Capital Development Authority (CDA). Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for preparing an integrated Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Master Plan for the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). CDA Chairman and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Sohail Ashraf signed the MoU on…
. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has restrained authorities from expelling 13 Afghan medical students from their colleges and directed the University of Health Sciences (UHS), PMDC and concerned medical colleges to submit their replies at the next hearing. Justice Khalid Ishaq issued the interim order while hearing petitions filed by 13 Afghan students,…
. Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. Photo: Express KARACHI: The deadline for implementing NADRA-integrated vaccination certificates for Umrah pilgrims departing from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport was extended until Sept 25 at 10am, according to a notification issued by the Airport Health Department of Border Health Services-Pakistan on Monday. Last week, the federal government made it mandatory…
KARACHI: Business leaders on Monday criticised the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5%, arguing that expensive financing was continuing to constrain industrial activity, investment and exports amid a challenging economic environment. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Atif Ikram Sheikh described the decision…
It was a disturbing déjà vu. The refusal of the Indian women's cricket team to receive the award from a bona fide ACC nominee, who happens to be a Pakistani, is an extension of the chauvinism increasingly evident in India's body politic. This was reminiscent of the controversial conduct of Suryakumar Yadav and his team…
It is 2026. In a country of over 250 million, with at least half of them women, a conference is organised at an academic institution. The title is "Re-imagining Political Science for Pakistan and Its People". The topic seems both intellectually interesting and relevant given the recent conversations on new provinces and federation. Our demographics…
China tells AI panic crowd to calm down as US tech executives call for AI slowdown Anthropic logo, a keyboard and a robotic hand in this illustration created on June 5, 2026. REUTERS China has criticised calls by leading US technology executives to slow the development of artificial intelligence (AI), rejecting claims that rapid Chinese…
Price of petrol reaches Rs380.24, while diesel rises to Rs409.42 per litre under daily pricing mechanism A picture showing a petrol pump. — FILE PHOTO The federal government on Monday increased the price of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs4.42 and Rs6.10 per litre, respectively, for September 15. According to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division,…
PTI condemns the incident, calling it ‘the shameful and reprehensible conduct of the Punjab Police’ Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday accused the Punjab government and police of political victimisation, brutality and manhandling during his visit to Lahore to offer condolences to the family of a slain Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist, Ishtiaq Ahmad. Tensions…
All three parties want to break away from the UK. Photo: John Swinney/X Leaders of the main Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh nationalist parties on Monday declared their right to choose whether to remain in the United Kingdom (UK) or not at a rare meeting in the Welsh capital Cardiff. All three parties — the Scottish…