Pakistan for Friday, March 6, 2026

• Azerbaijan says foiled Iranian 'terrorist' attacks
• Trump fires immigration enforcer Kristi Noem
• Kosovo PM challenges parliament dissolution
• Taliban reeling under 'Ghazab Lil Haq'
• UNHCR declares emergency in Middle East
• Iran defies Trump's 'surrender' call
• Alarm over rising child deaths
• Pakistan edge Japan 4-3 to qualify for Hockey World Cup after 8 years
• Govt hikes petrol, high-speed diesel prices by Rs55 per litre
• Civilian martyred in Miranshah suicide blast
• SC questions delay in Imran's reply
• Pakistan urges Iran to avoid Gulf attacks
• Govt enacts law to regulate virtual assets
• Cyber threat: IBCC suspends certificate verification
• Gulf war: 1,979 Pakistanis arrive via Taftan
• Aviation industry reels as war worsens
• Zardari condemns violent protest in Gilgit-Baltistan
• NA session prorogued sans proceedings
• 'Court must protect witnesses' dignity'
• Dar speaks to Iran FM, expresses concern over regional situation
• PM Shehbaz visits Mohsin Naqvi residence to inquire about his health
• Punjab govt decides to construct 17 mini dams across province
• Humiliating a witness constitutes an abuse of right of cross-examination: rules SC
• Pak highlights critical minerals as catalyst for growth, stability at UN
• Japan supports Pakistan Red Crescent with grant to enhance blood donation capacity
• 527 Afghan Taliban killed as operation continues, says Tarar
• PM, Azerbaijan president call for de-escalation in region
• Rs55 fuel shock: Country braces for energy crunch as Mideast burns
• Instructions for lump-sum payment of dues of retired KDA employees
• ECC revises power deals to save Rs163b
• Five-year roadmap in works for Pak-Uzbek trade boost
• Pakistan invites Turkiye to take part in DISCOs' sell-off
• SBP injects Rs1.91tr via OMO
• Nearly 3,500 new firms registered in February
• Food, energy push SPI up 4.7% YoY
• AI tools used to unearth competition law breaches
• PSX down 3,715 points amid Gulf war
• Swedish firms eye mining cooperation
• ‘Heated Rivalry’ dominates 2026 GLAAD Media Awards
• Mainly dry weather to continue across country; light rain, snow likely in northern areas
• Ali Zafar releases devotional naat 'Sohna Nabi'
• Ramazan nights bring padel boom in Pakistan
• Nazish Jahangir reveals why she avoids heavy Iftar meals
• Chalamet faces backlash over controversial statement
• Hundreds of Pakistanis return from Iran through Balochistan borders
• Moti Bazaar livens up pre-Eid
• Dip in winter rains raises water crisis fears
• Rawlpindi placed on high alert
• Probe into illegal kidney transplant racket expanded
• Paper leaks on social media criminalised
• Women-centric opportunities in focus
• Murder convict gets life term
• US consulate attack probe panel records statements
• CM, Shia Ulema unite for peaceful Youm-e-Ali, Quds Day
• KDA DG says Karimabad Underpass likely to open by April
• Bhutto Jr calls for justice for victims of US consulate incident
• Business community funds 600 security cameras
• Karachi man lured to Hyd for wedding, robbed
• Worker claims Rs64.8m labour award scrapped
• Bomb derails freight train
• Two killed, four injured in accidents
• Father, son among three killed in clashes
• Men in 'lawyers' robes' assault police
• 11-year-old boy tortured to death
• 1 dead, 19 injured in blast on Bannu–Miranshah road in KP’s North Waziristan: officials
• German media group Axel Springer buys UK’s Telegraph for $766 million, ending ownership limbo
• Attaullah Tarar shares latest figures on Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq
• ECP rejects KP govt’s plea, refuses to put off delimitation exercise in 24 districts
• ‘Mortgaged to American interests’: US approval for Russian oil sparks outrage from Indian opposition
• War Diary Day 7: Less of a quick military campaign, more a prolonged test of endurance
• Some wealthy Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears
• Qatar energy minister warns Iran war will force Gulf to halt energy exports within weeks: report
• Pakistan plans plastic reform: its informal recyclers hold the key
• ‘There will be nerves’: India face New Zealand for T20 World Cup glory
• PM orders crackdown on petrol hoarding, assures adequate fuel stocks
• Federal Institutions in Islamabad to observe Spring break from March 24
• PM tells provincial govts to take strict action against those hoarding petroleum products
• Volatility returns as market plunges over 3,000 points
• Trump’s Iran strategy survives congressional challenge as he signals role in Tehran succession
• Justice Department releases missing Epstein records containing sexual allegations against Trump
• Govt weighs four-day workweek amid fuel supply concerns
• Punjab to set up anti-drone units in all districts
• Pakistan rejects India’s ‘water terrorism’ at UN
• Mobile banking cyberattacks rise by 56pc in 2025: report
• Anti-drone units to be established in all districts of Punjab, says home department
• Indonesia says will withdraw from Board of Peace if it does not benefit Palestinians
• US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say
• Video of armed men torturing teenage girl in KP’s Domel goes viral
• Currency traders trying to reconnect with Dubai
• Pakistani man claims Iran ‘forced him’ into plot to kill Trump
• GB security site attackers to be tried in military courts