Cockroach Janta Party hits 15m Instagram followers; founder calls it a youth political voice An AI generated image of cockroach janta party. PHOTO: Cockroach Janta Party A five-day-old group that channels Gen Z concerns has gone viral in India, overtaking Instagram followers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), discussing issues like politics, inflation and…
KARACHI: Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed at the government level to facilitate trade activities in food items between the two countries, with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) expected to be signed soon. The decision was made during a meeting at Bangladesh’s Ministry of Industries on the occasion of a visit by a Pakistani delegation led…
Alvarez, Martinez score late as defending champions survive another scare to set up England clash Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer as Argentina beat Austria. Photo: AFP Argentina reached the World Cup semifinals on Saturday with a 3-1 extra-time win against Switzerland, surviving another tense knockout match to set up a meeting…
LAHORE: National Tariff Commission (NTC) Chairman Dr Jawwad Uwais Agha has said that the commission is fully open to industrialists and the business community, and every case will be reviewed personally and decided quickly on merit to protect the local industry from unfair international competition. He said that the commission had expanded its outreach, and…
The martyred (encircled red) BDS officer with peers. Photo: Police/file A member of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was killed while defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) in Khyber-Paktunkhwa’s (K-P) Hassan Khel tehsil on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Muhammad Alam told The Express Tribune that BDS officer Khaista Rahman was attempting to neutralise an IED in the…
A thriving illicit trade of more than 40 billion cigarettes a year is undermining Pakistan’s tax policy objectives Pakistan’s cigarette market has become a case study in how good-faith tax policy can yield unintended/negative results. Despite repeated increases in excise duties – most dramatically in the 2022–23 financial year – the country now hosts the…
. BERLIN: Germany’s constitutional court on Friday backed an Afghan woman’s appeal against an interior ministry decision to deny her a visa, despite her previously having been approved for entry. The woman had initially accepted been under a refugee scheme set up by the previous German government. The plaintiff was one of more than…
Hania Aamir has drawn attention to herself again, and this time it's not under any controversy, but because of her latest post on Instagram. She shared a thought-provoking story that highlights women’s empowerment and voice through the words of legendary poet Maya Angelou. Taking to Instagram, Hania posted a story featuring Maya Angelou’s powerful quote:…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Established by the 1998 Rome Statute, it serves as a court of last resort, meaning it only steps in when national courts cannot or will not act. Photo: REUTERS/file THE HAGUE: Member states of the International Criminal Court voted on Friday to dismiss Karim Khan as…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile trading session on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index swinging between gains and losses before ending the day in the red, as investors booked profits after an early rally inspired by positive regional market sentiment. Taking cues from a broad-based advance across Asian equities, the market…