February 2026

The Latok and Ogre peaks rise above the Choktoi Valley in Pakistan. PHOTO: EXPLORERSWEB A US-based team of mountaineers is preparing a new route attempt to Baintha Brakk II, better known as Ogre II, in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range. According to the website WebExplorers, Alaska’s Ethan Berkeland will be joined by recent Piolet d’Or recipient August

Prime Minister to hold bilateral meeting with Amir covering entire spectrum of relations ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to meet Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday (today) with a wide-ranging agenda that includes the latest escalation in tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Gaza peace plan, the US-Iran standoff

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that the chief justice of the court is the “list master” and has the exclusive power to constitute benches and allocate cases. In a written verdict, delivered by a four-member bench hearing an intra-judicial appeal against an earlier IHC order directing the issuance of contempt of court

PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah. PHOTO: Express ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Monday that the government had repeatedly invited the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to engage in dialogue, but the opposition remained reluctant to sit at the negotiating table. Speaking in the Senate, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, stressed