Pakistan for Friday, March 27, 2026

• US can only confirm about a third of Iran’s missile arsenal destroyed, sources say
• Rubio says war on Iran to last ‘weeks not months’, no US ground troops needed
• Iranian football players hold schoolbags in solidarity with girls killed in strike on Minab school
• Governance reform key to public trust, economic transformation: Ahsan Iqbal
• Dar, UN Secretary General discuss evolving situation in West Asia
• Punjab to observe Earth Hour today
• SC to hear review petition in defamation case against Imran
• Pakistan urges need for immediate ceasefire in DRC Congo
• Senate chairman approves surrender of Rs265m as austerity drive
• Shazia Marri slams Imran Khan’s son over GSP+ remarks
• Kuwait, China back Pakistan’s peace efforts
• Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator between US and Iran
• PCB issues show-cause notice to Naseem Shah for ‘violating terms of central contract, media policy’
• PM Shehbaz again rejects increase in petrol, diesel prices
• Iran-linked hackers breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, publish excerpts online
• PM Shehbaz rejects major fuel price hike
• Digital fuel rationing programme approved
• PM shields public from fuel price shock
• Bill allows NADRA to block CNICs of suspects
• It will no longer be an eye for an eye: Iran
• Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition
• China blasts 'false' news
• Peace efforts to bring huge benefits: Asif
• Green Line Express derails near Wazirabad
• Water reserves dwindle as levels drop
• NA to meet on March 30
• Govt to hold business conference for Chinese
• Govt decides to expand scope of Roshan Digital Accounts
• Shehbaz condemns attack on Kuwait
• PTI walks tightrope as it prepares for fresh street push
• US politician sees Pak as key mediator
• Senate returns Rs265m to exchequer
• Balochistan seeks delay in NA-256 by-poll
• China backs Pakistan's mediation push
• Torkham crossing closed again
• £190m case: IHC to hear Imran's appeal on 31st
• Defamation: SC to take up ex-PM's review plea
• Civic space is shrinking: HRCP
• Karachi man handed prison sentence for sending woman’s sexually explicit videos to her in-laws
• Wheat policy under the scanner
• Man gets life term in abduction, rape, murder case
• Creative voices rise at 'Feminists Charisma VI'
• Citizen kills fleeing robbers
• Youm-e-Difa-e-Pakistan observed across country
• Suspect held for abusing minor girl
• Law on paper, rights in limbo
• Sharjeel condemns remarks of Imran's son
• Campaign launched amid Karachi's education crisis
• Centre, provinces agree on rolling out app-based fuel quota system for motorcycles, rickshaws
• Six cops among seven booked in custodial death case
• Punjab exam boards remain headless
• No zebra crossings outside 75% of schools, LHC informed
• Punjab extends drone ban until April 25
• Clinic sealed over alleged sale of newborns
• Robbery suspect apprehended
• Property tax cuts proposed
• War spillover pushes SPI up 8.24% YoY
• GSP+ loss may cost$9b exports
• Tariff plan 'insufficient' without base cuts
• Oil prices set for first weekly decline
• Sindh, Punjab oppose interim NFC
• Philippines, Bangladesh to adopt SME funding model
• Gold falls Rs1,000/tola to Rs467,262
• Late sell-off drags PSX lower by 1,200 points
• Islamic crypto safer and reliable: study
• When listening turns into living
• Sindh Culture Minister calls for revival of stage arts
• Karachi's 'Feminist Charisma VI' celebrates women's voices
• PM says expanding scope of Roshan Digital Account to strengthen Pakistan as ‘attractive investment destination’
• Senate Panel approves bill granting NADRA authority to suspend ID cards of suspicious individuals
• Pakistan, China pledge joint diplomatic efforts to stabilize Middle East
• War Diary Day 28: Pressure builds as pause on strikes on Iran extended
• Trump’s signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition
• China says US-Iran talks would help restore Hormuz transit, supports Pakistan as mediator
• In call with PM, Kuwait crown prince endorses Pakistan’s efforts to mediate between US and Iran
• ‘This is not a joke’: Business community condemns statements against Pakistan’s GSP+ status
• Punjab to mark Earth Hour on March 28, Maryam urges public participation
• PM Shehbaz condemns attack on Kuwait, vows Pakistan’s constructive role for regional peace, stability
• ‘I’ll never be the same’: Iranians recount one month of US-Israel war
• IHC to hear Imran, Bushra’s pleas seeking suspension of sentences in £190m graft case on March 31
• China blasts ‘false’ news after report says chipmaker supplying Iran
• Qatar Airways expands flights; PIA resumes London route
• Bugti urges Afghan nationals to stop violence, vows peace in Balochistan
• Senate chairman approves surrender of over Rs200m to national exchequer to support govt’s austerity drive
• Ukraine, Saudi Arabia sign air defence deal: senior officials
• Rain, thunderstorms likely in Karachi, other parts of Sindh tomorrow: PMD
• Mohsin Naqvi discusses counter-terrorism and security cooperation with Chinese envoy in Islamabad
• Torrential rain lashes large parts of Abu Dhabi, Dubai in UAE
• ‘Very important neutral party’: Pakistan can play greater diplomatic role, says US lawmaker
• Naqvi, Chinese envoy discuss security cooperation, investor protection
• Afghan repatriations suspended after border security official injured at Torkham
• KP launches public feedback system to improve service delivery
• North Korea, Belarus sign ‘friendship’ treaty during Lukashenko visit
• Magnitude 5.3 earthquake recorded in northern regions: PMD
• 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts GB, KP
• BISE Gujranwala issues English model paper ahead of matric exams
• IHC to hear £190m case pleas of Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi on March 31
• Israel strikes near Pakistan Embassy in Tehran
• PM seeks to ease tensions in meeting with MQM-P team
• Pakistan-led diplomacy raises prospects of de-escalation