A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been discharged from a cardiac…
Accused alleges IO slapped her, claims she is pressured to name certain individuals like Raja Pervaiz, Muneeb Butt Anmol alias Pinky being escorted to the Judicial Complex for her hearing under a white garb on Monday. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: A judicial magistrate in Karachi on Monday extended the physical remand of Anmol alias Pinky, the alleged…
Pakistan is set to script history as it prepares to host the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time, with 10 Asian women’s tennis teams confirmed to compete in the country in October, the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) announced on Sunday. “For the first time in Pakistan’s sporting history, 10 Asian women’s tennis teams…
Pakistan’s young squash players are all set to showcase their talent at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships 2026, scheduled to be held from May 20 to 24 in Panzhihua, China. According to Pakistan Squash Federation, the national contingent, led by Director Academies Group Captain (R) Irfan Asghar and Head Coach Fahim Gul, will…
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allegedly retained unlawful possession of 1,083 government residences located in prime sectors of the federal capital under the jurisdiction of the Estate Office, while the authority has also allegedly failed to deposit the mandatory five per cent standard rent into the federal treasury since the time of allotment….
Under latest directive, all shops, markets and shopping malls will be allowed to operate on all days of week People look at handbags on display outside shops in a market, ahead of Eidul Fitr celebrations in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS The Federal Cabinet on Monday temporarily suspended previously imposed closing-time restrictions under austerity measures on businesses…
Patients, families face financial strain; traders warn footfall may decline further ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has once again come under criticism after imposing a Rs100 parking fee in Islamabad’s extended Blue Area, a move that residents say is causing significant hardship for ordinary citizens, patients, visitors and businesses. The extended Blue Area was…
The sell-off triggered by stalled US-Iran talks, which kept Hormuz closed after attack on UAE nuclear power plant Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) plunged on Monday in line with the broader global market downturn amid mounting fears of inflation as the global oil crisis deepened. The sell-off was triggered by stalled US-Iran talks, which kept the…
ISLAMABAD: The PML-Q has issued party tickets to 11 candidates for the upcoming Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections, party spokesperson Mustafa Malik announced on Sunday. The candidates were finalised with the approval of parliamentary board chairman Chaudhry Salik Hussain. Members of the parliamentary board, including Tariq Hassan, Dr Muhammad Amjad, Malik Sameen, Kamran Usmani, and Niaz Khaskheli…
ISLAMABAD: In recent years, the annual federal budget of Pakistan has become a stereotypical exercise of repackaging and introduction of new taxes to increase the revenue and rhetoric of austerity measures. It is quite difficult to find any bold or game-changing ideas to go beyond a narrow fiscal umbrella. Interestingly, as preparations for the federal…