A medical examination of Imran completed at Adiala, and doctors follow up on his affected eye RAWALPINDI: The Islamabad Police on Tuesday prevented K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi from proceeding to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where he intended to meet imprisoned PTI founding chairman Imran Khan. Afridi, who set off for the Rawalpindi prison earlier…
ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has stepped in to revive almost two-decade-old Tuwairqi Steel Mills project, owned by a Saudi group, by approving the supply of gas – a critical input for steel production. An agreement for setting up the mill had been signed during the tenure of Pervez Musharraf’s government but later…
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has said Pakistan’s destined rise cannot be obstructed through propaganda, fake news or externally sponsored terrorism, according to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release. Field Marshal Munir, who is also the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), was interacting with officers and troops of…
Hearing of Miscellaneous applications seeking early hearing of sentence suspension of the couples in the tweets case ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday raised an objection to the miscellaneous applications seeking early hearing of the sentence suspension pleas of lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha in the controversial tweets case….
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday staged a modest rally as investors remained calm and engaged in healthy buying activity following recent losses. Positive sentiment prevailed after international oil prices fell nearly 2% in early Asian trade over US President Donald Trump’s statement that he had paused a planned attack on Iran to allow…
Trump under intense political pressure at home to reach an accord that would reopen the Strait of Hormus A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I, an oil tanker that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arriving in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra, Iraq, April 17, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Two Chinese tankers laden…
The Supreme Court has lamented that politicians in general, and parliamentarians in particular, are so vulnerable that they can be implicated in even capital charges without any justification and with mala fide intent by a public servant. "Since parliamentarians represent the people of their respective constituencies, the magistrate was expected to be vigilant and to…
Apex Committee approves FC deployment Surveillance, checkpoints to be set up in Rakhshan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee in Quetta. PHOTO: EXPRESS QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the immediate deployment of the Frontier Corps (FC) to Balochistan’s Rakhshan division to establish a dedicated “security corridor”…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States could launch fresh military strikes against Iran within days if negotiations fail, even as Washington and Tehran continued indirect efforts to reach a deal aimed at preventing a renewed escalation in the Middle East conflict.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump revealed he…
. ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday warned that WhatsApp accounts linked to inactive or unregistered SIMs could become inaccessible if users did not update their details. In an advisory issued on X, PTA said users must ensure that their WhatsApp accounts were connected to an active and properly registered SIM, stressing that…