Shooting took place at a downtown Seattle food festival; police urge people to avoid the area Police officers stand at a cordoned-off area after Seattle Police responded to what they described as a shooting with “multiple” victims at Seattle Center, which was hosting a Bite of Seattle food festival, in Seattle, Washington, US, July 26,…
First phase covers Mirpur Division’s 13 constituencies, comprising 4 seats in Mirpur, 3 in Bhimber, 6 in Kotli Over 1.4m voters head to polls as first phase of AJK elections begins. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Polling for the first phase of the 2026 Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections began peacefully across Mirpur Division…
ISLAMABAD: Every time the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) lets money supply grow drastically by issuing bonds or by injecting rupees on account of remittances, we expect inflation in a while. But when the People’s Bank of China does something similar, no one in Beijing worries about inflation. For perspective, in 2026, Pakistan’s headline inflation…
Trumps advisers tell him they are running out of targets, express worries about depleting the US arsenal A billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a building in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran will halt its own attacks as long as the United States does the same,…
FO says comments sought to undermine internationally recognised facts; undermine peace and security Pakistan on Monday warned that India “must not underestimate the people and Government of Pakistan’s unwavering resolve and determination to thwart any Indian adventurism,” saying comments by the Indian defence minister on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute distorted internationally recognized facts and…
Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Memon speaking at a press conference in Karachi. PHOTO: HANDOUT KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, said on Sunday that the people of Kashmir alone have the right to decide the fate of Kashmir. Addressing a press conference in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Memon said that certain individuals had insulted the…
A farmer swims while using an empty canister through a flooded area near Qasim Bela village on the outskirts of Multan. Photo: REUTERS GILGIT/ LAHORE: The nationwide death toll from this year’s monsoon rains has climbed above 100 after 10 more people lost their lives in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) over the past 24 hours,…
. PESHAWAR: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was martyred after terrorists opened fire on him in the Shah Hasan Khel area of Lakki Marwat on Sunday, police said. The martyred soldier was identified as Bilqiaz, son of Mumtaz, a resident of Masti Khel. He was on leave at his native village when the attack took…
. Logo of the United Nations seen on a building of the global organisation.PHOTO: AFP UNNAO, INDIA: Veteran Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has entered the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general, becoming the seventh candidate seeking to succeed Antonio Guterres when his second five-year term ends later this year. Uganda formally nominated Otunnu…
Oil and gas sector. Photo: File KARACHI: For more than six decades, Pakistan’s exploration and production (E&P) companies have been tasked with discovering and developing domestic oil and gas reserves to meet the country’s growing energy needs. Despite pockets of success, the sector’s overall performance has fallen short of national requirements. Production has stagnated, discoveries…