An Indian health worker who contracted the deadly Nipah virus in December has died, a senior health official from the eastern state of West Bengal said on Thursday. The woman — a nurse — was one of two people in the state who were infected and was being treated at a local hospital, Reuters reported last month. […]
China’s national market regulator instructed infant formula manufacturers on Thursday to conduct tests for the toxin identified in a global product recall, which has been linked to a Chinese biotech company. Since December, several manufacturers, including Swiss giant Nestle, have issued recalls of infant formula that could be contaminated with cereulide in more than 60 […]
Police have arrested two main suspects in the case of abduction, gang rape, and murder of a woman in Jamshoro, a senior officer disclosed on Thursday. SSP Jamshoro Zafar Changha, while speaking to The Express Tribune, said that police have arrested two prime suspects, Nodo Khoso and Rehman Khoso. Police teams are conducting raids in […]
The Sindh government has suspended Professor Azhar Shah, pro-vice chancellor of the University of Sindh’s Dadu campus, after videos circulated on social media allegedly showed him intoxicated, using inappropriate language, and creating a disturbance on campus. According to an official notification issued by the Universities and Boards Department on Feb. 10, the provincial government directed […]
In a culture long conditioned to disguise pain behind polite smiles and whispered prayers, Pakistani celebrities are beginning to speak openly about depression, anxiety and emotional collapseturning private suffering into public conversation, and slowly dismantling a stigma that has shadowed generations. For years, mental health in Pakistan was a topic discussed in hushed tones or […]
In a city more accustomed to political rallies than painted protest, a group of Lahore students used canvases instead of slogans to confront child marriage, violence against women and children, forced labour, and denied rights — transforming an exhibition hall into a sobering mirror of Pakistan’s social realities. An art exhibition titled ‘The Quiet Curriculum […]
The 76th Berlin Film Festival opened on Thursday, offering audiences a line-up that prioritises political narratives, emerging talent, and international voices over mainstream Hollywood glamour. Running until February 22, the festival features over 200 films from more than 80 countries, with 22 competing for the coveted Golden Bear. The line-up includes ‘Lali’ that will debute […]
The United States said on Thursday it had indicted two Pakistanis for their alleged involvement in a $10 million healthcare fraud scheme by billing medicare and private insurers for service which was nonexistent. The US Department of Justice’s Office of Public Affairs said in a press release that according to an indictment returned in Chicago’s federal court, Burhan Mirza and Kashif Iqbal […]
India tuned up for their blockbuster showdown with Pakistan at the T20 World Cup by hammering Namibia by 93 runs at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. With the high-octane game against their arch-rivals looming in Colombo on Sunday, Ishan Kishan got in the mood with 61 off just 24 balls in India’s 209-9. […]
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landmark parliamentary election, a local TV station showed, as ballots were counted in a pivotal vote that is expected to restore political stability in the troubled South Asian country. BNP won 151 seats in the 300-member ‘Jatiya Sangsad’, or House of the Nation, Ekattor TV showed, crossing the […]