Pakistan for Wednesday, March 18, 2026

• UK reels from deadly meningitis outbreak
• Gulf states, Iran trade barbs at UN meeting
• Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts
• UK Kashmiri leader flags IIOJK abuses
• 'Modern railways key to economic growth'
• NAB recovers record Rs11.5tr in three years
• Forces foil Taliban infiltration bid
• Govt seeks to allay fear about fuel supply
• PTI to launch movement for Imran's release after Eid
• Larijani's killing: Zardari expresses condolences
• Ministry claims higher power consumption
• Power consumers in for another tariff hike
• PIA suspends Fujairah flights for 48 hours
• 15 die in rain-related incidents as heavy showers, strong winds hit parts of Karachi
• Pakistan, Afghanistan agree on Eid truce, pause military ops
• ADB approves $10b loan strategy for Pakistan
• Afghan strikes: FO rejects Delhi's remarks
• Iran vows revenge as intel chief assassinated
• Freedom of movement not absolute: LHC
• CM, Chinese CG agree to expand CPEC coop, boost investment
• CM Maryam orders crackdown on overcharging by transporters
• Tarar says Imran’s sons ‘welcome to visit Pakistan’ using Nicop
• BLA, other militant outfits exploiting women as female suicide bomber arrested: CM Bugti
• DG ISPR rubbishes Taliban claims of air strikes on Kabul rehab centre
• Pakistan rejects India’s unwarranted statement on counterterrorism actions
• Eid truce: Pakistan halts strikes against Afghan Taliban
• 89pc welfare payments disbursed under Ramazan package, PM told
• ‘Free France’: Macron reveals name of Europe’s largest warship
• AI tools raise risk for freelancers
• Gold prices steady amid global volatility
• Russia visit must deliver export gains
• Intl departures from Pakistan tumble by half
• Microsoft mulls suing Amazon-OpenAI
• PSX soars on renewed interest
• Partnership businesses to get capital market access
• Rs300m livestock fibre project planned
• Probe sought into meat export surcharge
• Summit stresses better investment climate
• KPT dredging to enable 100,000 tonne vessels
• FO rejects India’s ‘unwarranted’ statement on action against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan
• How Eid's charm is embellished by attractive little details
• Oscar audience drops to lowest level since 2021
• ‘Our intelligence was correct’: DG ISPR says Pakistan hit ammunition storage site in Kabul strike
• On-campus sale of books, uniforms banned
• Married woman allegedly gang-raped
• Court voids Rashid's Umrah permission
• Hena, bangles sales surge
• Capital to get bike lanes, pedestrian paths
• TikTokers' travel ban plea adjourned
• Metabolic disorders surge in Pakistan's youth
• IHC seeks report on early Eid announcement
• HFH launches training, counselling drive
• Doctors advise balanced diet to avoid digestive issues
• Filtration plant tube well goes defunct
• Black rain or tall tale?
• 'Gul Plaza could be an even greater disaster'
• Extortionist held for demanding Rs5m
• New Sukkur-Rohri bridge gets green light
• Families demand release of Pakistani fishermen in Indian jails
• Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eidul Fitr on Friday
• Gujrat, Sialkot flood prevention plans okayed
• Punjab deploys 47,000 police for Eid security
• Bail granted to three in case involving YouTuber's wife
• Baloch students lead unity drive after culture day
• Punjab moves 252 govt services online
• Mob attacks private hospital after infant's death
• Eid beauty trends shift from mehndi to nail art
• Hippopotamus arrives at Lahore Zoo
• X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows
• Pakistan announces ‘temporary pause’ in Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against Afghan Taliban
• Pakistan prolongs airspace ban on Indian aircraft until late April
• Info minister says Imran’s sons ‘welcome to visit Pakistan’ using Nicop following Jemima’s appeal to PM
• Dar arrives in Riyadh for meeting of regional FMs
• War Diary Day 19: Nuclear shadow deepens as energy war expands
• Foreign exchange constraints crop up in oil supply chain despite improvement in stock of petroleum products
• Iran vows revenge for killing of security chief Ali Larijani by Israel
• Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft till April 24
• Anthropic AI an ‘unacceptable risk’ to military, US govt says
• CM Bugti says major attack prevented with arrest of ‘would-be’ female suicide bomber in Khuzdar
• ADB to provide $10bn in financing to Pakistan under new 5-year strategy
• India’s privatisation drive derails because of weak investor interest in state-run firms: report
• PSX continues recovery, surges over 4,200 points
• Here are some facts about the Strait of Hormuz blockage amid Iran war
• PM for upgradation of railways infrastructure spurring economic, industrial growth
• Female suicide bomber arrested in Balochistan, major attack foiled: CM Bugti
• Supreme Court declares cantonment board staff outside federal tribunal jurisdiction
• Discos seek higher fuel cost adjustment for February
• Pakistan offers mediation as Mideast crisis intensifies
• Maryam Nawaz, Chinese envoy vow to expand cooperation in Punjab
• PIA suspends flights to UAE’s Fujairah for 2 days in view of ‘security situation’
• PIA suspends Fujairah flights as Middle East tensions disrupt air travel
• US judge orders restoration of Voice of America
• Macau woman hospitalised after being startled by humanoid robot
• Fuel shipments continue at Port Qasim amid Middle East crisis
• President cancels Pakistan Day parade amid austerity measures
• CM Punjab orders crackdown on Eid fare overcharging
• Rain across Punjab, KP turns weather cold
• ‘Trust deficit’ delays analysis of artefacts
• TikTokers’ bail in gambling apps case extended
• Unable to meet Imran, Aleema denies blocking PTI leaders’ access to him
• New particle discovered by Large Hadron Collider
• Pakistan sticks to its guns on Kabul air strike
• Iran’s national security chief Larijani, Basij commander Soleimani assassinated in US-Israeli strikes