Show concludes successful season; Express Entertainment plays pivotal role in strengthening its television reach KARACHI: Pakistan Idol wrapped up a successful season with more than just the search for a winning voice. Over the course of the competition, the music reality show emerged as a platform for discovering fresh talent, celebrating Pakistani music and bringing…
Veteran actor calls for greater understanding of pregnancy blues, postpartum mental health Veteran actor Rubina Ashraf urged husbands and in-laws to be more compassionate and understanding towards postpartum women. She also urged support for women dealing with postpartum depression, pregnancy blues and the emotional challenges that often accompanied motherhood. “I feel those who are around…
European Investment Bank keen on investment, but seeks EU share in mineral off-take ISLAMABAD: The European Investment Bank on Wednesday showed interest in the multibillion-dollar Reko Diq mining project in return for securing some share of the critical resources, as Pakistan’s director general for minerals said that the claim of having $6 trillion mineral reserves…
LAHORE: The provincial assembly of Punjab on Monday passed the Punjab Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2026 amid protests and a walkout by opposition lawmakers. During the session, Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan and Opposition Leader Moin Riaz Qureshi held a heated debate over the new legislation’s legal and constitutional implications. Addressing the house, the…
PARIS: Teenage substitute Mezian Mesloub gave Lens a 1-0 win over Nantes in Ligue 1 on Friday to clinch his side qualification for next season’s Champions League, while relegating Nantes to the second tier. The result also keeps the Ligue 1 title race alive with second-placed Lens the only team that can still pip Paris…
Brent crude futures fell $1.89, or 1.7%, to $107.98 a barrel, after dropping 4% in previous session A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I, an oil tanker that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arriving in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra, Iraq, April 17, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Oil prices fell for a…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warmly receives Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting in Islamabad. Photo: app ISLAMABAD: Despite no immediate prospects of direct talks between Iran and the United States, diplomacy remains very much alive, as a flurry of behind-the-scenes activity suggests a serious push to seek a permanent end to the war,…
CDF will hold meetings with military, political leadership to discuss matters of mutual interest, state media says COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir addressing graduating officers of National Security and War Course at the National Defence University in Islamabad on July 7. Photo: ISPR Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field…
NEW YORK: American Frances Tiafoe swept past former champion Daniil Medvedev in straight sets Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals of the US Open. A two-time semi-finalist at New York’s Flushing Meadows, the 11th-seeded Tiafoe defeated seventh-seeded Medvedev of Russia 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth time in five…
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi will visit Punjab in the coming days as part of a mobilisation campaign for the September 27 march on Islamabad. The announcement was made at a meeting in Islamabad chaired by the K-P chief minister with party office-bearers and parliamentarians from Punjab, where…