Pakistan for Friday, May 9, 2025

• Why Modi keeps pushing India to the brink of war with Pakistan
• IMF approves disbursement of $1bn to Pakistan under $7bn deal
• 35th National Games rescheduled for December
• Alcaraz, Sabalenka post wins at Italian Open
• Clasico the last chance saloon for Real Madrid
• HBL PSL X postponed indefinitely
• PCB shortlists candidates for head coach role
• Rohit Sharma: Leader of India's dreams
• IPL suspended over India-Pak conflict
• Zhao's historic snooker win spells Chinese domination
• Canada Work Visa Requirements, Protectorate Fees; Complete Guide
• NADRA offers free NICs for first-time applicants
• The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum new release date revealed
• Justin Baldoni’s lawyer reacts to Blake Lively’s plan to testify
• VIDEO: Abandoned floating hotel near Portsmouth captivates travelers
• NEPRA announces electricity price reduction for Karachiites
• Ahead of China-US talks, Trump says 80% tariff ‘seems right’
• When war comes home
• Block over 8K X accounts, demands Indian government
• The Who say goodbye with last ever tour
• YouTube takes over Hollywood
• Ireland's RTÉ opposes Israel's entry in Eurovision
• Indonesia's silver men surviving on the streets
• Asma Abbas tears up in Sumbul Shahid's memory
• Unfortunate that India’s reckless conduct brought two nuclear-armed states closer to major conflict: FO
• Trump had good call with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy, White House says
• John Cena returns as Peacemaker in season 2 of DC series
• Pakistan determined to defend sovereignty, territorial integrity, PM Shehbaz tells Saudi minister
• Remittances boom fades in April
• Industry-academia linkages stressed
• Gold, rupee on downward trajectory
• Petroleum sector issues in focus
• Oil gains 1% on US-UK trade deal
• Flight disruptions risk economy
• Price pulse ticks up slightly WoW
• Pakistan set to introduce National Fisheries Policy
• Harpo Hydropower fast-tracked for G-B
• PSX stages sharp recovery
• May 9 and military courts: What the SC decision means for civilians
• Pakistani airspace to remain closed until noon today
• India's false thunder fizzles in face of reality
• Hospitals ramp up preparedness
• Man, son among three dead in road mishaps
• JI organises Youm-e-Azm
• 35th National Games postponed till Dec
• Three short-listed for Dow University vice chancellor
• Meeting reviews Red Line project
• Thatta gears up for rains
• Saudi Arabia calls for peaceful resolution of Pakistan-India disputes
• Capital activates 'War Book Rules'
• Hospitals put on red alert amid border tensions
• ICT seals six polluting food outlets
• Twin cities conduct emergency drills
• Civil Defence prioritises coordination
• ATC takes up May 9 riot cases today
• Youth's body retrieved from Khanpur Dam
• Pakistan destroys India's BrahMos stockpile, airbases in 'Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos'
• India sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan and beyond: DG ISPR
• IMF approves $1b tranche for Pakistan after reform progress
• Indian media uses propaganda to conceal military failures
• Unprovoked shelling by Indian forces injures civilians, damages homes in Azad Kashmir
• SC reduces number of summer holidays
• Pakistan dismisses media claim of Indian naval advance
• Four inmates released over good conduct
• Punjab cabinet reviews security amid regional tensions
• Intelligence panels set to get more powers
• LHC questions PECA Act as journalists, politicians cry foul
• Jaranwala ramps up emergency preparedness
• Three dacoits apprehended
• DSP Special Branch commits suicide
• Ishaq Dar praises Saudi’s diplomatic efforts in promoting peace in region
• India cannot act as judge, jury, & executioner: DG ISPR
• Govt’s priority in upcoming budget is to provide relief to common man: PM Shehbaz
• Japanese FM calls Dar; stresses dialogue, diplomacy for peace
• Pakistan’s offer for probe into Pahlgam incident praised by UN chief; says Law Minister
• Ministry launches helpline as Hajj flights disrupted by Pak-India tensions
• Finance ministry’s X account hacked amid rising cyber threats
• Indian strikes against Pakistan endangered regional peace: FO
• Thousands rally in Bangladesh seeking ban on former PM’s party
• Karachi to host 35th National Games in December: Murad Shah
• From journalism to jingoism: For the Indian media, truth be damned
• ISPR rejects India’s allegations of cross‑border terrorism
• Providing relief to common man in federal budget is our top priority: PM
• Special prayers held across country for Pak army during Jumma congregations
• Workers remittances clock in $3.2bn for April
• New Pope Leo XIV vows to bring light to world’s ‘dark nights’
• PSX gallops to recovery after day of historic losses
• PM Shehbaz expresses satisfaction over 31% surge in remittances during FY25
• Military trials
• ECP notifies Syed Waqar Mehdi as Senator from Sindh
• Pakistan ready to respond to any aggression: Khawaja Asif
• DG ISPR to brief foreign media on escalating Pakistan-India tensions
• Interior Minister briefs US envoy on Indian aggression, rising regional tensions
• India-Pakistan conflict offers rich intelligence opportunity for China
• Pakistan has shot down 77 Indian drones so far: state media
• Six Indian Drones of Israeli Origin Shot Down in Vehari, Pakpattan, and Okara
• CM Maryam Nawaz meets Finnish Ambassador to enhance bilateral cooperation
• BCCI suspends IPL ‘with immediate effect for one week’
• Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
• Economic Affairs Ministry’s X account hacked, fake posts removed
• War between India and Pakistan 'none of our business': US vice president
• PAA says all airports operational across Pakistan
• ‘Held Kashmir struck, plane hit’: Disinfo from across the border rebuffed
• CM Maryam Nawaz lauds Pakistan Air Force for exceptional performance
• FO rejects claims Pakistan attacked Pathankot, Jaisalmer, Srinagar
• Indian shelling kills 4, including newborn, in AJK; Pakistan responds
• Pakistan Army destroys Indian posts in strong LoC response
• Pakistan shoots down 29 Indian drones
• Pakistan reserves the right to act in self-defence, PM tells US Secretary
• Tarar rejects Indian claims of downing Pakistani jets
• Pakistan gives diplomacy a chance to defuse tension
• War may not be limited if two nuclear powers go to war: Dastagir
• Cambridge May 9 exams cancelled in parts of Pakistan
• Police disallow KP CM to meet Imran in jail
• PM thanks Erdogan for solidarity, support at “critical time”
• Pakistan to avenge blood of innocent civilians, NA told
• Dar, EU’s VP discuss prevailing situation in South Asia
• ATC adjourns hearing on plea for polygraphic, photogrammetric tests of PTI founder
• US assessment reveals Pakistan shot down Indian jet
• IMF board meets today to consider Pakistan’s loan request
• IHC removes objections on petitions of  PTI founder, Bushra Bibi
• Chaudhry Fawad Hussain criticizes India’s political trajectory
• Relevant information on transfer of judges not disclosed in documents submitted by federation: Counsel
• State Dept ‘supports’ Pakistan’s call for neutral probe into Pahalgam
• Apex court debates seniority criteria in judges’ dispute case
• Indian Rafale downed, US officials confirm
• PSL to be held in Dubai as tensions escalate
• Indian ‘kamikaze drones’ intercepted
• Hundreds stranded as conflict disrupts Pakistan’s air traffic
• India’s own subterfuge blamed for Amritsar attacks
• Budget due on June 2; PSDP faces 16pc cut
• Operation against criminal elements must continue: DPO
• Rescue 1122 successfully conducts mock war exercise in Muzaffargarh
• 641,220 children to be immunized in Vehari during next polio drive
• Emergency response drills ongoing across south Punjab
• Training drills conducted in Vehari schools, colleges