Pakistan for Friday, January 9, 2026
- ‘Deal very likely’: Turkiye seeks to join Pakistan-Saudi mutual defence pact, report says
- India-US trade deal stalled after Modi did not call Trump, says US commerce secretary
- Minister leads Islamabad environment review, orders streamlined action
- Pakistan, US push strategic partnership amid security, economic challenges
- TTAP chief calls for complete nationwide strike on February 8
- National issues must be addressed through collective thinking, dialogue, says Gilani
- PTI extended olive branch to TTP terrorists, says Tarar
- Solution to terrorism lies in political unity, KP CM says on Sindh tour
- PM orders to shift high-loss electricity feeders to solar energy
- KP Excise Dept launches rehab partnership, seizes 100.8kg of hashish
- Flour prices soar in Shangla despite sealed border, stirring public anger
- Pak urges end to chemical weapons
- Don't brand people traitors, says JI chief
- Pakistan, KSA discuss strategic ties
- 'No speculation warranted on defence engagements'
- SMC: Govt makes 18 additional nominations
- FCC upholds LHC orders in pension case
- KP CM engaging in ‘illegal activity and travel,’ says Rana Sanaullah over Afridi’s Karachi visit
- ‘Democratic traditions still alive in Sindh’: KP CM Sohail Afridi rallies PTI support base in Karachi for street movement
- Punjab schools and colleges will open from Jan 12, says education minister
- Remittances rise to $19.7b in H1
- Staples, energy push SPI up by 3.2%
- Govt begins outreach for Minerals Investment Forum
- 'Fixed return kills efficiency of gas utilities'
- Planning Commission to be apex body for economic policy: Dar
- SOE net losses jump 300% in a year
- Court adjourns hearing on super tax for Jan 12
- Oil set for weekly gains on Iran, Russia supply risks
- Russia potato export ban discussed
- PSX falls for second day on profit-taking
- Sugar millers call for reducing Punjab cess
- Iran cuts internet amid expanding protests over economy; supreme leader tells Trump to focus on problems in US
- Israel army says struck Hezbollah targets in ‘several areas’ of Lebanon
- Prioritising patient care, Punjab CM orders hospital staffers to wear body cameras
- 'One Battle After Another' leads the charge for Golden Globes
- Robbie GK excels as Kip Grady in 'Heated Rivalry'
- Conan O'Brien stresses importance of humour in Trump era
- Disney+ plans TikTok-style short video feed
- Princess Kate celebrates her 44th birthday
- Sydney Sweeney recalls childhood wakeboarding accident
- Neymar acquires 'Dark Knight' Batmobile replica
- Interior minister orders strict screening of travel documents at airports
- PTI’s Ali Zafar says talks with govt cannot happen till meetings with Imran remain suspended
- Police official allegedly kills wife for ‘honour’ in Karachi’s Shadman Town
- Funds sought for launch of new water agencies
- Punjab forms downsizing body amid cash crunch
- FIR denied despite judicial orders
- Drug trafficking bid foiled
- Kachehri Chowk project cost balloons to Rs15b
- Pindi millers call off strike after police apologise
- Burnout, suicide haunt medics
- Rawalpindi Bar polls today
- FM Dar to leave for Saudi Arabia tonight to attend extraordinary meeting of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
- Info minister slams PTI over TTP, says party extended ‘olive branch’ to terrorists
- Port city residents shiver at 7.1 Celsius
- Lyari varsity gets pro-VC, deans after 12 years
- Youth shot dead trying to catch robbers
- SHCBA Hyd chapter rejects invitation to K-P CM
- CM reviews development portfolio
- Slain hari's family stages sit-in
- Walk organised to highlight Hyderabad's historical heritage
- LHC warns of criminal action over tree cutting
- CM Maryam orders updated free medicines list
- Suspect held in kidnapping, murder case
- Historic Clock Tower bazaars to get pedestrian-friendly makeover
- Police nab kingpin of kidney trafficking gang
- Jeep plunges into ravine in Shangla
- Nutrition stabilisation centre opens in Mardan
- Chinese AI unicorn MiniMax soars 109 percent in Hong Kong debut
- Balochistan launches subsidised electric bike scheme for students, women
- Pickpockets strike during K-P CM’s rally in Karachi
- Noor Zaman gives former world champion a run for his money before exiting Karachi Open
- Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025
- Grok to offer image generation only to paid subscribers after backlash
- Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile near Ukraine’s EU border
- PM Shehbaz Sharif directs solarisation of loss-making power feeders
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets successful bidders of new PSL teams
- Balochistan cabinet okays e-bike scheme, health insurance for employees
- No extension in winter holidays, Punjab schools to reopen on Jan 12: minister
- FIA takes action against 19 officials over corruption, negligence
- PM Shahbaz Sharif reviews Ramadan package, urges digital aid distribution
- Dense fog shuts key motorways, disrupts traffic across Punjab, Sindh and KP
- Punjab to amend Property Ownership Act, restore judicial powers
- Pakistan seeks economic dialogue with US, flags regional security concerns
- Fawad Chaudhry urges Nawaz Sharif to play role in resolving political turmoil
- Mohsin Naqvi orders crackdown on human trafficking mafias
- HEC announces Chinese Government Scholarship 2026
- Visa sections of 3 Bangladesh missions in India closed on security grounds
- Govt says open to dialogue as opposition condemns arrests in Punjab
- Punjab begins rightsizing of departments under fiscal reforms plan
- 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan
- Lahore Bar Association to hold annual elections tomorrow
- Trump says US ‘going to start now hitting land’ against drug cartels
- Terror kingpin’s ‘orders’ vindicate Islamabad
- Pakistan worst-hit by Taliban takeover of Kabul: International Crisis Group
- Trump says Venezuela does not give China a Taiwan precedent, but ‘it’s up to’ Xi
- US border agent shoots, wounds 2 people in Portland