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…
. MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Chaudhry Yasin on Sunday accused the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of widespread electoral rigging in the region and announced that the party would approach the courts seeking investigations into the alleged irregularities. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club ahead of the…
. WASHINGTON: Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh participated in a special event organised by the Pakistani American Press Association (PAPA) to celebrate the 250th anniversary of US Independence and the 79th Independence Day of Pakistan. Prominent community members, media professionals, public officials, and other distinguished guests came together to celebrate the enduring values that unite Pakistan…
BOOSTING COMMERCE: A major practical step for Pakistan would be to request a US waiver for the purchase of petroleum products from Iran. Several countries, including China, Turkiye and India, have obtained similar arrangements that allow them to purchase oil products from Iran. PHOTO:FILE ISLAMABAD: Recently, the joint commitment by the leadership of Iran and…