Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Foreign Minister (FM) Ishaq Dar spoke with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General and candidate for UN Secretary-General Rafael Grossi about the evolving regional situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Tuesday. According to the post on X, MoFA said, Dar and Grossi spoke late last night and agreed…
Orangi Town children celebrate Eid with smiles, shopping for clothes, toys, and essentials free of cost, bringing joy and dignity to over 250 underprivileged kids. Photo: Express LAHORE: The Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) has called for urgent government intervention into restrictions on the retail operating hours continuing since early April, warning that more than…
NAGOYA: The 20th Asian Games open in Japan on Saturday bringing together a bumper 17,000 athletes and officials, among them Olympic and world champions. Here’s a guide to Asia’s biggest sporting spectacle. Where? The Games mainly take place in the port city of Nagoya and the wider Aichi prefecture. Nagoya has more than two million…
Natan scored what proved to be the winner to take Real Betis third and leave Villarreal in the relegation zone. Photo: AFP VILLARREAL: Real Betis secured a 2-1 win at Villarreal on Monday to move third in La Liga and leave the Yellow Submarine in the relegation zone. Inigo Perez’s Villarreal are winless from five…
Court bars roadblocks for political allies Provinces stopped from using govt resources Officials protected from ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has barred political parties, political leaders, provincial governments and public office holders from occupying public roads, highways, interchanges, toll plazas, buildings or other public places within or leading to the federal capital. The court…
IMF projects 7.2% inflation this fiscal year, up from its earlier 6.3% estimate. PHOTO: PIXABAY KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) kept its policy rate unchanged at 11.5% on Monday, with seven of the 10 members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voting for the status quo, as intensifying geopolitical tensions pushed up global…
MIRANSHAH: Two separate firing incidents in Bannu on Monday left an Elite Force police constable and a civilian dead while a woman was injured. According to police, the first incident occurred within the limits of Thana Cantt at Peepal Bazaar, Daood Shah. Terrorists opened fire on Elite Force Constable Ahmadullah, who was present at a…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting in Lahore regarding progress in relief and rehabilitation activities during the monsoon rains, August 22, 2026. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: The government is considering reviving austerity measures introduced during an earlier fuel conservation drive as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reviewed progress on the Special Relief Scheme for low-income and middle-class consumers…
Experts link congenital heart defects to hereditary factors, cousin marriages, and inadequate antenatal care PESHAWAR: Heart disease, often associated with old age, is affecting thousands of children in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), with doctors treating a wide range of congenital and cardiac conditions among the young. During 2025, the Peshawar Institute of Cardiology (PIC) examined 22,563 children…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi during an interview with Hamid Mir. — Screengrab via Geo News LAHORE: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday accused the Punjab government and police of political victimisation and brutality during his visit to Lahore to offer condolences to the family of a slain Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist,…