ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s recent diplomatic successes and improving macroeconomic stability have been overshadowed by an important national debate on internal system failure initiated by a senior cabinet member. The discussion has been wide-ranging, focusing primarily on Pakistan’s highly centralised system of governance. Many believe that decision-making remains concentrated in Islamabad and the provincial capitals, leaving citizens…
Deal with Iran would set out the new shipping lanes to be used once US fulfils conditions and strait is reopened Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026—REUTERS Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz…
82 candidates contesting four seats, making the third phase one of the most closely watched contests of AJK elections MUZAFFARABAD, AJK: Polling will be held in four constituencies of Bagh and Haveli on Monday (today), marking the third scheduled phase of the 2026 general elections to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, with…
Over the years, country’s engagement with international standards has quietly laid foundations for sustainable develo LAHORE: International standards are often perceived as a recent phenomenon. They are not. Many predate the United Nations, with institutions such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO), established under the League of Nations, later becoming part of the UN system….
. MADRID: Spain on Saturday started border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, responding to similar measures Rome imposed following a massive migrant rush into the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta. “I don’t see a lot of the word ‘diplomacy’ used in these decisions, not by the Italian government, nor by the Spanish government,”…
. KYIV: Russian strikes killed two people and wounded dozens across Ukraine overnight Saturday and Sunday, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia’s Belgorod region. More than four years after the start of Russia’s large-scale offensive against Ukraine, the two warring countries are ramping up long-range strikes, causing a growing number of…
. Security forces pictured during a patrol. — FILE PHOTO RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 15 terrorists in intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across several districts of Balochistan under Operation Rad-ul-Fitna-3, security sources said on Sunday. The federal government last year officially designated all terrorist groups operating in Balochistan as ‘Fitna al-Hindustan’, accusing India of sponsoring a proxy…
. LAHORE: Lahore A heritage and cultural gallery dedicated to Punjabi Sufi poet Waris Shah has been established at his birthplace, Jandiala Sher Khan. Syed Waris Shah was born in 1722 in Jandiala Sher Khan, Sheikhupura. The gallery established in the Jandiala Sher Khan Fort uses the building of an old library. The two rooms…
. PATRIOTIC SPIRIT: Families participate in a bicycle rally organised in Lahore as part of Independence Day celebrations. Events to mark the occasion will continue till August 23. PHOTO: AWAIS BASHIR/ EXPRESS LAHORE: A schedule has been finalised to celebrate the Independence Day with sports, rallies, musical and other events in the city till August…
Murder charge added to FIR after re-postmortem; Section 302 inserted following preliminary findings Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to constitute a judicial commission headed by a Sindh High Court…