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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…
PUBLISHED August 03, 2025 In the region of Pakistani Punjab, particularly in urban centre’s such as Lahore, Sialkot, Sheikhupura, and Faisalabad, Christian hymnody has undergone a transformative process, emerging as a hybrid and multilingual artistic expression. This music serves as a mediator of memory, power, and resistance, reflecting the interplay of historical, linguistic, and technological shifts. Originating from 19th-century colonial missions, this music has undergone a metamorphosis, bearing the imprints of British religious structures, vernacular adaptations, and the advent of digital expression. In contemporary Pakistan, worship music transcends its traditional role of accompanying liturgy. It assumes the roles of theological…
KARACHI: Pakistan will clash with arch-rivals India in Dubai on Sept 14 during the T20 Asia Cup as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the venues for the event on Saturday. ACC president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, announced the venues for the Asia Cup scheduled to run from Sept 9 to 28 in the United Arab Emirates. According to the ACC chief, the continental event will be played at two venues — Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai and the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Zayed Cricket Stadium will host…
PUBLISHED August 03, 2025 KARACHI: Narendra Modi may have thought May would bring his finest hour. After successively upping the ante with Pakistan each time militancy revisited Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), his regime had a playbook ready. Pakistan, scapegoated for its own failures in the disputed territory, would be ‘taught a lesson’. So what if the last time had brought an Indian jet or two down – for his right-wing constituency, surely lessons had been learnt, ‘strategic costs’ exacted. Pakistan, wracked with its own issues, political and economic, surely couldn’t keep up with the doctrine of disproportionate…
Jason Holder smashed a four on the final ball to give West Indies a dramatic two-wicket victory over Pakistan on Saturday, lifting the hosts level in their T20 international series. On the same night he took four wickets to reach a West Indies T20I record 81 for his career — breaking Dwayne Bravo’s old mark of 78 — Holder went 16 not out and West Indies ended a horrid losing streak with zero balls to spare. Pakistan, which won Thursday’s opener by 14 runs, will try to bounce back in Sunday’s series-deciding T20 match under the lights at Lauderhill, Florida.…
Artificial intelligence can lead to surprises in all sorts of places where a bill once would have been considered settled. The use of AI by Hertz (and European car rental company Sixt) to scan for damage on cars, which is then charged to the customer, is a new application of the technology that is creeping into consumer life unnoticed. But it won’t be the last unexpected adjustment to the travel experience courtesy of AI.Experts say consumers should expect to see businesses across the service industry deploying similar technology in the future, if they aren’t already.”As businesses seek to automate loss…
An aerial drone photo taken on May 16, 2025 shows a container ship in Chancay Port in Chancay, Peru. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)* The construction of the Port of Chancay, launched in 2021, is creating a maritime gateway to Asia and beyond, revitalizing the city’s economy and strategic significance.* Unlike the old imperial roads, which served mostly the elite, the Chancay Port is designed to benefit broader populations — creating jobs, speeding trade, and positioning Peru as a regional logistics hub.* Extending the ancient Inca spirit of connection into the 21st century, Chancay is forging a new land-sea corridor across the Pacific,…
Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s principled stance that Iran has the right to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful purposes under the UN Charter, as he hosted Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian in Islamabad on Sunday. “Iran has every right to acquire nuclear power for peaceful purposes. Pakistan stands with Iran on its stance of pursuing nuclear energy for peaceful objectives. Everyone is a friend in good times; a true friend is the one who holds your hand in difficult times,” Sharif said during a joint press stakeout. Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned what he called “recent unprovoked Israeli aggression…