Says Islamabad will remain a ‘federal territory’, efforts will be made to improve its governance model Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry. SCREENGRAB Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Thursday that the debate on forming new provinces would be held in the next session of the National Assembly and the…
. HONG KONG: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), saying the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is positioning the country as a regional hub for trade, investment and connectivity, according to a statement issued on Thursday. Addressing the 11th Belt and Road Summit in…
Assures Justice Sial of the government’s full cooperation and abstention from future interventions Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar. Photo: screengrab Express News Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar on Thursday tendered an unconditional apology before the judicial commission probing the Mir Raza Ali murder case after its chairman, Justice Omar Sial, expressed serious reservations…
Pakistan is set to field a 246-member contingent, including 234 athletes and officials and 12 contingent officials, in the Asian Games which will begin in Japan from September 19. The nation will feature in 23 disciplines in the quadrennial spectacle which will run until October 4. Pakistan Olympic Association’s (POA) senior vice-president Fatima Lakhani will…
‘NAZA’ refers to expected civilian deaths in strikes, Israeli officers draw Holocaust parallels in testimonies Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose during a photocall for the documentary “Naza” in Competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, September 10, 2026. Photo: Reuters Mass civilian deaths were routinely built into Israeli military…
JI chief says govt using international oil prices to justify keeping fuel prices high while collecting petroleum levy JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Thursday announced that the party had deferred its call for a long march to Islamabad by one day, saying the central leadership would…
Petrol price reaches Rs370.80 while diesel rises to Rs398.04 per litre under new daily pricing mechanism A picture showing a petrol pump. — FILE PHOTO The federal government on Thursday increased the price of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.05 and Rs5.37 per litre, respectively, for September 11. According to a notification issued by…
Pakistan batsmen Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq appeared before the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) at Lahore on Thursday. They were questioned as part of an investigation into alleged dressing room leaks and their activities during Pakistan’s England tour, sources familiar with the matter said. The duo remained at the NCCIA office for around two…
India's placing of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in "abeyance" has no legal justification. A neutral expert process and, more recently, the Court of Arbitration at The Hague reaffirmed that the 1960 treaty remains in force and rejected the notion that India can unilaterally suspend it. Pakistan has welcomed these decisions, while India has rejected…
Says govt’s first option is a peaceful solution but will use other means if PTI marches on Islamabad Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Thursday said the federal government was trying to halt the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) September 27 march through legal means and resolve the matter peacefully, while warning that it…