Pakistan for Saturday, February 21, 2026

• Armed forces strike 7 terrorist camps along Pakistan-Afghanistan border in response to recent suicide bombings
• Lt Col, soldier martyred in Bannu suicide attack
• NA bill seeks to end alcohol exemption for non-Muslims
• LHC upholds grandchildren's maintenance rights
• Dar, Azeri FM discuss BoP meeting
• Naqvi, ministers resolve to fight terror
• 31.9 million births await NADRA upload
• Mortar shell kills five in Tirah valley
• Suspended civil servants entitled to full salary: SC
• Country's external liabilities soar past $138b
• Pakistan, US desire to enhance economic cooperation
• Over 300 Nigehban Dastarkhwans set up across Punjab on CM’s directives
• Sindh assembly passes resolution rejecting creation of Karachi province
• Pakistan strikes seven terrorist camps along Afghan border after recent suicide attacks
• Panda bond plan hits a snag
• Wheat price fixed at Rs3,500 per 40kg
• Costly essentials hit common man hard
• Exploration firm faces case over governance
• US eyes investment in IT, mining, energy
• Ramazan inflation lifts home ventures
• Businessmen demand national export strategy
• Asia weighs uncertainty after US tariff ruling
• Bearish run continues for second week at PSX
• Slovakia threatens to cut Ukraine electricity
• DPM, Azerbaijan FM discuss regional issues
• Gaza conflict continues to cast shadow over Berlin Film Festival
• What the 'Year of the Horse' means for romance
• Falak Shabbir releases Ramazan kalam 'Allah Hu'
• London Fashion Week sees new trend of size diversity on runway
• Hira Mani urges fans to 'hold on to faith amid despair'
• Star Trek's William Shatner unveils metal album
• Nintendo announces launch of Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen games
• ‘Effective immediately’: Trump announces hike in US global tariff rate from 10pc to 15pc
• Cattle market gets govt's nod
• RDA officer refuses to work under 'junior'
• Punjab ends number plate requirement
• Two convicted in property row killing
• Traders protest alleged tyre slashing by admin
• Stamp duty on property transfer waived
• Govt official killed during robbery
• Man alleges brutal police torture, extortion attempt
• Owner sent on remand in Soldier Bazaar case
• 'Endless' traffic gridlock in Ramazan
• Sindh launches real-time digital birth registration
• Muggers loot over half a million within two hours
• Govt backs digital push to revive Sindhi among youth
• STPP announces 'Karachi is Sindh' rally
• Inaugural Board of Peace meeting comes under discussion during call between Dar, Azerbaijan foreign minister
• Govt's price-control efforts fall flat
• Plea filed against 'lapses' in fire safety enforcement
• Woman alleges gang rape, kidney theft
• Ordinances bypass legislative rules
• Man killed, buried by in-laws
• Teacher arrested
• Man pays dearly for recording viral video of tribal cricket star
• Three bodies found in Balochistan
• Constable killed in siblings' scuffle
• Pezeshkian says Iran will not bow to pressure amid US nuclear talks
• England captain Brook says a ‘shame’ if Pakistan players snubbed for Hundred competition
• How PCOS affects the skin
• CTD claims arrest of suspected female suicide bomber in DI Khan operation
• Kidnapping case registered against unidentified suspects after Canadian national reportedly goes missing in Lahore
• ‘Integral, inseparable part of province’: Sindh Assembly passes resolution against creation of Karachi province
• Sindh govt reinstates DIG Pir Muhammad Shah as chief of Karachi Traffic Police
• Lieutenant colonel among two army personnel martyred in Bannu suicide attack: ISPR
• Youth abducted, released after filming viral cricket video of Aina Wazir in North Waziristan
• Pakistan, US express desire to enhance economic cooperation
• Islamabad court reissues non-bailable arrest warrant for KP CM Afridi
• JI chief terms govt participation in Trump’s Board of Peace meeting on Gaza ‘unacceptable’
• Sindh to expand bus fleet, speed up Red Line BRT work in Karachi
• India, Brazil ink critical minerals deal as Modi, Lula meet in New Delhi
• Punjab private medical colleges seek extension to fill vacant MBBS seats
• Xbox boss Phil Spencer retires as Microsoft shakes up gaming unit
• US ambassador says it ‘would be fine’ if Israel takes over large swathes of Middle East
• Islamabad court indicts former KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur in audio leaks case
• 4.5-magnitude earthquake shakes twin cities, surrounding areas
• Profit-making subsidiaries of charitable trusts liable to pay Zakat, rules LHC
• Austria turns Hitler’s home into a police station
• Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC reform debate
• Trump to travel to China next month, with US tariffs in focus
• Muttahida infighting reaches Sindh Assembly as MPA seeks protection from fellow member
• Babar, Shaheen under scrutiny as Pakistan face New Zealand test in Super Eights opener
• Alarm over Pakistanis’ exclusion from Hundred competition
• Furious Trump vows new 10pc levy after SC tariff ruling