Punjab chief minister demands respectful treatment of citizens, public accountability Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Sunday ordered comprehensive police reforms, demanding an end to corruption, high-handed behaviour, and the disrespectful treatment of citizens, while directing the Inspector General of Punjab Police, Rao Abdul Kareem, to prepare short, medium, and long-term reform plans with clear … Read more

Trip marks 70 years of ties, first by a Pakistani premier to Vienna in over three decades Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to undertake an official visit to Vienna, Austria, on February 15-16 at the invitation of Austrian Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker, the Foreign Office said in a … Read more

This photograph taken on January 4, 2026 shows information technology minister for India’s Andhra Pradesh state Nara Lokesh speaking during an interview with AFP in New Delhi As India races to narrow the artificial intelligence gap with the United States and China, it is planning a vast new “data city” to power digital growth on … Read more

. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at UNSC session. PHOTO: RADIOPAK UNITED NATIONS: Amid political deadlock among signatories to the 2018 South Sudan peace agreement and a dangerous escalation in armed confrontations, Pakistan has called on all stakeholders to recommit to the agreement in good faith and to address differences … Read more

. An artist’s impression of a planetary system with four planets, around a small red star, called LHS1903 with a large reddish-brown rocky planet with craters is visible in the foreground and three smaller planets. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that … Read more

LAHORE: Senior political leaders from across the spectrum on Saturday warned of an “emergency-like” climate, shrinking democratic space and the dangers of a security-dominated state, as they urged political unity and public resistance to protect constitutional rule. Speaking in candid terms, PTI’s Barrister Ali Zafar deplored the current situation as akin to martial law in … Read more

CDF and COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir shakes hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich. PHOTO: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: Field Marshal and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Syed Asim Munir visited Germany from February 12 to February 14 to attend meetings on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference. The CDF interacted … Read more

LAHORE: The 10th edition of the Women International Film Festival (WIFF X) opened in Lahore on Friday. It drew the city’s biggest-ever number of filmmakers, students, artists and cinema enthusiasts. The two-day festival, being held from February 14 to 15 at the Olympolo Theater Head Office, is showcasing women-led short and feature films from across … Read more

. Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab speaking to media outside the Supreme Court Karachi Registry. Photo: File KARACHI: Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Saturday inaugurated a family park in Ibrahim Hyderi and laid the foundation stone of the construction project for Mehrunisa Hospital Road in Ibrahim Hyderi via Korangi.

Chitral Baskhar Garamchashma Biosphere Reserve. PHOTO: UNESCO.ORG PESHAWAR: The district administration of Lower Chitral has submitted a detailed report to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) confirming the imposition of a ban on the cutting, transportation, and sale of glacial ice in the area. The move comes in response to judicial directives aimed at curbing illegal … Read more