PM announces cut in petrol price by Rs80 Rs129b deployed to cushion inflation blow Relief package targets commut Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: In a surprise announcement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered an immediate Rs80 per litre reduction in the petroleum levy, bringing petrol prices down from Rs458 to Rs378 per litre…
Minister directs resolution of conversion fees issue via stakeholder consultation LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain has assured industrialists that their genuine issues would be addressed on a priority basis, particularly the demand to abolish conversion fees imposed by the Ravi Urban Development Authority (Ruda) in Saggian Industrial Area. The assurance…
Salman Ali Agha enjoys batting at number three for Karachi Kings in the PSL. KARACHI: Salman Ali Agha has started enjoying his participation in the PSL as a regular player. In an exclusive interview with Express Tribune, he said that the extra responsibility that comes with being a captain is absent in the PSL. In…
Ukrainian officials said 88 drones were intercepted while another 128 veered off course without causing damage. Listen to article WORLDWIDE: One woman was killed and at least three others injured, including a four-year-old child, after Ukraine said Russia launched its largest drone attack since the start of the full-scale invasion. The striking multiple regions overnight — just…
PUBLISHED October 26, 2025 KARACHI: The music of her life used to be the sound of gloves hitting the bag, sneakers gripping the mat, and laughter echoing through the gym after another exhausting round. Fitness wasn’t something Jovita did, it was who she was. “Before cancer, fitness was just part of who I was,” she…
. A combination picture of President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R). PHOTO: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday felicitated the Christian community in Pakistan and worldwide on the occasion of Easter. The Christian community in Pakistan and around the world celebrated Easter…
Dera Darya Khan bridge, connecting Punjab with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, remains closed after a suicide attack at the nearby Dajal check post on Tuesday, causing severe disruption to traffic and the transport of essential goods PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: The Punjab government has rolled out free public transport across the province in a relief measure following recent…
World’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer, India has not received a cargo from Tehran since May 2019 Kerosene oil. BENGALURU: Indian refiners have purchased Iranian oil amid the Middle East conflict that has disrupted supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said on Saturday. The world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer, India has…
Hafiz Imran Butt and Irfan Butt are prohibited from participating in any sports-related activity in Pakistan The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has welcomed the Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping Division’s ruling imposing lifetime bans on former Pakistan Weightlifting Federation President Hafiz Imran Butt and coach Irfan Butt for serious anti-doping rule violations. The PSB…
Listen to article Germany and other key Western allies have lifted restrictions on Ukraine using long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed on Monday, signalling a sharp shift in support for Kyiv amid an intensifying aerial campaign by Moscow. “There are no longer any range restrictions on weapons supplied to Ukraine,” Merz said…