Police say driver was taken into custody; he told investigators he fell asleep while driving, leading to the accident A speeding trailer crushed a police mobile van deployed for checking near Chakwal Pump on Super Highway, resulting in the deaths of a sub-inspector and a constable. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: A speeding dumper truck on Monday … Read more

Minister of state for foreign affairs appreciates Pakistan’s constructive role as Dar reaffirms commitment to peace Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L), Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi (R) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed the regional situation with Qatar’s Minister of State for … Read more

Secret sites were used for air support, refuelling and medical services, according to New York Times investigation Israel built two covert military sites in Iraq’s western desert to support operations against Iran, according to a report Sunday by the New York Times. The newspaper, citing Iraqi and regional officials, said a newly disclosed site was … Read more

. KATHMANDU: A renowned Nepali Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on Sunday, an official said, smashing his own record set last year. Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032 ?foot) peak – the highest in the world – while guiding clients from the 14 Peaks Expedition company. Nepal’s Department of … Read more

‘A naval blockade is an act of war, responding to it is our right,’ says Major General Mohsen Rezaei Black smoke rises at sea near the Strait of Hormuz. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Iran vowed Sunday to confront the US over its naval blockade, with a top military adviser to the country’s supreme leader warning that … Read more

. LONDON: London police said Sunday officers arrested 20 people the previous day at a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson and 12 people at a counter-demonstration fused with a pro-Palestinian protest. The city’s Metropolitan Police — which had already disclosed making 43 arrests Saturday after tens of thousands people attended the duelling events … Read more

. COPENHAGEN: US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Greenland landed in Nuuk on Sunday for a visit of several days to the autonomous Danish territory, local media reported. Governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry arrived for his first visit in the role and is due to take part in an economic forum in the Greenlandic … Read more

PCA upholds restrictions on pondage for Indian projects Says IWT places limits on Delhi’s ability to control flow ISLAMABAD: In a landmark ruling, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague delivered a supplemental award upholding Pakistan’s position regarding maximum pondage limits for Indian hydroelectric projects on the western rivers. Under the Indus Waters … Read more

LOS ANGELES: Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are developing a film adaptation of a best-selling memoir about a British military mission in Afghanistan, Netflix said on Thursday. The project is based on ‘No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege’, written by British Major Adam Jowett, which chronicles his … Read more

Actor Sanam Saeed made a striking debut at the Cannes Film Festival 2026 red carpet, drawing warm applause and attention for her culturally rooted fashion statement as she joined an honorary delegation celebrating South Asian women in cinema and the arts. Her appearance at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 12 to … Read more