Pakistan

Pakistan has launched a digital proof-of-life service allowing civilian and military pensioners to verify their identity from home using biometric and facial checks.

At least 22 mouzas, or revenue estates, in Multan district have been partially submerged under three to four feet of floodwater from the River Chenab, forcing thousands of residents to move their families and livestock…

Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has established a dedicated unit to track and prosecute criminals operating on the dark web, housing the new capability within its National Command and Control Centre as part of a…

Pakistan's passport has slipped another position in the closely watched Henley Passport Index, dropping to 101st out of 199 travel documents ranked in the July 2026 update, and remaining the fourth weakest passport in…

Police in Azad Jammu and Kashmir held press conferences this week accusing the banned Joint Awami Action Committee of deliberately targeting law enforcement personnel, following violent clashes in Rawalakot and Mirpur…

Pakistan's Minister of State for Health, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath, has warned that the country's population could balloon to 400 million by 2040 if current growth trends continue, renewing calls for urgent action on…

Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah held a round of high-level talks in Islamabad on Wednesday, meeting with Pakistan's top military and civilian leadership as both countries looked to deepen…

Parts of Punjab and Islamabad woke up to rain on Wednesday morning, marking the start of a fresh monsoon spell just as the region was still recovering from a previous bout of flooding that killed 110 people and injured…

The first phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir's elections has triggered a bitter public dispute between the ruling coalition's two largest partners, with the Pakistan Peoples Party accusing the AJK Election Commission of…

A three-storey residential building in Lahore's Harbanspura area collapsed late on Wednesday night, killing 11 people and injuring six others in a tragedy that struck during what should have been a family celebration…

Pakistan's petroleum prices climbed again this week, with the government raising petrol by Rs1.63 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.55 per litre, effective from July 29. The increase takes petrol to Rs335.81…

PTI says the government violated the Supreme Court's order by taking Imran Khan to PIMS instead of Shifa International Hospital, while officials cite security concerns.

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar says Imran Khan was diverted to PIMS instead of Shifa over security concerns, examined by specialists, declared fit, and returned to Adiala Jail around 5:00 AM.

ARY News reports that a police vehicle carrying Imran Khan has left Adiala Jail for Shifa International Hospital under tight security.

More than 110 days after their tanker was hijacked off Somalia, ten Pakistani sailors remain in pirate captivity. Deputy PM Ishaq Dar has now ordered intensified diplomatic efforts to bring them home.

Islamabad summoned a senior US diplomat within hours after Washington's ambassador to India described Jammu and Kashmir as 'an important part of India' during a visit to Srinagar.

OGRA raised petrol by Rs2.97 a litre while cutting diesel by over Rs32, a split move that will hit car owners lightly but ease pressure on freight and food prices.

Syria?s foreign minister is due to visit Pakistan, giving Islamabad another diplomatic opening as regional security, reconstruction and Middle East tensions remain under discussion.