Pakistan for Friday, February 20, 2026
- Pakistan, US to boost counterterror cooperation
- US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs
- Poverty rate hits 29%, highest in over a decade
- SC can 'no longer strike down' legislation
- IMF acknowledges economic turnaround in Pakistan
- Indecision delays satellite internet
- SBP injects Rs1.57tr via OMO
- SPI inflation accelerates to 5.19% YoY
- 'Need for quality housing to rise sharply'
- Private sector to head EDF board
- Pakistan, Philippines move toward PTA
- New oil and gas reserves found in Kohat
- Minerals alone do not ensure prosperity
- Industries received Rs12.1b power relief
- Trump vows 10pc global tariff after court rebuke
- Punjab IGP declares zero tolerance for corruption, misuse of power
- CM Maryam vows justice after forest official axed to death by timber smugglers
- SC stays trial of PM Shehbaz defamation suit against Imran
- Policy efforts helped stabilise Pakistan’s economy: IMF
- Pakistan ready to work with Trump on Gaza plan, PM tells Rubio
- Trump says ‘considering’ strike on Iran as Tehran says draft deal to be ready in next ‘two, three days’
- Imran to be taken to hospital two more times, will be administered injection on Feb 25: minister
- Gas theft drains Rs30 billion yearly, NA panel told
- Unity government demanded
- New PHF chief lifts ban on hockey team captain
- NA panel grills ministry on HIV stats
- Bajaur attack traced to Afghanistan
- LHC forms bench to hear Punjab property law pleas
- No secret deal with Imran, says Rana Sana
- Minister says Pakistan prestige enhanced
- Funding case: FIA given more time for challan
- UK monarchy reels from Andrew's stunning arrest
- Andrew is 'sweating now', says Virginia Giuffre's family
- London Fashion Week kicks off with rare visit by King Charles
- Actor Ushna Shah urges action on animal rights
- Alizeh Shah says Ramazan inspired her to 'return' to faith
- Artists' conscience dominates 2026 Berlin Film Festival
- Over 31m births registered with UCs yet to be added to Nadra’s central database, says report
- MQM-P rift visible in House
- Session sees heated debate over facilities at govt-run schools
- PTI, JI activists get bails in separate cases
- Information action plan approved
- Owner of blast-wrecked building arrested
- CM unveils roadmap for $1.12b Thar coal-to-fertiliser project
- Police patrol attacked in Dadu
- Mangnejo, Kalhora tribes settle feud
- Governor accused of using office for 'ethnic politics'
- Governor launches solar power initiative at Darbar Bibi Pak Daman
- Babar moved down the order in T20 World Cup game against Namibia for scoring too slowly, says Mike Hesson
- CM calls for collective efforts to ensure social justice
- LHC seeks details of ventilators in Punjab hospitals
- Govt approves Rs3b fog cannon project to combat air pollution
- Man jailed for second marriage without consent
- Guard axed to death over dispute
- LHC issues contempt notice to PU VC
- WASA upgrades equipment for rainy season
- Black partridge breeders protest ban on licensing
- Illegal dental implants seized in capital raid
- Woman 'held, assaulted' for three days
- Black gown made mandatory for teachers
- Adulterated milk factory dismantled in Islamabad
- 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of country: PMD
- PM Shehbaz meets Rubio after Board of Peace summit in Washington
- Understanding the Culling Game: Jujutsu Kaisen’s most confusing arc
- SC stays trial of PM Shehbaz’s Rs10bn defamation suit against Imran
- Pakistan to tour Bangladesh next month for a 3-match ODI series
- Joint Parliamentary Session scheduled for March 2 to open new legislative year
- PTI assails PM Shehbaz for attending BoP meeting, reiterates objection to joining without consultation
- Punjab issues list of proscribed organisations, warns citizens against giving charity to these entities
- Michael Vaughan calls for probe into reports Pakistan stars to be sidelined by Indian-owned teams in Hundred competition
- One arrested after 15 killed in building collapse triggered by gas explosion in Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar
- FBR expands digital tax net with mandatory POS integration across key sectors
- Airlines hike Umrah fares as Ramazan rush drives up demand
- BISE Lahore overhauls exam system with centralised practical marking and digital evaluation
- Punjab issues alert on banned groups, warns public against illegal donations
- Punjab unveils Rs 3bn electric fog cannon plan to tackle smog crisis
- Punjab govt tells public school teachers to don black gowns during work hours
- US negotiating with India on Venezuelan oil sale, US envoy says
- Policy efforts taken by Pakistan under EFF helped ‘stabilise economy, rebuild confidence’: IMF
- PPP’s Raza Rabbani calls for placing pact with US for redeveloping Roosevelt Hotel before Parliament
- Interim PHF president lifts ban on hockey team captain amid Pro League controversy
- Incarcerated PTI leaders call for halt of protest activities during Ramazan
- LHC forms full bench to review Property Ownership Ordinance cases
- Tarar says Pakistan earned ‘great recognition and honour’ at Board of Peace meeting
- DFC CEO meets Pakistan PM to boost investment ties
- Sindh CM launches PWD job portal, grievance system
- LHC seeks ventilator data from Punjab hospitals
- Australia coach defends World Cup planning, puts blame on players
- Dense fog closes key motorways across Punjab
- King Charles’ brother Andrew released after arrest over misconduct relating to Epstein
- Govt to honour net-metering requests filed before Feb 8 under old rules
- Alien files incoming: Trump orders government release of UFO records
- UN says Israeli actions raise ‘ethnic cleansing’ fears in West Bank, Gaza
- War clouds loom as US amasses military hardware in Middle East
- Judicial Commission summons top KMC official with Gul Plaza land record