August 2, 2026
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says he has received the Joint Awami Action Committee's response to his letter proposing a commission, along with the group's own proposal. He called every loss of life a national tragedy and said his priority was ending the crisis and restoring normal life.
December 22, 2025
Police personnel hold a roadblock against protesters in New Delhi. — Reuters ‘Akhand Hindu Rashtra Sena’ is holding protests outside HC Babgladesh. Miscreants were allowed to conduct activities outside the HC perimeter. Dhaka FO terms protest “unwarranted” and “very sad”. Amid public uproar over the killing of prominent Bangladeshi student Sharif Osman Hadi, Dhaka rejected India’s stance on the protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi. Calling the incident “unwarranted” and “very unfortunate”, Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said the incident could not be termed as “misleading propaganda” – as claimed by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). “The miscreants
November 18, 2025
A man holds a campaign poster of incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, with fireworks in the background, as supporters of the Coalition for Reconstruction and Development celebrate after the announcement of early elections in Baghdad, Iraq, November 12, 2025. — Reuters Voter turnout stands at 56 percent, officials say. The Taqaddum Party secures 27 seats in the parliamentary elections. The next government faces the challenge of managing armed groups. BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s political bloc won the most seats in Iraq’s election, final election results showed on Monday, but a new government may still be months away
Pakistan’s obsession with fair skin has fueled a dangerous market for skin-lightening creams, many of which have been found to contain harmful levels of mercury. The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched an investigation into companies suspected of using mercury in their products, which is banned in many countries due to its toxicity. Several popular brands have been accused of using mercury without disclosing its presence, with some even falsely advertising their products as “mercury-free” or claiming to be free of harmful ingredients. This misleading marketing has raised significant concerns, especially when it comes to the health risks of
October 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio attend a meeting of the Council of Ministers at the White House, Washington, DC, USA, October 9, 2025.- Reuters The White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Prize for the Nobel Prize to grant the Peace Award to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of US President Donald Trump, who aggressively put pressure on the prize and had his role in the prize. “President Trump will continue to make peace agreements, end the wars and save life. He has the heart of a humanitarian and there will never be someone who can
Islamabad: The governor of the Central Bank received a minimum of RS4 million in a monthly salary, extensive privileges and security and services from four employees, showed that the government was submitted to a Senate committee on Wednesday. The Treasury presented the details of the salary and privileges received by the Pakistani State Bank (SBP) at a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee, which discusses the salaries of the leaders of the various regulatory authorities. However, the details were related to 2019 and 2023, so the Commission commissioned the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance to present the commander’s
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up yet another committee, this time to end an inter-ministerial row as neither the Planning Ministry nor the Finance Ministry is willing to take ownership of 100 provincial nature schemes at a cumulative cost of Rs 573 billion. The controversy arose days before the approval of the 2024-25 development budget by the National Economic Council, the constitutional body responsible for approving development schemes and including them in the national development agenda. Sources told The Express Tribune that Prime Minister Sharif formed the committee after the planning ministry thrice rejected a proposal by the
Islamabad: The government has decided to set up a committee to digitize the national economy under the Digital National Framework, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairing the committee. Information and Telecommunications Minister Shaza Fatima made this announcement at an event organized by Huawei Technologies at its headquarters in Islamabad to celebrate World Telecommunication Day. He explained that the government aims to legislate for national digitization, recognizing the need for automation to enhance transparency and infrastructure development in light of a paradigm shift. Khawaja further stated that the mobile manufacturing and export policy is in its final stages to boost the
May 11, 2024
Congress says “no meaningful action has been taken to punish those guilty in the ruling regime”. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi wipes sweat from his forehead as he addresses supporters during a campaign rally on a hot summer day in Berhampur in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, May 6, 2024. — Reuters There was a brazen continuation of the violations: opposition. The warden is responsible for making sure that parties do not break the rules. The letter lists 10 allegations against Modi and key aides. NEW DELHI: India’s opposition said the nation’s election commission was allowing Prime Minister Narendra
KARACHI: National Tariff Commission (NTC) chairman Naeem Anwar has assured businessmen that an NTC team in Islamabad will look into the issues highlighted by the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and recommendations will be given to the government to rectify them in the federal budget for 2024-25. Addressing a meeting during his visit to KCCI, he advised the chamber to submit details of all matters in writing along with budget proposals at the earliest, according to a statement issued on Monday. At the meeting, businessmen pointed out the challenges like irregularities in import-export duties, anti-dumping duties and other
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