ISLAMABAD: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government told the Centre on Tuesday that it could file a petition in the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) against all parties for not giving its due share on account of the merger of 6.1 million population of the tribal districts with the province. K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi raised the issue … Read more

OGRA increased HSD and Petrol prices from March 01. PHOTO: PEXELS ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has notified a 35% increase in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) rates, jacking up the cost of an 11.8kg domestic cylinder by Rs924 for April as a consequence of a surge in the global market In a … Read more

The first snowfall and rain of the winter season were recorded on Tuesday across various mountainous areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. ISLAMABAD: With temperatures rising and a widespread weather system looming, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has sounded the alarm over a heightened risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), flash floods, and landslides across vulnerable … Read more

. The two-tier judicial system in vogue is now snowballing into a confrontation. The bizarre observation from jurisprudents that the newly-constituted Federal Constitutional Court is not entitled to uphold or implement decisions of the erstwhile Supreme Court has opened a Pandora’s box. This is an outcome of the fractured 27th amendment, passed by the parliament … Read more

3 UN peacekeepers from Indonesia killed in south Lebanon after deadly Israeli strikes on weekend UNIFIL forces inspect damage in the village of Kfarshuba in southern Lebanon on February 17, 2025. PHOTO: AFP Pakistan, the European Union and the United Nations chief on Tuesday strongly condemned fatal attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon by Israel … Read more

An image of Yasir in Iran. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The body of Pakistani citizen Yasir Khan, who was martyred in an Israeli and American attack on Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, was brought back to Pakistan on Tuesday. Along with Yasir’s body, three injured youths from Karachi also returned. They were wounded in the same attack at … Read more

Prescribes penalties of up to five years’ imprisonment and fines for individuals found guilty LAHORE: A private member’s bill aimed at strengthening legal protections for religious minorities was submitted in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday, proposing measures against forced conversions, forced marriages and discrimination. The Punjab Protection of the Rights of Religious Minorities Bill 2026 was introduced … Read more

Says Trump willing to make a deal, but warns US ready to continue war if Iran does not comply US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth. PHOTO: REUTERS/ File United States War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the next few days in the war against Iran would ​be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would … Read more

MELBOURNE: Nestory Irankunda scored a second-half double as Australia thrashed Curacao 5-1 in a friendly in Melbourne on Tuesday, giving fans a sweet farewell in their final home match ‌before heading overseas to continue their World Cup buildup.Livewire forward Irankunda struck twice in a five-minute burst from 80 minutes as the Socceroos ran riot with … Read more

SYDNEY: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has backed Cameron Green to remain part of the test squad, despite the all-rounder’s lean Ashes series against England.Green tallied 171 runs in five tests at an average of 24.42 and took four ‌wickets as Australia triumphed 4-1 against England earlier this year. Green, who made his test debut … Read more