Pakistan for Friday, April 17, 2026
- Fakhar didn’t take recent controversy to heart
- Ethiopian envoy calls on minister for investment, discusses bilateral cooperation
- Pakistan, Bangladesh FMs exchange views on regional developments, strengthening ties
- CM Punjab approves free Google Certification Courses for 100,000 students
- DPM Dar discusses regional ties, cooperation with foreign counterparts
- Govt slashes diesel price by Rs32 per litre, keeping petrol price unchanged
- Provision of free electricity units not legal right of employees, rules LHC
- PM Shehbaz, President Erdogan call for lasting regional peace amid Islamabad talks
- KP Governor meets British envoy, discusses regional situation
- PM, Erdogan emphasise importance of utilising ‘window of opportunity’ for lasting regional peace
- Myanmar cuts ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence, frees former president
- Govt slashes diesel price by Rs32
- PM approves Rs 32 cut in diesel price
- Hormuz opening lifts deal prospects
- Pakistan, Turkiye vow to capitalise on peace opening
- Backchannels bring Iran-US talks back on track
- Diesel price further slashed by Rs32/litre
- LHC upholds end of free electricity perk
- China steps up Iran diplomacy
- Lebanese return to 'unliveable' areas
- Myanmar cuts Suu Kyi's sentence
- Erdogan says global order on 'dangerous threshold'
- India fails to pass bill on women seats
- AI e-challan system launched in Khanewal
- Pakistan’s Hajj flight operation to begin Saturday with nationwide departures
- Bushra shifted back to jail after eye surgery
- Pakistan, Iran step up counterterror cooperation
- Power tariff may rise by 26 paisa per unit
- President, Balochistan MPs discuss politics
- Shehbaz thanks Trump for words of praise
- Pakistan escorted Iranian negotiators home
- 3 suspected terrorists held in CTD-FIA raid
- LHC upholds wife's right to full dower
- FPSC notifies 327 posts for CSS 2025
- Naqvi orders FIA to ensure complaints resolution
- Terror threat: Gilgit-Baltistan put on high alert
- Shortfall drops after increase in water flow
- Govt mops up Rs180b via petroleum levy in 6 weeks
- SC, FBR to streamline data sharing
- Iran war driving inflation at home, warns Bilawal
- Pre-Hajj operation commences today
- India drops proposal to mandate national ID app on smartphones after pushback
- 11 startups graduate from CLIP incubator
- With 4,000-point jump, PSX nears 174k mark
- Pakistani-flagged tanker exits Gulf with UAE crude
- Govt raises $500m at 7% interest
- SPI inflation hits 75-week high
- Pakistan gets access to Russian seafood market
- Pakistan, EU to hold business forum
- Govt disburses Rs38b in fuel subsidy
- Gold falls Rs3,300/tola in local market
- Aurangzeb secures $3b Saudi deposit extension
- Iran says Strait of Hormuz open for commercial vessels after Lebanon deal
- Students cry foul over sudden curveball
- Rabies claims another life
- Cattle Show 2026 draws large crowds
- Free scooters distributed among women
- CPEC Phase II gains momentum
- Bishop voices concern over Maria Shehbaz verdict
- 'Honour killing' case takes grisly turn
- 'Psycho' trailer sets stage for Eid showdown
- 'Doomsday' trailer teases multiverse shake-up
- Paramount promises to roll out 30 films a year
- Grande swaps musical magic for comic mayhem
- Pakistan raises $500m through Eurobond after 4-year hiatus
- Public toilets fall into ruin amid civic dispute
- Afghan national arrested
- When death becomes a statistic: Necropolitics in the age of moral silence
- Pakistani tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz amid tensions
- Pakistan escorted Iranian negotiators home from peace talks amid concerns of Israeli attack, sources say
- Islamabad administration denies claims regarding closure of transport terminals
- A new, forceful Pope Leo steps onto the world stage
- PSX surges over 1,200 points amid hopes of US-Iran peace deal
- LHC upholds govt policy on monetisation of free electricity units
- Iranian rial strengthens in Pakistan’s informal currency trade
- Canada T20 World Cup game under ICC scrutiny after corruption claim
- LHC upholds govt’s policy abolishing free electricity units for power sector employees
- Bushra Bibi shifted back to prison following eye surgery: Adiala jail authorities
- Army chief emerges as key player in US-Iran mediation
- Mohsin Naqvi, FIA chief direct timely complaint redressal, transparent investigations during Karachi visit
- Free electricity units for power sector employees abolished
- Hours after ceasefire, a lifeline to south Lebanon reopens
- Field Marshal Asim Munir meets Iranian president in Tehran
- Sweden rights groups blast ‘honest living’ criteria for migrants
- President Zardari welcomes Lebanon ceasefire, calls it step towards regional stability
- PM Shehbaz welcomes Lebanon ceasefire, arrives in Türkiye for diplomacy forum
- Pakistan-flagged tanker becomes 1st crude carrier to exit Hormuz with cargo since US blockade
- UK’s Starmer faces calls to resign as Mandelson row reignites
- Aurangzeb lauds Beijing’s support for Pakistan’s IMF programme during meeting with Chinese counterpart
- Pakistan urges restoration of Strait of Hormuz shipping at UN
- Bushra Bibi shifted to hospital from prison: Barrister Gohar
- Australian soldier accused of war crimes in Afghanistan granted bail
- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign agreement to extend $3bn deposit
- Sindh High Court sets aside conviction in sexual assault case
- Trump hints at Islamabad trip if Iran deal is finalised
- NA panel seeks review of high taxes on mobile phones
- Govt admits up to seven hours of power outages