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Pakistan - 2026-04-22

Pakistan

PTA takes action against digital content involving illegal therapeutic goods sale

Therapeutic goods may include medicines, medical devices, and vaccines

Published 22 Apr, 2026 11:02pm

Asia

Two Pakistani astronauts selected as candidates for China space programme

BEIJING: China has selected two Pakistani astronauts as candidates for its manned space programme, state broadcaster...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:15pm

Pakistan

Pakistan moves towards one-window airport clearance with e-gates, smart scanners

Move aims faster and more efficient clearance for passengers

Updated 23 Apr, 2026 10:40am

Pakistan

Fly Jinnah to begin two daily flights between Lahore, Islamabad

Fly Jinnah will start double daily flights between Lahore and Islamabad from May 1, Federal Minister for Defence...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 04:23pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz, Iran’s envoy discuss peace efforts

US President Donald Trump announces to extend the ceasefire with Iran at the request of Pakistan

Published 22 Apr, 2026 02:43pm

Pakistan

Abbasi asks meeting all railway targets before fiscal ends

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi on Tuesday directed officials to meet all operational...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:52am

Pakistan

Ties scaled up: PAEC presents ‘IAEA CC’ plaque to INMOL

ISLAMABAD: Marking a major milestone in Pakistan’s collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:47am

Pakistan

Water supply, drainage: Swift completion of all pending schemes in Sindh directed

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister’s Special Assistant for Public Health Engineering and Rural Development, Mohammad...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:41am

Pakistan

APNS offers condolence

KARACHI: “Sarmad Ali, President and Muhammad Athar Kazi, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:38am

Pakistan

‘A forest in peril’: the need to protect Karachi’s mangroves

KARACHI: Pakistan —Ahead of Earth Day 2026, the Aga Khan University (AKU) convened a media roundtable, bringing...

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 04:09pm

Pakistan

Wheat prices drop due to KP govt steps, says Muzzammil

PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP CM on Finance Muzzammil Aslam has said that due to the provincial government’s timely...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:31am

Pakistan

SC to function with skeleton staff; rest to work from home

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday notified that it will function with minimal specified...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:27am

Pakistan

Balochistan governor says employment, security are major challenges facing province

KARACHI: Governor Balochistan Jafar Khan Mandokhail said that unemployment and law and order remain major challenges...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:26am

Pakistan

Gohar says efforts on to secure release of IK, Bushra

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said the party continued its...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan

Seat that fell vacant due to Murad Saeed’s disqualification: ECP postpones Senate by-election

ISLAMABAD: In an allegedly controversial move, the electoral body, Tuesday, postponed by-election on a Senate seat...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:10am

Pakistan

Second round of Iran-US talks likely: High alert prevails across Islamabad, Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD: The twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi remained on high alert on Tuesday for the third consecutive...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:08am

Pakistan

Agriculture sector: Syngenta team, Punjab governor discuss policy reforms

LAHORE: Senior executives from Syngenta, a global leader in agricultural science, called on the Governor of Punjab,...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 06:55am

Pakistan

Governor seeks Iranian investment in Sindh

KARACHI: Iran’s Consul General in Karachi, Akbar Eisa Zadeh called on Sindh Governor Syed Mohammad Nahal Hashmi on...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 06:53am

Pakistan

Dar holds telephonic conversations with KSA, Egyptian FMs

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a series of...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 06:49am

Pakistan

PAA extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft until May 24

KARACHI: Pakistan has extended its airspace restriction to all Indian-registered aircraft until May 24, 2026....

Published 22 Apr, 2026 06:24am

Pakistan

Navy conducts live weapon firing of Taimoor cruise missile

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy has conducted successful live weapon firing of Taimoor Air-Launched Cruise Missile - an...

Published 22 Apr, 2026 06:10am

Pakistan

3.3m jobs hit by 2025 floods in Pakistan: ILO

ISLAMABAD: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said that around 3.3 million jobs may have been affected by...

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 09:41am

Pakistan

Youth’s creative potential key to societal progress: CM

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that creative thinking must be recognised as essential for...