Pakistan for Friday, January 30, 2026

• PM unveils major relief for industry, export sectors
• PTI's legal, political woes worsen
• PTI secures concession after sit-in outside SC
• CDF, Turkiye general discuss defence cooperation
• Govt revises export control regime
• SC bans colonial language in police complaints
• Pak, KSA discuss energy, mineral cooperation
• Geespace signs deal with Paksat
• Flaw sinks PTI reference against Abro
• NEPRA seeks input on new net-metering law
• Field Marshal, Turkish general discuss global security landscape
• PTI cannot dictate jail meetings through sit-ins, says Talal Chaudhry
• PM announces Rs4.04 per unit cut in power tariffs for industry
• Open bidding for Islamabad Airport
• FinMin urges debt markets to cut bank dominance
• World Bank, PRA agree to digitalise tax system
• TCP to push G2G agri, pharma exports
• PSX rebounds to over 184,100 points
• Standing committee orders Sindh to clear dues
• Banks open as tax gap hits Rs374b
• Gold crashes by over Rs35,000 per tola
• Food prices keep inflation up
• Cabinet questions polymer notes
• Oil holds near six-month high
• After day-long sit-in outside SC, PTI says Imran’s family to be provided ex-premier’s medical report
• Trump says Iran wants deal, US ‘armada’ larger than in Venezuela raid
• Family of three killed in road accident
• Marigold show opens
• LNG container blast triggers massive fire
• CM wants every child vaccinated aganist polio
• Inter-school declamation contest held
• JI plans no-confidence motion against mayor
• MQM-P ends protest in assembly
• Islamabad Court deletes “Terrorist States” remark from verdict in Mazari case
• Turkish Chief of Defence Forces calls on Defence Minister Khawaja Asif
• US Justice Dept to release new batch of Epstein files
• Shahid Afridi’s ‘all-round excellence’ against South Africa makes it on ICC’s list of ‘iconic’ T20 World Cup performances
• Public, private schools in Sindh to remain closed on Feb 4 on account of Shab-i-Barat
• YouTube cracks down, deletes 4.7b views of AI spam videos
• Son of Norway crown princess to stand trial for rape
• Catherine O'Hara, legendary actress, dies at 71
• Documentary on Melania premieres in Washington
• Pakistan's largest-ever tourism festival kicks off today
• Jawad calls out elitism in Pakistan's live music scene
• Kristen Stewart plans foreign films to defy US restrictions
• Torture allegation surface in sewer incident
• Prison management, case flow systems integrated
• Petition filed against info minister, officials
• 'Hitman' shot dead in alleged encounter
• Six suspected terrorists killed
• Heated debate erupts in PA over tourism dept performance
• Man gets life term for killing daughter
• PA speaker vows support for press freedom
• Six killed as vehicle plunges into deep gorge
• Employees refusing vaccination to face music
• Bugti urges dialogue amid street protests
• PTI cannot ‘dictate’ meetings with Imran by staging sit-ins: Tallal Chaudhry
• Probe initiated into alleged torture of man whose wife, daughter died after falling into sewer in Lahore
• Nipah virus
• The new life of the 'peela school'
• Elite veto, national cost
• The persisting impasse
• Security forces kill 41 terrorists during IBOs in Balochistan’s Harnai and Panjgur districts: ISPR
• CDF Munir, Turkiye’s chief of general staff discuss regional security landscape and defence cooperation
• PM Shehbaz announces Rs4.4 cut in electricity rates for industries
• Weather alert issued as rain and snowfall expected in KP and parts of Punjab
• ‘Absolutely false’: Info minister dismisses reports of govt deciding to give ‘firm, final’ offer to PTI
• Trump brands Minneapolis nurse killed by federal agents an ‘agitator’
• KSE-100 closes in the green at 184,174.48 points on Friday
• Minister pays tribute to security forces conducting successful operation in Balochistan
• Pakistan, Saudi Arabia pledge deeper energy and minerals collaboration
• Islamabad court expunges observation regarding ‘terrorist states’ in judgement against Imaan, Hadi
• Syrian government, Kurdish forces announce integration deal
• SHC denies Tessori’s request for judicial commission over Gul Plaza inferno
• PM announces power tariff cut, export finance relief for industry
• 41 militants killed in intelligence-based operations in Balochistan: ISPR
• All institutions being aligned under a unified structure: Wajiha Qamar
• Gold slumps 4pc as bets of a more hawkish Fed chair rise
• Trump warns Britain on China ties as Starmer hails progress in Beijing
• Reckless driving claims 4 lives in 2 separate incidents in Karachi
• Punjab to launch seven-day polio campaign targeting 17.8m children
• WHO sees low risk of Nipah virus spreading beyond India
• Pakistan-Bangladesh direct flights resume after 14 years
• PM Shehbaz to address exporters, unveil roadmap for economic growth
• KP CM ends Adiala Jail sit-in after denied meeting with Imran Khan
• Azma Bukhari apologises for sharing wrong info on Bhati Gate incident
• Armed Forces undergoing major transformation in multiple domains: Field Marshal
• Trump says ‘hopefully’ no need for military action against Iran
• Five terrorists killed in ‘large-scale’ Bannu operation
• Pakistan opposes any use of force against Iran
• Power bills to bite harder
• KP seeks Centre’s help amid loss of revenue due to border closure
• EU-India deal a wake-up call, say exporters