PUBLISHED August 17, 2025 KARACHI: To wait for a saviour is to inhabit a paradox — where passivity masks longing, and hope suspends time. This condition resists easy categorisation: it is neither purely mystical nor wholly political, neither naïve faith nor mere deferral. At its core lies a fundamental tension between the unbearable present and…
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to feature in a record sixth World Cup. Photo: AFP LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo heads to a record sixth World Cup blessed with a prodigiously talented group of team-mates as Portugal target glory for the first time on the global stage. Roberto Martinez’s side are strong favourites to progress from Group K…
Association cites massive losses from burned trucks and forced bribes; demands probe Trucks transporting Afghan nationals, who were expelled from Pakistan, are parked as refugees wait for registration at the Omari refugee camp in Mohmand Dara, Torkham border, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 15, 2025 Photo: Reuters The Balochistan Goods Truck Owners Association announced on Tuesday…
KARACHI: Gold and silver prices rose on Tuesday in both global and local markets after a three-day pause. In the international bullion market, the price of gold per ounce increased by $28.29 to reach $4,326.27. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold per tola rose by Rs2,830 to reach…
TORONTO: Germany reached the World Cup knockout phase for the first time since 2014 with a dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast on Saturday. Substitute Deniz Undav scored twice, including the crucial goal four minutes into injury time, triggering a massive roar from the overwhelmingly pro-German crowd of 43,000 in Toronto. Germany had not…
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 PEROWAL: Rising inflation, soaring agricultural input costs and the global energy crisis have forced small farmers in the Perowal area to abandon modern mechanised farming and return…
Court warns jail superintendent can be produced by force if he fails to appear at next hearing Former first lady Bushra Bibi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday summoned Adiala Jail Superintendent Sajid Baig, warning he could be produced by force if he fails to appear at the next hearing. The…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Photo: Anadolu Agency US Democrats celebrated the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday, while President Donald Trump’s allies and Republican peers offered a more mixed response to the loss of the leader that Trump had endorsed. Trump had backed Orban leading up to the vote, even speaking…
MIANWALI: A mother of seven children ended her life by consuming poisonous pills along with her two daughters over a domestic dispute in Mohalla Selwan, Kundian on Saturday. A sense of shock and mourning spread in the neighbourhood after the incident. As per details obtained by The Express Tribune, Muhammad Tahir Qureshi, son of Allah…
. ANKARA: Turkiye and Armenia on Monday signed an agreement to jointly restore the medieval Ani bridge on their shared border, as part of moves to normalise ties between the two countries. “We believe that symbolic and concrete areas of cooperation, such as the joint restoration of the Ani bridge which was formalised today by…