The government delegation leaves after meeting with the Jamaat-e-Islami team as the fifth round of negotiations over the petroleum levy ends without yielding any result. SCREENGRAB The fifth round of talks between the government and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) concluded on Saturday without a final agreement on the party’s demands, including the withdrawal of the petroleum levy,…
Pakistan blasted their way into the semi-finals of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2026. Photo: Screengrab Pakistan blasted their way into the semi-finals of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2026 with a convincing 5-2 victory over Malaysia in their key Pool B encounter at Moqi, China, on Tuesday. This is the third straight win from…
Apex Committee approves FC deployment Surveillance, checkpoints to be set up in Rakhshan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee in Quetta. PHOTO: EXPRESS QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the immediate deployment of the Frontier Corps (FC) to Balochistan’s Rakhshan division to establish a dedicated “security corridor”…
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is among the starriest names in a 26-man Norway squad that has reached the World Cup for the first time since 1998. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard headline Norway’s World Cup squad, which was announced in a video by the country’s King Harald V on Thursday. Manchester…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered immediate action against eight people identified by an inquiry committee over the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) neonatal ward fire, approving their suspension as well as departmental and criminal proceedings. The directives came after fourteen newborn babies were killed on Wednesday after a fire broke out on…
Five terrorists were killed during the latest phase of Operation Shaban, taking the total number of terrorists killed in the operation and other intelligence-based operations across Balochistan since July 5 to 114, security sources said on Monday. The joint operation by the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC), and Balochistan Police was launched in the aftermath…
Kylian Mbappé slams Paraguayan senator as ‘despicable’ after a racist tirade following France’s World Cup win Photo: France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates after the match between Paraguay v France – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia/Reuters France striker Kylian Mbappe hit back at a Paraguayan senator, describing her as a “despicable woman” on Monday after she launched a racist…
At least 40 people-including women, children, elderly citizens-were injured during April after being by stray bullets KARACHI: The unchecked use of firearms in the city continues to endanger citizens’ lives, with people feeling unsafe both on the streets and even inside their homes due to bullets fired from unknown directions. According to a report, at…
Lawyers, activists and civil society reject new provinces, administrative units and alleged resource grab A march for unity of Sindh in Karachi on Sunday. — EXPRESS KARACHI: A large number of lawyers, students, intellectuals, writers, political and social activists and civil society representatives participated in a “Sindh Unity March” in Karachi on Saturday, rejecting calls…
Gillani says fiscal constraints affecting development, women’s equal participation key ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Sardar Tahir Mehmood has demanded a reasonable share for the capital in the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, arguing that the city should not remain deprived of its due fiscal resources while facing increasing demands for…