Italian driver of Mercedes Kimi Antonelli celebrates after winning the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit. Photo: REUTERS/FILE MIAMI: Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday for his second straight victory as the 19-year-old Italian became the youngest driver in Formula One history to lead the world championship…
ISLAMABAD: Some members of the federal cabinet have raised serious questions over the pricing of locally manufactured vaccines and monopolistic practices of pharmaceutical companies. The government has also agreed to give a buyback guarantee for the locally manufactured vaccines. During a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, the cabinet gave in-principle approval…
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said master of the vessel reported being approached by an IRGC gunboat At least three container ships were hit by gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, maritime security sources and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. Iran has imposed restrictions on ships using the strait, first…
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting regarding long term energy planning and export strategy during current international situation in Islamabad on Tuesday. Photo: Prime Minister’s Office/X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that despite disruptions in oil supply due to regional tensions, no electricity crisis had emerged in the country owing to…
Service Long March targets $100m exports as Pakistan becomes fifth-largest tyre exporter to US Between the years 2013 and 2021, the Chinese investment increased six-and-a-half times to $6.1b but the US investment dropped three-fourths to $1.5b, said the BOI secretary. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan held a meeting with Jin…
Police say initial information suggests a remote-controlled improvised explosive device was used in the attack Two police officers were killed and two others injured after a bomb targeted a police armoured vehicle in the Tank district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. PHOTO: EXPRESS DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two police officers were killed and two others injured when a suspected improvised…
Asserts commitment to responsible arms exports as tensions rise over US trade, military policies Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun attends a press conference in Beijing, China on Jan 7, 2025. PHOTO: Reuters/ File China has rejected recent US Intelligence reports suggesting it plans to supply weapons to Iran, with Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun…
Trilateral committee meets in Turkiye today Military chiefs, ministers to discuss defence coordination Talks to Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is received by Turkish officials upon his arrival in Istanbul. PHOTO: MOFA ISLAMABAD: The first high-level meeting under the landmark Makkah Joint Defence Agreement among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye will be held in Istanbul on…
The 2018 Asian Games winners to train and play matches with Pakistan ahead of September Asiad KARACHI: Iran’s men’s kabaddi team, the 2018 Asian Games champions, will arrive in Islamabad on Thursday for a joint training camp with Pakistan as both sides step up preparations for next month’s Asian Games in Japan. The camp, arranged…
The burial in Mashhad in northeast Iran follows a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies People carry the coffin of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, during his funeral procession, in Karbala, Iraq, July 9, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran buries…