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Dy PM Abdullah bin Zayed attends UAE National Orchestra's landmark debut concert

Middle East | January 17, 2026 6:19:22 AM IST

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 17 (ANI/WAM): The UAE National Orchestra marked a defining cultural moment last night with its debut concert, The Beginning, held at the Emirates Palace Auditorium in Abu Dhabi. ... read..

Election Commission of Pakistan suspends 152 lawmakers for failing to submit asset statements

Islamabad | January 16, 2026 5:19:35 PM IST

Pakistan's Election Commission (ECP) on Friday suspended the membership of 152 legislators from the National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies for failing to submit their statements of assets and liabilities within the prescribed deadline, Dawn r ... read..

Regulator's inaction pushes Pakistan's oil sector to the brink

Islamabad | January 16, 2026 4:19:44 PM IST

The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) has sharply criticised the sector's regulator for failing to implement the government's approved increase in margins for oil marketing companies, while simultaneously insisting on full recovery of digitisation-rel ... read..

Pakistan: Zero outages claim crumbles as citizens face hours of power cuts in Lahore

Lahore | January 16, 2026 3:49:29 PM IST

Despite the Lahore Electric Supply Company's (Lesco) assertion that it had eliminated loadshedding, a large number of residents across both urban and rural stretches of its jurisdiction reported that unannounced power cuts were still occurring. ... read..

Pakistan's health administration plunged into fresh corruption crisis

Peshawar | January 16, 2026 3:19:36 PM IST

Severe governance failures and alleged financial wrongdoing have been exposed in Peshawar, according to an inquiry initiated on the directives of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly's Standing Committee on Health. ... read..

Pakistan's media machinery turns weaponised as Baloch voices warn of escalating repression

Balochistan | January 16, 2026 11:49:12 AM IST

Balochistan [Pakistan], January 16 (ANI) In a sharp denunciation of state policies, Nadia Baloch, sister of imprisoned Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Mahrang Baloch, has accused the Pakistani state of orchestrating what she described as an "engine ... read..

North Waziristan bridge blast exposes Pakistan's hollow claims of security control

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | January 14, 2026 2:19:08 PM IST

A key bridge over the Kurram River in North Waziristan's Shewah tehsil was destroyed after unknown militants used powerful explosives to blow up the structure. The bridge collapsed completely, cutting off transport between Shewah, Miranshah, Bannu and nea ... read..

Pak: Imran Khan's sisters, PTI leaders protest near Adiala Jail after being barred from meeting him again

Rawalpindi | January 14, 2026 4:49:16 AM IST

Sisters of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, along with party workers, staged a sit-in at Rawalpindi's Factory Naka on Tuesday after being prevented once again from meeting Khan, who is lodged at Adiala jail, Daw ... read..

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