Participants express concern over decline in government advertising for newspapers CPNE newly elected president Kazim Khan addresses the annual general meeting for 2026–27 in Karachi. Photo: CPNE Prominent journalist Kazim Khan was once again elected unopposed as president of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) during its annual general meeting held on the eve…
Senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser addresses the press conference flanked by Salman Akram Raja and Mehmood Achakzai on Saturday. SCREENGRAB The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allies on Saturday announced a series of rallies aimed at what they described as the protection of the Constitution and the release of party founder Imran Khan, as political tensions…
Call for safeguarding ethical journalism in evolving threat landscape in event to mark World Press Freedom Day Dawn Editor Zaffar Abbas speaks during the concluding session, “Surrender is not an option”, in conversation with IBA-CEJ Director Shahzeb Jillani. Photo: CEJ-IBA Journalists and media personnel on Saturday warned that threats to journalism were increasingly shifting from…
Breakdown at Dhabeji pumping station leaves several areas without water for six days The judicial commission directed on Saturday the managing-director of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to issue show-cause notices to ghost employees of the water utility’s laboratories. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The teeming metropolis of over 30 million people has been in…
Rider says he went to a hotel near Hill Park Chowrangi on May 1 when the incident occurred KARACHI: A dozen people, including a hotel owner and his employees, were booked for allegedly assaulting an online food delivery rider and his colleagues, Ferozabad police said on Saturday. The video of the incident went viral on social…
Orders strict action on power theft, stresses reliable energy for industry and relief for homes Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation on Friday. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed authorities to formulate a comprehensive strategy to stabilise electricity tariffs. The orders were given while chairing a meeting on energy sector reforms….
Report used satellite images and US, Gulf sources, saying most US military sites in region were hit This UGC image posted on social media on March 29, 2026 and verified by AFP staff appears to show a destroyed US Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, primarily used for air traffic control, in…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/ File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday renewed his government’s commitment to press freedom, saying efforts would continue to protect, promote and strengthen a conducive environment for journalism. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on World Press Freedom Day, the prime minister paid tribute to journalists,…
Says Israel is responsible for ensuring the safety of all journalists and must immediately release them The Flotilla was attacked on April 30 near Greece. PHOTO: ANADOLU The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday condemned Israel’s “kidnapping” of several journalists aboard the Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla. “Israel is responsible for ensuring the safety…
A judicial magistrate on Saturday granted bail to Khubaib, son of a senior police officer, who was arrested in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) following a heated argument with policemen over an allegedly fake number plate on a luxury vehicle. The hearing was conducted before the court of the judicial magistrate (South), where the suspect appeared along…