By MOHAMMAD ZAFAR BALOCH | PUBLISHED July 27, 2025 QUETTA: Balochistan is witnessing a remarkable turnaround in its battle against poliovirus, with 2025 marking a period of steady progress and renewed hope. Once grappling with some of the country’s highest poliovirus transmission rates, the province now shows a significant decline in environmental surveillance positivity and—most … Read more

BRUSSELS: The European Union and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged Niger’s ruling junta to release ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, two years to the day the army detained him. Bazoum has been held, along with his wife Hadiza, in a wing of the presidential palace and according to his lawyers has not left the … Read more

Back in the mid-2010s, when the idea of “binge-watching” was still novel, you could impress someone you met at a party by saying you watched Black Mirror. The streaming service Netflix had already changed how people rented movies—killing Blockbuster with the casual cruelty of convenience—but now, it wanted to change what people watched. By the … Read more

AMSTERDAM: Top footballers are afraid to speak out against playing too many matches for fear of the impact it could have on their careers, the general secretary of global players’ union FIFPro said on Friday. Alex Phillips was speaking after FIFPro held a meeting in Amsterdam with 58 national player unions from around the world … Read more

Listen to article WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s continued willingness to play a constructive role in mediating conversations with Iran and its commitment to preserving regional stability during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. “The two also discussed prospects for deepening bilateral counterterrorism cooperation, including … Read more

PUBLISHED July 27, 2025 LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR: It is often said that the end of one thing is just the beginning of another. For one family bidding farewell to a deceased child and multiple others praying for the survival of an ailing loved one, organ donation can be the delicate thread tying together the distant trajectories of … Read more

Listen to article TEHRAN: At least nine people were killed in an armed attack by the Jaish al-Adl terrorist group on a courthouse in Iran’s restive Sistan-Baluchestan province on Saturday, including three of the assailants, state media reported. Another 22 were injured, according to the report. Jaish al-Adl confirmed the deaths of its three members in the … Read more

If there is one thing a new mother knows as intimately as the cries of her own baby, it is the barrage of unsolicited advice aimed her way — although whether these unsought tips always comply with logic is a different matter altogether. Actor and besotted new mother Mariyam Nafees cannot comprehend the old-fashioned superstitious advice … Read more