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PM Shehbaz meets world leaders at ‘Peace Council’ summit in Washington

Discussion focused on global and regional issues; discussion with Rubio on minerals and investments by American companies Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif attends the inaugural meeting of the Peace Council in Washington DC, February 19, 2026. PHOTO: OFFICE OF THE PM ON WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met several world leaders, including US Secretary of […]

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Lyari University plans MSc, PhD, new health programs

KARACHI: Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Lyari University has decided to launch master’s and doctoral programs in several departments, along with nursing and doctor of physiotherapy (DPT) programmes, Vice-Chancellor Prof Hussain Mehdi said in an interview to The Express PK Press Club. He said the university expects to receive a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Higher Education

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ECC reduces Ramazan package by Rs6b

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Ramzan relief package remained underfunded after the cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Thursday approved Rs 6 billion less than the requested money due to “fiscal prudence”. Against the total requirement of Rs29 billion to distribute Rs13,000 per family among the 2.1 million shortlisted families and operational expenditure, the ECC

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Kabul launched action following Bajaur attack

Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it had summoned Afghanistan’s deputy head of mission and launched a strong approach following the deadly Bajaur terrorist attack on February 16, warning Kabul to take “immediate, concrete and verifiable measures” against terrorist groups operating from its soil. According to an official

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16 dead as gas explosion destroys residential building in Karachi

Bodies were also found in the rubble of the building. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: A devastating gas explosion destroyed a three-story residential building in Karachi’s Gul-e-Rana Colony in Soldiers’ Bazaar on Thursday morning, killing 16 people, including women and children, and injuring 14 others, rescue officials and witnesses said. The explosion occurred around 4 a.m. in

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