Pakistan for Friday, June 20, 2025

• Govt to recommend Trump for Nobel peace prize for ‘decisive diplomatic intervention’ in India-Pakistan crisis
• Trump says Europeans unlikely to be helpful on ending Iran-Israel war
• LIVE: Trump says Europeans unlikely to be helpful on ending Iran-Israel war
• SIFC celebrates 2nd anniversary with PayPal launch for freelancers
• Owen Wilson reunites with Ben Stiller for ‘Meet the Parents 4’
• Steel sector warns of collapse
• SBP injects Rs14tr to bridge gaps
• Govt seeks input for NEV policy implementation
• Fuel and food items lift SPI by 0.27%
• Oil prices slip as US sanctions ease fears
• 'Budget deepening inequality'
• IT potential showcased at US investment conference
• Pakistani products shine at China expo
• FTO prevents taxmen from sealing retail shops
• PSX closes flat over Israel-Iran tensions
• LCCI for addressing Gulf visa challenges
• Road House 2 eyes Dave Bautista for key role
• Putin says ‘the whole of Ukraine is ours’ – in theory
• Aircraft demolition rules 2025 enact after air India crash in Ahmedabad
• Gearbox CEO confirms exciting feature in Borderlands 4
• Child killed, 5 injured after suspected drone hits KP’s South Waziristan: police
• NDMA issues advisory ahead of predicted rain, thunderstorms
• Is Aaron Taylor-Johnson the next James Bond 007? Latest hint sparks buzz
• Pak qualify for FIH Nations Cup final
• Labuschagne dropped for first WI Test
• BD take control after dramatic turn in Galle Test
• Ton-up Jaiswal makes Eng toil in first Test
• More time to prepare for Wimbledon: Sinner
• Salah in line for Player of Year award
• Alcaraz overcomes Munar to reach Queen's quarters
• Messi lights up Club World Cup
• KBBA announces two new tournaments
• PM Shehbaz expresses satisfaction on ‘cordial and productive’ COAS-Trump meeting in call with Rubio
• Afghanistan turns to Russia for some food supplies amid Iran-Israel war
• Lahore's Puffball quits MUBI
• Ayesha Khan found dead in her Karachi flat aged 76
• Art Basel opens to subdued market
• Going loco for Labubu
• Mexico's Chicano style meets Japan's Harajuku
• Teen social media ban clears first hurdle in Australia
• Trump extends date of TikTok sale for third time
• Police book 2 suspects for gang-rape of social media influencer in KP’s Haripur
• 'Journey of Dreams' workshop inspires Quetta youth to counter extremism through peace and purpose
• Pakistan, China & BD set up trilateral forum
• PM directs expansion of PNSC fleet
• PIA flight brings back 121 Pakistanis from Iran
• Minister says M-6 to cost Rs364b
• Omar warns of oil shock from conflict
• CB mulls SC powers for 'complete justice'
• Senate session turns critical over budget
• Shandur Polo Festival kicks off in highlands
• Poliovirus cripples child in Bannu
• NADRA amends national ID card rules
• Rs1.275tr loans signed to ease circular debt
• Justice Shah warns against extending CB tenure
• 27 injured as track fault derails two trains
• 12th polio case of this year reported in KP’s Bannu
• PM Shehbaz, US Secretary Rubio discuss regional peace
• Second PIA special flight brings home 121 stranded Pakistanis from Iran via Baku
• Axe falls on Attock Jail superintendent
• Signal-free corridor takes shape in Pindi
• Traders announce halting sugar sales over govt failure
• Rail passengers suffer as cooling system collapses
• Glacier crushes three selfie-taking tourists
• Khanpur Dam storage drops to critical level
• Two booked for TikToker's 'gang rape'
• BYC members continue hunger strike against leaders’ detention in Balochistan’s Kech
• Jirga meets governor over post-merger grievances
• Cabinet okays uplift, pension reforms
• PHC questions FIR in PECA case
• No deal for Imran Khan’s release, says PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan
• Three tourists die after glacial slide in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Naran: Rescue 1122
• Govt signs $4.5bn loans with local banks to ease power sector debt
• COAS Munir stresses potential for ‘broader, multidimensional’ ties with US built on mutual respect
• Pakistan down France 3-2 in penalty shoot-out to reach FIH Hockey Nations Cup final
• PTI stages senate walkout over ministerial absence, criticizes govt for ignoring quorum
• Punjab govt suspends 5 officials for alleged torture of prisoners at Attock Jail
• Australian trial says tech for social media teen ban can work
• Mushahid terms Pakistani talent, Chinese tech ‘invincible wall’ for South Asia’s peace and stability
• PM Shehbaz orders PNSC revamp plan to cut $4bn maritime trade loss
• Iran rejects US overtures, says it has ‘nothing to say to crime partners’
• Abbasi expresses concerns over rising number of derailments
• Sana Yousaf murder case: Islamabad court extends suspect’s physical remand by 3 days
• Khawaja Asif hails 'Hybrid Governance' as key to landmark Pakistan-US diplomatic breakthrough
• CM Maryam Nawaz calls for global solidarity on World Refugee Day
• What are the nuclear contamination risks from Israel’s attacks on Iran?
• EU bars Chinese firms from major state medical equipment contracts
• Suspect arrested as another case of child pornography comes to light in Punjab’s Muzaffargarh
• Punjab Assembly session marred by ‘watch theft’, long suspension and delay
• Punjab braces for heavy pre-monsoon rains starting today
• PM orders expansion of PNSC fleet to cut $4bn annual forex loss
• Supreme Court rules against construction in Karachi DHA park, except for jogging track
• Field Marshal Asim Munir highlights Pakistan’s role in regional peace
• FBR to freeze bank accounts of non-filers
• Haroon Akhtar launches Pakistan’s National Electric Vehicle Policy 2025–30
• Shandur polo festival begins today
• COAS, US president discuss in detail Iran, Israel conflict
• COAS lauds Saima Saleem for exposing Indian state sponsored terrorism
• Ishaq Dar to attend OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Türkiye
• Prospect of Iran strike exposes divisions in Trump’s Maga base
• PM directs to finalise industrial policy to boost production
• Iran has right to self-defence under UN Charter: Pakistan
• SC rejects pleas against transfer of IHC judges
• Govt spending on education ‘hits new low’
• Budget 2025-26: Era of amnesty schemes is over, says Aurangzeb
• E-bikes, rickshaws get Rs9bn subsidy under National Electric Vehicle policy
• Fazl calls for major change in country’s politics
• Pre-monsoon rains from today: PMD
• Dar to represent Pakistan at 51st OIC FMs session in Türkiye
• Minister IT calls for novel, urgent interventions to increase employability of graduates