PARIS: John Berger, the British art critic, intellectual and prodigious author whose pioneering 1972 book and the BBC series it spawned, “Ways of Seeing,” redefined the way a generation saw art, died on Monday...
Simon McBurney, the British actor and a friend of Berger’s, said that Berger died at his home in the Paris suburb of Antony...
World number one Serena Williams, at age 33 and 10 months, became the oldest woman in the modern era to win a singles’ Grand Slam at this year’s Wimbledon...
Roger Federer, also 33, would’ve become the oldest men’s champion in the Open Era had he triumphed against Novak Djokovic in the final
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the women doctors of Pakistan...
By writing about women doctors, I only wanted to tell their stories, to understand their perspectives, and to hopefully start a conversation about the state of the medical profession in Pakistan and its gender dynamics...
Does that mean we do not need any more ‘good’ doctors? Are you satisfied with the doctors you go to? I still cannot find good doctors: no geriatric care providers, not too many oncologists, etc, but more importantly, even today there are not too many good general physicians in Pakistan...
We have only scratched the surface of issues in the area of education and careers...
LONDON: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has launched a barb at Claudio Ranieri ahead of the Community Shield by declaring he would not swap careers with his Leicester City counterpart...
APROPOS the article ‘Education and Careers’ by Mr Faisal Bari (Aug 14)...
GARRY Marshall may be best known for gifting the world great comedies, from Happy Days to Pretty Woman, but he also had a lesser-known talent: launching the careers of famous actors...
Here’s a look at 10 people who could thank him for their careers...
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan addressing a press conference on Monday in Lahore said that any cricketer found guilty of corruption should understand that their career is over...
Speaking to the media at Gaddafi Stadium, Khan said that Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif, accused of spot-fixing, had been suspended from playing cricket as the board had evidence against them...
KARACHI: Former captain Waqar Younis has lamented the senior Pakistan players are guilty of stretching their careers way after they are past their prime, while urging the national board not to compromise on fitness and form to avoid debacles like the just-concluded World Cup...
Pakistan were knocked out in the round-robin stage of the mega-event which ended with hosts England winning the title on Sunday...
Kamikawa has also set up a group that provides advice on post-sumo careers to wrestlers and families worried their sons are not planning for their future...
ISLAMABAD: A study conducted by Telenor Asia has revealed that 63 per cent of Pakistanis believe mobile devices and mobile technology have significantly improved their careers and aided in developing their skills...
The study has been conducted in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam...
LAHORE: Economic conditions remain uncertain in Pakistan despite businesses benefiting from a series of aggressive rate cuts since the late 2014, says the latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) 2016...
“In Pakistan, economic sentiment is being hurt by ongoing security problems, with business confidence in Q1 remaining low compared with most of last year and compared with its sub-continent neighbours,” says the GECS from the...
ISLAMABAD: It is anticipated that Pakistan’s greenhouse emissions will double in two years and surge 14 times by 2050 — much higher than the world average...
These dire warnings were a part of the Climate Change Profile of Pakistan, prepared by Dr Qamar Uz Zaman Chaudhry, an international climate technology expert and former director general of the Pakistan Meteorological Department...
The report paints a frightening picture of rapid spread of the outbreak...