Prolonged dry spells since mid-2014, linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon, have battered subsistence farmers in Central America’s "dry corridor" running through Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. PHOTO: AFP GENEVA: The El Nino weather phenomenon is set to strengthen further into 2027, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the World Meteorological Organisation…
HYDERABAD: The Mirpurkhas police recovered three young girls from the captivity of a police officer, on Monday night. The girls were kidnapped as a punishment for free will marriage. The DSP CIA Kareem Bux Baloch told the media on Tuesday that they have arrested Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Bahadur Marri and Afzal Marri from whom…
Gianpiero Lambiase is to leave Red Bull and join McLaren in a supporting role to team principal Andrea Stella. Photo: REUTERS/FILE LONDON: Max Verstappen’s long-time Formula One race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is to leave Red Bull and join McLaren in a supporting role to team principal Andrea Stella.There was no immediate comment from either team…
Orangi Town children celebrate Eid with smiles, shopping for clothes, toys, and essentials free of cost, bringing joy and dignity to over 250 underprivileged kids. Photo: Express LAHORE: The Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) has called for urgent government intervention into restrictions on the retail operating hours continuing since early April, warning that more than…
The women in her dramas were independent characters that found their strengths and rose to tackle their own issues Ever since playwright Haseena Moin’s sudden demise, I have been thinking about everything that our nation gained through the world that she created for us on television. Her dramas taught us lifelong lessons on empowerment, strength,…
Says Karachi attack proved that Afghan soil continued to be used for terrorism inside Pakistan Police officers stand guard at the main entry gate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Photo: File The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Monday that the Afghan chargé d’affaires was summoned and issued a…
PUBLISHED May 04, 2025 KARACHI: Imagine a cowboy on a turnpike, six-shooter in one hand, a foreclosure notice in the other, galloping toward Beijing on a horse he can’t afford to feed — that’s the spirit of US President Donald Trump’s new trade plan. Now picture a man in a red hat, standing at the…
SOUTHAMPTON: England beat Sri Lanka by 119 runs in the first of three T20 internationals on Tuesday after a batting masterclass by opener Jos Buttler and captain Harry Brook, who hit a brilliant century off 42 balls in an unbeaten career-best 114-run knock. The hosts set Sri Lanka a mighty target of 255 after wrapping…
US President Donald Trump says the US hits Iran “very hard tonight” and seeks to seize its oil export hub A general view shows a unit of South Pars Gas field in Asalouyeh Seaport, north of Persian Gulf, Iran November 19, 2015. Photo: Reuters/ File US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States would…
ISLAMABAD: In a move that may further complicate the PML-N led federal government’s challenges, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced on Wednesday that his party would not cooperate with the government on legislation unless there was consensus. “If the government can legislate without the PPP, then let it do so,” Bilawal said while talking to…