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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...