Court directs jail authorities to arrange the meeting and set it for 2pm, while adjourning the case till Thursday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday approved a miscellaneous application seeking to arrange a meeting between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his counsel, Advocate Salman…
Ambassador Jiang says the plan for Iran war has received ‘wide attention and support’ Chinese Ambassador Jiang Ziadong on Friday during a ceremony at the Chinese Embassy. China and Pakistan have jointly proposed a five-point initiative aimed at restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and the broader Middle East, amid escalating tensions involving the…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026. PHOTO: Reuters ISLAMABAD: With the deadline set by US President Donald Trump fast approaching, Pakistan has mounted an unprecedented diplomatic push to salvage a…
People walk past closed shops, following protests over a plunge in the currency’s value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, January 15, 2026. PHOTO: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ISLAMABAD: In a bid to rein in rising energy consumption amid a deepening fuel crisis, the federal government on Monday ordered markets…
Givt absorbed the shock for two to three weeks, bearing burden internally while ensuring uninterrupted availability ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday defended its handling of the fuel price surge, telling the National Assembly that emergency measures, including subsidies exceeding Rs100 billion, were rolled out to shield consumers after global oil markets were jolted by the…
PESHAWAR: In an effort to boost the tourism sector, which has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the provincial chief executive has directed for expediting efforts for opening the newly established provincial tourism authority. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan issued these orders while presiding over the 22nd board meeting of the…
A Reuters file photo. ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government has collected Rs2.5 billion from the minerals sector during the current financial year, despite coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown that was imposed to curb virus spread. The government has collected the huge amount from mining sector and deposited in the provincial treasury, an official of the…
MIANWALI: A mother of seven children ended her life by consuming poisonous pills along with her two daughters over a domestic dispute in Mohalla Selwan, Kundian on Saturday. A sense of shock and mourning spread in the neighbourhood after the incident. As per details obtained by The Express Tribune, Muhammad Tahir Qureshi, son of Allah…
Official says excessive violence in game triggers aggressive behaviour among youth A Reuters file image. LAHORE: A letter written to the Punjab inspector general of police (IGP) on Saturday sought a ban on online game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). The letter was penned by SSP Liaqat Ali Malik on the instructions of CCPO Zulfiqar Hameed….
Programme will allow selected persons to attend month-long training in host country LAHORE: While educational opportunities have been few and far between for gender minorities in Pakistan, a local NGO has stepped in to create an international platform for the development of the country’s transgender persons. The Gender Guardian (TGG), a non-governmental organisation working…