Over 13,000 glaciers face rising threats; rapid glacier melt threatens northern regions Experts say region is prone to various natural disasters. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must take urgent and decisive action to curb the accelerating melt of glaciers in its northern mountainous regions by strengthening monitoring systems, improving policy implementation, and expanding community-based adaptation measures,…
A large number of citizens travelled on the Green Line buses from morning till night. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: Amid inflation fueled by tensions in the Middle East and a volatile international oil market, the free travel facility offered by the Punjab government as a relief measure for a month is benefiting diverse sections of the…
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks during a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: NNI KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday approved Phase-II of the Karachi Safe City Project, aimed at strengthening urban security, surveillance and the operational capacity of law enforcement agencies. Chairing a meeting of the Sindh Safe…
Ahsan Iqbal says Pakistan honoured to bring the ‘warring sides from the battlefield to the negotiating table’ PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari speaking to Al Jazeera ahead of the Islamabad Talks 2026. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said “war is not an option” and welcomed the Islamabad Talks as…
Appreciates Iran’s engagement in the ‘Islamabad Talks’ launched to negotiate a peace agreement with the United States Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with the Iranian delegation led by the Speaker of the Iranian Consultative Assembly, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at Islamabad Talks on April 11 2026. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday…
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday expressed hope for the success of the ongoing “Islamabad Talks” and yielding constructive outcomes. Delegations from Washington and Tehran are in Islamabad for negotiations aimed at ending the six-week-old Iran war, which has killed thousands across the Middle East, disrupted energy supplies, fueled inflation and slowed the global economy. The Iranian…
Premier reiterates Pakistan will continue facilitating both sides for sustainable peace in region US Vice President JD Vance meets Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of the ‘Islamabad Talks’ 2026. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met US Vice President JD Vance, along with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, at the Prime Minister’s Office…
Says Pakistan wish them well, bring good intentions of the entire international community In a recent interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.S. Rizwan Saeed Shaikh highlighted the key diplomatic efforts surrounding the Pakistan-Iran dispute. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, on Saturday expressed hope for…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday paid special tribute to the framers of the Constitution, saying that the unanimously adopted Constitution of Pakistan on April 10, 1973 laid the foundation of a parliamentary democratic system of governance in the country and established a strong institutional framework for the…
Islamabad IGP, CDA chief commissioner review security arrangements along VIP routes across Islamabad Police officers equipped with riot gear walk at D Chowk area, near the President’s House, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS Strict traffic restrictions were imposed across the federal capital on Saturday…