US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker meets Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on May 11, 2026 in Islamabad. Photo: MOFA Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday appreciated the United States’ assistance in the repatriation of Pakistani and Iranian seafarers via Singapore during a meeting with Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker. According to a statement from…
PM Shehbaz chairs IT ministry review meeting as domestic internet connections triple to 5.10m since 2024 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs review meeting on affairs of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom on May 11, 2026. Photo: PMO/X Pakistan is expected to achieve IT exports worth $4.5 to $4.6 billion in the current fiscal…
. ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has highlighted the progress in parliamentary oversight, legislative reforms and protection of vulnerable communities during the parliamentary year 2025-26. The annual report which was presented in Senate stated that the committee remained actively engaged in safeguarding constitutional rights through legislative scrutiny, policy review and accountability measures…
Pakistani seafarers say they have run out of food supplies, medicines and drinking water Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that was downed by the United States over the weekend over U.S. territorial waters off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S., February 5, 2023….
K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi holds meeting with TTAP at National Assembly opposition leader Mahmood Achakzai’s house. PHOTO: TTAP ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP), a grand opposition alliance, on Sunday announced plans to launch a protest campaign against the latest increase in petroleum prices and said it is seeking support from other political parties…
The NDMA also warned that rising temperatures could accelerate glacier and snow melting in northern regions. PHOTO: APP The National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued a nationwide weather alert, warning that several parts of Pakistan were likely to experience heavy rain, windstorms, thunderstorms and hailstorms during…
Investigators recover vehicle parts; over 1,000kg of explosives obliterated police checkpoint Rescue and search operations continue after terrorists rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Fateh Khel police checkpoint in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district late Saturday night martyring 12 police personnel. PHOTO: EXPRESS In a major breakthrough in the investigation into the deadly suicide attack on the…
Two flyovers, three underpasses completed in 187 days to allow signal-free traffic RAWALPINDI: The state-of-the-art District Courts Chowk underpasses and overhead bridges project has formally been completed, with all inauguration arrangements now finalised ahead of the official opening scheduled for Sunday afternoon. The mega infrastructure development, officially designated “Marka-e-Haq Square”, comprises two flyovers, three underpasses,…
Fifth hike in a month triggers street demonstrations; 80kg flour bag up by Rs1,000 PESHAWAR: A sharp surge in petroleum product prices has ignited twin crises in Peshawar and across the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, massive transport fare hikes and a spiraling flour cost, while pushing angry transporters onto the streets in protest. On Saturday, dozens of…
Says Pakistan’s defence is now ‘completely impregnable’ against external aggression Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir speaking at A grand ceremony to commemorate the completion of one year of Pakistan’s landmark victory in Marka-e-Haq was held at GHQ, Rawalpindi. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field…