Jasveen Sangha, who supplied 51 vials of ketamine used to inject star on day he died, faces over 60 years in prison Matthew Perry & Jasveen Sangha. Photos: File A dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” who supplied the drugs that killed Friends Actor Matthew Perry is set to be sentenced in a California court on…
ISLAMABAD: Italian Ambassador Marilina Armellin and Danish Ambassador Maja Mortensen called on Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan to discuss avenues for enhancing bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation. The minister highlighted Pakistan’s role as a responsible global partner and its efforts to promote dialogue and de-escalation in times of geopolitical tensions. He noted…
WHO has declared the outbreak of rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a public health emergency of international concern GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts, giving the latest number of suspected deaths as 220. Addressing…
MIDRAND: South African political parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority in this week’s election, the first time this has happened in 30 years of democracy. With results in from 54.9% of polling stations, the party of the late…
Package covers healthcare, prisons, and emergency services and Rs8b for 16 Peshawar arterial roads PESHAWAR: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved 21 development projects worth over Rs34 billion in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The high-level meeting, chaired by Islam Zeb, Additional Chief Secretary of the Planning and Development Department, greenlit a range of initiatives aimed at…
Arsenal’s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta accepted his team had to improve if they want to win the Champions League for the first time. Photo: AFP BUDAPEST: The last time Arsenal reached a Champions League final they lost it, and then it took 20 long years to claw their way back to that stage again. After…
Globally competitive industry cannot be developed behind walls, without assuming additional risk If Pakistan wants to build globally competitive cars and export them, it must lower its protectionist walls, access lower cost parts, and frictionlessly integrate into GVCs. photo: file ISLAMABAD: In the 1990s, two new auto assemblers in Pakistan, Toyota and Honda, joined Suzuki,…
“Abuse of power by police not acceptable,” reads a placard displayed by protesters at a demonstration in Peshawar. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: Scores were left injured on Friday as police and protesters clashed in the Tehkal area of the provincial capital as the latter demonstrated against the excesses of the former. The clashes came even as…
Lawyers believe that cases involving civil liberties not being prioritised during CJP Yahya Afridi’s tenure ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will fix contempt matter related to the non-implementation of a judicial order permitting meetings with PTI founder Imran Khan in line with the court’s new case-fixation policy. A senior Supreme Court official told The Express Tribune…
JOINT BASE ANDREWS: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that talks with Tehran were “on the borderline” between a deal to end the Middle East war and a resumption of strikes on Iran. Trump has given conflicting signals since announcing on Monday that he had called off renewed attacks to give time for negotiations,…