Social media platform expands EU data push with €1bn centre amid rising data protection concerns According to an internal memo seen by AFP, TikTok CEO Shou Chew told employees that the social media company and its Chinese owner ByteDance had agreed to the new entity. PHOTO:PIXABAY TikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion)…
Former Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Pervez Elahi is accused of making illegal appointments in the Punjab Assembly during his tenure, according to the provincial anti-corruption body ACE.—File photo LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has denied rumours that PTI President Parvez Elahi is joining the party and could be appointed as…
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Tuesday, tracking a subdued trend in the international market, as investors remained cautious ahead of a key geopolitical deadline set by Donald Trump regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. In the local market, the price of gold per tola dropped by Rs3,000 to settle at Rs488,462. Similarly,…
Chaudhury has not been seen in public since a deadly mass uprising in 2024 forced Hasina from power Former Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. PHOTO: DAILY SUN Bangladeshi police arrested the former parliament speaker on Tuesday on attempted murder charges, marking the first detention of a prominent figure from Sheikh Hasina’s toppled government under…
Lawyers strike in protest of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha’s arrests halt all court proceedings, Islamabad High Court PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that it possesses the authority to initiate contempt of court proceedings under the existing constitutional framework. In a 13-page judgement authored by Justice Aamer Farooq in…
Since July 22, numerous unauthorised exchange outlets have been closed after the military intelligence agency summoned currency dealers to address the rising dollar rate in the open market. photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s oil marketing companies (OMCs) are facing an acute liquidity crisis as up to Rs107 billion in unpaid price differential claims (PDCs) remains stuck,…
‘Islamabad talks’ see success as PM Shehbaz invites US, Iran delegations to Islamabad on April 10 People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, early Wednesday morning, announced that Iran and the United States…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered that Barrister Salman Safdar be allowed to meet former prime minister Imran Khan in Adiala Jail at 2pm today (Wednesday) in connection with the £190 million case. A division bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif, heard appeals filed by…
Shehbaz speaks with crown prince to condemn Iranian strikes on industrial complex ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned Iran’s missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s energy facilities, terming them a “serious violation” of the kingdom’s sovereignty and a dangerous escalation, while reiterating Islamabad’s unwavering solidarity with Riyadh amid rising regional tensions. Prime Minister Shehbaz…
Masood says 13,000 Kashmiri boys have been abducted and kept in prison houses where they’re being subjected to torture AJK president Masood Khan says the biggest and the most trained terrorist organisation in the world is the RSS. PHOTO: AFP/FILE MUZAFFARABAD: Sardar Masood Khan, the president Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), has said that after…