A motorcyclist was killed on Friday morning after being run over by a speeding truck in the Saudabad area of Karachi, prompting a violent reaction from bystanders who assaulted the driver and set the vehicle on fire, police said. The incident occurred near Malir’s RCD Ground when a truck carrying cement bags struck 59-year-old Baqar […]
An Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic Church killed three people and injured several others, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the small parish, said on Thursday. The Patriarchate condemned “this targeting of innocent civilians and of a sacred place,” saying two women and one man had died in the attack on the Holy […]
Air India’s inspection of the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its existing Boeing 787 aircraft found no issues, an internal communication circulated within the airline said. The switches have come under scrutiny following last month’s crash of an Air India jet, which killed 260 people, after a preliminary probe by Indian investigators […]
In a moving statement before the UN Security Council, Pakistan has called on the international community to act decisively to save the people of Gaza from their acute suffering, invoking the judgment of history. “History will judge us anyway by our actions, let us be judged not by silence and passivity, but by our being […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the relevant authorities to present a policy framework for the provision of easy loans to the farmers for medium and small scale agriculture activities. Priority should be given to providing modern agricultural facilities to farmers owning less than 12 acres of land, the prime minister said while chairing […]
The top court has urged high courts to exercise “greater caution and judicial restraint” while passing judgments or strictures on the conduct of trial courts judges. “Higher courts, on a daily basis, stumble upon judgments and orders of the lower courts, and if such judgments and orders are found to be deficient or flawed either […]
The Pakistan Railways has made a 2% increase in the fares of passenger trains in view of a hike in the price of High Speed Diesel (HSD). This increase in fares will take effect from today, July 18. An undated office memorandum seen by The Express Tribune directed the director IT to ensure the announcement […]
The PML-N and the JUI-F have reached a mutual understanding regarding a minority seat in the K-P Assembly. Originally set to be decided by a coin toss, the seat will now go to the JUI-F by agreement. The two parties reached this understanding after a consultation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Fazlur […]
The PTI has raised alarm over what it describes as “inhumane” treatment of its incarcerated founder, Imran Khan, claiming he is being held in a “death cell” under near-total isolation. Addressing a news conference on Thursday, PTI Central Secretary for Information Sheikh Waqas Akram alleged that Khan was confined to a solitary detention for 22 […]
Umar Amin is set to make his debut for the Pakistan Champions in the upcoming 2025 edition of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), which begins on July 18. The team will open their campaign against England Champions at the iconic Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. The team has also confirmed its squad for season two, […]