ISLAMABAD: The year was 2019, and Pakistan found itself trapped in one of the most delicate diplomatic balancing acts in its recent history. Two of its closest strategic partners Saudi Arabia and Turkiye had drifted onto opposite sides of an expanding geopolitical divide. Islamabad ultimately withdrew from the Kuala Lumpur Summit after Riyadh viewed the…
. KOHAT: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday inaugurated a Women Business Development Centre in Kohat, built at a cost of Rs338.053 million, to promote women’s entrepreneurship, enhance vocational skills and expand their participation in the provincial economy. The centre was inaugurated by Provincial Minister for Local Government and Higher Education Meena Khan Afridi, accompanied by…
Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: Authorities on Friday restored the original medical board to oversee the exhumation and re-postmortem of Wafflix owner Mir Raza Ali, reversing a controversial decision that had triggered strong objections…
KKH blocked at multiple locations as citizens across division protested petroleum levy, inflation ROAD RALLY: Protestors cover the busy Murree Road, Rawalpindi, for miles, reserving it for their demonstration against inflation and petroleum prices for the day. PHOTO: EXPRESS ABBOTABAD/ RAWALPINDI: Protests against petrol prices and inflation overran Rawalpindi and neighbouring districts as political leaders…
ELECTIONEERING: A large number of people attend a PML-N election rally in Haveli area of Azad Kashmir on Friday. PHOTO: EXPRESS MUZAFFARABAD: With just days left before the decisive third and final phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general elections, the PML-N intensified its campaign in Rawalakot Division on Friday, expressing confidence of…
KARACHI: Pakistan’s bullion market extended its winning streak on Friday as prices rose further, mirroring movements in the international market, where gold hit a seven-week high on increased investor appetite for the precious metal. In the local market, the per-tola price surged by Rs5,100 to close the day at Rs454,336. Similarly, the 10-gram rate rose…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s richer families doing business in energy, textile, automobile and cement have shown interest in acquiring a profitable Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) along with four foreign firms, offering another opportunity to the government after a decade to start selling these assets. About 12 groups, eight of them Pakistani well-connected and rich families, have…
Addition celebrates release of his album ‘Subah Aaye Na’, allows users to reflect on singer’s music KARACHI: Every Atif Aslam fan has a story, and his music is at the heart of it. Some fans have followed him for years, while others discovered him through playlists, friends, or social media. Some listen during quiet moments,…
US Treasury sanctions Aban Tether for processing millions of dollars of transactions for sanctioned Iranian entities Representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration taken September 10, 2025. — REUTERS The United States on Friday sanctioned an unlicensed multi-state cryptocurrency exchange, alleging it processed millions of dollars of crypto for Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
Latest revision takes petrol to Rs327.62 per litre and HSD to Rs380.86 per litre under the new pricing system As the city runs on fumes, motorcyclists line up at a petrol pump in Karachi, waiting their turn amid surge in fuel prices. Photo: Jalal Qureshi / Express The federal government on Friday reduced the prices…