Pakistan for Friday, May 1, 2026
- Gaza aid flotilla activists, including former Pakistani senator Mushtaq Ahmad, released after Israeli interception
- Trump 'not satisfied' with Iran's new proposal; says truce 'terminated' hostilities, as War Powers deadline arrives
- State to end illegal occupation of public land as decisive crackdown begins: Talal Chaudhry
- Labourers efforts deserve recognition, legal protection: CJP Yahya Afridi
- PM halts action on Islamabad luxury tower till final decision
- KP minister pledges expanded rehabilitation services
- KP being treated unfairly under NFC Award: Afridi
- Health, education remain foremost priorities of KP govt: CM Afridi
- Upper, central parts of country expected to see dust storms, rain from May 2-5; extreme heat grips Sindh cities
- Hajj 2026 pilgrims praise world-class lodging, catering, transport and digital facilities
- KP CM Afridi warns of protests against drone attacks
- Trump pours cold water on Iran's new peace attempt
- Inflation spikes to two-year high of 10.9%
- Drone attack injures 3 at Bajaur match
- PM orders fast-track rules for virtual assets
- Two new polio cases reported in K-P
- WTO plans 10% budget cut as US falls back into arrears
- Robot tracks sperm whale conversations
- Ukraine strikes create climate disaster
- Gaza flotilla activists taken to Crete
- Pentagon reaches deals with top AI firms
- Bunyan-un-Marsoos was a defining moment: Tarar
- Airline resumes service as regional tensions ease
- Country-wide rains, hailstorms expected from today
- President witnesses signing of JVA, MoUs
- Govt, opposition discuss madrassa registration
- IMF warns of economic slowdown
- 'Four in ten children exposed to lead'
- Power crisis eases as gas flows resume
- Nine terrorists killed in Miranshah clashes
- Pakistan, Türkiye reaffirm strategic ties
- Rs640m to be spent on two Dasu schools
- Tribal chiefs cannot verify ID documents: FCC
- Kerosene cut, light diesel surges
- Terrorist attacks drop 42% in April
- Govt's austerity drive falls under scrutiny
- Two found dead in separate incidents
- Basant 2027 regulations announced
- 15 die in Punjab road crashes
- Zakat assistance card launched for widows, orphans
- Child Marriage Restraint Act - Maryam Nawaz, a pride for every daughter
- Seven child deaths spark alarm in RY Khan village
- Officials celebrate, workers struggle
- Rallies protest inflation, exploitation
- PM forms panel on One Constitution Avenue row
- Vesak highlights global harmony
- Female pizza shop worker assaulted, filmed
- Postponed exams to be held today
- Local court summons SHO
- Steps on to execute refinery policy
- Pakistan, S Korea agree to speedily finalise CEPA
- 'Pay workers before sweat dries,' says minister
- PSX slides 4.5% as geopolitics rattle investors
- Credit flow weakness limits growth potential
- Human capital ranking falls
- Fuel, power tariffs drive SPI up 14.52%
- ME conflict to slow MENAP economies: IMF
- Exporters decry high costs, policy neglect
- Yen jumps on suspected intervention
- President Zardari returns after China visit focused on trade, CPEC and cooperation
- Punjab launches Pakistan’s first virtual women police station
- Rahmat Card programme launched for widows and orphans
- International Books and Ed-Tech Fair 2026 opens at Expo
- Café shooting leaves one dead
- PDMA Punjab issues windstorm, rain alert across province
- Punjab govt announces new kite-flying rules for next year's Basant celebrations
- Climate colonialism: Why Pakistan pays the price
- PM Shehbaz says regulatory system for virtual assets should be operationalised at the earliest
- Pentagon reaches agreements with top AI companies, but not Anthropic
- PM forms committee to review One Constitution Avenue case, halts authorities from taking action
- While Asia and Europe scramble for natural gas, the US glut has nowhere to go
- India raises cooking gas, jet fuel prices as supply pressures mount
- PM Shehbaz forms committee on One Constitution Avenue issue
- Petition filed against sharp increase in petrol, diesel prices
- FCC moved against increase in petrol, diesel prices
- Pakistan sees decline in militant violence for 2nd straight month: PICSS
- Power minister declares end to month-long loadshedding following arrival of LNG shipment
- Tribal chiefs lack legal authority to attest documents, Federal Constitutional Court rules
- Pakistan reports two new polio cases in KP
- HEC launches online system for degree attestation from May 1
- Punjab issues strict kite flying rules for 2027
- HMC bans sale, use of tobacco products on premises
- 'Backbone of our society': President, premier pay tribute to workers of Pakistan on International Labour Day
- Pakistan reports two polio cases, tally for current year reaches three
- Clashes break out in Miranshah following killing of tribal elder
- Japanese man arrested after wife incinerated at zoo
- Trump likely among 287 candidates for Nobel Peace Prize
- El Niño conditions likely to develop during 2026 monsoon season in South Asia, PMD says
- Abuse of women journalists made ‘easier and more damaging’ by AI
- PMD forecasts rain in Islamabad, parts of country
- Labour Day being observed across country
- Punjab govt launches 'Rehmat Card' for widows, orphans
- Pakistan, other countries condemn Israeli attack on aid flotilla
- Pakistan-Iran flights resume after two-month suspension
- Naqvi pays tribute to workers on Labour Day
- India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunch
- Trump's war powers deadline expires Friday as officials cite ceasefire loophole
- Constable martyred as militants launch rocket attack on armoured police vehicle in Bannu
- FCC upholds Super Tax, sets aside high court rulings
- PTCL ‘remains closely engaged’ with e&
- IHC upholds Capital Development Authority’s decision of canceling One Constitution Avenue lease
- Fuel hits Rs400 per litre as govt passes on global impact