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PM orders third-party audit of austerity plan

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

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Courts join others in adopting austerity measures, will observe 4-day work week

Litigants and counsels to be encouraged to participate in proceedings through video-link facilities where feasible.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 10:28pm

5 children injured in quadcopter attack in KP’s Lakki Marwat: officials

“Explosives dropped from the quadcopter injured five minors,” says official; police have launched a search operation to locate the perpetrators.

Published 10 Mar, 2026 11:40pm

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Women in Thar: Breaking barriers, transforming lives

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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.

Sindh schools to close from March 16-31, Friday to be WFH for govt offices as part of austerity measures

Colleges, uni to switch to online classes; Sindh govt announces 50pc reduction in official fuel allotment; varsities in KP to be shut on Fridays, Saturdays.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 05:21pm

In letter to Mojtaba Khamenei, PM Shehbaz reaffirms commitment to continue to work ‘closely’ with Iran

PM congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei on his appointment as the new supreme leader, offers condolences on "martyrdom of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other family members”.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 12:01am

Official sources dismiss reports of Pakistan sending delegation to Kabul for talks with Afghan Taliban

There is no truth to these reports, and Pakistan has not sent any such delegation to Kabul, the sources say.

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:04pm

NA body informed mass evacuation from Middle East not required

PPP members criticise PIA for raising fares; suggest using Maryam Nawaz's aircraft for Mideast operations.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 06:07pm

Law minister stresses need for caution when discussing Pakistan’s foreign policy amid tensions in Middle East

“As a nation, we must keep in mind that when expressing our views, we have to keep the Constitution and Pakistan’s foreign policy under consideration,” says minister.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 03:01pm

Pakistan to implement four-day work week under ‘war austerity plan’

PM defends "difficult decision" on fuel prices, says global oil market "not in Pakistan’s hands".

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 09:00am

PPP slams govt in NA over increase in petroleum prices

Asks govt to explain who benefitted from the move.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:22am

For Pakistan, the US-Iran conflict poses a set of challenges that will not be easy to manage

Past attempts to suppress energy prices through subsidies offered temporary relief but worsened fiscal imbalances

A parent’s guide to comfortable Eid wear for kids

Highlights

‘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

Ramazan dramas are proof Pakistani TV can do joy — so why only one month a year?

Sindh

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

Many of the city's Hindus also observe Ramazan, and Iftar has become a social gathering where people from both faiths happily participate.

Published 10 Mar, 2026 05:24pm

Sindh schools to close from March 16-31, Friday to be WFH for govt offices as part of austerity measures

Colleges, uni to switch to online classes; Sindh govt announces 50pc reduction in official fuel allotment; varsities in KP to be shut on Fridays, Saturdays.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 05:21pm