Pakistan for Monday, January 19, 2026

• Women entrepreneurship central to Pakistan’s economic strategy: Haroon
• CDA orders fire safety audit of high-rise buildings
• Pakistan’s F-16s arrive in Saudi Arabia for combat exercise
• DPM, British envoy discuss bilateral ties
• ECP urges amendments to Section-219 of the Elections Act, 2017
• Three newly appointed judges of the IHC sworn in as permanent judges of court
• Achakzai offers full support to strengthen Parliament
• Pakistan can transform agriculture sector through Chinese technology: PM
• Karachi mall fire death toll rises to 23 as rescuers search for dozens missing
• Blast kills 7 at Chinese-run restaurant in Afghan capital
• Gul Plaza inferno death toll rises to 23; Karachi mayor says 65 people remain missing
• Italian fashion great Valentino Garavani dead at 93
• In first speech as NA opposition leader, Achakzai vows ‘unconditional support’ for strengthening house
• ECP seeks amendement in Elections Act to ensure timely conduct of local govt polls
• Shaban moon not sighted, first of Shaban to fall on January 21: Ruet-e-Hilal Committee
• Gilani to notify MWM chief as Senate opposition leader by tomorrow: PTI’s Ali Zafar
• Rawalpindi Board raises matric, intermediate exam fees, drawing concern from students
• India, UAE sign $3 billion LNG deal, agree to boost trade and defence ties at leaders’ meeting
• SDMA issues rain, snowfall warning for AJK, advises caution to public
• IHC grants temporary protective bail to Imaan Mazari, husband in PECA case
• Gul Plaza inferno: 26 dead, 81 missing
• Senators demand accountability
• Seven dead as blast hits Kabul restaurant
• Opp leader strikes conciliatory note in maiden NA speech
• Senate may get new opposition leader today
• India's Taliban gamble meets tyranny of geography
• Wheat crisis worsens in Umerkot
• Sparks fly in PA over Gul Plaza blaze
• 'The plaza burned - and so did our livelihoods'
• Minister stresses on fire safety training
• Protest held demanding arrest of Arshad Ali Memon's killers
• 6 cops arrested for 'gang rape of teen in custody'
• Govt wakes up to illegal petrol pump on KU land
• Secondary Education Board to launch student competitions
• India, UAE sign $3b LNG deal
• Trump ties Greenland bid to Nobel Prize snub
• Japan's snap poll on Feb 8
• 39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide
• Current account deficit hits $1.17b
• Economy on road to stability, growth
• Kinnow exports earn $40m despite Afghan trade curbs
• World Bank, IsDB briefed on power reforms
• Trump to meet global CEOs at Davos
• Gul Plaza economic toll over Rs100b
• Cabinet okays cannabis policy to reap economic benefits
• 'Entrepreneurship policy for women in the works'
• PSX rallies to new record on rate cut talk
• IMF forecasts 2026 global GDP growth at 3.3%
• PM eyes agri revival through China's help
• PAF jets land in Saudi Arabia for 'Spears of Victory' war exercise
• Prisoners seek urgent listing of May 9 appeals
• IHC grants protective bail to Imaan, husband
• Lawyers' absence irks Supreme Court
• FM Dar confers with Saudi, Egyptian counterparts
• Married officers' transfer under SC lens again
• Timely LG polls: ECP proposes legal tweaks
• 'Will attend JCP after meeting Imran'
• TikTok removes 28m Pakistan videos in Q3
• Afridi assures support to Tirah affectees
• 18 more dacoits surrender in Rajanpur
• Two held in triple murder case
• 'Mystery disease' claims nine kids' lives in a month
• Five-member JIT to probe Jhang shootout
• Thieves steal over Rs7 million from Lodhran shops
• 1,934 students receive laptops at GCU
• PASCO employees among six held for wheat theft
• PTI forms 3-member committee to support members incarcerated in Punjab, their families
• Rescuers allege lockers broken, items burnt
• Attack on 'pir' linked to succession dispute
• IHC suspends order imposing fines on cops
• Haripur calligrapher wins int'l Islamic arts contest
• PTI’s participation in JCP meetings conditional upon consultation with Imran: Barrister Gohar
• Karachi fires: a timeline of major blazes and unanswered questions
• In pictures: Rescuers comb through wreckage of Karachi’s Gul Plaza following deadly fire
• No longer feel obligation to ‘think purely of peace’, Trump tells Norwegian PM after Nobel snub
• ‘Lesson for all of us’: PPP’s Sherry Rehman says no need to politicise fire at Karachi’s Gul Plaza
• We want a ‘new Pakistan’ which is democratic: Achakzai addresses lawyers in Karachi
• Gul Plaza, SBCA, and the human cost of bad governance
• Bushra Bibi’s daughter withdraws plea seeking meetings with her incarcerated mother
• Trump to charge $1bn for permanent spot on ‘Board of Peace’: reports
• Government introduces petroleum sector reforms
• Pakistan’s trade deficit widens, pushing current account negative
• Gul Plaza blaze: Plea filed in SHC seeking criminal, departmental proceedings against responsible officials
• Deputy PM Ishaq Dar discusses regional issues with Egyptian foreign minister
• Federal govt issues 2026 public, optional and bank holiday calendar
• Jailed PTI leaders seek early hearing of appeals in May 9 cases
• CM Murad announces Rs10m compensation for Gul Plaza victims’ families
• Social media posts case: IHC grants Imaan, Hadi one-day protective bail
• PAF contingent arrives in Saudi Arabia for combat exercise ‘Spears of Victory 2026’: ISPR
• High-speed train collision in Spain kills 39, injures dozens
• Balochistan CM says government jobs will be given on merit
• PAF contingent reaches Saudi Arabia for ‘Spears of Victory-2026’ exercise
• CM Punjab expresses grief over fog-related traffic fatalities
• 5.8 magnitude quake jolts Islamabad, KP and Gilgit-Baltistan
• Punjab Prosecutor General visits Forensic Science Agency
• 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, KP: PMD
• Pak-Turk Maarif announces MAGIS 2026-1 in AJK
• Australia rest Cummins, Hazlewood, Maxwell for Pakistan T20 series
• Player auction model to replace draft system for PSL XI
• Karachi shopping centre fire claims 14 lives, dozens still feared trapped
• Three judges sworn in as permanent Islamabad High Court judges
• Islamabad steps up enforcement of electronic vehicle tagging
• PTA launches initiative to protect overseas Pakistanis’ SIM cards
• Govt cites weather among reasons for power outages
• Afridi says KP govt won’t become part of any ‘failed’ policy
• Joint katcha operation launched using drones, APCs