Pakistan for Thursday, April 16, 2026
- 10-day ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon takes effect
- Trump says if Iran deal is reached and signed in Islamabad, ‘I might go’ there
- PM Shehbaz arrives in Turkiye on third leg of tri-nation tour, holds meeting with FM Fidan
- Field Marshal Munir engages Iran’s top civil and military leadership in Tehran
- PM Shehbaz arrives in Türkiye after concluding Qatar visit
- 8 killed, 11 injured as gas supply line catches fire in KP’s Haripur
- Trump signals possible Pakistan visit if Iran deal is sealed in Islamabad
- CJP calls for efficient resolution of tax disputes
- Punjab, Pakistan Railways sign MoU to launch fast trains
- Pakistan Navy successfully tests indigenously developed anti-ship missile
- New UK-Pakistan partnership aims to bolster Pakistan’s geological survey
- Pakistan receives $2b from Saudi Arabia: SBP
- Cuba ‘ready’ for possible US attack: president
- SBP receives $2 billion Saudi credit
- US, Iran edge closer to deal
- Gas pipeline blast kills 8 in Haripur
- Pakistan sets the stage for next round of talks
- Miner pulled alive after 17 days under debris
- Solar net metering helps avert daytime outages
- PTI leaders no-show at Adiala jail on court-mandated day for meeting with Imran
- Security arrangements in Islamabad in overdrive amid possible 2nd round of US-Iran talks
- PTI leaders skip Adiala Jail visit
- Qatar LNG flows may normalise in three years
- Road projects announced for G-B
- Nawaz-led body to screen G-B, AJK hopefuls
- FCC upholds ban on Indian, Israeli books
- Opposition slams power outages despite 'expensive electricity'
- AJK police arrest 'RAW agent' in Rawalakot
- Pakistan keeps faith in US-Iran deal prospects
- PAA extends fuel carriage NOTAM until April 30
- HIV surge in Taunsa triggers health alert
- Govt overhauls civil service conduct rules
- Deceased quota makes a comeback
- 'No free pass for banners'
- Sindh releases Rs800m to empower persons with disabilities
- City to enforce permit system for cattle markets
- Smuggling network busted
- Hospital split plan sparks backlash
- Patrolling cop martyred, another injured in robbers' firing
- Trust tug-of-war reaches court
- US lawmakers reject bid to block Trump's Iran strikes
- 'Handful of tyrants' ravaging world: Pope
- Russian strikes kill 17 across Ukraine
- Turkiye buries school shooting victims
- Cuba 'ready' for possible US attack: president
- NA panel approves SEZ land giveaway
- FX drops $1.3b on Eurobond payment
- FinMin projects 4% growth
- CA posts $1.07b surplus in March
- Port Qasim to get 400-acre industrial estate
- Auto policy shrouded in secrecy
- UK, Pakistan launch geoscience capability drive
- Stocks maintain positive momentum
- PM seeks relaxation in honorarium policy
- In unsafe hands
- Islamabad administration revises business timings, extends restrictions to bakeries and sports facilities
- Millions promised e-bus, fast train services
- LHC upholds life sentence in minor rape-murder case
- Speeding car kills youth
- Skin transplantation guidelines approved
- Man stabs cousin bride before wedding
- Sugarcane cultivation banned in Katcha areas
- PTA, FIA face contempt plea
- Pakistan receives $2bn from Saudi Arabia: State Bank
- Patient facilities upgraded at ATH
- IHC doubts CDA's tree study
- Three 'honour' killings shock Taxila family
- Protest erupts after shooting claims life
- Punjab Assembly unanimously adopts resolution recommending Nobel Peace Prize for PM, CDF Munir
- Outpouring of emotion as Turkiye buries school shooting victims
- Man buried under rubble rescued alive 16 days after mine collapse in KP’s Mardan
- No date set for second round of US-Iran talks, FO says
- Power minister reiterates govt’s apology for power cuts arising from ‘out of control’ situation
- FCC directs CDA to formulate rules regularising Islamabad’s informal settlements
- Gaza’s war amputees short of prostheses under Israeli restrictions
- IHC expresses displeasure over cutting of trees in Islamabad in violation of previous orders
- Current account posts surplus of $1.07bn in March
- India plans parliament expansion for women; opposition cries foul
- AJK police arrest suspected RAW agent in Rawalakot
- Pakistan Navy successfully test fires locally developed anti-ship ballistic missile: ISPR
- Turkiye launches internet crackdown ahead of funerals for shooting victims
- ECP directs MQM-P to hold intra-party elections by October 15
- IMF managing director meets Aurangzeb, hails Pakistan’s reform progress, macroeconomic stability
- Saudi Arabia deposits $2bn in SBP, pledges further $3bn support
- Pakistan Navy successfully tests indigenously developed anti-ship missile
- Punjab to expand electric transport with new buses, e-taxis plan
- 3 abducted polio workers recovered in Bannu after joint efforts of police, jirga
- Baragzai X-01 well starts output, to cut import bill by $329m
- ATC extends Fawad Chaudhry’s interim bail in May 9 cases
- Karachi forms vigilance squad to protect infrastructure