Pakistan for Saturday, October 17, 2026
- WSSC Bannu sacks 51 employees over absenteeism
- Kundi moves to curb dengue as cases surge
- UoP reclaims Rs5b bungalow after 22-year battle
- Armed attack on police post foiled in Sibi
- Peshawar pilot dies in plane crash
- US budget deficit grows to nearly $2 trillion, highest since 2021
- Brazil's Bolsonaro says not considering father for govt post
- AJK PM directs food safety measures
- Haze triggers highest-level alert in parts of Southeast Asia: monitor
- Punjab CM 'unfazed by criticism'
- LHC acquits man sentenced in 2021
- Over 200k books sold at PU fair
- Woman reconnects with family in Bangladesh
- Pakpattan tops Punjab pollution ranking
- IUB extends research ties with Chinese varsity
- 'Food security goes beyond availability'
- Female students offered two-day scooty training
- Lyari gangsters resurface; kidnap, torture teenager
- PTI leadership responsible for losing govt: Sharjeel
- Iqrar's remand extended, discharge plea rejected
- CM offers seawater desalination project
- SBCA's ex-employee involved in extortion
- Mystery of 'gold robbery' solved, two held
- Underground gas leak sets rickshaw ablaze
- Initial autopsy reports of mass suicide received
- Accused summoned in govt land grabbing case
- 'Customs continues to curb smuggling despite threats'
- Islamabad steps up dengue drive as cases double in 11 days
- Three remanded in Islamabad cybercrime cases involving minors, women
- CDA considers SCADA system to modernise Islamabad’s water supply
- NCCIA recovers money lost in online fraud
- IHRA assesses private hospital for licence
- CTO orders strict enforcement of traffic laws
- Negligence, corruption will not be tolerated, Bahawalnagar DPO warns SHOs
- DC orders crackdown on illegal construction
- Excise dept employee held for receiving bribe
- Talal Chaudhary urges political unity against terrorism
- Abuse or misuse of power during enforcement operations will not be tolerated: DC
- PMDC increases allocation of MBBS seats at SZMC from 150 to 200
- Maldivian President to visit Pakistan on October 20 after more than a decade
- ECP to proceed with Punjab, cantonment local elections despite govt’s request for delay
- TTAP leaders condemn Sohail Afridi’s arrest, Governor’s rule in KP
- Pakistan, China launch first joint military exercise Karakoram 2026 in Xinjiang
- Cockfighting finds a ring under police watch
- Five convicts spared gallows for murder of nine
- Bengali artist's exhibition opens in capital
- IHC summons immigration chief
- Man drowns in Nullah Leh
- Abbottabad to revive hiking trails
- School Meal Programme on the cards
- Varsity students explore Gandhara heritage
- Plantation drive launched in capital
- IHC stays CDA action over encroachments
- Mystery deaths raise water safety fears
- 17 dead in stampede at Hindu festival event in India
- CII Chairman meets PM Shehbaz
- Security Forces kill two wanted terrorists in Dalbandin operation
- Federal cabinet approves 48-member development council for 12 KP districts
- CENTCOM says Iran cut off from maritime trade as US tightens economic pressure
- October 18 black day in Pakistan’s history: Bilawal
- CM’s every decision can transform lives of millions of people: Maryam
- Egypt's Sisi says his presidency will end in 2030
- 17 killed in Kolkata festival stampede
- Bangladesh resort fire kills 10
- Trump waives Russia sanctions, tariffs
- Albanian capital sees fifth straight day of violent clashes
- France protests: demonstrators vow to shake government
- Trade at Taftan comes to a grinding halt
- It would've been criminal to let K-P burn: PM
- Iran offers to help end Saudi-Houthi conflict
- Scores of Taliban killed as army retaliates border fire
- 12 K-P districts get administrative councils
- Grieving families seek solace
- British HC inaugurates cultural session
- No gas queues, no shortage: FinMin
- SBP rebuilt reserves without new debt
- World Bank explores tie-up with SMEDA in building skills
- Govt moves to revive small industry
- Energy, IT top Pak-Russia trade agenda
- PSX struggles on weak indicators
- Pakistan takes basmati to Budapest buyers
- AI-led bid-rigging alert system created
- India food probe names Reliance, Blinkit
- China AI firms eye Hong Kong listings
- Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft until October 23
- Am I brave, or a falsified feminist? Or was it a British insult, sir?
- Sisyphus in the land of saviours
- New nameplate?
- Ceasefire façade
- The PHL
- The hidden burden of being a man
- Civilisationalism and the future of the world order
- Ambassador Sheikh calls for stronger Pakistan-US tech collaboration
- French police clash with protesters as tens of thousands rally over cost of living
- Islamabad ATC sends former G-B CM Khalid Khurshid to jail on 14-day judicial remand
- ATC summons Islamabad IGP in Imaan, Hadi bail case on November 3
- Egypt's Sisi seeks parliament's backing to help defend Saudi Arabia if asked
- Pakistan tighten border controls in joint counterterrorism move
- Several Afghan Taliban posts destroyed as Pakistan responds to Kurram border firing: state media
- Govt notifies 48-member Area Representative and Development Council for 12 K-P districts
- CTD arrests eight suspected terrorists in Punjab operations
- Pakistan will not compromise on national security: General Amir Raza
- Swimming School Karachi lift girls title
- Two police head constables martyred in attack in Balochistan’s Nasirabad
- India's 'cockroach' movement founder released a day after detention
- Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery
- PM Shehbaz says govt had ‘no other option’ but to impose emergency or witness bloodshed in K-P
- Egypt's Sisi says his presidency will end in 2030, outlines plan to prepare future leaders
- Cirotte lifts tennis singles title
- Pakistan seek solid start against Sri Lanka
- SSGC warns parts of Karachi may face gas supply disruption tomorrow
- Zverev stunned by Davidovich Fokina
- Pakistan whip China in Johor Cup
- Pakistan face SAFF preparation crisis
- K-P is rich in minerals; we will 'extract and sell them', says Kundi
- South Africa look to re-establish Test credentials
- Trump waives key Russia-related sanctions, tariffs before they take effect under new law
- Armed men abduct 20 trainee police personnel travelling from Kalat to Nushki: officials
- I'd have left Real Madrid if I were Vinicius: Mourinho
- Fazl seeks joint in-camera session as ministers reject 'spoils of war' charge
- Karachi court extends journalist Iqrarul Hassan's physical remand by two days
- Bangladesh resort fire kills at least 10, injures 9 others
- Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure pose risks to Pakistan's economic outlook: FinMin Aurangzeb
- KP Governor orders new legislation on private school safety
- Pakistan stars relish ODI cricket’s twists and turns
- Ambassador Sheikh urges Pakistani-Americans to drive 'mutually rewarding' economic engagement
- Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island
- Real Madrid demand resignation of LaLiga chief
- Pakistan stands shoulder to shoulder with Saudi Arabia, PM condemns Houthi attacks
- Pakistan to host Canada for hockey series in 2027
- Pakistan rejects Indian minister’s remarks, warns against any misadventure
- 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Balochistan's Khuzdar, adjoining areas
- PCB central contracts delayed
- Any miscalculation by adversaries will draw 'response beyond imagination', warns CNSC Gen Aamer Raza
- SC adjourns telecom taxation case indefinitely
- CM Maryam criticises Fazl over remarks on army chief
- Musadik Malik calls for Pakistan-Germany partnership in green startups, sustainable innovation
- Wolves pile more misery on Burnley
- Trump threatens California officials with imprisonment over stance on mail ballots
- 3 civilians killed, 5 injured in Houthi shelling in Yemen’s Taiz
- Two terrorists killed in Balochistan IBO: state media
- AI agents accessed Indian computer systems without authorisation: Cybersecurity agency
- US says Iran barred from maritime trade as pressure campaign targets oil revenue, military funding
- FIFA orders partial stadium closure for Spain over anti-Muslim chants