OIC women’s forum highlights empowerment
ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 9th Ministerial Conference on Women kicked off in…
OIC women’s forum highlights empowerment
ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 9th Ministerial Conference on Women kicked off in Islamabad on Sunday, bringing together delegates from across the Muslim world to discuss women’s socio-economic and political empowerment even as international data highlight uneven progress across member states in education, employment and political representation. Organised by the Ministry of Human…
Nobel laureates among more than 200 experts urging action on AI’s economic impact
AI could transform economies faster than the Industrial Revolution, experts warn of job losses An AI sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS More than 200 researchers and economists, including 15 Nobel laureates and researchers at OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, have called for governments and technology…
335 Pakistanis perish chasing Europe dream
ISLAMABAD: At least 335 Pakistanis have lost their lives while attempting to reach Europe through illegal migration routes since June 2023, with seven deadly migrant boat disasters claiming hundreds of lives. According to documents obtained by The Express Tribune from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), 467 Pakistanis were aboard the seven boats involved in the…
PML-N MPA Saqib Chaddar’s interim bail extended in Momina Iqbal harassment case
Lahore court orders NCCIA to complete investigation report before next hearing on July 28 LAHORE: A Lahore sessions court on Monday extended the interim pre-arrest bail of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Saqib Chaddar and his wife, Samira, until July 28 in the alleged cyber harassment and death threats case filed by actor Momina Iqbal,…
Delayed valuations stall property deals
Missing DC rates halt registrations, stamp sales; Rs500m daily revenue loss feared RAWALPINDI: Property transactions across Rawalpindi district have ground to a halt after the district administration failed to issue revised official property valuation rates for the 2026-27 financial year, despite 12 days having elapsed since the start of the new fiscal year. The delay…
Field Marshal Munir arrives in Turkiye for two-day official visit
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…
FCC bars court intervention in Nai Gaj Dam project until completion
Court says SHC overlooked contractual dispute procedures and relevant WAPDA and NAB laws The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday set aside all Sindh High Court (SHC) orders relating to the Nai Gaj Dam project and restrained courts from interfering in its construction until completion, ruling that further litigation should not delay a project of…
South Korea court sentences ex-president to 2 years in jail in political funding case, media says
Yoon Suk Yeol received opinion polling services worth $179,800 for free from political broker A person walks in front of a TV screen broadcasting a news report on the sentencing trial of South Korean former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s insurrection case, stemming from his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024, in Seoul, South Korea,…
Two policemen killed, two injured in suspected IED attack in K-P’s Tank
Police say initial information suggests a remote-controlled improvised explosive device was used in the attack Two police officers were killed and two others injured after a bomb targeted a police armoured vehicle in the Tank district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. PHOTO: EXPRESS DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two police officers were killed and two others injured when a suspected improvised…
Corporate rules still blocking women out
KARACHI: Pakistan has one of the lowest rates of female entrepreneurship in the world. According to the World Bank and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), only around 1% of entrepreneurs in Pakistan are women. The Asian Development Bank further reports that women own less than 8% of the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises, with…
