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Mostly small items, mementos among gifts received by public office-holders

Toshakhana record shows PM Shehbaz received 61 out of total 137 gifts, including high-end wristwatches; President Zardari gifted 11 items.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:39am

Five security officials martyred in Kech blast

Senior official says vehicle blown up by IED in Balochistan's Mand area; martyred men include army captain.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:27am

Punjab heartland grapples with massive displacement

Overflowing rivers continue to inundate Multan, Bahawalpur, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh and Khanewal.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 07:39am

Telenor Pakistan empowers its people for an AI ready tomorrow

Insurance that drives with you

HomePure Nova brings Pi-Water technology to Pakistan

IHC’s Justice Saman Imtiaz shunted for taking up harassment complaint against CJ

Replaced with Justice Inaam Minhas; Imaan Mazari also moves complaint before SJC.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:57am

Senate body sounds alarm on hate speech

Recommends PTA to ban vlogger’s channel and blacklist him.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 11:13am

Twin cities to be connected through high-speed rail in March next year

Railway ministry to provide and maintain track infrastructure, CDA to manage operations.

Published 16 Sep, 2025 07:16am

Protesting Kashmiri refugees press for implementation of demands

Call on authorities to immediately increase subsistence allowance by Rs1,500 per person.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 10:44am

One killed, another injured in separate ‘encounters’ with Islamabad police

Proclaimed offender killed by the firing of his own accomplices, police say.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 10:48am

FAO leading countrywide flood impact assessment on govt’s request

UNOCHA says assessment will provide district-wise cropland and crop type damage to support planning for disaster response and recovery.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 08:55am

Two army officers summoned to testify in Toshakhana case against Imran, Bushra

Ex-PM's military secretary and his deputy to appear at next hearing.

Published 16 Sep, 2025 09:09am

Sindh and Punjab at odds over discrepancies in water flow data

Israeli strikes on Doha have shattered US credibility. Where do Gulf states go from here?

Frustration with Kabul could risk a breakdown in ties, which does not serve Pakistan’s interests

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‘Today, we say goodbye to a little angel’: Celebrities mourn the death of child star Umer Shah

Child star Umer Shah of Jeeto Pakistan passes away

Bear attack on singer Quratulain Balouch sparks row between trip organisers and GB Wildlife Department

Pakistanis and Indian right-wingers finally have something in common — neither want any more Pak-Ind matches

Sanam Saeed was ‘very concerned’ about taking on a Khalilur Rehman Qamar script with Main Manto Nahi Hoon

‘Pure cinema’ — Gen Z can’t believe Pakistan’s UN ambassador told Israel it has no friends

Ayesha Omar will be hosting Lazawaal Ishq, the ‘first Urdu reality show about love’

Support pours in for lawyer Imaan Mazari after IHC Chief Justice Dogar’s ‘sexist’ remarks

Hira Mani is stepping into the fashion world with her own clothing brand

Singer Chahat Fateh Ali Khan threatens legal action after video uploaded of him getting egged in June

‘The river is flowing like a river’: Karachi mocks mayor Murtaza Wahab’s post as the city floods again

Ducky Bhai files bail plea after court sends him to jail on judicial remand

Sindh

Sindh, Centre agree to formulate climate plan before next monsoon

Working group set up to prepare 300-day action plan within 2 weeks.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:30am

First-ever drive against cervical cancer launched across Sindh

4.1m girls aged nine to 14 will be administered HPV vaccine in all districts.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:34am

Justice Zafar Rajput takes oath as acting SHC CJ

Appoints Sujawal District and Session Judge Asif Majid as new registrar of the SHC.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:38am

Punjab

Imran wants to break tradition of forming ‘govt on crutches’: Salman Raja

PTI launches white paper on health sector of Punjab.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:44am

Wheat hoarding scam unearthed in Sargodha

Bogus report shows "no stock".

Published 16 Sep, 2025 07:16am

Plea for blasphemy case against former president Alvi disposed of

Judge directs Anti-Blasphemous Cell to conclude proceedings after citizen's petition.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:48am

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

KP govt employees outraged as CM aide storms education secretary’s office

Dept asks officials to work from home for "security reasons".

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 10:19am

Shortage of anaesthetists in hospitals endangers lives of patients: study

Action sought against health facilities working without qualified specialists.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 10:08am

Four more Bajaur villages cleared of terrorists

Areas include Bara Laghari, Lara Laghari, Darmiyaani Laghari and Dabrai; police launch crackdown on non-custom paid vehicles.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 10:11am

Balochistan

Five security officials martyred in Kech blast

Senior official says vehicle blown up by IED in Balochistan's Mand area; martyred men include army captain.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:27am

Balochistan Public Accounts Committee probe uncovers billions in financial irregularities

Audit reveals uncollected taxes, mismanaged funds plaguing the province.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 08:57am

Two killed after vehicles carrying Iranian fuel collide in Makran

Accident occurred when two Zambad vehicles collided in the Goran area due to excessive speed.

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 10:12am

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