PM seeks early start of ML-1
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a meeting with ADB Vice President Yinming Yang. Photo:…
PM seeks early start of ML-1
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a meeting with ADB Vice President Yinming Yang. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday stressed the need for the early groundbreaking of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project, saying the Karachi-Peshawar corridor was vital to modernising freight transport and strengthening regional trade connectivity, the Prime Minister’s…
Eight-member AJK cabinet sworn in
MUZAFFARABAD: The eight-member cabinet of the newly formed Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government was sworn in on Friday, marking the completion of the initial administrative structure of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government. Acting AJK President Chaudhry Tariq Farooq administered the oath to the new ministers at a ceremony held at the Presidency. Prime…
Land erosion along Leh rings alarm bells
BANKS MAY BURST: Torrential rains and high floods cause severe soil erosion along the banks of Nullah Leh in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: EXPRESs RAWALPINDI: Off-season torrential monsoon rains and flooding in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have triggered severe land erosion along the banks of the 18-kilometre-long Nullah Leh, leaving several residential areas just…
UN adopts major map reform to show true scale of continents
Equal Earth offers a more accurate map of continental landmass sizes, the resolution says People walk over a world map engraved in marble in Lisbon September 14, 2011. PHOTO: REUTERS The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday for a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their continent bigger…
SBP snubs social media reports linking Raast to money laundering
SBP rejects ‘misleading headline’ linking Raast to money laundering in wake of FATF report The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday rejected what it said was a “misleading headline” suggesting that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had identified Raast, Pakistan’s instant payment system, as a channel for money laundering. In a statement issued on…
Freedom Flotilla announces new mission to Gaza in October
The mission includes rights advocates, union activists, politicians, journalists, doctors and other supporters The voyage is already underway, with the coalition’s Handala II vessel having visited ports in Norway, Sweden and Denmark during June and July. PHOTO: ANADOLU The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced a new international maritime mission to the Gaza Strip, with vessels making…
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring
AI firms face growing concerns as autonomous agents learn to exploit loopholes and coordinate unexpectedly AI researchers Cormac Slade Byrd, Sydney Von Arx and Thomas Larsen pose in Berkeley, California, U.S. September 3, 2026. REUTERS A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for…
AJK’s PML-N led government forms eight-member cabinet
An eight-member cabinet of the newly formed Azad Jammu and Kashmir government was sworn in on Friday, September 4, 2026. Photo: Express MUZAFFARABAD: An eight-member cabinet of the newly formed Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government was sworn in on Friday, marking the completion of the initial administrative structure of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led government in…
Qadir leads Pakistan Under-19 charge against England
Abdul Qadir struck a fluent 66 as Pakistan U19 reached 257-6 at stumps on Thursday, trailing England U19 by 76 runs on the second day of their four-day Youth Test at Arundel Castle. England resumed on 264-5 and were bowled out for 333, with Bertie Michael top-scoring with 131 from 235 balls, including 21 fours….
France gives farmers €1billion to recover from record heatwaves
Agri min says €520m to be sent out as rapid payments to help farmers deal with weather damage French firefighters work to extinguish burning haystacks at a farm near Loretz-d’Argenton, in the Deux-Sevres department, during a heatwave affecting a majority of the country, France, June 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/file France on Friday announced more than…
