Pakistan for Friday, June 12, 2026
- Canada draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina to earn first ever World Cup point
- Budgeting on hope
- FY 2026-27: Finance minister announces Rs1000 billion for federal PSDP
- Centre to transfer Rs8.8 trillion to four provinces under NFC in FY 2026-27
- Bilawal Bhutto welcomes increase in salaries, pensions, BISP allocation
- President Zardari approves PIA privatisation Bill
- Former senator Taj Afridi dies in Motorway accident
- UN raises alarm over Afghan women’s detentions for dress violation
- PM invites PPP to form government in Gilgit Baltistan
- Bilawal joins budget session at the eleventh hour
- AC launches crackdown against leather traders following public complaints
- Sub-Inspector arrested over alleged failure to return recovered stolen motorcycle
- Fraudsters harassing nurses by pretending to be influential personalities in different hospitals
- Three-month Certificate in Information Technology course held
- Dacoits shoot man, snatch away cash, gold ornaments worth millions in Dunyapur house robbery
- District WASH Coordination Committee reviews clean water and sanitation initiatives
- Salt iodization unit to be established at District Jail Vehari
- Commissioner reviews 40-year master plan of WASA
- Finmin Aurangzeb says govt committed to reducing tax burden by widening tax net
- 'Peace has never been this close': PM Shehbaz says text of 'final' US-Iran peace deal agreed upon
- Govt slashes petrol price by Rs4, diesel by Rs2
- DPM, Swiss FM exchange views on regional situation
- Bilawal welcomes invitation to form PPP govt in GB, expresses gratitude to PM Shehbaz
- PTI rejects federal budget for FY2026-27, terms it an 'exercise in elite self-preservation'
- PTI rejects Budget 2026-27, stages protest in National Assembly
- Rs18.8tr outlay targets growth push
- Defence budget raised by 17.6%
- Salaried class sees tax cuts, pay raise
- Govt trims petrol by Rs4, diesel Rs2/litre
- Iran-US peace deal text 'agreed': PM
- PPP set to form G-B govt as Bilawal hails PM's support
- Govt unveils Rs18.8tr budget for FY2026-27; GDP growth targeted at 4pc
- Govt gives Rs360b in relief, Rs306b in new taxes
- Several projects planned for sustainable energy
- Govt plans full PTV, PBC digitisation
- Fleet to double under Blue Economy plan
- Development outlay cut despite GDP growth
- 'Budget lacks export push, growth strategy'
- PSX soars 2,700 points amid budget buzz
- Inflation-shielding subsidy budget axed by 8%
- Officials accuse JAAC of using women, children as 'human shields' in AJK protests
- Budget FY26-27: What relief measures has the government announced for next year?
- 'Budget aims at providing relief to public'
- IT exports projected to reach $4.5b
- PTI rejects 'pro-rich, anti-poor' budget
- Rs2.4 billion allocated for law ministry
- Reforms drive Rs143b in power subsidy savings
- Suicide, IED attacks leave 3 dead in K-P
- Army team secures first place at UK competition
- Security personnel injured in AJK firing
- SC restores full working schedule
- PM Shehbaz lauds MQM-P's constructive role
- AJK administration hopeful remaining JAAC protesters will disperse peacefully
- How Pakistan stabilised its way into poverty in 21 graphs
- Punjab safest province for kids, claims CM
- Muharram security arrangements reviewed
- Free travel facility ends
- Ride-hailing vehicles to get QR panic buttons
- Suspect held for killing wife, dumping body in canal
- Three killed in Gujranwala 'honour' killing incident
- Woman dies during attempted abortion
- Man arrested in inquiry linked to gang-rape FIR
- Meta's social networks down for thousands of users
- Hezbollah says it confronted Israeli troops advancing in south Lebanon
- Hate speech spreading 'faster than ever', warns UN chief
- Heatwave loses grip on city
- Court reserves verdict in Pinky money laundering bail case
- Rs30m looted from cash van in 'pre-planned' heist
- Crew held by Somali pirates mark 50 days in captivity
- Badin 'vendor mafia' accused in school budget fraud
- The smile that lit up newsroom
- University student, brother gunned down in Nawabshah attack
- 'Hyd could be among most climate-vulnerable cities by 2030'
- Rs110m FUUAST solar project hit by technical setbacks
- Toll-free number launched
- Punjab govt drafts landmark AI protection law for artists
- Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman in Songwriters Hall of Fame
- 'I don't want to limit myself': Chinese star Xin Zhilei on new experiences
- Child labour still rampant in twin cities
- Woman alleges brutal abuse by husband
- Pickets set up on AJK-Punjab borders
- PM Shehbaz stresses importance of 'strong security' ahead of budget presentation
- Supreme Court to lift austerity measures from June 15
- Supreme Court withdraws four-day workweek notification for courts
- Budget FY26-27: How much tax will you pay? Use the Dawn Income Tax Calculator to find out
- Former senator Taj Afridi dies in M-1 motorway crash
- Suicide attack foiled near Lakki Marwat mosque, child killed in blast
- Ishaq Dar, EU foreign policy chief discuss US-Iran diplomatic progress
- MQM-P delegation calls on PM Shehbaz ahead of budget; party leader says Rs20bn allocation sought for Karachi projects
- Ex-senator Taj Muhammad Afridi killed in motorway accident near Swabi
- President approves PIA privatisation bill, clearing final legal hurdle
- Pakistan Army team secures top position at Sandhurst pacesticking competition
- 11 arrested in Karachi for slogans, flags supporting MQM founder Altaf Hussain
- SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire
- PPP parliamentary party authorises Bilawal on GB government formation
- Security personnel injured in firing incident in Rawalakot
- ECONOMIC SURVEY 2025-26: Provinces’ development freeze to persist beyond next fiscal year
- President Zardari approves bill, 'fulfilling all legal formalities' for PIA's privatisation
- Pakistan secures top position at international military drill competition in UK: ISPR
- Bangladesh, India to coordinate patrols on border, share intelligence amid migrant tensions
- Literacy rate improves by 2pc, but education spending falls in 2025
- Country moves toward National Genomic Policy to strengthen preventive healthcare
- 2 policemen martyred in separate 'targeted attacks' in Bannu
- Ambassador of Kazakhstan, SAPM meet
- Pakistan experiences back-to-back ‘warmest years’
- ECONOMIC SURVEY 2026-27: Poverty surges 7pc, pushing 27m people into financial distress
- Hope not lost: Islamabad pushes diplomacy as US-Iran tensions escalate
- PM orders district-level facilitation desks for Apna Ghar Scheme
- Sacrifices of Pakistan’s Armed Forces for peace can never be forgotten: PM