KARACHI: As the nation expresses anger through demonstrations against Israel and shares solidarity with the people of Palestine, more than a hundred Pakistani women doctors in over a dozen countries joined hands with their counterparts through a technology-driven initiative providing medical support and care to thousands of people under trauma in Gaza and other bombarded cities, officials and people attached …

PESHAWAR: The health department is installing 10 oxygen plants to cater to the needs of Covid-19 patients besides strengthening intensive care services for seriously-ill or wounded patients in the district headquarters hospitals of the province. “The installation process would be completed by end of June this year, which will not only help in survival of Covid-19 patients and also others …

It was a family affair at the Billboard Music Awards: Pink twirled in the air in a powerful performance with her daughter, and Drake was named artist of the decade, accepting the honour alongside his 3-year-old son. Drake, who extended his record as the most decorated winner in the history of the awards show to 29 wins Sunday, was surrounded …

We whiled away the hours chatting well past midnight, Farooq Qaiser and I, on the bus from Isfahan to Tehran. It was almost the last leg of the National College of Arts tour of Iran, with Afghanistan still to come. Farooq was among the 30 students who made the fascinating journey in that fateful March of 1971, all of us …

British singer Dua Lipa slammed an ad published in the New York Times for labelling her anti-semitic for raising her voice in support of Palestine and protesting against the human rights violations being perpetrated by Israel. Taking to social media, the New Rules singer denied being anti-semitic, saying she “utterly rejects the false and appalling allegations” that were published in the newspaper under the …

German vlogger Christian Betzmann came under fire last week when he shared his opinions on the Palestinian crisis and Pakistanis protesting for deescalation and an immediate resolution to the crisis. When criticism against him reached its peak, his fiancée, actor Zoya Nasir, called off their engagement. Betzmann has finally responded to the controversy. “First of all, this is not an apology,” he …

The PTA has banned and unbanned TikTok twice and is now eyeing a new way to censor content on the social media application — individual bans on accounts. The account for media personality and sports commentator Mia Khalifa has been banned in Pakistan but she isn’t making it easy for authorities looking to deprive Pakistanis of her content. Without any …

Single women in Pakistan often get a lot of flak from trolls taunting them for their single status and poking their noses where they shouldn’t. But when actor Nausheen Shah posted about not standing for it anymore, people focused more on her choice of words than what she was saying. In a recent rant on social media, the Dugdugi actor posted about …

The latest offering by 7th Sky Entertainment, Mohlat, promises to be a family drama with a social message. Directed by Saima Wasim and penned by Samira Fazal, the series stars Kanza Hashmi, Sami Khan, Bushra Ansari, Komal Aziz and Danial Afzal Khan. After playing Nomi in Raaz-e-Ulfat, Danial gave an insight towards how this role would be different than his previous ones. “I …

A rapid rise in cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, has added to the challenges faced by India’s healthcare system as it deals with a massive second wave of COVID-19 infections. The following lays out information about mucormycosis, opinions from health experts and the scientific evidence behind what could be driving the recent rise in cases. WHAT IS …