Three killed in Khyber flash floods as monsoon rains sweep through K-P
Monsoon death toll climbs in province as authorities issue fresh landslide warnings Three die in Khyber flash floods amid widespread monsoon rains across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: Three people died after being swept away by flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Khyber district on Monday, as widespread downpours prompted fresh floods and landslide […]
AJK polls shaping up to be ‘Nawaz vs Bilawal’ contest – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With less than a week to go in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections, the PML-N and the PPP have stepped up their election campaigns, with their top leadership taking charge of the election campaign to galvanise their support base. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is already in AJK for canvassing — just like he […]
Poverty and inequality – Newspaper
The release of the Household Integrated Economic Survey and Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement data presents a clearer picture of poverty and economic distress in Pakistan. This data has appeared after a gap of nearly six years, during which several important events and shocks took place. In 2018-19, the country had to go through […]
Chenab flows surge after floods in held Kashmir – Pakistan
• FFD warns of low- to medium-level flooding in Chenab and Ravi over next 24 hours• Woman, two children killed after landslide buries their house in AJK’s Kotli• At least 11 killed by flash floods in occupied J&K LAHORE/MUZAFFARABAD: The River Chenab swelled to nearly 180,000 cusecs after torrential rains triggered flash floods in India-occupied […]
Govt weighs activating fuel saving plans – Newspaper
• Move aimed at preserving at least three months of import cover• Petrol, diesel prices to be revised only on working days• Ogra to now publish working details on its website• Govt to retain control over levy, climate levy, customs duty, deemed duty, margins ISLAMABAD: The government may shift back to fuel conservation and austerity […]
In China, people brave simulated typhoons to prepare for the real thing
Hangzhou centre generates 165kph winds, torrential rain to mimic real disaster conditions Participants practice evacuating an underground facility during a typhoon survival training session at the Lvxing Disaster Simulation Training Centre in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 15, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Huang Zhen, 34, shut his cafe for a day last week to be buffeted […]
US informs Israel of plans to intensify attacks on Iran
US strikes Iran for ninth day; Iran says two oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz exploded and immobilised Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this still image taken from a handout video released on July 19, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The […]
Pro-Palestine Spain beat pro-Israel Argentina to become Fifa World Cup 2026 champions
Spain passed, probed, protected, and pampered the ball as if it were national treasure Spain’s Rodri lifts the World Cup trophy alongside teammates as they celebrate winning the World Cup. PHOTO: REUTERS Spain went all the way round the footballing wheel on Sunday, from silk to sludge, from purity to persistence, and still ended up […]
How Spain made Argentina look ordinary – Sport
Spain did not merely outplay the defending champions; they controlled the game so completely that Argentina were reduced to chasing shadows. The scoreline said Spain had beaten Argentina 1-0 after extra time. The match said something far more emphatic. For much of the World Cup final in New Jersey, Spain did not merely outplay the […]
India bans march on parliament
NEW DELHI: Police in India have denied permission for a march on parliament by supporters of the youth-led “Cockroach” movement on Monday, risking a standoff as calls grow for the sacking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s education minister over exam paper leaks. The movement has been galvanised since police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk […]