Pakistan for Tuesday, March 17, 2026
- Ali Larijani — Iran’s ultimate backroom powerbroker
- Govt calls off Pakistan Day parade, associated events amid austerity measures
- 45 million more 'face hunger'
- India arrests 7 foreigners
- UN sees 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank
- US piles pressure on Cuba
- EU worries over 'legal gap' on online child sex abuse
- LHC takes up plea against removal of judges
- Shoppers rush to markets ahead of Eid
- Gilani rolls out austerity drive, projects Rs750m savings
- SC acquits 4 on death row
- Mideast crisis forces cancellation of 64 flights
- May 9 case: ATC told no evidence against CM
- Iran supreme leader refuses to negotiate ceasefire
- First oil shipment arrives via Hormuz
- Opp leaders to decide on talks, protest, says Gohar
- Pakistan rubbishes Kabul hospital strike claims
- Pakistan Day parade called off amid austerity measures
- Trump blasts ‘foolish’ Nato on Iran, says US needs no help after allies rebuff call for help on Hormuz
- Oman shift may reshape remittances
- Govt to review tax relief for hybrid EVs
- Summit flags real estate as key growth driver
- Rs80b saved via revised wind, solar deals
- Asia pivots to coal as ME conflict chokes LNG
- IMF to set tax benchmarks for FBR
- Rising yields to hit banks' capital buffers
- CPEC 2.0 to prioritise industry, agriculture, mining
- PSX rebounds on blue-chip buying
- SECP issues notices to 41 state enterprises
- Information ministry rubbishes Afghan Taliban’s claims of hospital being hit in Kabul
- 5615 Pakistanis safely return home from Iran via Gwadar, Chagai: CM Bugti
- Agriculture in Punjab being transformed under CM’s vision
- Circulation of incomplete judgements a grave judicial misconduct: FCC
- Air strike in Kabul hits terrorist infrastructure not drug rehab centre, Pakistan rejects Taliban claim
- IB monitoring implementation on austerity measures, PM told
- KP govt announces three-day Eid holiday from March 19-21
- Eid theatre returns to Karachi with laughs galore
- Bushra Ansari speaks out against age-shaming
- 'East meets West': 'KPop Demon Hunters' brings fans to Seoul
- Jelly Roll, Carín León team up for first FIFA World Cup 2026 song
- Len Deighton, creator of the 'anti-Bond', dies at 97
- AI's no match for creativity in Hollywood, say top executives
- CM launches major push for digital governance in Sindh
- New EV bus route inaugurated in city
- Action against 23,000 blacklisted vehicles likely after Eidul Fitr
- Response sought from Wildlife Dept in Kirthar Park case
- DC, Mukhtiarkar in hot water for non-compliance of court orders
- Two young motorcyclists killed in road mishap
- Punjab approves major upgrade for Police with panic buttons and body cameras
- Pakistan cancels March 23 parade amid Gulf energy crisis and regional tensions
- Population growth imperils women
- Police intensify combing operations
- Domestic worker held for killing toddler
- Pedestrian hit to death
- New app helps e-bus passengers plan journeys
- Man held for killing wife, two sisters-in-law
- BISP chief promises justice, aid for Rahim Yar Khan families
- Three murdered in separate incidents
- ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’: Senior US counter-terrorism official resigns to protest Mideast war
- Larijani death confirmed by Iranian media
- War Diary Day 18: Diplomatic space appears narrower amid Israeli claim of killing Iran’s security chief
- Dar stresses dialogue, diplomacy for achieving regional peace in meeting with Iranian ambassador
- Gilani directs austerity measures for Senate aimed at saving Rs700m
- Murree demolishes encroachments
- Guard kills man at Tarbela Dam
- Thousands miss Eid cash assistance
- PM Shehbaz approves restructuring of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
- Unmanned aerial vehicle fell in Rawalpindi early Tuesday morning: security sources
- Iran war threatens Gulf’s dugongs, turtles and birds
- China to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran, Mideast nations
- Chairperson says BISP not responsible for cash disbursement after deaths at payment point in Rahim Yar Khan
- PARC restructuring approved
- Pakistan oil tanker safely crosses strait of Hormuz amid rising regional tensions
- PM Shehbaz congratulates Kazakhstan president on successful constitutional referendum
- Intelligence Bureau to submit report on implementation of govt’s austerity measures
- PM felicitates President of Kazakhstan on successful constitutional referendum
- Jailed PTI leaders criticise lack of economic restructuring measures amid Gulf conflict
- Pakistan lauds Iran for facilitating smooth trade amid regional tensions
- 5,615 Pakistanis return from Iran amid ongoing conflict
- Tarar rejects Taliban claim of hospital strike, says Pakistan targeted terror infrastructure
- Missile debris kills 3rd Pakistani in UAE amid Iran war
- Suffocation main cause of death in tragic Gul Plaza fire, says police surgeon
- Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100
- Pakistani forces strike Afghan Taliban’s military installations in Kabul, Nangarhar: info minister
- Punjab issues strict Eid security plan across province
- UN marks Islamophobia day with alarm over rising hate, discrimination against Muslims
- Sindh approves Rs100bn revamp plan for Civil Hospital Karachi
- Azma Bukhari lauds Punjab govt performance, warns against propaganda
- Govt announces early salaries for federal employees ahead of Eid
- US, Iran officials make first direct contact since war, say US media
- Shab-e-Qadr observed with religious fervour across country
- President congratulates Kazakhstan on successful constitutional referendum
- Punjab cabinet holds first online meeting to support austerity drive
- Punjab to buy 10 vehicles for superior court judges
- Subsidised fuel scheme on the cards for bikes, rickshaws
- PM orders salaries for govt employees before Eid
- Minab school strike violated humanitarian law: Amnesty