Crop sector recovers from 1.01% contraction to 1.44% growth; livestock now 14.6% of GDP A farmer ploughs his field with bulls in Perowal as rising fuel prices and increasing agricultural costs force small growers to return to traditional farming methods. Photo: Express LAHORE: Pakistan’s agriculture sector has demonstrated notable resilience in 2025-26, recording growth of…
Coco Gauff marched into the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open with straight-sets victory. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE MADRID: Coco Gauff became the latest victim of the stomach virus that has been sweeping through the draw at the Madrid Open but the ailing American still found a way to beat Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday and…
Attorney General argues jail superintendent has authority to decide which facilities a prisoner be given and not Bushra Bibi addresses PTI supporters alongside K-P CM Ali Amin Gandapur and Opposition Leader Omar Ayub. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition seeking family meetings with former prime…
Appreciates Iran’s engagement in the ‘Islamabad Talks’ launched to negotiate a peace agreement with the United States Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with the Iranian delegation led by the Speaker of the Iranian Consultative Assembly, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at Islamabad Talks on April 11 2026. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday…
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Monday sharply criticised the expansion in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Cabinet, alleging there was no governance in the province with rampant corruption and financial mismanagement in the administration. The K-P Cabinet was expanded last week with the induction of six new ministers, four new advisers and eight special assistants, taking the…
Flight intended to support a radar modernisation program, cause of crash is unknown, under investigation Smoke rises from Edwards Air Force Base after the crash of a US Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft in Edwards, California, U.S., June 15, 2026, in a still image from an ALERTCalifornia fire surveillance camera. PHOTO: REUTERS Eight crew members…
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif addresses the groundbreaking ceremony of Jinnah Medical Complex in Islamabad on July 21, 2024. PHOTO: APP LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Thursday granted interim pre-arrest bail to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter Rabia Imran and her husband Ali Imran Yousaf in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the Punjab…
Govt, opposition unite against civilian casualties from both terrorism and drone warfare Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Photo: X In a rare display of political unity, a joint jirga led by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday unanimously condemned ongoing drone strikes in tribal districts, deciding to convene a series of gatherings on the issue….
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…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is considering introducing a further reduction in gas supplies to domestic consumers through rationing amid the deepening Middle East war, which has disrupted oil and gas transportation through the region. However, the ministers in a committee constituted to review energy matters opposed any gas rationing plan with the argument that it would result…