KARACHI: Besides those protesting about other causes, demonstrators from the healthcare community have become a regular feature outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC). Protests by the health department, the association of Covid-19 nurses, paramedical staff, and Young Doctors Association (YDA) occur throughout the year. Specifically, the protests from medics have added to the miseries of … Read more
With inflation and the pandemic affecting people globally, superheroes from all over the world landed in Pakistan to mitigate at least some of the problems of the citizens of this Islamic Republic, including helping authorities to fight street crime. They also plan to gather information about Shakeel who helped implement Professor’s master plan in Money … Read more
LAS VEGAS: When you’re buying a dream car, yet indecisive about the colour, the BMW iX Flow is the answer. The German automaker showcased its new colour-changing paint technology at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The BMW iX can change its appearance digitally. The body is laminated with an electrophoretic film containing … Read more
KARACHI: Jammed traffic at Bahadurabad’s Alamgir Road due to parking outside dozens of eateries, milk and grocery shops is a common sight. At the end of the road behind Kokan Society, greenery in Kokan Family Park and the relatively serene streets along Haider Ali Road help bring down the systolic pressure and give a pacifying … Read more
What would you get if you throw two oldies and a youngster into a building where a murder took place? A whodunit that reminds you of the golden era when murders were intelligently committed and the one who solves it was ‘not’ the smartest person in the room. In short (pun intended), you will get … Read more
Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid will be hoping to lift their first title on Sunday when they will face Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Los Blancos will be strong favourites going into the match but they will be without a few of their first-team players. Centre-back David … Read more
LAS VEGAS: As it pursues the goal of fully autonomous driving, Tesla has bet entirely on cameras and artificial intelligence, shunning other commonly used tools such as laser detection. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has touted a system built around eight ‘surround’ cameras that feed data into the auto’s “deep neural network,” according to Tesla’s … Read more
Let’s admit it, progressive women in the country do not watch Pakistani dramas anymore. And why? Because, females are always portrayed the super supressed beings, a bechari, in almost every drama serial, which in this day and age, does not make sense to the new generation. The star-studded production, Sinf-e-Aahan, features power-packed performances by Sajal … Read more
PESHAWAR: Known as the city of hospitality, Peshawar is a unique ancient city. Frequently visited by tourists to relish traditional foods including the mouth-watering chapli kebab, Peshawari rice pulao and trout, the latter is mostly brought from Malakand and Hazara divisions as a special winter food. Travelling in the historic Qissa Khawani and Namak Mandi … Read more
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left proud of the fight his team put up against Liverpool in the first-leg of the League Cup semifinal on Thursday to manage a 0-0 draw at the Anfield. The Gunners looked set to pay for another moment of madness from former captain Granit Xhaka when he was sent off … Read more
PESHAWAR: The government of Pakistan has geared up to restart the Pak-Afghan Friendship Bus Service. This will be an encouraging move towards the resumption of frequent movement of commuters across the Pak-Afghan border. The Dosti Bus Service was initiated in March 2006 on a trial basis and then it was formally launched on May 26 … Read more
KARACHI: As much as we all love our burgers, fries and pizzas, there’s no denying the fact that there’s a hardcore desi food enthusiast residing in each one of us. While some of us have long accepted the hidden desi food lover in us, others are still getting there. At the end of the day, the … Read more
LAS VEGAS: A jacket equipped with sensors that let wearers feel hugs or even punches in virtual reality was among the innovations giving the metaverse a more realistic edge at the Consumer Electronics Show. “What is the metaverse if you can’t feel it?” asked Jose Fuertes, founder of the Spain-based startup Owo, which made the … Read more
The Gaza Strip might be off-limits for foreign foodies but the coastal Palestinian enclave is brimming with seafood restaurants, many owned by one local family whose culinary hook is their matriarch’s spicy fish tajine. Munir Abu Hasira arrives at the Gaza port’s fish market at daybreak, but holds back as traders snatch up sardines and … Read more
Young wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan is eager to prove his worth for Islamabad United in the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The 23-year-old joined the two-time champions in a tradeoff for the seventh edition of Pakistan’s premier T20 competition. While talking to Cricwick, Azam revealed that he had a hard time convincing his … Read more
Just like you wouldn’t joke around in A Nightmare On Elm Street, be serious in Beverly Hills Cop or go defensive in The Terminator franchises, you wouldn’t try to insert ‘comedy’ into The Matrix series. The latest film in the super-successful franchise hurts it, instead of introducing it to a new audience, and the makers must be blamed for that. It seemed … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The trend of dining out in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad was not prevalent in the past, but since the last two decades, the quest for a variety of cuisines has increased manifold. Now the love for eating out in the twin cities is as common as in Lahore and Gujranwala, which … Read more
Australia are all set to tour Pakistan after 24 long years in March 2022 and their captain Pat Cummins believes that the top players will visit the country. The Kangaroos are scheduled to tour Pakistan for the first time since 1998. It has been a tradition since international cricket returned to Pakistan that key players … Read more
Gender equality and digital development are inextricably linked. Yet globally, men are 21 per cent more likely to be online than women, a figure that rises to 52 per cent in low-income countries. The Web Foundation estimates that barriers that keep women and girls offline, high device and data costs, lower digital skills, and restrictive … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Melody Food Park has been a centre of a variety of food outlets in the capital city where people in large numbers come on a daily basis to enjoy quality meals. The only food street in Islamabad has recently seen an addition of a rather unique outlet namely ‘Aap Ka Paratha’. It offers … Read more
With the wedding season in full swing, you certainly don’t want to go with your glasses on, that’s for sure. Weddings are also a time when people who don’t wear prescription glasses can play around and have a little fun changing their eye colour with contact lenses. But what comes first is your safety. … Read more
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department Kamran Khan Bangash on Sunday announced that the citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would now be able to get their kidney and liver transplant free of cost through the Sehat Card Plus. “The Sehat Card Plus will now provide free liver and kidney transplants to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Right in the middle of the thickly populated area at Tipu Road lies an over century old shamshan ghat (cremation centre) — the only such place in Rawalpindi that is providing the Hindu community a place to carry out last rites for the deceased. The shamshan ghat, managed by the Evacuee Trust Property Board, … Read more
They say the camera knows it all, and who would know it better than our celebrities. Looking the part they’re playing is just as important as delivering the right dialogues and giving the right expressions, they train just as hard as athletes. And while they are on this journey, many of them love sharing snippets … Read more
WASHINGTON: In 2016, the discovery of two large, previously unreported loans sparked an economic crisis in Mozambique. Donor support to the country froze. The government was forced to make deep cuts in public spending. More recently, when Chad and Zambia asked to restructure their debt under the G-20’s Common Framework for Debt Treatments, they ran … Read more
Australia’s government cancelled the world number one Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time on Friday as it sought to deport the tennis superstar for arriving in the country without a Covid-19 vaccine. According to Australia’s Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, he acted on “health and good order grounds on the basis that it was in … Read more
Karachi: What’s the quickest way to know about Queen Elizabeth’s reign? Watch Netflix’s series The Crown. But do you know what’s the best way to know about the inside history of the British monarch and her career as a queen? Read Robert Lacey’s The Crown – The Inside History, the first volume of which deals … Read more
Over the past couple of decades, central banks in emerging markets have made substantial progress in developing the credibility to conduct countercyclical monetary policy. During the Covid crisis, many of these central banks not only cut interest rates sharply, but also deployed a range of tools to help restore market functioning, including asset purchases. And, … Read more
