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Iran seeks to modify talks’ agenda after Persian Gulf tensions

News February 4, 2026

• Drone ‘approaching’ aircraft carrier shot down; gunboats approach US-flagged vessel• White House says talks still on despite skirmishes• Tehran officials ‘seek change of venue’ after P...

Alert issued as Pakistan braces for widespread rains today

News January 22, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The aut­h­or­ities on Wednesday issued an alert amid a forecast of heavy rain and snow across the country on Jan 22 and 23, which may flood streams and cause road closures. According to...

JI leader warns of worsening wheat flour crisis in KP

News January 19, 2026

LOWER DIR/BAJAUR: Jamaat-i-Islami Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North chief Inayatullah Khan on Sunday warned that the flour crisis in the province was worsening, with prices rising almost daily, and urged both ...

Healthcare workers, officials slam Punjab’s wearable cams plan

Health January 12, 2026

• Concerns raised over patient confidentiality• Medics say decision taken without stakeholders’ consultation• PMA calls move ‘ill-conceived, impractical’ LAHORE / KARACHI: Healt­hcare wor...

OIC adopts resolutions on ‘Somaliland’, Palestine

News January 11, 2026

FOREIGN Minister Ishaq Dar is being greeted by Hissein Brahim Taha, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s secretary general, and Ambassador Fawad Sher on his arrival at the...

Raids, clash in three KP districts leave 12 terrorists dead

News January 11, 2026

• ISPR says forces kill 11 terrorists in N. Waziristan, Kurram raids• One killed, two held in Khyber• Two CTD men martyred in Peshawar, Bajaur attacks• JUI-F leader dies after South Waziristan...

Amnesty seeks end to Afghans’ refoulement

News January 10, 2026

KARACHI: Terming the country’s ‘Illegal Foreigners Repat­riation Plan’ — now in its third and final phase — “unlawful… given it violates… the right to non-refoulement”, Amnesty Inte...

Zalmay Khalilzad asks Islamabad to have fresh accord with Kabul

News January 8, 2026

KARACHI: A day after the military’s chief spokesperson assailed the Afghan Taliban for not honouring their pledges in the Doha Agreement, one of the architects of that accord suggested that Pakistan...

Sikh bikers exempted from wearing helmets: Punjab CM

News December 27, 2025

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced helmet exemption for Sikh community in respect of turban, an important practice of their religion. The Sikhs were finding it hard to follow the traffic regu...

Media bodies slam govt ad ban for Dawn outlets as tool to gag press

News December 13, 2025

KARACHI: Several media bodies on Friday condemned the government’s unannounced restriction on advertisements to Dawn Media Group’s TV and radio outlets — imposed after curtailing ads to its flag...