3 personnel, including 1 officer, 2 jawans who embraced martyrdom, awarded Sitara-i-Basalat for acts of sacrifice ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday conferred 47 military awards upon distinguished officers and soldiers to recognise their exceptional bravery, leadership and meritorious services rendered for the defence of the country. The awards were conferred at the Investiture…
Diplomats attend the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Photo: REUTERS NEW DELHI: Iran’s foreign minister urged BRICS nations on Thursday to condemn what he called violations of international law by the United States and Israel, as diplomats from emerging economies met for talks in Delhi in the shadow of war…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called for concerted national efforts to transform Pakistan into an economic power, urging the same level of dedication and resilience that enabled the country to achieve its status as a responsible nuclear state. The prime minister, in his televised opening remarks at the meeting of the federal cabinet,…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s reported plans for a 28th constitutional amendment appeared to run into early political resistance on Thursday after the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said it had not been consulted on any proposed constitutional changes, signalling fresh strains within the ruling coalition over key legislative matters and the upcoming federal budget. Speaking to…
Trump seeks economic wins, help on Iran war Xi hails ‘positive outcome’ of trade talks China to buy 200 Boeing Children hold Chinese and US flags during the welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump by Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: REUTERS BEIJING: China’s President Xi…
. LOS ANGELES: NASA’s Psyche probe was headed for a close encounter with Mars on Friday and a planned gravity boost to set the spacecraft on its final course to the solar system’s largest known metallic asteroid, thought to be the remnant core of an ancient protoplanet. The Psyche probe, named for the asteroid it…
. WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives narrowly defeated a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the Iran war until hostilities are authorized by Congress, but the effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s military campaign failed by the closest possible margin. The House voted 212 to 212 on the war powers resolution, meaning it failed…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Thursday reviewed complaints of misconduct, including some pertaining to its own members, during a meeting chaired by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi. The meeting was attended by Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) Chief Justice Aminud Din Khan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Lahore…
Debris block multiple highway sections; locals provide shelter, food to travellers Excavators carve through mountains of debris on the battered Karakoram Highway, where relentless rains, flash floods and landslides stranded thousands of travellers across Lower Kohistan over the past 72 hours. PHOTOS: EXPRESS ABBOTTABAD: Efforts to reopen the Karakoram Highway in Lower Kohistan entered their…
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has said the government is taking concrete steps to strengthen marine education, promote ocean awareness and actively engage youth in sustainable ocean stewardship. In a conversation with The Express Tribune during his visit to the Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA) in Karachi, the minister emphasised that…