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A seminar organised by UNICEF Pakistan in collaboration with Punjab health authorities to mark world breastfeeding week. — UNICEF Punjab has recorded a decline in the prevalence of stunting among children from 36 per cent in 2018 to 27%, while wasting has dropped from 15% to 10%. However, the fact that more than one in … Read more
Many women say being open about the fertility treatment is a form of empowerment. But critics say all the talk can be misleading.
In OpenAI’s latest exit, Brad Lightcap, a longtime leader at the artificial intelligence company, said he was leaving to start a new venture.
People argue husbands should contribute to household responsibilities instead of expecting their wives to manage home Actors Shahood Alvi, Laila Zuberi and Fahima Awan recently discussed marriage, household responsibilities and the expectations placed on husbands and wives, with Alvi’s remarks about women’s appearance and personal hygiene drawing criticism on social media. The actors appeared on … Read more
BIRMINGHAM: Jakob Ingebrigtsen consolidated his place as the most successful male athlete in European history on Monday when he won the 5,000m in Birmingham for his seventh individual continental gold. The 25-year-old Norwegian timed 13min 15.29sec for victory ahead of Germany’s Florian Bremm in 13:15.60. France’s Etienne Daguinos took bronze (13:16.09). “I dreamt of this … Read more
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif speaking to media. Screengrab Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said that the United States and Iran were close to a deal over the Strait of Hormuz despite their hardened positions towards the lingering standoff. Pakistan has remained actively engaged with regional partners to defuse the crisis, even as the Strait … Read more
[The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation.
Test exposes limits of Pacific leaders’ ambition to make region ‘Ocean of Peace’ The headquarters for the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva, Fiji, August 7, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS China’s test of a nuclear-capable missile last month has exposed the limits of Pacific leaders’ ambition to make the region an “Ocean of Peace”, free from the crossfire of major-power rivalry. The July launch, China’s first known … Read more
New appointments span Iran’s security and military establishment, including SNSC, IRGC, army and navy Members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy participate in an exercise in Abu Musa Island, in this picture obtained on August 2, 2023. IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo In a major reshuffle following the recent war … Read more
With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. We took a spin around Lahore, Pakistan, on a small-but-mighty one.