» Envoy says new visa deal puts Pakistanis first, eliminates fraudulent operators
14/04/26 00:00 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK Dr Muhammad Faisal and Afzal Wali Muhamad sign the agreement. — reporter LONDON: Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK Dr Muhammad Faisal has said that a visa services deal has been signed with G...

» Pakistani delegation including CDF Munir arrives in Tehran ahead of likely US-Iran talks
15/04/26 18:42 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Field Marshal Asim Munir meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi upon his arrival in Tehran on April 15, 2026. — ISPR Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner part of US team.Tehran to host Pakistani delegation today: Iranian o...

» Pakistan calls for abolition of veto power, opposes new permanent UNSC seats
15/04/26 15:18 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, addresses the 3rd Intergovernmental Negotiations Meeting on the Cluster of "Question of Veto". — X/@PakistanUN_NYIslamabad opposes expansion of permanen...

» Unannounced power outages worsen public hardship
15/04/26 12:45 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A representational image shows an unlit bulb symbolising power suspension. — AFP/FileLahore residents complain of repeated evening power failures.Urban areas face three to four hours of daily electricity cuts.Rural regions report s...

» Karachi's University Road BRT project faces fresh delays amid contractor disputes
15/04/26 11:29 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Development work of Red Line is underway on University Road in Karachi. — APP/File Work on the Bus Rapid Transit Red Line corridor along Karachi’s University Road continues to face significant delays, with major sections show...

» PM Shehbaz reaches Saudi Arabia on first leg of three-nation tour amid regional tensions
15/04/26 13:38 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif waves as he leaves for Saudi Arabia at an airport in Islamabad on April 15, 2026. — Screengrab via X@GovtofPakistanVisit runs April 15–18 amid push for Middle East peace.Saudi, Qatar visits to fo...

» KP civil servants require approval to marry foreign nationals
15/04/26 10:57 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A view of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in this undated image. — AFP/File The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has made prior permission compulsory for civil servants intending to marry foreign nationals, following the approval of new r...

» US, Iran signal resumption of peace talks in Islamabad later this week
14/04/26 23:02 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A man rides his motorbike past a billboard installed alongside a road as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 10, 2026. — ReutersBoth sides signal readiness to resume stalled nego...

» 'He's fantastic': Trump says Field Marshal Munir doing 'great job' on Iran talks
14/04/26 22:05 from GEO TV - Pakistan
US President Donald Trump and Field Marshal Asim Munir pose for a photo at the White House in Washington, on September 25, 2025. — X/PakPMO Showering praise on Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Muni...

» President Zardari lauds Pakistan's untiring efforts in facilitating US-Iran dialogue
14/04/26 19:19 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calls on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad, on April 14, 2026. — Screengrab via X/@PresOfPakistanPM Shehbaz briefs Zardari on peace negotiation progress.Zardari urges continued enga...

» PTI chief urges govt for ‘domestic ceasefire' amid efforts to end US-Iran conflict
14/04/26 18:42 from GEO TV - Pakistan
PTI Chairman Gohar Khan talks to the media as he arrives to attend a hearing at the High Court in Islamabad. — AFP/FilePTI chief says internal stability essential for global stability.Gohar appreciates role of every individual in U...

» PM Shehbaz 'set to undertake three-nation visit' amid Middle East tensions
14/04/26 13:11 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gestures as he departs on a visit to Turkiye from Lahore, on May 25, 2025. — Facebook@ShehbazSharifSaudi Arabia first stop, followed by Qatar.Turkiye visit scheduled as final leg.Talks to cover Strait ...

» US, Iranian teams could return to Islamabad for peace talks this week, say sources
14/04/26 10:23 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Security personnel check vehicles at a checkpoint near Serena Hotel following USand Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. — Reuters Delegations keeping Friday through Sunday open for meeting: Iranian source.US Vice Presi...

» Two young sisters killed after falling off motorcycle, run over by oil tanker in Karachi
14/04/26 00:29 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Heavy vehicles can be seen stuck in a traffic jam on Karachi's busy Native Jetty Bridge. — Geo News/File Young boy riding with them sustains minor injuries in the incident.Rescue officials say incident occurred near damaged stretch...

» Two Customs officers arrested for 'swapping' 400kg seized silver with lead
13/04/26 22:47 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Silver bars stacked on a table in the safe deposit boxes room of the ProAurum gold house in Munich. — Reuters/File Pakistan Customs on Monday arrested two of its preventive officers for allegedly swapping 400 kilogrammes of seized ...

» US-Iran ceasefire still holding, efforts underway to resolve disputed issues: PM
13/04/26 18:37 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a cabinet meeting in Islamabad, April 13, 2026. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo NewsPM Shehbaz says two-week ceasefire between US-Iran holding.Pakistan's leadership worked tirelessly to make tal...

» BSEK bars removal of girls' burqas, abayas in matric exam centres
13/04/26 15:16 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Students busy in solving their question papers during annual matriculation examinations under the Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, April 10, 2026. — Online In view of the ongoing ninth and tenth class examinations, the Chairm...

» From hospitals to homes: Punjab launches free body transport service
13/04/26 14:44 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This screengrab shows ambulances, dedicated under Deceased Care Service, to transfer bodies. — Punjab government In a first by any province in Pakistan, Punjab has launched an official, government-run deceased transfer service, wit...

» Cop guarding polio vaccination team martyred in Hangu attack
13/04/26 12:35 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Police team is pictured near a site where a polio team was attacked in Hangu, on April 13, 2026. — Geo News Govt launches countrywide anti-polio campaign.45m children targetted for inoculation against poliovirus.Pakistan reported o...

» Karachi BRT Red Line work slows again amid disputes
13/04/26 12:33 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A view of the development work of Red Line is underway with the help of heavy machinery at University Road in the Provincial Capital. — APP/File Work on Karachi’s Bus Rapid Transit Red Line project has once again slowed to a ...

» Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation ran a monopoly and overcharged fans, jury finds

16/04/26 03:56 - BBC News - World

» Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done

16/04/26 02:10 - BBC News - World

» Fans overcharged by $1.72 each by 'monopoly' Ticketmaster owner

16/04/26 01:45 - BBC News - World

» Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days

16/04/26 01:10 - BBC News - World

» Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds

16/04/26 00:31 - BBC News - World

» Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war?

15/04/26 23:54 - BBC News - World

» Three paramedics killed in successive Israeli strikes in Lebanon, officials say

15/04/26 23:48 - BBC News - World

» Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say

15/04/26 23:48 - BBC News - World

» Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May

15/04/26 23:29 - BBC News - World

» SantaCon organiser charged with stealing $1m from charity pub crawl

15/04/26 22:56 - BBC News - World

» Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says

15/04/26 20:59 - BBC News - World

» Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya

15/04/26 20:36 - BBC News - World

» Starmer says he's 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war

15/04/26 20:27 - BBC News - World

» Israel and Hezbollah continue attacks after Israel-Lebanon talks in US

15/04/26 19:15 - BBC News - World

» Four killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days

15/04/26 18:51 - BBC News - World

» Magyar calls for fast handover of power in talks with Hungary's president

15/04/26 18:51 - BBC News - World

» Starmer 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war

15/04/26 18:25 - BBC News - World

» South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US

15/04/26 18:10 - BBC News - World

» Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

15/04/26 16:25 - BBC News - World

» Trump warns that UK trade deal 'can always be changed'

15/04/26 15:46 - BBC News - World

» Meghan to appear as guest judge on MasterChef Australia

15/04/26 15:04 - BBC News - World

» More than 200 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack return home

15/04/26 15:00 - BBC News - World

» Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack

15/04/26 15:00 - BBC News - World

» Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on

15/04/26 14:19 - BBC News - World

» Kenya fuel prices rise sharply despite reduction in tax due to Iran war

15/04/26 14:06 - BBC News - World

» Russia warns drone plans for Ukraine are pulling Europe deeper into war
16/04/26 01:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry warned on Wednesday that European plans to step up drone supplies to Ukraine are dragging those countries deeper into a war with Russia. The ministry said it believes governments in a number of EU countr...

» IMF chief says 12 or more countries seeking loans to cope with Middle East war energy shock
16/04/26 00:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund expects at least a dozen countries to seek new loan programs to cope with surging energy prices and supply chain disruptions caused by the Middle East war, with several sub-Saharan African nati...

» Israeli military continues to strike Hezbollah amid Lebanon peace talks, Netanyahu says
16/04/26 00:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday the Israeli military continued to strike at Hezbollah and was about to overcome what he described as the militia’s stronghold of Bint Jbeil, as pressure mounted for a ceasefi...

» White House denies US requested extension in ceasefire, says new talks may happen in Pakistan
16/04/26 00:20 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: Reports that the White House has requested a ceasefire in the Iran war are wrong, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ‌reporters on Wednesday but added that discussions about a second round of talks with the Iranians were o...

» President calls for transparent load shedding amid water, energy concerns
15/04/26 23:42 from Business Recorder - Latest News
President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday directed authorities to ensure that electricity load shedding is carried out in a declared and transparent manner, as the country faces energy shortfalls linked to water shortages and regional deve...

» Afghan Taliban shelling kills 3 civilians in Bajaur, injures 3
15/04/26 23:28 from Business Recorder - Latest News
At least three civilians, including two children, were killed and three others seriously injured after Afghan Taliban forces carried out cross-border shelling in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, state-run PTV reported on Wednesday, ...

» Investment, trade opportunities: first high-level EU–Pakistan Business Forum to be launched
15/04/26 21:43 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The European Union will convene the inaugural a high-level EU–Pakistan Business Forum on April 28–29, 2026, bringing together policymakers, European and Pakistani business leaders, investors, and EU financial institutions at a pivotal mo...

» US says nine vessels turned back in 48 hours of Iran port blockade
15/04/26 21:18 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: The US military said Wednesday that it successfully stopped nine vessels from sailing out of Iranian ports during the first 48 hours of a naval blockade against the Islamic republic. “Nine vessels have complied with direction...

» IMF chief warns of ‘tough times’ if oil prices stay high
15/04/26 21:22 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned Wednesday of difficult times ahead for the global economy if war in the Middle East is unresolved and oil prices stay high, adding that inflation risks could seep into food prices. “We mu...

» China FM tells Iran Beijing supports ‘momentum of peace talks’
15/04/26 21:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BEIJING: China’s top diplomat told his Iranian counterpart that Beijing “supports maintaining the momentum of the ceasefire and peace talks” in a phone call on Wednesday, as negotiators from Pakistan landed in Tehran to discuss a second ...

» Student kills nine in Turkiye’s second school shooting in two days
15/04/26 20:41 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ANKARA: A 14-year-old student shot at least nine people dead including eight of his fellow pupils and wounded 13 others at a middle school in southeastern Turkiye on Wednesday, officials said, in the country’s second school shooting in t...

» India’s ICICI Lombard posts rise in quarterly profit on health, motor insurance boost
15/04/26 20:35 from Business Recorder - Latest News
India’s ICICI Lombard General Insurance reported a 7% rise in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as stronger premiums from its retail health and motor segments cushioned the impact from higher claims payouts. The insurer’s profit after t...

» Foreign investors grow more wary of India as FX curbs hit bonds, earnings risks haunt equities
15/04/26 20:09 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange ​restrictions have made it costlier and more complex for overseas investors to hedge against Indian rupee swings, denting the appeal of Indian bonds , while a ‌war-driven hit to earnings prospects is addi...

» NATO chief urges allies not to ‘lose sight’ of Ukraine
15/04/26 21:25 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BERLIN: NATO chief Mark Rutte Wednesday urged members of the military alliance not to “lose sight” of the Ukraine conflict, and to boost their backing for Kyiv to $60 billion in 2026. His comments came at the start of a meeting in Berlin...

» Pakistan steps up mediation as CDF Munir, Interior Minister Naqvi arrive in Tehran
15/04/26 21:48 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Wednesday “as part of the ongoing mediation efforts”, the military’s media wing said. The two off...

» Pakistan experiences night-time power shortfall due to reduced hydropower generation
15/04/26 19:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan’s Ministry of Energy (Power Division) said on Wednesday that a decrease in hydropower generation during night hours led to a temporary increase in load management across parts of the country. According to a ministry’s spokespers...

» US stocks open higher, extending rally
15/04/26 21:26 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks edged higher early Wednesday, extending an upswing tied to optimism the US-Iran war could be resolved soon. The broad-based S&P 500 has risen more than five percent since April 6, as the two sides have he...

» CCP approves UAE-based acquisition of Pakistani aircraft maintenance firm
15/04/26 18:38 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the acquisition of a shareholding in Northern Technik (Private) Limited by UAE-based International Business Company FZE, opening the door for new foreign investment in Pakistan’s ...

» Trump threatens to fire Powell if he doesn’t leave Fed board; probe to continue
15/04/26 18:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from his separate seat as a member of the U.S. central bank’s Board of Governors if Powell does not vacate that post as well when his ...

» India urea prices double to $1,000 in tender on Iran war shock
15/04/26 19:59 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: Indian Potash Ltd has received offers to supply urea at ‌around $1,000 per metric ton in its latest tender, nearly double the price achieved two months ago, after supplies were disrupted by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, tw...