nonsense downpours [that instantly delighted my desi heart, the fish and chips shops emanating aromas reminiscent of fried foods in Pakistan, Gaylord Restaurant on Leopold Road that served the best Dum Aloo and Madras Curry, and my Sunday morning walks to Wimbledon Park Station where I could pick up a copy of a Pakistani Urdu daily and a hot Cornish pasty from the…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters in the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., March 19, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersNational Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, without citing specific evidence.Hassett repeatedly pointed to the revisions in Friday’s employment data to justify Trump’s firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, but did not provide data showing the latest jobs report was “rigged,” as Trump claimed.”I mean, the revisions are hard evidence,” he said on NBC News, adding that there “have…
PUBLISHED August 03, 2025 On August 1, as the clock struck midnight Eastern Time, a new era in global trade was inaugurated — one that might be remembered not for its reciprocity or fairness, but for the brute leverage of American power. With the rollout of sweeping new reciprocal tariffs under President Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” strategy, dozens of nations were forced into last-minute trade deals that, beneath the surface, bear a striking resemblance to the “unequal treaties” of the 19th century. Only this time, they were not written at gunpoint, but under threat of economic coercion. The United…
SINGAPORE: Katie Ledecky beat Summer McIntosh to win a classic 800m freestyle final at the world championships on Saturday as the record-breaking United States hit back at their critics. On a Super Saturday for the embattled Americans, who have been struggling with illness in Singapore, Ledecky won her seventh career world gold in the event she has made her own. But the legendary American was pushed to the limit, touching the wall in a championship-record 8min 05.62sec, ahead of Australia’s Lani Pallister (8:05.98) and McIntosh (8:07.29). It was Canadian sensation McIntosh’s first defeat of the championships and ended her bid…
PUBLISHED August 03, 2025 PESHAWAR/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: There was once a time when motherhood was stereotypically associated with a life of stagnation. The new mother’s life would revolve around caring for her child, with no room for personal or professional growth. In these times, breastfeeding, despite its challenges and constraints, came naturally to women since motherhood was the only role they were expected to fit. With time, however, the social expectations facing new mothers have gradually started to change. While husbands and families unfairly pressure some women to hop back into pre-pregnancy shape soon after birth others have to confront…
EUGENE: US sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson was at the centre of a new controversy on Friday after it emerged she was arrested for allegedly assaulting boyfriend Christian Coleman shortly before this week’s US Track and Field Championships in Oregon. Police in Washington State said the 25-year-old 100m world champion was detained on Sunday night after clashing with Coleman as the couple travelled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. An account of Richardson’s arrest report e-mailed to AFP by Port of Seattle Police said security video footage captured Richardson in a verbal altercation with Coleman as the duo exited a security screening. “Richardson…