. The writer is a practising lawyer. He can be reached at mohsin.saleemullah@berkeley.edu In a country founded on the promise of equality, the lived reality of many religious minorities has long reflected exclusion rather than inclusion. Christians, Hindus, Sikhs and other non-Muslim communities in Pakistan have frequently found themselves pushed to the margins of public … Read more

Both leaders expressed concern over the tense evolving situation in the region, agreed to remain in touch. PHOTO: EXPRESS TRIBUNE/IRNA Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Iranian counterpart expressed concern over the evolving situation in the region on Friday as the conflict in the Middle East drags on. Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply … Read more

Says partially restores flight operations on some routes from Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi to Dubai, Gulf countries Pakistan has fully restored flight operations to Saudi Arabia and partially resumed flights to Dubai amid widespread disruptions caused by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Friday. Tensions in the Middle East escalated … Read more

Crude oil posts its strongest weekly gain since the extreme volatility during the Covid-19 pandemic in spring 2020 US crude oil futures climbed ​more than 10% on Friday, pulling closer to Brent as buyers sought available barrels, with Middle Eastern supply constrained by the effective ‌closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the expanding US-Israeli … Read more

Tarar says 205 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery guns have also been destroyed during the operation Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Friday that 527 Afghan Taliban operatives have been killed and more than 755 injured during the ongoing Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, launched in response to “unprovoked action” from across the Afghan border. ‘Operation … Read more

Punjab’s environmental polio detection once hit 43 per cent, with 117 plus cases recorded since 2015 LAHORE: The eradication of polio across Pakistan, including Punjab, remains a major public health challenge. Although vaccination campaigns have largely controlled the poliovirus, its intermittent presence in sewage and environmental samples indicates that Punjab is still not polio-free. Reportedly, … Read more

Not all ​wealth managers, however, view the ongoing Middle East ​conflict as prompting immediate capital flight A view of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 1, 2026, after an Iranian attack. PHOTO: REUTERS Soon after ​the first Iranian missile and drone attacks on Dubai last week, two Indian entrepreneurs based there tried … Read more

Miranshah DHQ medical superintendent says four of the injured in critical condition Screengrab of a fire at a school in North Waziristan. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE PESHAWAR: At least 14 civilians were injured after a suicide attack at a checkpost in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan on Friday, according to officials. The police said the attack targeted the Chashma Sarbandi checkpost on the Miranshah-Bannu … Read more

New Zealand’s Finn Allen celebrates his century. Photo: AFP AHMEDABAD: Opener Finn Allen has long been regarded as the hardest hitter of a cricket ball in New Zealand and his performance in taking his side to the T20 World Cup final showed just why. His record-breaking 33-ball hundred, with eight sixes and 10 fours, in … Read more

LOS ANGELES: LeBron James broke the record for most field goals made in NBA history Thursday, though the latest milestone in his glittering career did not to stop the Los Angeles Lakers from crashing 120-113 to the Denver Nuggets. James, who already held the NBA all-time points record, sailed past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 15,837 field goals … Read more