Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended the suspension of its airspace for Indian aircraft for another month, according to a fresh notification issued by the Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) on Friday. The airspace closure—originally imposed on April 23 amid heightened tensions with India—will now remain in effect until August 23, as per the new Notice to … Read more

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump attempted Friday to control the storm triggered by a bombshell report on his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, ordering the Justice Department to seek the release of testimony from the prosecution of the late, alleged sex-trafficker-to-the-famous. Trump also vowed to sue “the ass off” The Wall Street Journal and its owner Rupert … Read more

Individuals who stay up late and are active during the night have a 50% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting. The research, part of the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study, examined over 5,000 participants categorized into early … Read more

NEW YORK: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a staple of late-night US television, will end in 2026, the CBS network said, days after the comedian blasted parent company Paramount’s USD16 million settlement with President Donald Trump as “a big fat bribe.” CBS said in a statement the cancellation was “purely a financial decision against … Read more

Listen to article QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has ordered a swift and thorough investigation into the brutal killing of a man and a woman, following the circulation of a video online that has triggered nationwide outrage, it emerged on Sunday. The disturbing video, widely shared on social media, shows the apparent murder of two individuals in … Read more

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said that Israeli fire killed 10 aid seekers on Friday, as a hospital director in the south warned of an influx of patients with acute malnutrition. The war, raging since October 2023, has created dire humanitarian conditions for Gaza’s population of more than two million, triggering severe shortages of … Read more

DOHA: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal Saturday to end fighting that has devastated the country’s mineral-rich but conflict-torn east. The two sides signed a declaration of principles whose terms include a “permanent ceasefire”, after three months of talks in Qatar. It follows a separate peace deal … Read more

Listen to article Bill Gates has warned that another global pandemic is “likely” to occur within the next 25 years if a major war is avoided. Speaking to an American news outlet, the Microsoft co-founder highlighted the current global unrest and said, “If we avoid a big war… then, yes, there will be another pandemic.” Gates, who … Read more

KARACHI: When a father figure serves a prominent role in a narrative, you know you’re signing up for a bucket of tears. It doesn’t matter what kind of role it is, good or bad, the emotional ride is inevitable. Recall this trope from as further back as you can go, and you know the statement … Read more

It was Chaand Raat in 1976, the night before the Eid Festival following the fasting month of Ramadan, when Bashir Rustom suffered a very severe asthma attack associated with kidney and heart malfunction. He was from Mauritius and was my classmate in the third year at Dow Medical College, Karachi. Bashir was living in the … Read more