GILGIT: With the election clock ticking down and political temperatures rising sharply across Gilgit-Baltistan, the contest has entered its most charged phase, where campaigning was in full swing, rival parties locked in intense mobilisation, and every corner of the region – from remote valleys to busy town centres echoing with slogans, rallies, and last-ditch efforts…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petition filed by convicted murderer Zahir Jaffer against his death sentence in the Noor Muqaddam murder case, upholding the judgments of the lower courts. A three-member bench headed by Justice Hashim Kakar announced the short order, ruling that the arguments advanced by the convict did not…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a ceremony marking the 250th Independence Anniversary of the United States in Islamabad. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan and the United States were moving beyond a traditional diplomatic partnership towards a broader relationship rooted in people-to-people links, education, investment and shared economic opportunity, as…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday categorically rejected media reports claiming that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar shared intelligence regarding Iran’s nuclear programme with the United States, describing such assertions as “entirely baseless” and aimed at undermining ongoing diplomatic efforts. Responding to a question during his weekly Foreign Office briefing, spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said,…
Backs resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran Trump hits back at four ‘bad’ Republicans, calls vote KUWAIT CITY/ DUBAI/BEIRUT: The US House of Representatives has backed a resolution seeking to halt American military action in Irana symbolic move that deals a political blow to President Donald Trump as efforts to find…
Four officers went missing after detaining suspected illegal entrants near the Pakistan-Iran border Armed assailants abducted four police officers in the coastal town of Gwadar, located near the Pakistan-Iran maritime border, police confirmed on Thursday. The kidnapped personnel have been identified as Niaz Ahmed, Shoaib, Ehsan and Sajid Ali. According to initial reports, the officers…
Pakistan overcame a batting collapse to beat Australia after Shaheen, Abrar and Shadab bowled them out for 157 Pakistan’s Babar Azam plays a shot during his 40-run innings against Australia in the third ODI at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. Photo: PCB Shadab Khan and Abdul Samad held their nerve with an unbeaten partnership to…
Elderly man kills wife for refusing ‘marital relation’ in Karachi’s Orangi Town In a bizarre but shocking uxoricide incident, an elderly man walked into a police station on Thursday and surrendered after allegedly murdering his wife over her refusal to have marital relations with him. According to Sub-Inspector Chandio of the Pakistan Bazaar police station,…
Over 100 young players from across Pakistan compete in Under-15 category at Qamar Zaman Squash Complex PESHAWAR: The All Pakistan National Junior Squash Championship 2026, organized by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Sports, commenced on Wednesday at the Qamar Zaman Squash Complex in Peshawar. More than 100 male and female players from all four provinces, Islamabad,…
Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks shoots the ball over the San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama in game one of the NBA Finals. Photo: AFP SAN ANTONIO: Jalen Brunson scored 30 points as the New York Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to stun the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 and take a 1-0 lead…