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The power of nutrition in the first 8,000 days: why early nutrition matters
Food

The power of nutrition in the first 8,000 days: why early nutrition matters

AS we celebrate Nutrition Week, we are reminded of a truth that is too often overlooked: the first 8,000 days of life are a critical window during whi...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 18, 2025
Wahaj Ali and Sehar Khan in a new horror-comedy? Sign us up!
Entertainment

Wahaj Ali and Sehar Khan in a new horror-comedy? Sign us up!

horror-comedies are difficult to nail. Too much horror, and your audience will be too anxious to laugh; too much comedy, and your audience won’t tak...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 18, 2025
Driving economic growth via education
Education

Driving economic growth via education

The Economic Survey of Pakistan 2024–25 sounded an alarming wake-up call upon its release in the whole country: federal and provincial education spe...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 18, 2025
Karachi’s historical culture
Culture

Karachi’s historical culture

THE urban centres of Pakistan are investing heavily in developing real estate but are neglecting the humanistic infrastructure that makes cities livab...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 18, 2025
Govt working to expand Raast, digitise economy: PM
Business

Govt working to expand Raast, digitise economy: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government is working on a priority basis to digitalise the economy and shift financial transact...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 18, 2025
Back in the USSR and a bit of the bizarre mark run-up to Trump-Putin summit
World

Back in the USSR and a bit of the bizarre mark run-up to Trump-Putin summit

ANCHORAGE: A flurry of superpower-style signalling from Washington and Moscow over the war in Ukraine heralded the first US-Russian summit in four yea...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 16, 2025
UN travel ban delays Afghan FM’s visit to Pakistan
Travel

UN travel ban delays Afghan FM’s visit to Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Afghan Ta­­liban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi’s scheduled visit to Pakistan from Aug 4 had to be delayed due to UN Security Counci...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 16, 2025
Digital wallets surge as govt pushes for cashless Pakistan
Technology

Digital wallets surge as govt pushes for cashless Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Specialised committees set up by the prime minister to promote a cashless economy have outlined ambitious national targets for the State Ba...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 16, 2025
STYLE: WILL AI BOTS TAKE OVER FASHION?
Style

STYLE: WILL AI BOTS TAKE OVER FASHION?

Men with perfectly sculpted bodies navigate the sandy dunes around Abu Dhabi. They wear linen co-ord sets, smouldering into the camera, with camels an...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 16, 2025
Smith expects exciting contests against England in Ashes
Sports

Smith expects exciting contests against England in Ashes

LONDON: Australian batting great Steve Smith is raring to go against England in the home Ashes later this year. The former skipper, who has the thi...

By Naeem Ahmed on August 16, 2025