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August 13, 2026August 13, 2026Pakistan

SHC orders formation of committee to probe HIV outbreak among children at Karachi hospital

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the provincial government on Thursday to constitute a committee for an “independent, impartial and comprehensive” inquiry into the HIV outbreak among children at Karachi’s Kulsum Bai Valika Hospital. A two-member SHC bench, headed by Justice Adnanul Karim Memon and comprising Justice Muhammad Jaffer Raza, issued the directive as...

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August 12, 2026August 12, 2026Pakistan

10 Million Youth to Serve as Social Awareness Ambassadors under URAAN Pakistan: Ahsan Iqbal

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Islamabad, August 12, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, has said that Pakistan is among the countries experiencing rapid population growth, with the country’s population reaching approximately 260 million, around 60 percent of whom are young people. He said the rapidly growing population was increasing the demand for nutrition,...

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August 12, 2026August 12, 2026Pakistan

Pakistan condemns Houthi attack in Red Sea that claimed lives of 3 nationals

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday condemned the attack by Yemen’s Houthis on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea that claimed the lives of three Pakistanis and said Islamabad was in contact with the relevant authorities to ascertain further details. The attack targeted a Tanzania-flagged vessel Tihamah, causing deaths and injuries among...

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August 11, 2026August 11, 2026Pakistan

President Zardari approves additional judges’ appointments to high courts, ending weeks-long deadlock

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday gave his assent to the appointment of 19 additional judges for five high courts, along with confirmation of another five as permanent judges, ending a weeks-long deadlock between the Presidency and the government over the judicial appointments. “The president has approved the appointment of additional judges in the Lahore High...

Tourists Heading to Murree on Independence Day Alerted!
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August 11, 2026August 11, 2026Pakistan, Travel

Tourists Heading to Murree on Independence Day Alerted!

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With only a few days remaining until Independence Day is celebrated across the nation with great fervor and national zeal, a major update has emerged for tourists planning to visit Murree on August 14. According to an official notification released by the Murree district administration, Section 144 has been enforced across the entire district to...

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August 10, 2026August 10, 2026Pakistan

Ambassador Rizwan Sheikh Calls for Expanded U.S. Investment in Pakistan’s Mineral and Surgical Sectors

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Chicago, (Shazia Nayyar) ; Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh engaged key business leaders across Chicagoland to promote bilateral trade, commercial partnerships, and increased U.S. investment in Pakistan, highlighting the high-potential mineral and surgical instrument sectors. Consul General of Pakistan in Chicago accompanied the Ambassador during these high-level engagements. During a...

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August 10, 2026August 10, 2026Business, Pakistan

KPMG-Led Consortium Hired to Advise on HBFCL Privatisation

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ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has signed a Financial Advisory Services Agreement with a consortium led by KPMG to steer the privatisation of the House Building Finance Corporation Limited (HBFCL), marking the government’s second attempt to sell off the state-owned housing lender. Who’s on Board Alongside KPMG, the consortium brings together corporate finance advisory firm Bridge...

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August 10, 2026August 10, 2026Pakistan

Voting Underway in AJK’s Third Election Phase Amid Tight Security, Rigging Claims Polling opened at 8am today in four constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch Division, covering the Bagh and Haveli districts, as the third phase of the region’s staggered elections gets underway. Voting will run until 5pm. Heavy Security Deployment Authorities are bracing for potential unrest. The Election Commission has flagged most of the 803 polling stations across the four constituencies as sensitive or highly sensitive, and has moved in reinforcements to match. Election Commission Secretary Raja Mohammad Shakeel said more than 10,000 additional troops have been deployed alongside local police from both districts to keep order and give voters a secure environment to cast their ballots. Where Things Stand AJK’s elections are being held in stages, and tensions between demonstrators and officials have shadowed the process throughout. The first two phases — in Mirpur and Muzaffarabad divisions — took place on July 27 and August 2. The PML-N has come out ahead so far with 24 seats, while the PPP trails with 10. Today’s round was originally supposed to cover all 11 constituencies of Poonch Division, but the Election Commission scaled it back last week to just Bagh and Haveli, citing law-and-order concerns. The remaining seven constituencies — five in Poonch district and two in Sudhnoti — may go to the polls around August 20 or 21. Rigging Allegations Fly Again As in earlier phases, the PPP and PML-N — rivals in AJK despite being coalition partners at the federal level — have traded accusations. The PPP has posted a string of complaints on X alleging misconduct in Bagh and Haveli, including: Roads blocked near Banni Marasira, allegedly to stop voters and monitors from reaching polling stations where PML-N supporters were accused of illegally stamping ballots Delayed voting at several stations due to late-arriving staff PPP polling agents forcibly removed from multiple stations, allegedly allowing unsupervised ballot stamping Agents blocked from stations in Kahuta City by PML-N workers The Election Commission confirmed it had received complaints against two presiding officers accused of manipulating results and said both had been pulled from election duty. Key Races to Watch Roughly 460,000 voters are registered across the four constituencies, choosing among 82 candidates for 803 polling stations. Three heavyweight names are on the ballot: AJK Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore (PPP) is defending his seat in LA-17 against PML-N’s Mohsin Aziz and independent Khawaja Tariq Saeed — a former ally turned rival after a falling-out over a seat-sharing agreement. Former PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas is contesting LA-15 after briefly threatening to boycott the phase. He faces PML-N’s Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas, PPP’s Sardar Ziaul Qamar, and Jamaat-i-Islami’s Dr Mohammad Khan. Former PM Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, longtime leader of the Muslim Conference, faces a serious challenge in LA-14 from Sajid Iqbal Abbasi, a self-funded philanthropist-turned-candidate from the same tribe as Attique. In LA-16, former ministers Sardar Mir Akbar (PML-N) and Sardar Qamar Zaman (PPP) are the main contenders. Results from this phase are expected to shape the balance of power as PML-N looks to consolidate its lead heading into the final rounds of voting.

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Polling opened at 8am today in four constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch Division, covering the Bagh and Haveli districts, as the third phase of the region’s staggered elections gets underway. Voting will run until 5pm. Heavy Security Deployment Authorities are bracing for potential unrest. The Election Commission has flagged most of the 803...

PM Shehbaz Sharif visits Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ in Madinah
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August 8, 2026August 8, 2026Pakistan, World

PM Shehbaz Sharif visits Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ in Madinah

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, along with a high-level delegation, visited Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ in Madinah and offered voluntary prayers (Nawafil) at Riaz-ul-Jannah. The Prime Minister specially prayed for the progress, prosperity, peace, and security of the country and the nation. Upon arriving in Madinah, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid his respects at the Prophet’s Mosque...

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August 7, 2026August 7, 2026Pakistan

10 terrorists killed in 2 separate operations in KP: ISPR

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The military’s media affairs wing said on Friday that 10 terrorists were killed in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a day earlier. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the terrorists belonged to Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij — a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. It said that in the first encounter,...