Deceased reportedly shot self in the chest in friend’s room; incident follows 2019 suicides in same university HYDERABAD: A student allegedly committed suicide in the boys’ hostel of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro. The body of Abdullah Soomro, a fourth-year MBBS student enrolled at Bilawal Bhutto Medical College, was found…
Wheat prices hit record Rs10,000 per 100kg, flour at Rs130 per kg as govt sits on stocks HYDERABAD: Wheat prices in Hyderabad’s open market have surged to an unprecedented Rs10,000 per 100kg bag, triggering another round of increases in flour prices that have now reached between Rs125 and Rs130 per kilogram. According to market dealers,…
JARANWALA: A man accused of harassing and abusing a domestic worker has been booked. According to the FIR lodged at Saddar Police Station by Ayesha Riaz, a resident of Noor Pur, she was employed by the accused Hamza. She stated that he used to harass her under various pretexts. When she tried to confront him,…
While some celebrate the encounters as justice served, critics argue lasting protection for women lies in strengthenin LAHORE: After every high-profile rape case, popular sentiment often incites the authorities to take extreme punitive measures against the culprits. While such extrajudicial encounters might temporarily placate public fury, they nevertheless jeopardize the rule of law. In Punjab,…
Faisalabad conference seeks to highlight the philosophical, literary, and cultural dimensions of the figure’s poetry. FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) plans to host a grand ‘Waris Shah Conference’ on October 21 to pay tribute to the legendary Sufi poet. The conference, organised under the directives of Vice Chancellor Dr Zulfiqar Ali and the…
University of Peshawar. PHOTO: FILE PESHAWAR: Once considered the pride of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the University of Peshawar, one of the province’s oldest and largest higher education institutions, is now facing one of the worst admission crises in its history. Due to administrative inefficiency and the government’s neglect, admissions in several departments have dropped sharply this year,…
Tensions freeze dealings between Pakistan, Afghanistan; thousands of trucks stranded Trucks loaded with refugees’ belongings queue at the Torkham border ahead of their return to Afghanistan. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: PESHAWAR Ongoing border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have brought all forms of bilateral and transit trade to a standstill since Sunday, October 12, causing severe…
Zoos in Pakistan are no less than torture cells. The recent observations of the Sindh High Court on the deplorable state of Karachi Zoo have reignited a long-overdue debate about the moral and practical justification for maintaining zoos anywhere in the country. Across Pakistan, from Lahore to Karachi, animals languish in cramped cages, deprived of…
Gaza Peace Summit marked Pakistan’s re-emergence on the global stage, but sustaining momentum will depend on strategy At the ringing shores of Sharm el Sheikh last week, a moment unfolded that signalled a dramatic shift in Pakistan’s global standing. US President Donald Trump paused his own address at the Gaza Peace Summit and handed the…
Privatisation of First Women Bank marks milestone for Pakistan’s economic reform, but deeper structural flaws persist The privatisation of First Women Bank Limited has come up as the federal government’s first success in its protracted efforts to offload the loss-making state-owned enterprises and create some fiscal space to give a push to the national economy….
