15+ hour, 4+ min ago   (786+ words) • PM’s committee to meet before September-end to build consensus on proposals• Delayed annual budget for FY2026-27 to be tabled today as region faces financial shortfall GILGIT: The federal government is consulting stakeholders on a constitutional arrangement for Gilgit-Baltistan with Pakistan, while…...

15+ hour, 36+ min ago   (183+ words) RAHIM YAR KHAN: A villager captured a civet (locally known as Mushk Billa) from a cotton field in Mahi Chowk area, 54km from here near the Punjab Sindh border on Saturday night. A local villager, Muhammad Khan Abbasi, said he and…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (817+ words) KARACHI: Speakers at a programme called for the creation of new administrative units or provinces and constitutionally empowered local governments (LGs), arguing that Pakistan’s existing provincial structure has failed to cope with rapid population growth, urban expansion and worsening governance....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (293+ words) MANSEHRA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has initiated rehabilitation of roads and tracks washed away during the recent floods in the Kaghan and Manoor valleys of the district. “I have approved special funds and started the clearance of tracks and arteries…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1109+ words) On August 27, 2026, 55 acres of land belonging to a long-closed textile mill in Faujdarhat, Chattogram, was handed over to the Bangladesh army. This site, some 245 kilometres southeast of the capital Dhaka, is being developed to produce modern weapons, ammunition and other…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (499+ words) PESHAWAR: The federal government has designated 26 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as “terror-affected”, declaring that all Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) officers posted therein are eligible for an ‘extraordinary law and order and security risk…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (562+ words) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday barred authorities from taking “coercive measures” against eateries legally operating and serving sheesha under permits or licences issued by the relevant authorities. The written order, seen by Dawn, was issued for the proceedings…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (581+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for a BRICS summit alongside leaders from India, Russia and Iran as wars, trade and energy test the divided grouping. The conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (454+ words) LAHORE: Around 100 Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, including women and children, were stopped at Faisalabad International Airport on Friday from travelling to India to perform religious rituals at Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib, after the immigration authorities raised questions over their travel documents…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (393+ words) ISLAMABAD: The Senate Rules of Procedure and Privile­ges Committee on Friday directed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and the Airport Security Force (ASF) to initiate disciplinary action against staff members accused of misbehaving with senators, saying such conduct damages the…...