The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency
In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.
Day: November 30, 2025
Global airlines scramble as A320 software bug halts flights
. Airlines glitch. Photo: Reuters TOKYO/NEW DELHI/PARIS: Global airlines scrambled to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets on Saturday as a partial recall by the European planemaker halted hundreds of flights in Asia and Europe and threatened US travel over the busiest weekend of the year. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury apologised to airlines … Read more
K-IV water project set for completion in 2026
[ KARACHI: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Lt Gen (Retd) Muhammad Saeed, during a two-day visit, reviewed the progress on construction at key sites of the Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (K-IV project) being constructed by Wapda on behalf of the federal government to cater to water needs of the largest city … Read more
PSX up 2.8% WoW, extends monthly rally
[ A stock broker reacts while monitoring the market on the electronic board displaying share prices during trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, in Karachi on July 3, 2023. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: The KSE-100 index closed the week on a strong note, rising 2.8% to settle at 166,678 points as broad-based buying in … Read more
Star-studded event premieres ‘Neelofar’
Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan and other guests attend the premiere of ‘Neelofar’ in Lahore. Photo: Express LAHORE: The wait is over. ‘Neelofar’, the much-anticipated film reuniting Pakistan’s super duo Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan, finally hit cinemas across the country on Friday, premiering in a star-studded event in Lahore. As soon as the film released, … Read more
Oil industry awaits decision on Sindh cess
ISLAMABAD: The oil industry is now looking towards the apex court for withdrawal of the Sindh Infrastructure Development Cess, which may lead to the collapse of oil companies and refineries. The Sindh government had imposed the cess on the import of petroleum products, creating financial challenges for the industry. Officials of the Oil and Gas … Read more
Consistency key to startup success
[ KARACHI: Consistency is emerging as the defining currency of startup success, overshadowing capital, connections and even innovative ideas. This was the dominant message at Build Up 2025, an annual entrepreneurship forum hosted by Invest2Innovate (i2i) in Karachi. Across high-impact panel discussions, founders and investors agreed that persistence, clarity of purpose, and disciplined financial behaviour … Read more
New railway corridors to benefit K-P businesses
[ ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan on Saturday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to addressing the challenges faced by the business community in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). He said this while chairing a meeting with a delegation of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), which focused … Read more
Faberge’s ‘Winter Egg’ prepares for auction
. The famed 1913 ‘Winter Egg’ is returning to the auction block in December, offering what experts believe may be one of the final chances for private collectors to secure a genuine Imperial Faberge masterpiece as global availability continues to shrink sharply. Created for Russia’s imperial family and long regarded as one of the most … Read more
Denmark assured of gradual tax reduction
Minister encourages Danish firms to explore Pakistan’s fast-growing IT talent pool ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan held a meeting with the ambassador of Denmark to discuss ways to enhance bilateral trade, investment cooperation and energy-sector collaboration between the two countries. During the meeting, the minister highlighted Pakistan’s ongoing stabilisation measures under the … Read more
