Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Khuzdar in Balochistan
– A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Khuzdar in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, October 17, according to the German...
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Pakistan imposes governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
– Pakistan has imposed emergency measures and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after President Asif Ali Zardari approved federal recommendations...
Pakistan bears largest share of rising MENAAP poverty
– Pakistan accounts for about 48% of people living in extreme poverty across the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and...
Debt-ridden Pakistan faces $36.5 billion SOE burden
– Pakistan’s federal state-owned enterprises held about $36.5 billion in debt at the end of December 2025. The total increased...
Pakistan fuel prices diverge as petrol rises, diesel falls
– Pakistan raised petrol prices again on October 6, extending an increase announced three days earlier. Petrol climbed by Rs0.88...
Pakistan inflation rises as food and education gaps persist
Government price cuts are failing to reach many shoppers in Lahore, where retailers continue charging well above official rates. The...
Magnitude 5.4 quake hits Gilgit-Baltistan near Sost
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck northeastern Pakistan early Thursday, sending strong tremors through parts of Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan’s official seismic record...
Punjab wildfire chars 3,037 hectares in Kotli Sattian
A major forest fire has destroyed more than 3,000 hectares of natural forest tree cover in Kotli Sattian, an ecologically...
Air Arabia Q1 profit slips as regional disruption bites
Air Arabia reported a net profit of AED 278 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, as regional...
Pakistan suicide bombing kills 10 in Lakki Marwat
A bomb blast tore through a crowded market in Sarai Naurang in Pakistan’s northwestern Lakki Marwat district on Tuesday, killing...