Pakistan for Wednesday, September 16, 2026
- Australian man searches for Swabi roots
- Tirah families await return after 255 days
- Peshawar underpass misses 60-day deadline
- Police kill two 'wanted suspects'
- PTI workers defy crackdown: Shafi
- Woman stabs husband to death
- Full time VCs appointed for single term
- Remote emission scanning to boost anti-smog fight
- Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar scheme wins UN honour
- SHO among five cops suspended 'over bribe'
- LHC fines petitioner for 'baseless' plea
- Women, children's protection stressed
- City fails the new math
- Residual monsoon effects bring brief respite to Karachi
- Robbers flee with 10 tola gold, Rs15m cash
- Mir Raza commission summons first IO
- Karachi wakes to a sea-born stench
- Load-shedding disrupts life in Kotri, Jamshoro
- Polio virus resurfaces in Hyd after four months
- Sindh reports sharp decline in polio cases
- Police investigate 'rape' of teen girl
- Remand extended in Hina murder case
- Cantt building scam exposed
- Association opposes sealing of hotels
- E-bus delays, crowding trouble commuters
- Allama Iqbal's poetry comes alive on canvas
- CDA told to resolve plot dispute
- Bribe case lands cop in Adiala Jail
- Man's body found stuffed in sack
- Sleuths net murder, abduction suspect
- Canada set to become EU's first associate member
- Sweden's centre-left wins election
- China calls for reviving Islamabad MoU
- US pays $725m to UN
- 20 killed as war-damaged Gaza building collapses
- Dealers threaten shutdown over fuel relief scheme
- Pakistan protests Indian navy vessel's EEZ incursion
- Top courts' jurisdictional row heats up - with little restraint
- Houthi 'attempt to target Makkah' sparks outrage
- PM condemns 'heinous' drone attack
- LHC dismisses plea challenging civil awards
- K-P CM alleges bid on life
- Alleged placer gold plunder sparks calls for probe in K-P
- CDF stresses tech's role in security
- Power companies faulted for crippling outages
- China to help Pakistan improve police training
- Cop among five killed in Khuzdar firing
- Makkah pact enters crucial phase: Asif
- NA speaker's water remarks unsettle Indian delegates
- Quantum Valley 'opens tech pathways'
- Senate panel told no murder clue found
- Taliban seeks US ties, urges Washington to address legacy of Afghanistan war
- Fact check: Viral video does not show Saudi imam arrested for criticising Saudi government and US
- Pakistan offers Nepal support amid flood crisis
- Uzbekistan’s media delegation explores Pakistan’s diplomatic, media landscape
- Jul-Aug C/A deficit stands at $543m
- Gold up Rs7,900 ahead of Fed move
- Foreign investment sought in energy infrastructure
- FWO seeks to build ML-I Multan-Rohri track
- Oil slips as Riyadh offers more crude via Oman
- Ministry finds LPG price exploitation
- Directives issued to address delay in goods clearance
- Millers seek to export 1m tonnes of sugar
- Japanese investment invited for tech, R&D
- PSX stays in red amid oil supply disruptions
- NLC, Railways to strengthen logistics
- Khuhro regrets ‘unintentional’ remarks about Field Marshal Asim Munir
- BRICS pushes for AI cooperation, digital sovereignty
- AI - the story of greed and capitalism
- Security paradox
- PIMS tragedy aftermath
- Bodycams may help, but
- New currency of respect
- Transformation in the global order
- Taliban's broken promise on terrorism
- US economic dominance begins to fray
- Makkah defence pact has reached point of implementation: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif
- Pakistan, China, India among nations flagged by Trump in 23-country drug list
- Government raises petrol price by Rs6.88, HSD by Rs5.62 for Sep 17
- Alleged placer gold 'plunder, cross-border smuggling' sparks calls for probe in K-P
- Karachi wakes to sea-born stench
- Pakistan Under-19 demolish England to seal series
- 'Mango Jutt' trailer teases Hareem Farooq's big-screen comeback with Faysal Quraishi
- PM reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to further expand ties with France
- Yemen's Houthis claim downing Saudi F-15 with 'surface-to-air missile'
- AJK investigators trace alleged arms network to Afghanistan
- Illegal gold mining thrives despite ban in KP
- Pakistan protests Indian warship’s ‘provocative’ manoeuvres in Exclusive Economic Zone
- SBP bars bank employees from PM housing scheme
- OpenAI eyes $1.2trillion funding round: report
- Pakistan requests relocation of Asian Champions Trophy from India
- Majority of Americans see risk AI could destroy humanity: poll
- NLC, Railways sign framework to strengthen multimodal logistics network
- Government, JI to hold fourth round of talks today
- 11,600 pilgrims booked under private Hajj scheme
- US-contracted vessel struck in Iranian attack near Strait of Hormuz: report
- Sarmad Khoosat's 'Lali' wins Best Director at DC South Asian Film Festival
- CDF Munir stresses on tech innovation, advanced solutions in meeting with American defence company
- Five killed in firing near PPP leader’s residence in Balochistan's Khuzdar
- Talal Chaudhry alleges Afghan soil being used for terrorism
- A decade after mercury ban, toxic skin bleachers still offered on top retailers' websites
- MDCAT 2026 to be held on September 20 with revised exam system
- Iran says US warships suffered ‘serious damage’ in strikes
- Houthi blitz leaves Saudi Arabia exposed, Iran emboldened
- Fact check: Viral video does not show Saudi Arabia intercepting Houthi drone over Makkah
- OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses two months before major hack
- Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains in new theatre of Middle East war
- One killed, another injured in Qazi Ahmed trailer collision
- PM Shehbaz holds review meeting for fuel subsidy scheme amid escalation in Gulf tensions, rising oil prices
- SC seeks AGP’s assistance on Imran Khan hospital transfer case
- Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage
- Over 17,000 child abuse, sexual offence cases reported in Pakistan in 2025
- US officials met Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources say
- Pakistan boycotts Israel chess match
- PM Shehbaz condemns attempted drone attack on Holy Site in Makkah
- Pakistan women begin Asiad cricket title quest
- Saudi Arabia says Houthi drone intercepted near Makkah, group denies involvement
- OIC, Arab League, Muslim nations condemn 'heinous' drone attack on Makkah
- Pakistan backs Saudi Arabia’s right to defend itself against Houthi attacks
- Maresca defends VAR officials after Man City benefit from error
- EU to ban social media for under 13s, curb access until 15
- CM Afridi alleges man sent to 'assassinate' him en route to Wazirabad
- President approves Tamgha-e-Shujaat for PIMS nurse
- Robert Pattinson spotted filming ‘The Batman: Part II’ as London transforms into Gotham
- PM Shehbaz directs SMEDA to expand support, market access for SMEs
- US urges travellers to reconsider Saudi Arabia trips over Iranian drone, missile threat
- Man arrested during IBO for 'supplying illegal weapons' to banned JAAC in AJK: Talal Chaudhry
- Pakistan squads ready for Asian Games
- 5 children among 14 Palestinians killed as war-damaged building collapses in Gaza City
- DG ISPR: Makkah defence pact purely defensive
- Sri Lanka name women’s squad for Asian Games
- China to help Pakistan set up AI-powered law enforcement centre
- Pakistan target Asiad hockey final
- EU opens door for Canada to become its first associate member, von der Leyen says
- US burns through dozens of missile interceptors in single Iranian attack on Jordan: WSJ
- News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing three
- Arsenal cruise past Ipswich
- Al-Nassr suffer heavy Al-Ain defeat
- Yasir Nawaz opens up on showbiz longevity, royalties and return to acting
- China wary of Japan at Asiad
- Shahzaib shines as rain, draws stall President’s Trophy
- Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft until October 23
- New York City Mayor Mamdani still without federal security clearance
- IHC bars harassment, arrest of PTI leaders ahead of September 27 long march
- PSX slips over 600 points as oil retreats, sector sell-off weighs on sentiment
- Chinese FM urges Iran, US to return to Islamabad MoU in meeting with Iranian counterpart
- PM sets three-month deadline for PIMS safety overhaul after inquiry finds 'systemic failures'
- Real Madrid survive Elche comeback
- Trump faces tight timeline to appoint judges as midterms loom
- Zverev, Shelton back for Davis Cup
- Saudi offers more crude via Oman loading after pipeline attacks, sources say
- Samson, Abhishek and Reddy seal India’s series win
- Messi set for Argentina farewell
- SC seeks AGP’s assistance on FCC jurisdiction over Imran Khan's hospital transfer case
- Leading national contingent at Asian Games is a matter of pride, honour: Fatima Lakhani
- Brook hits superb century as England crush Sri Lanka
- Oil slips on US stock build, Middle East disruptions limit losses
- More than 20 US senators introduce privileged resolution seeking report on West Bank violence
- President Zardari approves Tamgha-e-Shujaat for PIMS nurse Razia Noreen
- Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says
- PM condemns 'dastardly and heinous' attempted drone attack on Makkah, reaffirms support for Saudi Arabia
- Police detain three women over alleged abduction of newborn from PIMS
- Pakistan condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at UN, calls for urgent de-escalation
- Vance says US Mideast policy cannot be 'subservient' to Israel