Vendors sell unhygienic flavoured ice treats outside schools and in neighbourhoods SUMMER TREAT CAVEAT: A vendor sells flavoured ice balls to children at his stall in a Rawalpindi neighbourhood. PHOTO: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: With the onset of summer, brightly coloured ice balls and flavoured drinks being sold in streets and outside schools have started raising health…
Defence minister says improvement in Pak-Iran relations, easing of sanctions on Tehran can create opportunities Defence Minister Khawaja Asif addressing the National Assembly. SCREENGRAB Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said Pakistan’s economy had moved “out of the ICU” and is now showing signs of recovery, adding that the country could achieve 6–7% growth in…
Says nationwide coordination among mosques, seminaries, and religious boards may play key role in countering terrorism Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addrssing a meeting of Paigham-e-Aman Committee. SCREENGRAB Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday called for stronger coordination between the state and religious scholars, urging them to play…
PM Shehbaz Sharif says security forces, police, CTD are achieving significant successes in fight against terrorism The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) killed five terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in a border area near Attock. The department had received credible intelligence that terrorists present in the area had finalised plans to carry out attacks…
Aurangzeb says may use commercial borrowing to change creditor profile without increasing overall external debt Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 15, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The government could improve economic projections for 2027 after the end of the Iran war, but it is still too early to revise…
Rehman urges government to use diplomatic channels to ensure return of Pakistani hostages held by somali pirates Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman at the party’s headquarters in Mansoorah. SCREENGRAB Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman at the party’s headquarters in Mansoorah on Tuesday, where…
Meeting discussed Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook, fiscal, structural reform agenda, Budget 2026–27 priorities Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during a meeting with UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP) Hamish Falconer and British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, along with senior officials from both sides at the Finance Division. PHOTO:…
Solarisation of government buildings in Gilgit, Diamer divisions is expected to be completed by December 2026 The federal government would bear the cost of a 100-megawatt solar power project for Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday while chairing a review meeting in Islamabad on the initiative, according to a statement issued by…
RAWALPINDI/ CHAKWAL: A significant development has emerged in the case of the killing of Australian-Pakistani minor Hania Ahmed in Chakwal during CCD firing, as an audio message from her injured father, Adeel Ahmed, has surfaced. Expressing dissatisfaction with the ongoing police investigation, he claimed that four CCD personnel riding two motorcycles chased and fired indiscriminately…
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan has observed that the practice of planting fake narcotics recoveries against innocent persons – including politicians belonging to opposition parties, as well as individuals who have enmity with police officials or influential persons – is common in our society. “The practice of planting fake recoveries of narcotics…