Three candidates are contesting: Khurram Zeeshan, Irfan Saleem of PTI, and opposition candidate Taj Muhammad Afridi Polling has begun for the Senate seat vacated after the disqualification of Shibli Faraz. Three candidates are contesting: Khurram Zeeshan and Irfan Saleem of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), and opposition candidate Taj Muhammad Afridi. Chief Minister Sohail Afridi became…
LAHORE: “Since my childhood, I observed that females face serious challenges in society, especially regarding their right to health,” says Mahnoor Omer, a young lawyer and activist who has taken a bold legal step against what she calls institutional discrimination toward women in Pakistan. Speaking on Express News Morning Show, she said, “If we have…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cuts a cake during a ceremony in Islamabad marking the 102nd anniversary of Turkiye’s Republic Day. Photo: SABAH ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the relations between Pakistan and Turkiye had entered a new era of strategic partnership under the “sagacious” guidance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan….
Minister brands Kabul regime a proxy of India; Questions legitimacy of Taliban government ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif delivered Pakistan’s sternest warning yet to the Taliban regime on Wednesday, declaring that Islamabad would not hesitate to strike “deep into Afghanistan” if Kabul failed to rein in militants using its soil for attacks across the border….
. Kashmir ads truck. Photo: APP NEW YORK: Digital mobile advertising trucks were deployed in New York City that called on the United Nations to fulfill its pledge to allow the people of Jammu and Kashmir to exercise their right to self-determination. The campaign, organized by the World Kashmir Awareness Forum (WKAF) on Kashmir Black…
Rural women in suburbs of Hyderabad. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Wednesday softened its position on the poverty reduction claim for Pakistan and said that only certain segments of the poor saw an improvement while other classes, particularly the rural poor, did not see any improvement in their living standards. In a detailed…
Shares of 340 companies were traded. At the end of the day, 93 stocks closed higher, 233 declined and 14 remained unchanged. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came under selling pressure on Wednesday as investors reacted to renewed tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, coupled with mixed corporate earnings. The benchmark KSE-100 index…
Social media has been abuzz this week with a viral video of a soccer stadium perched at the top of a skyscraper, along with the claim that it will be built as one of the venues for matches at the 2034 FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia. The short, unofficial clip purporting to depict the…
Betsy Brandt is joining the coven of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches. The AMC Networks series has tapped the Breaking Bad alum as a series regular for season three. Brandt’s role only has a name: Katherine. The third season of the series starring Alexandra Daddario begins production this week in Vancouver, Canada. Per AMC, season three…
Known for its azure-hued buildings, Jodhpur, India’s “Blue City”, is dotted with hidden stepwells. Among them is Mahila Baag Jhalra, an 18th-century structure with elaborate staircases surrounding a central pool. Once a vital water source and gathering space for women, it had fallen into disrepair. “When I first saw it, there was a lot of…
