Pakistan for Saturday, May 23, 2026

• ‘Clever and street-smart’: Police say Anmol did not employ anyone permanently
• Punjab authorities seal over 20 bus terminals in Lahore over overcharging violations
• Iran deal 'largely negotiated': Trump
• COAS diplomacy ushers peace tidings
• 25 terrorists neutralised in Bannu operation
• Bilawal backs same-day voting nationwide
• Shehbaz praises visionary leadership of China's Xi
• Rathore condoles demise of Bhat's mother
• Alliance politics intensifies ahead of AJK elections
• Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 18
• Saudi ministry activates award-winning smart system for Hajj emergency management
• 'Encouraging progress' made during CDF Munir's Tehran visit: ISPR
• KP announces four Eid holidays from May 26 to 29
• Traders’ coalition demands turnover tax be reduced to 0.5pc
• Congressional report details losses of 42 US aircraft in Iran campaign
• Zelenskiy fearsRussia hypersonic missile strike
• Rubio touts US energy on India trip
• Ousted Turkish opp leader calls for party congress
• 82 perish in China coal mine tragedy
• Hajj pilgrim numbers surpass 2025 arrivals
• From roar to whimper: opposition protest fizzles
• PM Shehbaz lands in Hangzhou, kicking off 4-day China visit
• US–Iran mediation gains momentum as Field Marshal Asim Munir concludes a key visit to Tehran
• Animal prices surge amid rising inflation ahead of Eid
• Kerosene price raised by Rs1.71 per litre
• SC restricts khula without wife's consent
• Pakistan urges talk to end Ukraine war
• Edhi arrives home after release from Israeli detention
• Airport screening tightened after Ebola emergency
• CPEC 2.0 in focus as PM visits China
• Polio oversight body chief lauds Pakistan efforts
• Pak astronauts undergoing training in China
• Cabinet seeks checks on vaccine monopoly
• EU-backed justice project marks successful completion
• Public cautioned over multiple passports
• France bans Israeli security minister Ben-Gvir from country
• Extra slip charges trigger cattle market disputes
• 'Interdependence with China key to our progress'
• Hospitals ordered emergency contingency plans
• Metro bus blaze disrupts twin cities commute
• Police baton charge transgender protesters
• Pre-monsoon rescue drill conducted
• Move to rein in illegal cattle markets
• City to get its own 'museum of history'
• Road mishaps
• PPP leader, son get bail in triple fatal hit-and-run case
• MQM-P slams Bilawal's 'irrational rhetoric'
• Hydrant auction plan in 30 days ordered
• Govt varsities face funding crunch
• 8k temporary workers to join Eid cleanliness work
• Veterinary staff deputed at cattle markets
• Rare turtle shifted from canal to river
• Cops extorting 'Eidi' face charge of beggary
• NAB fugitive arrested abroad
• JI slams exploitation in resource-rich Balochistan
• PHC restores possession of homes to accused
• 10kg home-made bomb defused in Bannu
• IMC to invest $335m over five years
• PSX gains 2,248 points in mixed week
• 'Budget relief limited by IMF commitments'
• Saad Edhi arrives in Karachi after release from illegal Israeli detention
• PM arrives in Hangzhou, China on an official visit
• Rubio meets Modi, renewing ties with India after US-China summit
• Haj pilgrim numbers surpass 2025 arrivals despite Middle East war
• Balochistan CTD kills 4 alleged terrorists in Pishin operation
• Met Office predicts hot, dry weather across country
• Punjab CTD arrests 13 suspected terrorists in province-wide crackdown
• China coal mine blast kills at least 90, more missing
• 12 terrorists killed, one person dead in heavy fighting between police, militants in KP's Bannu
• Qatar's premier calls for de-escalation in call with top Iranian diplomat
• Elon Musk's SpaceX carries out mostly successful Starship test flight
• Inquiry panel at Multan hospital finds 9 doctors, officials at fault for surgery conducted sans HIV screening
• Pakistan steps up airport screening amid Ebola outbreak in Africa
• CTD arrests 13 terrorists in 58 IBOs across Punjab
• CDF Asim Munir in Tehran, hopes grow for US-Iran deal
• PIA completes pre-Hajj flight operation
• KP announces summer vacations for schools across province
• PM Shehbaz begins crucial China visit today
• Air chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar visits Turkiye, meets top defence leadership
• US never sought Pakistani airspace for any action against Iran: FO
• CM Maryam orders officers to remain in field during Eidul Azha
• Passengers safely evacuated after Metro bus catches fire in Pindi
• D-8 Secretary-General undertakes first visit to Azerbaijan
• Govt reduces petrol, high-speed diesel prices by Rs6
• Punjab govt to establish Kulsoom Nawaz Cancer Hospital in DG Khan
• Rs50,000 fine in Punjab for illegal offal disposal on Eid
• Unlike Centre, Sindh announces four Eid holidays
• PM grants four-year extension to Intelligence Bureau chief
• ‘Big guns’ descend on Tehran as talks enter decisive phase
• Green card seekers must leave US first