Pakistan for Monday, April 20, 2026
- Pakistan gears up for US-Iran talks amid heightened security
- PM, EU President discuss Middle East situation
- First Balochistan policewoman among two martyred in gun battle
- Economic growth to slowdown amid US-Iran conflict: Ahsan Iqbal
- Apple says chief executive Tim Cook stepping down in September
- Commissioner orders proactive flood preparedness
- Woman, minor girl killed, infant missing after car plunges into canal
- Major consignment of dead chickens foiled, 1,500 kg meat destroyed, case registered
- Khichi directs to expedite development projects
- Police recover four year old kidnapped child
- Punjab Health Dept seeks explanation from MS of Children Hospital
- CM Maryam vows to transform barren lands into economic zones
- US delegation expected in Islamabad but uncertainty prevails over talks amid mixed signals from Iran
- Over $71bn needed over next decade to rebuild Gaza: UN, EU
- Islamabad sets stage for high-stakes talks
- World powers push for Gulf de-escalation
- Pakistan steps up efforts to salvage talks
- K-P Assembly set to hold session in stadium
- Forces kill terrorists' ringleader in Bannu
- MNA’s daughter dies after stray bullet hits her in Karachi
- Work on Rohri-Karachi track to start in Sept
- President, premier pay tribute to Allama Iqbal
- Four road workers abducted in Tirah
- PMDC refers suicide, misconduct cases
- More PakistanHajj pilgrims arrive in Madina
- FCC, IHC suspend judicial work
- Naqvi meets US, Iranian envoys
- PML-N convenes G-B polls board
- Minister warns of growth slowdown
- Pakistan, Egypt conclude Thunder-II drill
- Afridi eyes Lahore to revive PTI fortunes
- Mexico to probe role of US officials killed in car crash
- FBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic
- British royals mark what would have been late queen's 100th birthday
- Peru reviews disputed election ballots
- Domestic dispute likely cause of Louisiana shooting that left 8 children dead
- Over $71b needed to rebuild Gaza: UN, EU
- Starmer seeks to deflect blame over Mandelson appointment
- France, Poland boost defence ties
- Israeli fire kills two in Gaza
- Philippines, US and allies start drills
- 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan
- Saudi Riyal holds steady at Rs74.42 in open market
- Govt forsees economic slowdown during current, next fiscal years due to Middle East war
- Stray bullet claims life of MQM-P MNA’s daughter in Karachi
- LHC orders SBP to regularise 10 employees, pay dues
- IMF adds 11 new conditions
- Geopolitical friction drives gold down by Rs4,900
- Pakistan, Ethiopia agree to expand engagement
- Record premium paid on oil imports
- India, South Korea set $50b trade target
- Auto industry bucks SUV trend
- CPEC 2.0, $1b AI fund to prop up digital economy
- IFC to advise govt on 10m smart meters rollout
- PSX commences week with 1% slide
- Value addition key to China exports
- Ishaq Dar, Iranian FM stress sustained diplomacy for regional stability
- Barren land to nurture blue economy
- Experts call for community role in heritage conservation
- Agricultural tax notifications declared unlawful
- Fire engulfs paint factory on Multan Road
- 18 die in road crashes
- Woman, child killed as car plunges into canal
- 55-year-old appears in school exam
- Germany to fund 40m water project in Faisalabad
- Flood mitigation preparedness stressed
- Faulty poles, hanging wires threaten lives in Mailsi
- Traders, families robbed near Lahore
- Rawalpindi declares forest fire season
- Health Dept sees major reshuffle
- Pakistan increases Eurobond from $500m to $750m
- Money, lobbyists, inertia: Why fossil fuels are so hard to quit
- FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic claiming false reporting about drinking, absences
- PM Shehbaz chairs key meeting on Iran-US talks, reaffirms Pakistan’s mediation role
- 4 construction workers abducted by armed men in KP’s Tirah valley
- Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka handed one-year PSL ban for IPL switch
- In pictures: Islamabad on high security even as uncertainty looms over 2nd round of US-Iran talks
- Pakistan pushes for Iran-US talks amid Tehran’s growing reservations
- Ishaq Dar, Penny Wong discuss diplomacy, Iran-US dialogue and global economic concerns
- KP Assembly introduces bill to curb professional begging
- The limits of Bushra Bibi’s power
- PSX plunges over 1,700 points amid Middle East tensions
- Naqvi meets Iran, US envoys to discuss preparations for 2nd round of Islamabad Talks
- India, South Korea plan $50bn trade push with new deals
- Federal govt seeks comprehensive progress report from Punjab on “URAAN Pakistan” initiative
- Mohsin Naqvi, Iranian envoy discuss preparations for Islamabad Talks
- Murad Ali Shah orders faster wheat procurement in Sindh
- Two militants killed in Bannu IBO, ISPR says
- Pakistan rejects reports of HIV surge in Islamabad
- Lady constable martyred in Bajoi attack laid to rest with full state honours
- Approximately 300,000 children missed during year’s 2nd nationwide polio campaign
- Israel condemns soldier’s desecration of crucifix in south Lebanon
- Pakistan, Egypt conclude 2-week long counter-terrorism exercise: ISPR
- Pakistan engages IFC for investors in installation of 10m smart meters across all Discos
- Interior minister, US envoy discuss security for upcoming US-Iran talks
- CM Maryam Nawaz launches large-scale shrimp farming initiative in Punjab
- Pakistan, Egypt conclude joint counterterrorism exercise Thunder-II
- Japan records 80cm tsunami after powerful 7.4-magnitude quake: JMA
- Terrorist involved in February suicide attack among two killed in Bannu IBO: ISPR
- Temperatures soar past 40°C in parts of Sindh, Balochistan
- Russia arrests German woman in alleged bomb plot
- Security forces killed two militants in Bannu: ISPR
- Hiking trails of Islamabad closed from April 20
- Gunman shot dead by police after attack on Engineer Mirza in Jhelum
- Two terrorists killed, police constable martyred in Lakki Marwat
- UN survey says economic growth momentum weakening in Asia-Pacific developing countries
- CM Maryam approves Punjab’s first sky glass bridge in Murree
- Between fire and equilibrium
- Shipping channels unaffected by Hormuz tensions
- Indian officials push for regional energy hub in Sri Lanka