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…
Rs5.9tr surplus budget unveiled Current spending reduced by 3.1% under fiscal consolidation push Salaries up LAHORE: The Punjab government unveiled on Tuesday Rs5.903 trillion surplus budget for coming fiscal year, showing reduced current expenditures, despite a 7% increase in salaries and 3.5% hike in pension, while a substantial amount of Rs803.88 billion…
Says agreement was structured in two phases, with three issues in second phase having ‘been a source of real problem’ Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addressing the National Assembly. SCREENGRAB Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday tabled the three-page US-Iran agreement in the National Assembly, saying phase two would involve technical discussions on…
Monsoon death toll climbs in province as authorities issue fresh landslide warnings Three die in Khyber flash floods amid widespread monsoon rains across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: Three people died after being swept away by flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Khyber district on Monday, as widespread downpours prompted fresh floods and landslide…
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved 15 development projects worth Rs34.740 billion and recommended nine major projects with a cumulative cost of Rs431.022 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for further consideration. The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal…
Members of the Sindh Assembly display banners carrying the Sindhi inscription “Sindh Ji Dharti Munhinji Maa” (The Land of Sindh is My Mother) during a session in Karachi on Thursday. Photo: X/ SindhCMHouse The Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution rejecting any proposal to divide the province or alter its territorial limits, as…
Supporters of India’s Cockroach Janta Party shout slogans at a protest site, a day after thousands of protesters marched toward parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS India’s education minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration was committed to addressing the…
. PESHAWAR: Municipal employees across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are grappling with a severe financial crisis as the Local Government Department has failed to release timely salaries and pensions to Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) staff. According to the employees, the chronic delay in fund releases has become a monthly ordeal, pushing many families toward hardship. They accuse the…
BUDAPEST: Britain’s Josh Kerr produced a devastating last lap to seal a dominant victory in the men’s 1,500m at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Sunday. Kerr, fresh from setting a new world record in the mile, hit the front with 300 metres to run. The 2023 world champion held his nerve to hold off…
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The PML-N and the PPP intensified their public confrontation on Saturday, escalating the electoral feud beyond the ongoing Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections as senior leaders traded accusations over alleged rigging. Addressing a public gathering in Jhelum Valley alongside Minister for Kashmir Affairs Amir Muqam, Sanaullah questioned the PPP’s own democratic legitimacy. “If…