Social media companies face growing scrutiny around the world over concerns that their platforms are contributing to a mental health crisis among children. PHOTO: PEXELS ISLAMABAD: Just over a decade ago, social media was widely celebrated for transforming the way people connect, learn and communicate. Today, the conversation has shifted. As smartphones and social media…
BRUSSELS: Alibaba’s AliExpress was hit with a record 550 million ($629 million) fine from the European Union on Monday for failing to tackle sales of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its platform. The fine was the third issued by the European Commission under the EU’s landmark Digital Services Act, which requires very large online…
Philippine chair urges bloc to ‘navigate our future together’ as ministers tackle Myanmar, economic resilience Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Centre on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 in Pasay city, Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS Foreign ministers of the Association…
AJK legislative assembly. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chief Election Commissioner Ghulam Mustafa Mughal announced on Tuesday that the upcoming AJK elections would begin on July 27 as scheduled, but polling would now be held in three phases across different divisions, with the armed forces deployed to oversee the electoral process. “Under…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik held a meeting with a delegation of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA), led by Chief Adviser Malik Khuda Baksh, to discuss petroleum pricing reforms, deregulation, and matters concerning petroleum dealers. The PPDA delegation appreciated the government’s effective management of petroleum product supplies during the challenges arising…
Buying interest witnessed automobile assemblers, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rebounded further on Tuesday as investor sentiment improved amid reports of mediation efforts between the United States and Iran, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining more than 1,000 points in midday trading. The index rose to an…
Says govt planning key development projects across G-B to ensure ‘progress and prosperity’ in the region Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a meeting with Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain and other federal government ministers at the PM House in Islamabad on July 21, 2026. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reaffirmed the federal…
Ali Pervaiz Malik says government remained committed to expanding its long-standing energy cooperation with Kuwait Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik holds meeting with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) Vice President for Operations Tariq Ibrahim. SCREENGRAB Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Tuesday met Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) Vice President for Operations Tariq…
Cockroach Janta Party drops parliament march plan, demands education minister’s resignation over exam leaks Police use batons to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they march toward parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, July…
Warns that any attempt to suppress the peaceful protest could turn the movement into an anti-government campaign JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressing the opening session of the party’s three-day congregation at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. Photo: X/file LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday announced a nationwide blockade of major highways on August…