ASEAN foreign ministers open Manila meeting amid global uncertainty, regional security challenges
Philippine chair urges bloc to ‘navigate our future together’ as ministers tackle Myanmar, economic resilience…
ASEAN foreign ministers open Manila meeting amid global uncertainty, regional security challenges
Philippine chair urges bloc to ‘navigate our future together’ as ministers tackle Myanmar, economic resilience Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Centre on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 in Pasay city, Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS Foreign ministers of the Association…
AJK elections to be held in three phases from July 27: election commissioner
AJK legislative assembly. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chief Election Commissioner Ghulam Mustafa Mughal announced on Tuesday that the upcoming AJK elections would begin on July 27 as scheduled, but polling would now be held in three phases across different divisions, with the armed forces deployed to oversee the electoral process. “Under…
Dealers seek 8% margin amid daily fuel pricing
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik held a meeting with a delegation of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA), led by Chief Adviser Malik Khuda Baksh, to discuss petroleum pricing reforms, deregulation, and matters concerning petroleum dealers. The PPDA delegation appreciated the government’s effective management of petroleum product supplies during the challenges arising…
PSX gains over 1,000 points as US-Iran mediation lifts investor sentiment
Buying interest witnessed automobile assemblers, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rebounded further on Tuesday as investor sentiment improved amid reports of mediation efforts between the United States and Iran, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining more than 1,000 points in midday trading. The index rose to an…
Centre committed to working with new G-B government: PM Shehbaz
Says govt planning key development projects across G-B to ensure ‘progress and prosperity’ in the region Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a meeting with Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain and other federal government ministers at the PM House in Islamabad on July 21, 2026. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reaffirmed the federal…
Petroleum minister, Kuwaiti exploration company discuss expanding energy cooperation
Ali Pervaiz Malik says government remained committed to expanding its long-standing energy cooperation with Kuwait Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik holds meeting with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) Vice President for Operations Tariq Ibrahim. SCREENGRAB Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Tuesday met Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) Vice President for Operations Tariq…
India youth group says protest to continue after Delhi clashes injure 180
Cockroach Janta Party drops parliament march plan, demands education minister’s resignation over exam leaks Police use batons to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they march toward parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, July…
JI to block highways nationwide on Aug 7 over inflation, rising fuel prices
Warns that any attempt to suppress the peaceful protest could turn the movement into an anti-government campaign JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressing the opening session of the party’s three-day congregation at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. Photo: X/file LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday announced a nationwide blockade of major highways on August…
Oil prices ease as mediators propose US-Iran ceasefire
The sun sets behind oil pumps outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France, March 18, 2026—REUTERS Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with markets weighing reports of mediation efforts between the US and Iran against an exchange of fresh attacks between the two and threats of a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis. Brent crude futures fell…
Khalil al-Hayya new Hamas chief
. GAZA: Hamas announced on Monday that it had elected Khalil al-Hayya, the group’s lead negotiator in indirect ceasefire talks with Israel, as the new head of its political bureau. “Hamas announces the election of brother mujahid Khalil al-Hayya as head of the movement’s political bureau, succeeding the martyred leader Yahya al-Sinwar,” Hamas said in…
