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The Express Tribune is Pakistan's #1 brand for breaking news in politics, sports, business, lifestyle and more. Proud partner of the New York Times.

Our mission is to defend the liberal values and egalitarian traditions that we believe in.
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The Thar Desert, stretching across northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan, represents far more than just an arid landscape - it stands as a living testament to centuries of shared history, culture and untapped economic potential.

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May 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Govt cuts provinces' share by 40%; Balochistan gets Rs55b for solar tube-wells

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May 6, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Snapchat faced a major global outage on Sunday, disrupting service for users in Pakistan and multiple other countries. The platform’s users reported being unable to send messages, share photos and videos, or access their accounts.

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May 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Federal Minister for Information, Attaullah Tarar, led a high-profile visit to the Line of Control (LoC) alongside representatives of both international and local media.

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May 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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By now, the story has reverberated across the globe: two Microsoft engineers, Ibtihal Abou El Saad and Vaniya Agrawal, boldly confronted their employer over its role in supporting Israeli military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.

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May 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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The once-mighty US stands on the edge of self-inflicted turmoil, needs a new approach

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May 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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At the crowded emergency ward of a public hospital in Karachi, 18-year-old Areeba* clutched her mother’s hand as they waited for their turn.

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May 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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First it was British period drama dangled in front of us, and like hungry, caged beasts, we devoured it.

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May 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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In the last year of the first decade of my life, I was a student in grade 5. The nerve shattering impact of realising what an orphanage meant had happened by virtue of reading Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

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May 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Muhammad Asif Nawaz has varied interests. Besides writing for various magazines, he also, at times, engages in filmmaking and photography.

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May 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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In the narrow streets of Pashtoonabad, one of Quetta’s most high-risk union councils, a quiet revolution began nearly two decades ago.

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May 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Imagine a cowboy on a turnpike, six-shooter in one hand, a foreclosure notice in the other, galloping toward Beijing on a horse he can’t afford to feed — that’s the spirit of US President Donald Trump’s new trade plan.

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May 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Under the glow of floodlights on a warm Karachi evening, four players dart across a glass-walled court, rackets swinging, sneakers squeaking, laughter rising with every lob and smash.

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May 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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After nearly a fortnight spent in whipping frenzy for ‘punishing Pakistan’, things have not gone all according to plan for Narendra Modi and his government.

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May 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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As tensions grow between Pakistan and India after the Pahalgam attack, we have a comparative look at their military capabilities — based on data from the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and from government sources

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May 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Authorities have imposed a 12-day smart lockdown in the Ghundi Pump House locality of Jamrud, Khyber district, following the confirmation of a monkeypox case, marking the ninth case reported in the province.

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May 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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A new independent report has estimated that illicit trade is causing annual revenue losses of a whopping Rs3.4 trillion, including nearly 30% loss because of misuse of the Afghan Transit Trade facility.

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May 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Pakistan’s benchmark KSE-100 index slumped by over 3.14% on Wednesday, shedding 3545.61 points as investors reacted to heightened India-Pakistan relations

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April 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to engage India and Pakistan amid tensions between the two South Asian neighbours, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce announces

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April 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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PAF fighter jets detect four Indian Rafales near LOC. Swift response forces IAF aircraft to retreat amid tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi following the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

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April 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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'India apparently decided to tread the dangerous path of irrationality and confrontation'

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April 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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New mission to arrive on May 14, approve next fiscal year's budget

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April 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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The Pakistan Army on Tuesday shot down an Indian quadcopter after it violated country's airspace along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Manawar sector of Bhimber district, security officials said.

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April 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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The salaried class has contributed a record Rs391 billion in income tax over the first nine months of this fiscal year — making up 10% of Pakistan’s total income tax collection.

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April 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won enough seats to form a minority government following Canada’s 45th federal election, according to CTV News.

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April 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM