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Pakistan's Ramazan relief under scrutiny as poor struggle amid store closures

Lahore | February 20, 2026 1:20:37 PM IST

Following the shutdown of the Utility Stores Corporation network, financially vulnerable households across Punjab are grappling with mounting difficulties in securing subsidised food items ahead of Ramazan. As prices of essential commodities continue to r ... read..

Pakistan: Baloch youth reportedly vanish in security operations

Balochistan | February 20, 2026 12:21:10 PM IST

A wave of alleged enforced disappearances involving Baloch youth has surfaced, with at least nineteen individuals reportedly taken into custody across Karachi, Quetta and Gwadar, according to families and activists, as reported by The Balochistan Post. ... read..

Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman outlines 180-day priority plan

Dhaka | February 19, 2026 11:51:06 AM IST

Bangladesh's new Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has outlined his government's 180-day priority plan. ... read..

Toshakhana case: Pak SC issues notice to ECP over Imran Khan's electoral ban

Islamabad | February 19, 2026 8:50:39 AM IST

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding the five-year electoral ban imposed on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan following his conviction in the Toshakhana assets concealment case, as reported by Da ... read..

Afghanistan releases 3 Pakistani soldiers to Saudi officials on onset of Ramadan

Kabul | February 18, 2026 8:20:40 PM IST

Afghanistan, with Saudi Arabia, confirmed Ramadan will begin today following crescent moon sightings, and released three Pakistani soldiers. ... read..

Trade deficit deepens as Pakistan's external fragility resurfaces in FY26

Karachi | February 18, 2026 2:20:45 PM IST

Pakistan's external position has again come under strain during the first seven months of FY 2025-26, as a ballooning trade deficit offset improvements in remittances and services exports. ... read..

Pakistan: Ramadan price surge exposes policy paralysis as Karachi residents demand government action

Karachi | February 18, 2026 2:20:37 PM IST

As Ramadan approaches, frustration is mounting across Karachi's markets, where residents say unchecked inflation and weak governance have turned the month of Ramadan into a financial ordeal. ... read..

Pakistan accused of shielding death squads as killings and body recoveries mount in Balochistan

Balochistan | February 18, 2026 1:20:35 PM IST

Fresh allegations of state-backed violence have surfaced in Balochistan after the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) claimed that a 23-year-old man from Tump was gunned down by an armed group allegedly operating with official support. ... read..

Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman appoints Khalilur Rahman as Foreign Minister

Dhaka | February 18, 2026 11:20:45 AM IST

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, has assigned portfolios to the 50 members of his cabinet. ... read..

Pakistan's administrative apathy sparks public protests in PoGB

Gilgit | February 17, 2026 3:20:43 PM IST

Public frustration spilled onto the streets of Gilgit as women and students staged separate protests, highlighting what residents described as chronic governance failures in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB). The demonstrations were triggered by p ... read..

HRCP slams Pakistan's CCD for 924 deaths in 'staged' encounters

Lahore | February 17, 2026 2:50:41 PM IST

A fact-finding report issued by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has accused Punjab's Crime Control Department (CCD) of institutionalising staged police encounters that have allegedly resulted in hundreds of extrajudicial killings, raising s ... read..

Former cricket captains appeal for better prison treatment of Imran Khan

Islamabad | February 17, 2026 2:20:56 PM IST

Fourteen former international cricket captains from five Test-playing nations have appealed to the Pakistan government to ensure better prison treatment and medical care for former Prime Minister and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan, amid serious conc ... read..

Pakistan's curfew policy chokes daily life in Balochistan

Balochistan | February 17, 2026 1:21:09 PM IST

People in Noshki say sweeping movement restrictions imposed by Pakistani authorities have upended daily routines just as Ramadan approaches, leaving families scrambling for food and traders counting losses. ... read..

BNP chairman Tarique Rahman to take oath as Bangladesh PM today

Dhaka | February 17, 2026 6:20:37 AM IST

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman will take the oath as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, along with elected MPs, on Tuesday, as politics in Dhaka enters a new dawn following PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster in 2024. ... read..

'6/24 partial vision in Imran Khan's right eye unaided, 6/9 in left': Medical board report

Islamabad | February 17, 2026 5:20:49 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan was examined by a team of doctors at Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, and the report highlighted a 6/24 partial vision in the right eye and 6/9 in the left eye unaided, Dawn reported. ... read..

Bangladesh: Huge crowd gathers at BNP office to meet elected MPs ahead of oath-taking ceremony

Dhaka | February 17, 2026 3:20:25 AM IST

A huge crowd gathered in front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office in Dhaka ahead of the oath-taking ceremony on Tuesday, where the elected MPs arrived to meet people. ... read..

Pak govt hikes diesel prices by PKR 7.32 per litre, petrol by PKR 5

Islamabad | February 16, 2026 5:21:10 AM IST

Fuel for vehicles in Pakistan will now be costlier as the Pakistani government has increased the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel by PKR 5 and PKR 7.32 per litre, respectively, for the next fortnight, The Express Tribune reported. ... read..

Pakistan: Man arrested for attacking cleric Engineer Mirza

Jhelum | February 16, 2026 2:50:55 AM IST

Pakistan police arrested a man for allegedly attacking cleric Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza, Dawn reported. ... read..

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