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PM Shehbaz Sharif meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. Photo: INP WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the inaugural meeting of Board of Peace in Washington, where both sides agreed to enhance bilateral trade and economic activities as well as mutual cooperation … Read more
[ Export Development Fund. Design: Ibrahim Yahya ISLAMABAD: The government has notified a new private sectordominated board of administrators of the Export Development Fund (EDF) to scrutinise spending from the fund’s proceeds and limit the role of the bureaucracy in managing its affairs. According to an official notification, the 22-member board will be headed by … Read more
Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong describes America’s shifting relationship with polar research amid the threat of rising sea levels.
British monarch appears at an event overshadowed by his brother’s arrest which took place just hours earlier London fashion week. LONDON: London Fashion Week launched on Thursday with a rare visit from King Charles III only hours after his brother Andrew’s sensational arrest, overshadowing an event traditionally focused on highlighting new talent. The king surprised … Read more
. PPP leader Sharjeel Memon. PHOTO: PPI/FILE KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Minister for Information Sharjeel Inam Memon strongly condemned hateful and linguistically-biased speeches delivered at a recent ceremony at the Governor House, describing the choice of words and ideas as deeply regrettable. Speaking in the Sindh Assembly, Memon called Sindh the land of Sufis, … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Low earth orbit (LEO) operators have held the government and regulatory bodies responsible for delay in issuing licenses for the launch of satellite-based internet services in Pakistan. Industry experts point out that Pakistan has invested an estimated $400 million in two geo-stationary earth orbit (GEO) satellites, but these assets did not generate meaningful … Read more
[ JEC meeting backs reactivation of Joint Business Council, wider sectoral cooperation Secretary Economic Affairs Division Muhammad Humair Karim Kidwai. Photo: File MANILA: Pakistan and the Philippines agreed to explore the possibility of a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and to strengthen their economic engagement during the 2nd Meeting of the Pakistan-Philippines Joint Economic Commission (JEC) … Read more
[ A vendor arranges tomatoes on his pushcart. The kitchen essential was selling on pushcarts for Rs400-450 and in supermarkets at Rs550-580 due to short supply in the market. Photo: Jalal Qureshi/Express KARACHI: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), recorded a year-on-year increase of 5.19% for the week ended February 19, 2026, … Read more
Vows to ‘forgive past hurts’ as she reflects on ‘one of the hardest years of her life’ Alizeh Shah. Photo: file KARACHI: Pakistani television actor Alizeh Shah has shared a deeply personal Ramadan message, reflecting on what she described as one of the “hardest years” of her life and announcing that she is choosing forgiveness … Read more
. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS GENEVA: The United Nations on Friday called on governments to clamp down on scam centres, which have mushroomed in Southeast Asia with hundreds of thousands of people trafficked into forced labour. The UN human rights office … Read more