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Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: Authorities on Friday restored the original medical board to oversee the exhumation and re-postmortem of Wafflix owner Mir Raza Ali, reversing a controversial decision that had triggered strong objections … Read more
[The streaming giant, still looking for this year’s blockbuster, paid an actor to spend three days inside a billboard in Los Angeles to promote an upcoming film.
KKH blocked at multiple locations as citizens across division protested petroleum levy, inflation ROAD RALLY: Protestors cover the busy Murree Road, Rawalpindi, for miles, reserving it for their demonstration against inflation and petroleum prices for the day. PHOTO: EXPRESS ABBOTABAD/ RAWALPINDI: Protests against petrol prices and inflation overran Rawalpindi and neighbouring districts as political leaders … Read more
ELECTIONEERING: A large number of people attend a PML-N election rally in Haveli area of Azad Kashmir on Friday. PHOTO: EXPRESS MUZAFFARABAD: With just days left before the decisive third and final phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general elections, the PML-N intensified its campaign in Rawalakot Division on Friday, expressing confidence of … Read more
[Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting to prevent 50 percent tariffs against many Canadian goods scheduled for this month.
KARACHI: Pakistan’s bullion market extended its winning streak on Friday as prices rose further, mirroring movements in the international market, where gold hit a seven-week high on increased investor appetite for the precious metal. In the local market, the per-tola price surged by Rs5,100 to close the day at Rs454,336. Similarly, the 10-gram rate rose … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s richer families doing business in energy, textile, automobile and cement have shown interest in acquiring a profitable Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) along with four foreign firms, offering another opportunity to the government after a decade to start selling these assets. About 12 groups, eight of them Pakistani well-connected and rich families, have … Read more
Addition celebrates release of his album ‘Subah Aaye Na’, allows users to reflect on singer’s music KARACHI: Every Atif Aslam fan has a story, and his music is at the heart of it. Some fans have followed him for years, while others discovered him through playlists, friends, or social media. Some listen during quiet moments, … Read more
US Treasury sanctions Aban Tether for processing millions of dollars of transactions for sanctioned Iranian entities Representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration taken September 10, 2025. — REUTERS The United States on Friday sanctioned an unlicensed multi-state cryptocurrency exchange, alleging it processed millions of dollars of crypto for Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps … Read more
Recent escalating tensions between the Iran-backed group and the Yemeni government have prompted fears that a truce in place since 2022 is nearing collapse.