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Pakistan - 2026-03-09

Pakistan

PM unveils austerity measures, orders four-day workweek amid Middle East war concerns

Says schools to remain off for two weeks; 50% staff at offices to work from home

Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:50pm

Pakistan

Pakistan Navy launches Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr to secure sea lanes, energy supply

Operation aims to counter multidimensional threats to national shipping and ensure the uninterrupted flow of energy supplies

Published 09 Mar, 2026 09:01pm

Pakistan

Govt reviews oil stocks, explores conservation measures

Committee notes that petroleum product stocks in the country remain at comfortable levels

Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:58pm

Pakistan

Rain likely to lash upper parts of country from this evening

Due to recent situation in Iran, winds may carry pollutants, deteriorate air quality

Published 09 Mar, 2026 01:48pm

Pakistan

KP govt unveils Women Empowerment policy 2026-2030

PESHAWAR: The KP government has formally launched the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Women Empowerment Policy (2026–2030). The...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:56am

Pakistan

Advisor highlights role of women in uplift

KARACHI: Women play a fundamental role in the development, stability and prosperity of society, said Sindh Chief...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:50am

Pakistan

Karachi lacks active representation: PDP

KARACHI: Karachiites have elected more than 12000 local councillors but still the megacity stinks with littered...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:43am

Pakistan

KP govt launches school enrolment campaign 2026–27

PESHAWAR: The KP government has formally launched the School Enrolment Campaign 2026–27 aimed at bringing more...

Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:17am

Pakistan

Chaman border: Militant killed as Army foils infiltration attempt

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army has foiled an infiltration attempt by militants belonging to Fitna-al-Khawarij at the...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:33am

Pakistan

Operation Ghazab lil-Haq: Minister says major damage inflicted on Afghan Taliban

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has claimed that 583 operatives of the Afghan Taliban regime have been killed and 795 injured so...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:31am

Pakistan

Muslim nations urged to unite against US, Israel

Karachi: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday called on the Muslim world to unite and take...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:26am

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PTI decries imprisonment of female politicians

KARACHI: On International Women’s Day, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh, flayed...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:23am

Cotton & Textile

Suhaee Federation of Women Cotton Workers Trade Unions formed

HYDERABAD: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, 26 women-led trade unions from 26 villages of district...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan

International Women’s Day: Punjab honours female polio workers

LAHORE: The Punjab Emergency Operations Centre marked International Women’s Day with a special ceremony honouring...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:38am

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President lauds security forces

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari commended the security forces for eliminating 13 terrorists of Indian proxy Fitna...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:35am

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Lahore to Middle East and Asian destinations: Several international flights cancelled

LAHORE: Several international flights from Lahore to the Middle East and Asian destinations remained cancelled for...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:32am

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Sindh to establish EV charging networks across province

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has approved an important Public-Private Partnership project to establish an...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:17am

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President, PM vow to ensure conducive environment for women

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed commitment to ensure a conducive...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:12am

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Iran waters: Gwadar fisherman killed by ‘debris from Israeli projectile’

KARACHI: A fisherman from Gwadar was killed after the debris of an Israeli projectile intercepted by Iranian air...