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Plans on restoring labour presence to 40,000, open Lucky Cement plant to tap opportunities LAHORE: Pakistan’s Ambassador-Designate to Libya has pledged to double the country’s exports to Libya and increase the number of Pakistani workers in the North African nation from 20,000 to 40,000, according to a statement issued on Saturday. Major General (Retd) Mumtaz … Read more
Nearly 300,000 have been told to evacuate or take shelter as major fires edged closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.
The police said a hunt for suspects was underway after the episode at one of Europe’s biggest gay-themed festivals.
HYDERABAD RALLY: Supporters raise party flags at the rally. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: Escalating its campaign against the Sindh government, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has called for the creation of new provinces across the country, particularly in Sindh, declaring that it will now take its struggle from parliament to the streets after exhausting constitutional and … Read more
PTI founder’s sister addresses Mardan rally, demands hospital treatment for brother MARDAN: The sister of imprisoned PTI founder Imran Khan, Aleema Khan, visited Mardan on Saturday as part of the party’s street campaign demanding his release. Local members of the National and Provincial Assemblies along with party workers welcomed her at Bab-e-Mardan before marching to … Read more
Brazilian authorities refused to grant visas to two senior U.S. officials out of concern they planned to sow doubt about the security of the country’s voting systems.
Washington gave no immediate reason for halting 13 nights of strikes launched after the Iran-Hormuz truce collapsed Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iranian military targets, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 23, 2026. U.S. Central … Read more
Information Department calls on media to follow poll code and avoid unverified reports during elections With the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir general elections set to begin on July 27 across Mirpur Division, the AJK Information Department has called on journalists and media organisations to exercise maximum responsibility in election coverage, urging them … Read more
[ Cites non-publication of Platts rates; petrol remains at Rs335.18 per litre while HSD stays at Rs383.46 A petrol pump in the federal capital seen in this undated image. —FILEPHOTO After an increase for five consecutive days, the government on Saturday announced that petrol prices would remain unchanged for the next two days, citing the … Read more
Young Māori in New Zealand are embracing tā moko, the ritual tattoos that were banned under British colonial rule and became an act of protest in the 1970s.