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PUBLISHED August 31, 2025 KARACHI: Once upon a time, Pakistan Television was our Harvard, our poetry club, our moral compass, and our neighborhood gossip hub, all wrapped in one black-and-white broadcast. In the evenings, life came to a polite halt. We sat watching Baseerat in the evening, a religious starter, then watched kid’s programmes, then … Read more
MILAN: Andre-Frank Anguissa was the hero for Napoli on Saturday with the last-gasp winner which gave the Serie A champions a 1-0 success over Cagliari, while Roma saw off promoted Pisa by the same score. Cameroon midfielder Anguissa struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time just as it looked like Antonio Conte’s team would … Read more
By Dr Syed Akhtar Ali Shah | PUBLISHED August 31, 2025 KARACHI: After sixteen long years, President Asif Ali Zardari has recently notified the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC). This has triggered both hope and despair throughout Pakistan. According to the constitution, the NFC is responsible for determining how the federal government’s collected revenues will … Read more
LONDON: British police said they arrested five people on Saturday after masked men tried to force their way into a hotel used by asylum-seekers, a day after the government won a court ruling on the use of another hotel to house migrants. Two groups of anti-asylum protesters marched to the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Heathrow … Read more
David Strathairn plays a Vietnam veteran who wants to shield his daughter-in-law from hard truths about her husband in this melodrama set in North Carolina.
PUBLISHED August 31, 2025 During the Biden administration, India rose from the status of an ordinary bilateral trade partner to the position of a “strategic partner” and “most favored nation” in the eyes of Washington. Biden’s White House envisioned India as a counterweight to China’s growing influence in Asia and beyond, pumping extraordinary political, economic, … Read more
BERLIN: Bayern Munich survived a late Augsburg rally to seal a 3-2 victory on Saturday and make it two wins from two to start their Bundesliga title defence. Harry Kane, on his 100th Bayern appearance, created the opener in the 28th minute, floating in a delightful, chipped cross for Serge Gnabry to head home. Luis … Read more
PUBLISHED August 31, 2025 Whether for a minor injury or a life-saving procedure, hospitals are where sick people rush to in the hopes of getting better. However, when proper infection control protocols are not followed, a patient walking in for a simple blood test might leave the hospital unknowingly carrying HIV-AIDS. According to the Better … Read more
PUBLISHED August 31, 2025 Back in 2013, when Spike Jonze released Her, the idea of a lonely man falling in love with his operating system seemed unsettling and far-fetched. Joaquin Phoenix’s Theodore poured his heart into Samantha, a disembodied voice who was warm, intelligent, and always attentive — because that was her basic function. The … Read more
Millions of Syrians from destroyed places like Daraya feel they did everything possible to overthrow the Assad government, but they still await reconstruction aid.
