FC Barcelona’s Raphinha scores their third goal to complete his hat-trick. Photo: REUTERS BARCELONA: Raphinha scored a superb hat-trick to earn Barcelona a 3-1 win at Sevilla on Saturday in La Liga and preserve their 100 percent record. Hansi Flick’s side moved six points clear of Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid, who visit Atletico Madrid in…
People wait to refuel their motorcycles at a petrol station following the rollout of a fuel relief scheme, which provides a fuel subsidy for eligible motorcycles, rickshaws and vehicles with engines of up to 800cc, in Karachi, Pakistan, September 17, 2026. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday moved to widen and streamline Prime Minister Shehbaz…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan-Africa Economic Council Patron-in-Chief Hamid Asghar Khan has said that the upcoming Rwanda-Pakistan Business and Investment Forum will play a pivotal role in strengthening bilateral economic and trade relations and opening new avenues for investment between the two countries. Speaking at a press conference at the embassy of Rwanda ahead of the departure of…
AAG maintained that the accused, being a security guard, had no justification for opening fire on the lecturer PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has dismissed an appeal filed by Sher Mohammad, convicted in the murder case of Islamia College Peshawar lecturer Bashir Ahmad, and upheld the 14-year imprisonment awarded to him by the trial…
Naqvi asked Raja Nasir to meet PM Shehbaz, saying that meeting could pave way for relief for Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi ISLAMABAD: Government-opposition contacts intensified on Saturday over the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) September 27 protest as Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas confirmed a meeting with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi but said that only…
A 2024 image of Lahore city shows thick smog on a busy route. PHOTO: AFP LAHORE: The metropolis has ranked among the world’s most polluted major cities, recording an air quality index (AQI) of 156 to place third behind Kuching in Malaysia and Kolkata in India. The AQI is classified as “unhealthy for sensitive groups”,…
A 136-year-old historic wooden-and-iron bridge stands on the verge of collapse after being severely damaged by recent flooding. PHOTOS: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: Recent monsoon rains have brought a 136-year-old wooden-and-iron bridge built during the British era on the verge of collapse, with fears that the historic Dhoke Ratta bridge over Nullah Leh could be swept away…
. PARIS: France’s debt mountain is growing and will this year be at its highest level since 1995 because of a soaring deficit, the country’s finance ministry said Saturday. A ministry source told reporters the public debt will reach 119.3 percent of GDP in 2026 and 121.7 percent in 2027 — double the 60-percent-of-GDP reference…
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on Saturday that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn, after a fire broke out near the Saudi capital's international airport. Firefighters extinguished a blaze on a fuel tank with the logo of the Saudi oil giant Aramco at a fuel depot near Riyadh's…
Opposition leaders on Saturday lashed out at the PML-N-led federal and Punjab governments, accusing them of failing to address mounting public hardships while continuing to spend lavishly and remaining disconnected from the problems faced by ordinary citizens. Speaking at a media briefing alongside PTI leaders, Senate Leader of the Opposition Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and…