Year: 2026
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WORLD
Japan’s snap poll on Feb 8
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday she would dissolve parliament this week ahead of a snap election on…
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WORLD
Blast in Afghan capital kills at least 7
A blast in central Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and injured more than a dozen others, an…
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WORLD
Seven dead as blast hits Kabul restaurant
An explosion tore through a Chinese-run restaurant in a hotel in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan’s capital on Monday,…
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BUSINESS
Current account deficit hits $1.17b
Pakistan’s current account deficit reached $1.174 billion during the first half of FY26, marking a sharp reversal from a surplus…
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WORLD
‘Content to die’: Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worsens amid severe winters, aid reductions
In the dull glow of a single bulb lighting their tent on the outskirts of Kabul, Samiullah and his wife…
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BUSINESS
‘Entrepreneurship policy for women in the works’
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, addressed the Joint Pakistan-Azerbaijan Women Entrepreneurship…
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BUSINESS
Aurangzeb: Economy on road to stability, growth
Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that Pakistan’s economy is on a path of stability and growth.…
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BUSINESS
Gul Plaza fire causes Rs100 billion in losses, 1,000 shops destroyed
On the night of January 17, 2026, a catastrophic third-degree fire engulfed the sprawling Gul Plaza, a multi-storey building on…
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BUSINESS
PSX rallies to new record on rate cut talk
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) made a robust start to the week as the benchmark KSE-100 index surged to a…
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PAKISTAN
Married officers’ transfer under SC lens again
A key policy governing transfers and postings of married civil servants is set to undergo fresh judicial scrutiny, as the…
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