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…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/ File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday renewed his government’s commitment to press freedom, saying efforts would continue to protect, promote and strengthen a conducive environment for journalism. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on World Press Freedom Day, the prime minister paid tribute to journalists,…
A judicial magistrate on Saturday granted bail to Khubaib, son of a senior police officer, who was arrested in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) following a heated argument with policemen over an allegedly fake number plate on a luxury vehicle. The hearing was conducted before the court of the judicial magistrate (South), where the suspect appeared along…
FO says cross-border attacks and infiltration continue from Afghanistan despite Pakistan’s gesture of ceasefire pause A Pakistani army soldier stands guard on a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Photo: AFP The Foreign Office responded to media queries regarding a social media post by…
ISLAMABAD: A new study has revealed alarming levels of lead exposure among young children in Pakistan, with four in ten children aged 1236 months in high-risk urban areas found to have lead in their blood, posing serious risks to their physical and cognitive development. The study, jointly conducted by the Ministry of National Health Services,…
‘Feels-like’ temperature in city may reach up to 50°C as heatwave grips most parts of province Officials noted that temperatures in recent days have already been recorded 2°C to 4°C above normal levels, signaling an early onset of intense summer conditions. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a heatwave alert for…
The Turkish leadership expressed support for Islamabad’s constructive role in addressing regional challenges “Our main objective is the permanent termination of war,” says Dar. PHOTO: ANADOLU ISLAMABAD: FM Ishaq Dar met with Türkiye’s Ambassador Irfan Neziroglu, who called on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, where both sides reaffirmed their commitment to…
Resumption comes after approximately 50 days of halted operations triggered by the Iran-US conflict The first PIA flight to Europe in over four years arrives at the terminal bay at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Pakistan’s state-owned airline resumed flights to Europe after a four-year ban was lifted by EU regulators. Photo: videograb KARACHI:…
SANYA: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday witnessed the signing of one Joint Venture Agreement and two memorandums of understanding between Pakistani and Chinese organisations, covering construction machinery, animal health and medical technology. The engagements are aimed at advancing practical cooperation in key sectors, a Presidency’s news release said. A memorandum of understanding was signed…
DASU: Wapda has awarded a contract worth Rs640 million for the construction of two government schools at Seo Village in Upper Kohistan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The contract signing ceremony was held at the Project office, said a message received on Friday. As per the contract, both schools are to be completed in two years, and…