» PM's Apna Ghar scheme may meet a 'constitutional blockade'
02/05/26 11:07 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the launching ceremony of PM Apna Ghar Programme, Islamabad, April 30, 2026. — APP ISLAMABAD: The government's newly announced Rs3.2 trillion housing finance initiative has a serious constitu...

» PM directs early operationalisation of virtual assets regulatory system
02/05/26 00:07 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif on May 1, 2026. —X/@GovtofPakistanBilal bin Saqib meets PM Shehbaz in Lahore: PMO.PM stresses youth training in AI, digital finance.AI-powered ...

» One Constitution Avenue: PM bars authorities from action, forms committee to review issue
01/05/26 19:26 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a special meeting of the federal cabinet in Islamabad, April 13, 2026. — Online PM refrains authorities from taking any action.Committee to submit report to PM within week.IHC upholds CDA dec...

» PMD warns of heavy rains, hailstorms across Pakistan from today
01/05/26 18:24 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Commuters make their way at Srinagar Highway during heavy monsoon rains in Islamabad, July 21, 2025. — Online KP likely to be the most severely affected province.Heat conditions likely to ease during forecast period.PMD warns of la...

» Sohail Afridi to remain KP CM, says PTI chief amid removal rumours
01/05/26 15:44 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This undated photo shows KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. — Facebook/@ImMuhammadSohailAfridiGohar says Afridi nominated by Imran Khan.Claims campaign against Afridi will ultimately fail.PTI denies existence of any forward bloc. PES...

» Punjab sets strict kite-flying rules for 2027
01/05/26 16:59 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A man flies a kite from a rooftop to mark Basant, a kite-flying festival, in Lahore on February 6, 2026. — ReutersUnsafe rooftops barred for kite flying.Owners, organisers face personal liability.Overcrowding and loud music banned....

» Pakistan, China sign joint venture deal, MoUs to boost 'practical cooperation'
01/05/26 15:38 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Officials of Pakistan and China shake hand after signing agreement in Sanya, China on May 1, 2026. — Screengrab via X@PresOfPakistanCooperation supports CPEC-related development activities.Deals focused on machinery supply, trainin...

» Refineries' gains persist amid wide diesel price gap despite adjustment
01/05/26 11:32 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A general view shows an oil refinery. — Reuters/FileImport parity pricing structure enables refinery margin distortions.Diesel crack spread surge generates abnormal refinery windfall profits.Cost-plus revision reduces gap yet prici...

» President, PM reaffirm commitment to workers' rights on Labour Day
01/05/26 09:33 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A collage showing President Asif Ali Zardari and PM Shehbaz Sharif. — APP/Geo News/FilePresident cites Chicago movement, highlights eight-hour work principleConstitution guarantees protection against exploitation: ZardariVocational...

» 13 India-backed terrorists killed during infiltration bid along Pak-Afghan border: ISPR
30/04/26 23:27 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This file photo shows security forces taking position during an operation. — ISPR/FileISPR says 8 FAK militants neutralised during Mohmand operation.Adds 5 militants killed after intense firefight in N.Waziristan.Sanitisation ops c...

» Karachi sizzles as ‘feels like' temperature hits 45°C
30/04/26 19:39 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A runner cools down with water in Skopje, North Macedonia July 12, 2023. — Reuters KARACHI: The port city continued to experience hot and humid weather on Thursday, recording a maximum temperature of 36.1°C, while the “fe...

» Cambridge says determining next steps after AS-level maths paper leak
30/04/26 18:55 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Students can be seen in an examination hall in Karachi during Cambridge exams on April 26, 2021. — X/Deputy Commissioner South KarachiCIE confirms maths paper "shared prematurely".Board reviews extent of breach, compromised questio...

» FPSC announces CSS 2025 results with 2.6% pass rate
30/04/26 18:07 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Candidates appear in the Central Superior Services examination. — APP/File 12,792 candidates appear in competitive exam.Only 355 clear written stage, says commission.Asad Rafiq secures top position, followed by Muhammad Mohsin. LAH...

» Pakistan calls for swift restoration of normal flow in Strait of Hormuz
30/04/26 18:15 from GEO TV - Pakistan
FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi addresses a weekly press briefing on April 30, 2026. —X/@ForeignOfficePk Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Thursday that Pakistan is maintaining sustained engagement with both Washingto...

» PM launches Rs3.2tr loan scheme for affordable housing
30/04/26 17:44 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presents cheque to a beneficiary under “PM Apna Ghar Programme” in Islamabad on April 30, 2026. — PIDPM says scheme will boost industrial growth, create jobs.Says, “no programme is qu...

» Govt approves major reforms to ease passport issuance
30/04/26 17:28 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Representational image of Pakistani passports. — AFP/File The federal government reduced the passport issuance period on Thursday and decided to implement a cashless system in the passport office. In a high-level meeting chaired by...

» Pakistan Navy commissions first Hangor-class submarine in China
30/04/26 14:17 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A view of the first Hangor-class submarine in a screenshot taken from a video released on April 30, 2026. — ISPRPresident calls commissioning "historic milestone" for Pakistan Navy.Naval chief says submarines will be vital in deter...

» LHC Bar Association challenges transfer of IHC judges in Supreme Court
30/04/26 13:14 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani , Justice Babar Sattar and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. — IHC Plea argues that no reasons were provided for the transfers.It states transfers raise concerns over legality, fairness of process.Plea names ...

» Super tax is constitutionally valid, rules Federal Constitutional Court
30/04/26 13:06 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A view of Federal Constitutional Court building in Islamabad. — FCC websiteCourt rules Super Tax additional income tax under Entry 47.Judgement says Federal Legislative List gives constitutionality.No Super Tax payable where capita...

» Cambridge investigates reported leak of AS-level maths paper in Pakistan
29/04/26 23:11 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Students solve examination papers during annual examination at an examination centre in Karachi, April 29, 2026. — Online KARACHI: Cambridge International Education has launched an investigation after reports emerged that an Advanc...

» US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz

02/05/26 13:14 - BBC News - World

» Spirit Airlines shutting down after rescue talks collapse

02/05/26 12:55 - BBC News - World

» 'If we sleep they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans

02/05/26 10:02 - BBC News - World

» 'If we sleep, they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans

02/05/26 10:02 - BBC News - World

» 'This tree was planted by my ancestor hundreds of years ago and my family settled here'

02/05/26 09:02 - BBC News - World

» Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It's a mixed record

02/05/26 07:43 - BBC News - World

» US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

02/05/26 07:22 - BBC News - World

» Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war

02/05/26 05:41 - BBC News - World

» Thousands of 'lost Canadians' have applied for dual citizenship - is Canada ready?

02/05/26 04:02 - BBC News - World

» Love, lies, angry ghosts: Indians are bingeing on two-minute dramas

02/05/26 03:36 - BBC News - World

» Who shot a Secret Service officer at the Trump press dinner?

02/05/26 02:44 - BBC News - World

» Where's my Oscar? Eight times Academy Awards trophies have gone missing

02/05/26 01:06 - BBC News - World

» Trump repeats that he is 'not happy' with Iran as deadline to seek approval for war looms

02/05/26 00:31 - BBC News - World

» Australia wants to be first nation in the world to eliminate a cancer - can it?

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» Australia wants to become the first country to eliminate a cancer - can it?

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» French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes

01/05/26 22:59 - BBC News - World

» Zayn Malik cancels US tour and cuts UK dates after hospital bed photo shared

01/05/26 22:23 - BBC News - World

» Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem

01/05/26 22:03 - BBC News - World

» Hegseth says clock paused on deadline to seek approval for Iran war

01/05/26 21:54 - BBC News - World

» Zayn Malik cancels US tour and cuts UK dates after sharing hospital bed photo

01/05/26 21:41 - BBC News - World

» Turkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies

01/05/26 21:14 - BBC News - World

» War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

01/05/26 20:12 - BBC News - World

» US imposes sanctions on DR Congo ex-President Kabila alleging rebel support

01/05/26 19:47 - BBC News - World

» Billions of meals at risk due to Iran war, says fertiliser boss

01/05/26 18:12 - BBC News - World

» Missing Oscar found after Academy Award winner blocked from taking it on flight

01/05/26 17:42 - BBC News - World

» Kinsky says De Zerbi has lifted Tottenham spirits as club fights to avoid relegation
02/05/26 12:12 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky said the arrival of head coach Roberto De Zerbi has instilled a positive mindset as the club battles to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season. De Zerbi became the club’s third ma...

» SECP approves IPO of Service Long March Tyres
02/05/26 12:14 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) approved the initial public offering (IPO) of Service Long March(SLM) Tyres. After the latest approval, the total number of IPOs this fiscal year has reached 12. According to the ...

» 'Bookless bookstore': audio-only book shop opens in New York
02/05/26 11:48 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW YORK: Audiobook giant Audible opened what it billed as the first “bookless bookstore” in New York on Friday as industry statistics show more American consumers embracing the format. There is no rustle of pages or stacks of best-selli...

» Japan spends more than $30 bn to prop up yen: reports
02/05/26 11:35 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TOKYO: Japan spent at least 5.0 trillion yen ($32 billion) in the foreign exchange market, according to multiple reports, in its first intervention to prop up the currency since 2024. The yen, trading just shy of 160 yen to the dollar, i...

» Rahul savours runs as Delhi snap losing streak in IPL
02/05/26 11:29 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KL Rahul topped the Indian Premier League run-scoring charts with a match-winning knock in Delhi Capitals’ seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Friday, saying individual milestones mean more when they help the team win. Rahul has be...

» Sinner says adrenaline drives him past fatigue in run to Madrid final
02/05/26 11:26 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MADRID: Jannik Sinner said the surge of adrenaline that comes with big matches had helped him push through mounting fatigue after the Italian reached his maiden Madrid final following another deep run in a packed season. The 24-year-old ...

» Japan's Taiyo Oil to receive cargo of oil from Russia's Sakhalin-2, Mainichi says
02/05/26 11:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TOKYO: Japan’s Taiyo Oil is set to receive a cargo of crude oil from Russia’s Sakhalin-2 project, the Mainichi daily reported on Saturday, citing Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Russian state gas company Gazprom is a con...

» Pakistan, Türkiye reaffirm strategic partnership
02/05/26 06:16 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/ FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met with Türkiye’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Irfan Neziroglu, who called on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, where both sides reaf...

» Food Dept buys 955 bags of wheat from farmers so far
02/05/26 06:16 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Punjab Food Department has purchased 42,955 bags of wheat from farmers so far, said Secretary Food Safety and Consumer Protection Dr. Kiran Khurshid. During visits to various procurement (PR) centres in Sargodha and Chiniot, ...

» Export of surplus sugar will reduce trade deficit: LCCI
02/05/26 06:16 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Faheem-ur-Rehman Sehgal has said that the export of surplus sugar will reduce Pakistan’s trade deficit. Speaking at the chamber, he said that this is a food security issue....

» Fiscal reform plan gets off to slow start: World Bank
02/05/26 13:13 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambitious fiscal reform programme, backed by the World Bank, is off to a slow start, with implementation yet to formally begin months after approval, according to the latest Implementation Status & Results Repor...

» Trump says ‘not satisfied’ with new Iran proposal
02/05/26 07:20 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal, with peace talks between the two sides frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire. Iran delivered the text of the proposal ...

» Iran sends latest talks proposal to Pakistan
02/05/26 07:34 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Tehran has submitted its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States, Iranian state media and a Pakistani official said on Friday, a move that could offer hope for breaking a deadlock in efforts to...

» China says urgent need to maintain Iran war ceasefire
02/05/26 07:40 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BEIJING: China’s UN ambassador Fu Cong said on Friday it was an urgent necessity to maintain the Iran war ceasefire and that he was sure the Strait of Hormuz issue would be high on the agenda if it is still closed when US President Donal...

» White House says Iran war ‘terminated,’ as war powers deadline arrives
02/05/26 07:57 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration argued that a ceasefire with Tehran had “terminated” hostilities as a legal deadline arrived on Friday for coming to Congress about the two-month Iran war. Under the 1973 War Powers ...

» Child maintenance not void if father absent: LHC
02/05/26 07:58 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that the responsibility of maintenance cannot be permitted to be defeated merely because the father remained absent from the proceedings. The court advised the trial courts to remain alive to the re...

» AI & 5G lead list: Ericsson outlines steps to accelerate digital economy
02/05/26 08:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: M/s Ericsson has underscored the transformative role of advanced connectivity, artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G in accelerating Pakistan’s digital economy at the inaugural EU–Pakistan Business Forum 2026. The two-day forum,...

» Super tax is additional tax on income: FCC
02/05/26 09:20 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: In a significant ruling with far-reaching implications for Pakistan’s tax regime, the Federal Constitutional Court has categorically held that super tax is an additional tax on income drawing its legislative sanction from Entr...

» Meta looks to raise up to USD25bn via bond sale: Bloomberg
02/05/26 08:09 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: Meta Platforms is looking to sell between USD20 billion and USD25 billion of investment-grade bonds, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, as the social media giant ramps up investments in artificial intelligence infrastructur...

» Punjab CM launches ‘Rehmat Card’ programme for widows & orphans
02/05/26 08:13 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched the “CM Punjab Rehmat Card” programme a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at providing structured financial assistance to widows and orphaned children in the province. The C...