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IHC fines NAB Rs100,000 for employing ‘delaying tactics’ in £190m graft case against Imran, Bushra

Imran's lawyer highlights difficulties he faced in obtaining his client's power of attorney; NAB prosecutor urges court to decide on maintainability of acquittal pleas.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 01:28pm

Rain, snowfall trigger landslides in GB, blocking Karakoram Highway at multiple locations

The road blockages have severed the main land route, disconnecting Gilgit-Baltistan from the rest of the country.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 12:46pm

PM Shehbaz orders third-party audit of austerity plan

Dar-led panel to review, report progress; Friday declared additional weekly holiday.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:00am

Branded Content

Fatima Fertilizer launches Sarsabz Tabeer: Seeds of Change campaign on International Women’s Day to celebrate women in agriculture

The campaign recognizes the resilience, strength and unwavering dedication of women working across the agricultural value chain.

Women in Thar: Breaking barriers, transforming lives

Thar Foundation has enabled hundreds of women to step into roles that once seemed unimaginable.

ParkView City homebuyers can now avail UBL Home Financing

The initiative enables aspiring homeowners to purchase property through formal banking channels instead of paying the full amount upfront.

Islamabad advocate general asked to facilitate Aitzaz Ahsan’s power of attorney for Imran

Petition before IHC relates to appeal against conviction in Toshakhana case.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:24am

5 injured in grenade attack on house in Balochistan’s Pasni: police

All five said to be labourers from Sindh; investigation underway.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 12:10pm

Imran’s sisters protest after being stopped outside Adiala jail

Aleema links international situation with ex-premier’s conviction; PTI rejects PM’s austerity measures as "cosmetic, eyewash".

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 08:28am

Law minister, NAB chief fail to turn up for Senate briefing

Performance review of graft watchdog deferred; meeting may now be held after Eid.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 08:22am

2,000 Pakistani students evacuated from Iran, NA told

Embassy shifted 150km from Tehran; Airfare surge raises concern among lawmakers.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 07:48am

Chinese firms plan to invest $2.6bn in Balochistan

These investments will stimulate industrial activities in the province and generate significant employment opportunities for the people.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Health dept issues alert as KP records 26 mpox cases

Hospitals directed to promptly isolate suspected patients.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:08am

Iftar, Sehri timings for Ramazan 21/22

Editorial: The new austerity measures sit uneasily alongside govt’s own recent spending patterns

Shifts in the world’s water systems are not just environmental but profoundly political

Highlights

Angeline Malik says cancer showed her the ‘incredible power of women’

‘First, we are humans’: Ramazan brings Hindus and Muslims closer in Sindh’s Mithi

Netizens roll their eyes at PM’s Women’s Day message after Aurat March participants arrested in Islamabad

From Mahira Khan to Iqra Aziz, Pakistani celebrities prove they’re girls’ girls this Women’s Day

The Aurat March will be held on May 10 in Karachi

Pakistanis rage over price hikes and govt fuel allowances on X after Rs55 ‘petrol bomb’ hits

You can’t have an authentic Arabic meal without these two dips on your table

Arooj Aftab features alongside Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo on album to benefit kids affected by war

This Pakistani says he was ‘enjoying the explosions when made to leave Iran’ and X is both amused and worried

X is worried about PM Shehbaz Sharif spending too much time on his phone

Meet the Parsi cousin of biryani — Niloufer Mavalvala’s Murghi no Palau

Jarri Masood Zaidi appointed CEO of Karachi’s National Academy of Performing Arts

Sindh

Senate body grills Ogra officials over massive fuel price hike

Members demand justification for the "assumption-based" increase.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:05am

Private schools’ associations oppose closure of educational institutions to conserve fuel in Karachi

Suggest opening institutes for three or four days a week; say online classes didn’t prove effective during Covid-19 pandemic.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:13am

Cabinet okays rules to provide equal wages, maternity facilities to women farm workers

Approves Benazir Women Agriculture Workers Card; digital system to monitor student attendance, tackle absenteeism to be implemented across Sindh in one year.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am