The Foreign Office on Saturday denounced a social media post by British Special Representative for Afghanistan Richard Lindsay regarding developments along the border with Afghanistan, terming the "one-sided remarks … devoid of a deeper understanding of the situation along the border". The remarks come as the UK special envoy took to X, expressing concern over…
. KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (Glof) alert for Gilgit-Baltistan and parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, warning of heightened risks due to an incoming weather system. According to the advisory, a moderate westerly wave is expected to enter the upper parts of Pakistan from May 3 (today) bringing widespread…
. LAHORE: As temperatures climb in Lahore, a wave of electricity outages has deepened public frustration, with residents questioning why soaring power bills persist even as supply remains unreliable. According to officials, electricity demand on the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) system has surged to around 2,400 megawatts, while supply from the National Power Control…
Authors, publishers, innovators, startup founders and other experts are participating during the three-day festival “Haprow”, a cute little robot helps the kids in learning. PHOTO: AUTHOR KARACHI: The three-day Karachi International Books and Technology Fair (KIBTF) kicked off at the Karachi Expo Centre on Friday. Educational technologies, STEM competitions and thought-provoking talk sessions are also…
Court grants bail to accused as inquiry launched against SI Shehzan over altercation video; report sought in 3 days The case involving an altercation between a police sub-inspector (SI) and a young man during snap checking in the upscale Defence area of the metropolis has taken a new turn, with the accused being released on…
Participants express concern over decline in government advertising for newspapers CPNE newly elected president Kazim Khan addresses the annual general meeting for 2026–27 in Karachi. Photo: CPNE Prominent journalist Kazim Khan was once again elected unopposed as president of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) during its annual general meeting held on the eve…
Senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser addresses the press conference flanked by Salman Akram Raja and Mehmood Achakzai on Saturday. SCREENGRAB The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allies on Saturday announced a series of rallies aimed at what they described as the protection of the Constitution and the release of party founder Imran Khan, as political tensions…
Call for safeguarding ethical journalism in evolving threat landscape in event to mark World Press Freedom Day Dawn Editor Zaffar Abbas speaks during the concluding session, “Surrender is not an option”, in conversation with IBA-CEJ Director Shahzeb Jillani. Photo: CEJ-IBA Journalists and media personnel on Saturday warned that threats to journalism were increasingly shifting from…
Breakdown at Dhabeji pumping station leaves several areas without water for six days The judicial commission directed on Saturday the managing-director of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to issue show-cause notices to ghost employees of the water utility’s laboratories. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The teeming metropolis of over 30 million people has been in…
Rider says he went to a hotel near Hill Park Chowrangi on May 1 when the incident occurred KARACHI: A dozen people, including a hotel owner and his employees, were booked for allegedly assaulting an online food delivery rider and his colleagues, Ferozabad police said on Saturday. The video of the incident went viral on social…