Pakistan for Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- High seas drama as US seizes Russian tanker
- Ex-PTI leaders push plan for political dialogue
- Special unit in Islamabad to protect Chinese citizens
- Govt signals willingness to engage PTI
- K-P CM calls for joint anti-terror policy
- 'Dire' crisis forces UNRWA to fire 571 Gaza staff
- UN accuses Israel of West Bank 'apartheid'
- Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal: Reuters report
- National Education Action Plan approved for out-of-school children approved
- Dar reviews preparations for 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women
- CM Afridi urges Centre to consult KP province for security policies
- Lawyer questions Commissioner Inland Revenue’s authority in super tax case
- ATC issues arrest warrants for Aleema Khan
- CM Maryam launches community health inspectors’ programme
- Dialogue deferred, deadlock deepens
- Pakistan, UAE pledge to enhance coop in education, technical training
- China offers AI technology to Pakistan
- NDC calls for dialogue with PTI, demanding release of workers
- PM directs banks to ease credit for SMEs, farmers
- Afridi chairs meeting to finalize framework of uplfit package for merged dists
- PTA notifies MVNO policy framework
- Aircraft grounding cost PIA dearly
- Senate panel seeks Pak PWD salaries
- Winter session: SC disposes of 419 cases
- PM Shehbaz orders easier credit for SMEs
- Won't allow state to take over madaris: Fazl
- Tribunal cites flaws in Yasmin's NA-130 plea
- Weekly jail interaction: Imran meets wife
- TTAP convoy arrives in Lahore today
- JI to launch movement against Punjab LG law
- Advanced scanners to be installed at airports
- Gandapur declared proclaimed offender
- Rubio says US plan for Venezuela is stability, recovery, then transition
- ‘He’s not that happy with me’: Trump mocks India’s Modi while recalling meeting
- Widespread fog shuts key Punjab motorways, authorities issue travel advisory
- In pictures: Robots, gadgets and innovations light up the future at CES 2026
- Centre takes over Rs465b project
- Govt raises Rs1.09tr via securities
- Russian language course launched at LCCI
- Bank Alfalah exits Afghanistan
- Fortune 500 Chinese firm eyes investment
- Industrialists question stability
- UAE delegation offers support for AI capacity building
- Textile exports dip across EU, US & UK
- Institutional support takes PSX to peak
- BoI to register US-Pak Business Alliance
- Punjab approves Rs2.5bn development package for Cholistan roads and public services
- AJK govt has implemented all points of JAAC agreement within its jurisdiction: info minister
- Noor advances to squash quarterfinal after Egyptian opponent gets aggressive with referee, abandons match
- Police bust extortion network run from jail
- Police arrest employee over illegal parking fees
- City hosts religious leaders, lawmakers to promote tolerance
- Cold spell fails to curb power outages
- Mega operation against dacoits to be launched from Ghotki
- Illegal parking causes traffic jams in city centre
- Hyderabad to get two more peripheral roads
- PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit Quetta, inaugurate Danish School and review security
- Iranian president orders security forces not to crack down on protesters, distinguish them from rioters
- Shadab, Abrar, Sahibzada star as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in first T20I
- PIA incurred Rs22bn loss due to prolonged grounding of aircraft
- 55k community health inspectors deployed
- Mailsi highway in a shambles
- Four killed as livestock truck overturns
- LHC acquits drug suspect over weak prosecution, flawed probe
- ‘I don’t’: AI wedding vows fall foul of Dutch law
- KP CM calls for ‘policy shift’, urges consultation with province on counter-terrorism measures
- Revamp of ageing housing schemes planned
- German envoy visits historic shrine
- Two fugitives brought back from KSA
- Drive takes on pollen allergy in capital
- Ten Bar members elected unopposed
- Grade 8 board exam policy unveiled
- Bugti steps in after rickshaw protest
- K-P unveils Rs1,000b merged districts plan
- Kohistan protest enters 45th day
- K-P task force to fix hospitals
- Politicos urge govt-opposition talks, seek release of political workers as ‘confidence-building measure’
- Easing into 2026: The soft guide to start being productive again
- Islamabad court declares Ali Amin Gandapur absconder, orders his arrest
- Pakistan, China agree on joint rapid response system to protect Chinese nationals
- UN accuses Israel of West Bank ‘apartheid’
- Hospital sources say 4 killed in airstrikes on Yemen; separatist leader skips talks
- Journalist Aslam Shah arrested over defamation charges
- Bangladesh in talks with ICC over fate of T20 World Cup games
- Social media posts case: Imaan, Hadi file application seeking to summon DG ISPR as a witness
- Tribunal rejects Dr Yasmin Rashid’s petition against Nawaz Sharif
- Special protection unit being set up in Islamabad for security of Chinese nationals, says Naqvi
- Government mulls fuel levy hike to aid gas sector
- Did India lobby with Trump over Pakistan conflict?
- PM okays talks with PTI, Speaker to lead negotiations
- Sindh home minister announces ‘massive operation’ against Katcha area dacoits
- Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi meet at Adiala jail
- ‘Contradiction in democracy’: Raza Rabbani urges NA speaker, Senate chairman to appoint opposition leaders
- Govt ready for talks, opposition yet to respond: Rana Sanaullah
- Five killed, 27 injured as bus plunges into ravine in Chakwal
- UoL student suicide attempt case: police arrest suspect, probe widens
- Punjab CM says empowered women can change province’s destiny
- PTI pushes back against criticism of party leadership, policies
- 5 killed, 24 others injured as bus plunges into ravine near Talagang
- FBISE announces HSSC Part I and II results
- Trump says Venezuela ‘turning over’ up to 50m barrels of oil to US
- NADRA introduces vehicle verification facility in Sindh
- Trump discussing how to acquire Greenland, US military always an option: White House
- NDMA warns of severe cold wave in northern regions, Balochistan
- PTI, Imran’s sisters end sit-in outside Adiala jail
- Telemedicine Centre launched in Islamabad