Pakistan’s promise to protect women and drive economic growth remains unfulfilled ISLAMABAD: No economy can grow while half its population remains unsafe, unseen, or silenced. Women’s protection is not just a moral or legal concern; it is an economic necessity. Pakistan’s ongoing challenge in ensuring women’s dignity translates directly into lost productivity, declining labour force…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s asylum system overhaul offers fast-track residency British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood speaks on stage at Britain’s Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 29, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON: Britain’s Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is spearheading a sweeping overhaul of the UK’s asylum and migration system while introducing fast-track residency pathways…
HRCP slams 27th Amendment, urges zero-tolerance for impunity and protection of civic freedoms LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has warned that judicial independence, civic freedoms and the safety of vulnerable groups are increasingly under siege, urging the state to adopt a zero-tolerance approach toward impunity and political or administrative mafias eroding constitutional…
Carcass of an Indo-Pacific finless porpoise dolphin lies on a seaside in Ormara district. Photo: Express KARACHI: A dolphin belonging to a rare Indo-Pacific finless porpoise speciesknown locally as the Tibi Dolphin has been found dead in Ormara district of Balochistan. According to Muhammad Moazzam Khan, technical adviser at WWF, this is the second death…
. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif. Photo: AFP/File RAWALPINDI: PML-N leader Tahira Aurangzeb has revealed that PML-N President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has undergone a surgery. She has also urged people to pray for his speedy recovery. Nawaz Sharif on November 15 departed for London. According to party sources, the visit…
. LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari has declared Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi “a habitual liar like his leader” Imran Khan. Responding to a statement of Afridi, she said the CM is accusing Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz only to divert attention from the notice he has received from the Election Commission of Pakistan…
PML-N leader says political dialogue, not confrontation, is the essence of democracy FAISALABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Senator Rana Sanaullah Khan has said political dialogue —not confrontation —is the essence of democracy, in what appears to be a reconciliatory overture towards the PTI. “Even today Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s…
. NEBBIUNO, ITALY: In the village of Nebbiuno, perched on the Piedmont hills overlooking Lake Maggiore, Anna Possi has been pulling espressos at Bar Centrale every day since 1958. Celebrating her 101st birthday recently, Possi shows no sign of slowing down, greeting locals and tourists alike with the same precision and warmth that has defined…
Western winds expected to bring first major winter rain spell from December 6, likely to continue throughout month The Balochistan Meteorological Department has issued an encouraging outlook for the province’s drought-stricken regions, forecasting heavy rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning in December. Officials said a strong system of western winds is expected to bring the…
PM Shehbaz congratulates PML-N candidate Tufail Jutt on his ‘resounding’ victory in the NA-143 Maryam Nawaz Sharif (L), Nawaz Sharif (Centre), PM Shahbaz Sharif (R) gesture as they gather at the party office of Pakistan Muslim League (N) at Model Town in Lahore on February 9, 2024. Photo: Reuters Vote counting continued after polling concluded…
