Pakistan for Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Confidence-building measures between ‘five’ big players can improve political situation, says Sanaullah
- Pakistan, India swap key lists after pulling back from brink
- PM hails significant oil and gas discovery
- Over 50 divorce cases filed on first day of 2026
- Darkness, open manholes put lives at risk
- Ring Road, Murree Road expansion ‘on track’
- All electric bus routes go live in Islamabad
- Woman ‘kidnapped’ for Rs200m traced to Dubai
- Edu Dept buried under inquiry backlog
- Puppet show concludes at PNCA
- Provincial drug law unconstitutional where federal law applies, rules SC
- Dar chairs briefing ahead of Pakistan-China strategic dialogue in Beijing
- ECP warns lawmakers over asset declarations
- Pakistan, India share lists of nuclear installations, prisoners
- PM orders ministries to fast-track foreign investment proposal
- Top five leaders can end political chaos: PM’s aide
- Pakistan witnessed 34 per cent increase in terrorism in 2025
- KP approves first provincial university ranking system to boost academic standards
- Heavy snowfall in Mansehra, tourists urged to follow safety measures
- KP, Balochistan face shared security challenges: Governor Kundi
- State Bank's reserves edge up to $15.91b
- PSX kicks off new year on bullish note
- DGPC delays action on ownership change
- Inflation stands at 5.6% in December
- 5% levy on mobile phone imports likely
- Govt urged to sue India over 'water war'
- CCP imposes Rs2.36b penalties in 2025
- Mixed fortunes for energy sector
- Railways promises full fleet upgrade by end-2026
- 446 lawmakers miss ECP asset deadline
- SC strikes down provincial drug law
- PTI seeks disqualification of Senator Abro
- C-section deliveries exceed safe limits
- Snow, fog disrupt transport nationwide
- CBMs among 'five' major players can ease political situation
- DPM chairs panel on economic growth
- PTI renews push for NA opp leader
- Afridi set for Karachi leg of street drive
- Young artists sketch a future beyond borders
- National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency issues New Year safety advisory for mobile & data users
- PUC Chairman Tahir Ashrafi appointed liaison for religious harmony, Pakistani diaspora in Muslim countries
- PML-N secures PP-289 Dera Ghazi Khan seat as Osama Abdul Karim elected unopposed
- ‘Govt should have shown a big heart’: PTI leaders again denied meeting with Imran
- Hope and hard lessons
- Trump joins criticism of Clooney's French passport
- 'Stranger Things' finale briefly crashes Netflix
- Disney basks in Zootopia glory
- Snow and song draw tourists to northern valleys
- Mahira Khan opens up on respect and creative trust
- Dozens killed, 100 injured in fire at Swiss ski resort bar, police say
- Maryam Nawaz unveils expanded Wagah Border arena with cultural park and museum
- Street food boom fuels public health crisis
- City rings in 2026 with grand celebrations
- ZAB's birth anniversary on Jan 5
- Rs663m worth of banned chew seized in 2025
- Sibi hand grenade attack leaves 1 dead, 5 wounded: police
- Punjab bar suspends licence of lawyer representing TikToker Rajab Butt
- ‘Are you ready?’: KP CM Sohail Afridi says he will visit Karachi on January 9
- Several reported killed in Iran protests over economic woes
- Stomach ache 2nd most common emergency
- Murder convict killed after release
- Woman found tortured to death
- 116 lives lost to suicide in Lahore in 2025
- Three 'fake doctors' found working at DHQ Bhakkar
- Woman inmate passes away
- Faisalabad rolls out mass transport, urban uplift projects
- PHC nullifies single-arbitrator appointment
- KPRA revenue jumps 30% in six months
- Opp warns of law, governance crisis
- Punjab ban triggers K-P flour crisis
- DPM Dar chairs first meeting of Economic Management Reforms Committee
- Between relief and rule of law
- Household Integrated Economic Survey shows 57pc surge in internet users across Pakistan as access reaches 70pc of homes
- Punjab Govt restructures administration, merges nine departments into food safety and consumer protection body
- President grieves over deadly explosion, fire at Swiss resort
- Pakistan’s literacy climbs to 63% as internet access and health indicators show gains
- Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear installations in continuation of annual practice: FO
- 128 journalists killed worldwide in 2025: press group
- 446 lawmakers fail to submit asset statements; ECP issues revised deadline
- CPI inflation slows to 5.6pc year-on-year in December
- PM Shehbaz expresses sorrow over Switzerland ski resort fire
- PTI seeks disqualification of Senator Saifullah Abro for voting in favour of 27th Amendment
- 21 monkeypox cases reported at Mayo Hospital in six months
- US hunter bags Pakistan’s first grey goral under trophy permit in KP
- The year of Gen Z
- KP CM Sohail Afridi to visit Karachi on Jan 9 to mobilise PTI workers
- Scope of Islamabad Safe City Project to be expanded
- Judiciary committed to fair, timely justice, says CJP Yahya Afridi
- PSX crosses 176,000-point mark as bullish trend continues in New Year
- Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear facilities and prisoners
- Jawed Akhtar Odho takes charge as Sindh IGP
- Yasmin Rashid to challenge election tribunal ruling on NA-130
- Aerial firing during New Year celebrations leaves at least 28 Karachiites injured
- Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York’s first Muslim mayor
- CJP Afridi says judiciary to pursue ‘meaningful reforms’ in 2026 to improve accessibility, strengthen transparency
- Rain, snow intensify cold across Islamabad, Punjab, northern areas
- We envision a promising future for Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, says PM Shehbaz after phone call with MBS
- US military says 8 dead in US strikes on alleged drug boats
- NADRA expands mobile registration, facial verification services in Sindh
- KP approves Rs3.9bn for completion of Peshawar Northern Bypass
- Aerial firing injures at least 28 as New Year 2026 begins in Karachi
- Modi asked to explain China’s claim on mediating Pak-India truce
- Opposition takes exception to yet another Adiala sit-in crackdown
- Afghan border closure brings down terrorist violence in Pakistan
- President, PM urge unity