Pakistan for Tuesday, March 31, 2026

• LNG supplies under force majeure, not available for power generation, say officials
• SC upholds death sentence of man who set ablaze wife, aunt, mother-in-law
• SC disposes of more than 5,000 cases in last three months
• PM orders action against hoarding of petroleum products
• Pakistan, China propose 5-point plan to end war in Middle East
• NA Speaker lauds NAB’s historic recovery of Rs6.213trn
• ‘What can you expect from a govt with people like Netanyahu?’: Palestinians horrified by Israel’s new death penalty law
• Body of Pakistani killed in US strike repatriated via Taftan border
• OGRA jacks up LPG price by Rs79 per kg
• Pakistan, China unveil 5-point Gulf peace plan
• PM orders crackdown on fuel smuggling
• Centre, provinces agree on targeted fuel subsidy
• K-P threatens FCC move over NFC share dispute
• After allies snub, Trump rips NATO in angry outburst
• Four Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon
• Israel faces backlash over apartheid law
• Pakistan, China issue 5-point initiative for restoring peace in Middle East
• War Diary Day 32: Still no clear winners as diplomacy yet to take off
• Ogra notifies 35pc increase in LPG rates for April
• Tribunal throws out plea challenging minister's win
• NDMA warns of GLOF, flood risks in north
• Sacked IHC judge pays back outstanding loan
• Pakistan, allies slam Israel curbs on worship
• IHC defers hearing in £190m case
• Naqvi orders NADRA to aid deportations
• Court rejects plea against Moonis asset seizure
• Senate panel raises alarm over drug prices
• Iran's war chaos slows talks, Pakistan warns
• Lawyers question impact of 27th Amendment
• Global leaders praise Pakistan's peace role
• Rising oil prices pose risk to Pakistan’s import bill, macroeconomic conditions, finance ministry warns
• Cabinet clears major development, governance package
• Modern-day forced labour flourishes
• BISE Mirpurkhas official sacked for issuing fake certificates
• Special crowd control unit set upto maintain peace
• Rain, hail disrupt Lahore
• Court orders singer to pay Rs5m in defamation suit
• Woman held for robbing citizens
• Industrialist, secretary jailed in viral assault case
• Transgender community decries job discrimination
• Suspect dies in'police encounter'
• Defamation case: Lahore court orders Meesha Shafi to pay Rs5 million in damages to Ali Zafar
• Gang behind trader's killing busted
• Abducted toddler recovered within hours
• Call for safeguards against online child abuse
• Traffic diversion plan unveiled
• Teenager raped, sold into prostitution
• Medics flag rise in birth heart defects
• Third phase of school privatisation launched
• Illegal housing schemes face intensified action
• Repatriation of Afghans resumes at Torkham as border reopens
• FBR misses tax target by Rs610b
• SBP buys $12.4b to strengthen reserves
• Chinese firms eye Nooriabad expansion
• Govt mulls Rs31b spending on wheat stocks
• NEPRA mulls Rs14.37b fuel cost hike
• PSX rebounds on investor trust
• Meeting pushes for value addition in fruits, fisheries
• Electricity tariff relief hits Rs46.56 billion
• CPEC-II to prioritise industry, innovation
• Pakistan, France to deepen energy ties
• King Charles to pay state visit to US as UK seeks to mollify Trump
• Balochistan leadership backs austerity drive
• Jirga demands end to border hostilities
• Four of a family killed in Chitral jeep plunge
• Bill seeking up to 5 years in prison for perpetrators of forced conversion submitted in Punjab Assembly
• PM Sharif reviews petroleum supply chain, orders steps to ensure relief for low-income groups
• Sindh to reopen educational institutions from April 1
• PM directs strict action against smuggling, hoarding of petroleum products
• All suspects involved in killing of prominent Islamabad businessman during dacoity arrested, Tallal says
• Finance minister assures KP CM Afridi of ‘full support’ in resolving all ‘legitimate issues’
• How the Middle East war is driving up shipping costs
• Schools across Sindh and Balochistan to re-open from April 1, have classes 5 days a week
• £190m case: IHC adjourns hearing of Imran, Bushra’s pleas after defence seeks more time
• ‘Hunuz Dilli Dur Ast’: Climate crisis in the age of war
• UNRWA chief seeks probe into killing of hundreds of staff in Gaza
• US says respects Israel ‘right’ to legislate as death penalty bill for Palestinians widely condemned
• KSE-100 gains 1,900 points day after war-driven meltdown
• Fakhar Zaman suspended for two PSL matches for ball-tampering
• Tribunal dismisses petition against info minister Tarar’s win from Lahore’s NA-127
• Mohsin Naqvi directs NADRA to strengthen action against illegal foreign nationals
• Election petition against Ataullah Tarar dismissed
• Interior minister directs Nadra to identify foreigners who illegally obtained citizenship
• NDMA warns of Glof, landslides in GB, KP areas from April 1-10
• China bans entombing cremated remains in empty flats
• Islamabad Court rejects refiled case against Imran Khan after prior acquittal
• Sindh declares public holiday on April 4 to honor Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
• Middle East tensions disrupt air travel as 62 flights cancelled across Pakistan
• DPM Dar enplanes for China to hold discussions on regional developments
• PMD forecasts chances of thunderstorms, rain in Karachi, other parts of Sindh on Thursday
• ‘Diplomacy takes time’: Pak envoy reaffirms Islamabad’s commitment to Iran-US peace amid complex situation