A police officer was martyred on Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a polio vaccination team in the Roghani area of Chaman, officials confirmed to The Express Tribune. According to the authorities, the polio workers escaped unharmed. However, the police officer deputed to provide security for the team sustained serious gunshot injuries and later […]
The suicide bomber, who attacked at Islamabad’s Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra on Friday, has been identified as Yasir Khan, a resident of Peshawar, sources close to the investigation told The Express Tribune. The attacker detonated explosives just as worshippers were offering Friday prayers inside the packed imambargah in the Tarlai area, police and administration officials said, […]
US President Donald Trump shared a video on social media depicting Democratic former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes, invoking racist imagery long used to dehumanise people of African descent. Late on Thursday, Trump shared a minute-long video amplifying the Republican US president’s false claims that his 2020 election defeat was […]
Five months have passed since the monsoon season ended in Punjab, yet dozens of projects related to water supply, sewerage, and manhole repair and replacement in the city remain stalled. With the process of installing covers on dilapidated and open manholes still incomplete, citizens’ lives are jeopardized by hidden deathtraps. According to details, the Water […]
Michael Carrick will go head to head with Thomas Frank just months after interviewing the Tottenham manager for television as Manchester United seek a fourth successive Premier League win on Saturday. Former Spurs, United and England midfielder Carrick has enjoyed a perfect start to life as interim United boss — beating Manchester City, Premier League […]
Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa and his star striker Kylian Mbappe agree on at least one thing, ahead of Sunday’s visit to face Valencia in La Liga — the need for consistency. “I’m not Gandalf the White,” said Arbeloa after his team scraped a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano last weekend in La Liga, to […]
Inter Milan visit Sassuolo this weekend with the chance to stretch their lead at the top of the Serie A table to eight points with title rivals AC Milan not in action. Cristian Chivu’s men extended their unbeaten run in the league to 11 matches last week, a streak which includes 10 wins, by seeing […]
In just two match days, Borussia Dortmund have cut Bayern Munich’s lead atop the Bundesliga ladder by five points, drawing six behind the league leaders and potentially reviving a title race long considered dead. After Bayern played the best opening half to a season in Bundesliga history, another league crown seemed a mere formality. But […]
India captain Suryakumar Yadav admitted Friday “there will be nerves” when India open their T20 World Cup campaign in front of more than 30,000 fanatical home supporters in Mumbai, but vowed to give them “entertainment”. The co-hosts start their Group A campaign against the United States at a packed Wankhede stadium on Saturday night. Suryakumar […]
A total of 31 people have lost their lives while 169 have been injured in a blast at Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra in Islamabad’s Tarlai area on Friday, according to the district administration. A statement from the spokesperson of Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon confirmed the toll, adding that the number of injured brought to hospitals after the […]