. LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced an additional allocation of Rs43.2 billion this year for a ration card programme after Rs28 billion had been disbursed to 1.2 million registered workers through the scheme. According to a statement issued on Monday, the number of registered workers in Punjab has reached a record…
US sprint star Noah Lyles pulled up early in 200m race at the US athletics championships final. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: US sprint star Noah Lyles pulled up with cramp in the 200m final at the US athletics championships on Sunday, his bid for a title double undone as Garrett Kaalund claimed the victory. Lyles, who won…
. HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad police rounded up 239 suspects including 13 with gunshot injuries during the crackdown over the last 2 weeks, according to the police spokesman. He informed here on Monday that 62 hardened criminals and 50 drug peddlers were among those arrested in addition to 73 manufacturers and sellers of mainpuri and gutka….
The 27-year-old Slovenian won five stages and had been in yellow since his victory Tadej Pogacar joined Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as the most successful riders in Tour de France history. Photo: AFP LOURDES, FRANCE: Tadej Pogacar ticked off a “big goal” as he claimed his record-equalling fifth Tour de France title as…
Trade bodies demand relief instead of restrictions, threaten province-wide protests Shutter down. PHOTO: INP/FILE RAWALPINDI: Traders’ organisations across the Rawalpindi Division have threatened a complete shutter-down strike after the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) launched a data collection exercise aimed at compiling commercial information from wholesale and retail businesses following the implementation of the federal and…
Shan Masood anchored a strong reply by Pakistan with an unbeaten 88. Photo: AFP TAROUBA: Shan Masood anchored a strong reply by Pakistan with the visitors reaching 199 for three in reply to the West Indies first innings total of 311 at the close of the second day of the first Test at the Brian…
Barely 58 per cent of the Rs5.903 trillion budget is available for development spending LAHORE: The provincial budget faces mounting pressure as the province seeks to fund development priorities while meeting strict IMF requirements. With a Rs910 billion surplus target and a Rs546 billion transfer to the federal government, concerns are growing over the resources…
PMD warns of urban flooding and rising rivers as Punjab reviews bunds, relief camps and emergency plans A traffic police officer redirects traffic as heavy monsoon rains lash Lahore for the second day. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday forecast a powerful monsoon spell from July 29 that could affect Islamabad, upper…
Latest change in prices takes petrol to Rs334.18 per litre and HSD to Rs386.83 under the new system People wait for their turn to get fuel at a petrol station in Peshawar. Photo: Reuters/ File The federal government on Monday decreased the price of petrol by Re1 while increasing the price of high-speed diesel (HSD)…
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso says there is ‘good energy’ at the club. Photo: AFP LONDON: New manager Xabi Alonso said Monday there was “good energy” at Chelsea as he bids to turn around the club’s fortunes, but was reluctant to say what a successful first season would look like. The Spaniard officially began the job on July…