Opposition brands the plan ‘Karachi’s worst budget’ and vows fresh no-confidence move KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Sunday approved its Rs60 billion budget for the 2026-27 financial year after a stormy City Council session, with Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab describing it as a roadmap for continued development while the opposition dismissed it as…
Actor and model Mariam Michael opened up about a personal chapter of her life, revealing she got married at the age of 17 and got divorced at 19. Taking to social media, Mariam aimed to break the deep-seated societal stigma that surrounds divorce, particularly for women. The actor said she chose to keep this part…
Separately, IHC removes objections to Imran, Bushra solitary confinement petitions ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking suspension of their sentences in the £190 million case, arguing that the Islamabad High Court wrongly rejected their pleas without properly examining the evidence and despite…
Deputy FM says first round of technical talks will be held once conditions are met “We remind them that, whether in times of war or peace, only the Islamic Republic of Iran can establish security in this strait and will not permit any country to interfere in such matters,” said Gharibabadi. PHOTO: IRNA Iran’s Deputy Foreign…
Attackers forced the constable out of a rickshaw before opening indiscriminate fire, killing him at the scene K-P Police. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE MIRANSHAH: A police constable was shot dead by terrorists after being pulled from a rickshaw near Lora Bridge in Bannu on Monday while travelling to his place of duty, District Police Officer (DPO) Bannu…
The transboundary agreement was ‘suspended’ by the Indian government last year after the Pahalgam attack Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Monday said the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) could not be revoked unilaterally as Pakistan prepared to present the treaty’s legal and technical aspects to experts at the IWT 2026 seminar, scheduled to be held in…
Says Karachi attack proved that Afghan soil continued to be used for terrorism inside Pakistan Police officers stand guard at the main entry gate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Photo: File The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Monday that the Afghan chargé d’affaires was summoned and issued a…
Says some groups are very skilled, but ‘we can handle them, but we have to take them seriously’ A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS The number of Iranian cyberattacks against Israel has shot up since the launch…
Spokesperson says police told delegation they were instructed by seniors not to allow entry into AJK A high-level delegation of Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP), led by National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai, was stopped by police from travelling to Azad Jammu and Kashmir. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP), led…
KARACHI: The global recognition of Pakistan’s recent geopolitical goodwill has undoubtedly elevated the country’s international standing under the current civil-military partnership. However, policymakers must now urgently accelerate efforts to convert these diplomatic triumphs into sustainable economic growth. While analysts are already crunching the numbers on the immediate advantages – such as increased trade with Iran,…