Pakistan for Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- PTI defends MNA Iqbal Afridi’s son over asylum move, assails govt’s ‘oppression’
- Major among five soldiers martyred during operation in Balochistan’s Barkhan: ISPR
- 'No indication' Andes strain of hantavirus has mutated: EU agency
- Ishaq Dar announces five-day regional ambassadors conference in Islamabad
- China wants Pakistan to step up peace diplomacy
- Per capita income climbs to $1,901
- Ritter backs Pakistan for Nobel Prize
- Iran won't allow US weapons to transit Hormuz
- Centre, K-P aligned on terror fight: Asif
- Major, 4 soldiers martyred in Balochistan operation
- Russia launches huge drone attack on Ukraine
- A schoolhouse on the mountain: Why the Daanish plan for Gilgit-Baltistan matters
- Iran war to cast a shadow on BRICS Delhi's meeting
- Belgium and Turkey sign nine defence pacts
- Trump arrives in Beijing for superpower summit
- Poland intercepts Russian plane
- Israelistrikes kill 12 in Lebanon
- Top ANC official backs Ramaphosa over 'Farmgate' scandal
- Italy cheers Kate on first visit since cancer diagnosis
- DPM Dar, Kuwaiti FM Al-Sabah discuss wider implications of Strait of Hormuz closure on global economy
- Misgivings stall JUI-F, PTI rapprochement
- Mohmand, Dasu dams costs surge by Rs1.6tr
- Senate panel approves bill on blue passports
- President confers civil awards on recipients
- CIE confirms second A-Level paper leak
- Railways ML-1 upgrading to start this year
- Dar announces PM Shehbaz China visit
- Upcountry braces for heavy rainfall
- N-95 Kalam Road work to begin soon
- PM orders easier loans for SMEs, women
- SC returns 27th Amendment plea
- 'No net metering applicant is poor'
- Opp for efforts to save Constitution
- FO convenes envoys' moot to review IranUS conflict
- SJC meeting today under CJP Afridi
- Flydubai suspends flights to Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar till Oct due to 'operational issues'
- Historic hepatitis programme rolled out
- Two killed in separate firing incidents
- Pindi tightens hide collection rules
- Two arrested in house theft case
- Moot highlights rising burden of thalassaemia
- Cooking oil, ghee prices rise by Rs50 per kg
- Landslides leave thousands stranded
- Blaze exposes broken fire brigade system
- Rising cardiac cases trigger call for awareness
- Digital traffic fine system launched
- Suspected robber injured in 'encounter'
- IHC rules high courts can assume jurisdiction in cases of promotion assessments
- Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi
- Free transport service expanded
- CM Office accused of withholding travel expense details
- 'Cocaine Queen' linked to old Lahore narcotics case
- Woman axed to death by husband
- 'Unchecked urbanisation increasing food insecurity risks'
- Driver 'murdered by employers'
- Man injured in suicide attempt
- Bannu reels under wave of lawlessness
- PHC orders payment of police increments
- Pakistan, WHO launch Prime Minister's Hepatitis C Elimination Programme
- Punjab CM Office denies RTI requests seeking details of Maryam's tours and vehicles, luxury jet acquired by govt
- CM Maryam Nawaz announces free land scheme for homeless families in Punjab
- Reform UK talking to watchdog over $7 million gift to leader Farage
- Cambridge confirms leak of AS-level Mathematics paper, postpones upcoming exam as 'precautionary step'
- Heavy rain, hailstorm lash Lahore, inundating low-lying areas
- ECP warns of hearing if prerequisites for Islamabad local govt polls not met
- Don't mention the war: Tucson prepares to welcome Team Iran for World Cup
- PM Shehbaz vows expanded education and jobs for youth
- Iranian rial trades at premium in Pakistan’s informal market
- Building Digital Silk Road: DPM Dar launches IBI Pakistan Digital Economy HQ
- PM Shehbaz to undertake official three-day China visit: DPM Dar
- Mohsin Naqvi orders measures to stop sewage contamination in Rawal Dam
- Modest gains in GDP, per capita income indicate recovery in output, government says
- PM Shehbaz directs steps for SMEs, women entrepreneurs’ access to easy loans
- Khawaja Asif says KP now on 'same page' as Centre in fight against terrorism
- Tarar calls Pahalgam incident a false flag operation
- President Zardari approves Sitara-i-Shujaat for citizen who sacrified his life while averting suicide attack
- PM Shehbaz directs best facilities for Hajj pilgrims
- Punjab introduces patriotism, Marka-e-Haq lessons in curriculum
- PM Shehbaz orders early preparations for monsoon season
- Ruet-i-Hilal Committee to meet on May 17 for Zil Hajj moon sighting
- Karachi police get 3-day physical remand of alleged cocaine queenpin Anmol alias Pinky
- Indian arrogance shot down alongside planes during last year's military conflict, Tarar says
- Modi cuts motorcade size to save fuel amid mounting economic pressure
- Adiala Jail opposes Bushra Bibi family meetings over security concerns
- Govt assures IMF of ending Rs140bn gas subsidy by Jan 2027
- Court grants three-day physical remand of drug trafficker 'Pinky' in narcotics case
- President approves Sitara-e-Shujaat for man who foiled suicide attack near Kohat
- Putin hails Russia's test launch of new Sarmat nuclear missile, calls it 'most powerful'
- Naqvi says land-grabbing mafia, illegal constructions to be completely eradicated from Islamabad
- Finance minister discusses budget preparations with visiting IMF mission
- US to impose visa curbs on 13 people linked to Indian firm over prescription pills laced with fentanyl
- India hikes gold, silver duties to protect sliding rupee
- 9 martyred, 33 injured as blast rips through market in Lakki Marwat
- PM announces zero tolerance for corruption within law enforcement agencies
- Middle East war poses risks to macroeconomic outlook: SBP
- IHC issues notices to CDA in One Constitution Avenue case
- SC directs IHC to decide Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha sentence suspension pleas within two weeks
- Pakistan, Iran agree to expand health sector cooperation, form joint committees
- SBP says it has received $1.3bn tranche from IMF
- CM Maryam announces new system to deal with online harassment
- FO rejects report claiming Pakistan allowed Iran to park aircraft on its airfields
- Interior minister reviews multiple development projects at National Police Academy
- Funeral prayer of martyr Liaquat Ali offered in Attock
- Fuel levy yields lowest fiscal deficit in nearly three decades