Iran FM calls on neighbours to expel US forces; US embassy attacked in Baghdad, strikes hit Iran-backed fighters Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/BAGHDAD: US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war … Read more

The image shows the aftermath of an overnight Israeli airstrike targeting the Haret Hreik neighbourhood in Beirut’s suburbs. Photo: AFP UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced a flash humanitarian appeal of $308.3 million to support civilians in Lebanon, after ongoing Israeli strikes and Hezbollah’s rocket counter-attacks left around 816,000 Lebanese internally displaced, a … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Employees of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and autonomous institutions operating under government patronage will face salary cuts ranging from five to 30 per cent as part of the government’s austerity drive, with the savings earmarked for public relief. The decision was taken on Saturday at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to review … Read more

. Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA), led by Chairman Salim Valimuhammad KARACHI: Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) has cautioned that the recent Rs55-per-litre hike in petroleum product prices has begun to inflict serious damage on the economy, pushing business costs to unsustainable levels and slowing commercial activity. PCDMA Chairman Salim Valimuhammad, … Read more

Culinary traditions of city’s many communities are on full display during holy month KARACHI: As Ramazan evenings descend on Karachi, the city transforms into a vast open-air dining space. Markets become livelier, streets glow with lights, and food stalls begin preparing dishes that draw crowds of hungry visitors. Across the city, different neighbourhoods reflect the … Read more

Doctor refutes rape charges, accuses peers of pushing him to suicide in chilling letter HYDERABAD: A Chief Medical Officer of civil hospital Mithi, Tharparkar district, committed suicide on Friday night, due to being allegedly pestered by his senior and junior colleagues in the hospital after he was framed with allegation of raping a male nurse. … Read more

Pindi passengers struggle with mounting travel costs; migrant workers abandon plans to return People rush to bus stands to head home for Eidul Fitr. PHOTO: WASEEM IMRAN/EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: Transporters operating from all 55 large and small bus terminals across Rawalpindi district, including the Pirwadhai General Bus Stand, have significantly increased fares for suburban and long-distance … Read more

. The continued denial of due prison rights to former prime minister Imran Khan is now simmering into a political storm. The PTI seems to be losing its patience, and a confrontation is on the cards after the holy month of Ramazan. K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, who in his de jure capacity also tried … Read more

President Donald Trump gestures during a visit to Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, March 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS United States President Donald Trump on Saturday urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies disrupted by the Mideast war. Trump, who has said the … Read more

Oman and Egypt try to mediate, but lack of interest from the US and Iran suggests both sides digging in for conflict US President Donald Trump listens to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a round table in the White House in Washington, DC. Photo: Reuters/ File President Donald Trump’s administration has rebuffed efforts … Read more