Pakistan floods spark calls for adaptation over aid

Recent flash floods have killed hundreds and uprooted thousands of lives in northern Pakistan, which ranks among the world’s 10 most climate-vulnerable countries Northern Pakistan is reeling from devastating climate-induced flash floods that killed hundreds earlier this month, destroying homes, infrastructure and livelihoods in scenes many compared to the catastrophic 2022 deluges. Pakistan ranks among … Read more

Living in ‘sin’? Ronaldo, Rodriguez highlight Saudi double standard

RIYADH: When Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez announced their engagement this month, two things stood out: the outsized diamond ring, and their unmarried cohabitation in conservative Saudi Arabia. The celebrity couple and their blended brood of five children have been living in the birthplace of Islam for more than two years, untroubled by laws against … Read more

‘World Culture Festival 2025’ set to kick off with The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi

KARACHI: It was just another Tuesday for the Life&Style desk at The Express Tribune when they visited the Arts Council of Pakistan’s press announcement for the World Culture Festival in  partnership with the Government of Sindh and Geo Television Network. After an hour of waiting, making origami out of their notepads and joking about whether … Read more