» CJP-led committee approves austerity, fuel conservation measures for courts
10/03/26 19:43 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi chairs a meeting of the NJPMC, at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad, March 10, 2026. — Supreme Court of PakistanJudicial committee cuts POL ceiling for judges.Video-link hearing...

» PM Shehbaz hopes new Iranian supreme leader will steer country towards peace
10/03/26 19:32 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This collage shows undated photos of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. — Reuters/AFP/FilePakistan affirms solidarity with Iran during difficult times.PM Shehbaz prays for Mojtaba's succe...

» Sindh announces austerity measures to curb fuel use amid Iran war
10/03/26 15:42 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon speaks during press conference in Karachi, Sindh, March 10, 2026. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News KARACHI: In line with the the Centre’s savings plan, the Sindh government on Tuesday anno...

» Schools in Sindh to remain closed from March 16 to 31
10/03/26 15:38 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Students leave for their homes after school timings end on May 10, 2023. — Online KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced a 15-day spring break for schools and colleges across the province. All public and private educational in...

» Govt appears to be ignoring ECP, local bodies system: CEC
10/03/26 13:21 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A female voter casts her vote at a polling station during general elections 2024, in Lahore on Thursday, February 8, 2024. — PPIIslamabad without local govt since February 2021, says Raja.Adds two govts, including caretaker, showed...

» Karachi police issue traffic plan for Youm-e-Ali procession
10/03/26 12:14 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Participants in the main Youm-e-Ali procession pass through MA Jinnah Road in Karachi. — INP/File KARACHI: The main mourning procession for Youm-e-Ali will be taken out from Nishtar Park on March 11 , with traffic police issuing a ...

» Friendly states to help defuse Pak-Afghan tensions: ICG
10/03/26 11:35 from GEO TV - Pakistan
An army soldier stands guard at a post at the Friendship Gate, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries in Chaman, Pakistan February 27, 2026. — Reuters I...

» Terrorism from Afghanistan poses ‘grave threat' to region, Pakistan warns UN
10/03/26 07:47 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad speaking he United Nations Security Council meeting on February 12, 2026. — X@PakistanUN_NY Taliban elements “chose path of complicity&...

» Austerity plan: Here are key measures taken by govt to conserve fuel
09/03/26 22:05 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A view of new price of petrol displayed on price board outside a petrol pump station in Islamabad, March 7, 2026. — Online Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a range of measure to conserve fuel as Pakistan moves to m...

» Punjab closes educational institutions, cuts fuel allowance amid global oil crisis
09/03/26 19:48 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Students leave for their homes after school timings end on May 10, 2023. — OnlineProvincial ministers to no longer receive govt fuel.Govt officials will see 50% cut in fuel allowances.Work-from-home policy to be implemented in govt...

» Pakistan Navy launches 'Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr' to safeguard energy shipments
09/03/26 19:27 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan Navy ships escorting Pakistani merchant vessels during Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr. — ISPR The Pakistan Navy has launched Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr to safeguard national shipping and maritime trade amid rising regional secur...

» Fuel conservation plan: KP orders virtual meetings, 50% work-from-home for 2 months
09/03/26 19:19 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi chairs cabinet meeting to review fuel conservation measures on March 9, 2026. — Screengrab via Facebook/@ImMuhammadSohailAfridi The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to conduc...

» Polluted winds from war-hit Iran could affect western parts of Pakistan, warns PMD
09/03/26 17:00 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A resident takes pictures while standing on the roof of his house covered with soot after overnight strike on the Tehran Oil Refinery in Tehran on March 8, 2026. — AFPIran oil facility strikes trigger fears of serious environmental...

» 'Four-day workweek, cut in fuel allowance': Govt unveils steps to tackle Iran war fallout
09/03/26 21:00 from GEO TV - Pakistan
PM Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation on March 9, 2026. — Screengrab via YouTube/GeoNews Govt cuts fuel allocations for official vehicles by 50% for 2 months.50% staff in public and private sectors to work from home.PM warns trade...

» Sindh govt to pay March salaries, pensions early ahead of Eid
09/03/26 16:02 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A man counts Pakistani rupee notes at a currency exchange shop in Peshawar, Pakistan September 12, 2023. — Reuters The Sindh government has decided to release March salaries, allowances, and pensions in advance for Muslim employees...

» Sindh mulls 'limiting petrol supply' to vehicles amid fuel shortage concerns
09/03/26 14:23 from GEO TV - Pakistan
An employee fills the tank of a motorbike at a fuel station in Islamabad on June 16, 2025. — AFPSindh cabinet to meet on Tuesday to discuss proposals.Provincial govt proposes limiting unnecessary movement.Set to discuss change in f...

» Police detain 25 Aurat March activists gathered to mark Women's Day in Islamabad
09/03/26 10:29 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Police arrest Aurat March participants in Islamabad, on March 8, 2026. — INP ISLAMABAD: Police took into custody at least 25 women's rights activists, including several prominent figures associated with the Aurat March, as they ass...

» Govt to announce austerity plan amid global fuel crisis
08/03/26 23:36 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This undated image shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. — PID PM reviews economy, energy supply amid US-Israel-Iran tensions.Calls for simplicity, austerity among government employees.Ministry of IT to monitor energy demand and sup...

» Sindh launches Pakistan's first digital insurance monitoring system
08/03/26 21:30 from GEO TV - Pakistan
View of traffic cameras part of Intelligent Traffic System to support the e-challan system, at PIDC Chowk in Karachi on December 2, 2025. — PPI KARACHI: The Sindh government has launched Pakistan’s first digital insurance mon...

» Security forces neutralise 13 India-backed terrorists in five KP operations
08/03/26 12:07 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Security personnel stand guard in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. — AFP/FileFive terrorists killed in Bajaur, five in Khyber, South Waziristan: ISPR.ISPR says three terrorists neutralised in Bannu, DI Khan operations.IBOs co...

» At least six dead in Switzerland bus fire

11/03/26 03:35 - BBC News - World

» Large parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found

11/03/26 02:36 - BBC News - World

» Two more connected to Iranian football team stay in Australia, BBC understands

11/03/26 01:39 - BBC News - World

» Acclaimed Peruvian writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique dies aged 87

11/03/26 01:10 - BBC News - World

» Air strikes cause black rain and 'unprecedented' pollution in Tehran, scientists say

11/03/26 00:39 - BBC News - World

» Steve Rosenberg: Russia seeks diplomatic and economic gains from Iran war

11/03/26 00:35 - BBC News - World

» War expands to central Beirut as Israeli strike kills Iranians in luxury hotel

10/03/26 23:33 - BBC News - World

» Canada police investigate after shots fired at US consulate in Toronto

10/03/26 23:26 - BBC News - World

» Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says

10/03/26 22:50 - BBC News - World

» Signal issues scam warning to users after hackers target officials

10/03/26 22:35 - BBC News - World

» BBC visits key Dubai port in Iran's firing line

10/03/26 22:07 - BBC News - World

» Zendaya's ring and Stella McCartney's horses - the sights and trends at Paris Fashion Week

10/03/26 21:59 - BBC News - World

» Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m

10/03/26 20:18 - BBC News - World

» Lebanese man jailed in Germany for Hezbollah membership

10/03/26 19:55 - BBC News - World

» Canada police investigate reports of shots fired at US consulate in Toronto

10/03/26 19:22 - BBC News - World

» Syrian ex-colonel in court on crimes against humanity charge

10/03/26 19:17 - BBC News - World

» 'I just want to be able to sleep': Attacks in Iran rock cities and cut power

10/03/26 18:26 - BBC News - World

» Lebanon calls for talks with Israel on plan to end Hezbollah conflict

10/03/26 17:00 - BBC News - World

» Volkswagen to cut 50,000 jobs as profits drop

10/03/26 16:29 - BBC News - World

» Family of child injured in Canada school shooting sues OpenAI

10/03/26 16:27 - BBC News - World

» Georgia voters to pick replacement for Marjorie Taylor Greene in special election

10/03/26 15:47 - BBC News - World

» Five Iranian footballers granted Australian visas after anthem protest

10/03/26 15:38 - BBC News - World

» Uber rolls out women-only option in the US

10/03/26 15:34 - BBC News - World

» Wildflowers blanket Death Valley in best display since 2016

10/03/26 15:09 - BBC News - World

» Alexander Butterfield, who revealed Nixon Watergate tapes, dies aged 99

10/03/26 14:54 - BBC News - World

» Trump warns of severe consequences if Iran mines Strait of Hormuz
11/03/26 01:58 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Iran Tuesday of unprecedented military consequences if it mines the Strait of Hormuz , after Tehran vowed that no Gulf oil would pass through the key waterway. Trump said on social media that ...

» As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say
10/03/26 23:39 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: As ‌many as 150 US troops have ​been wounded ​so far in ⁠the war with ​Iran, two ​people familiar with the matter told Reuters ​on Tuesday. The ​figure has not been ‌previously ⁠reported and is far higher than the Pentagon’s ...

» WHO warns of health risks from ‘black rain’ in Iran
10/03/26 23:41 from Business Recorder - Latest News
GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that the “black rain” and toxic compounds in the air in Iran after strikes on oil facilities could cause respiratory problems, and it backed Iran’s advisory urging people to remain ...

» India’s small steelmakers face production cuts amid LNG shortages due to Iran war
10/03/26 23:27 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW DELHI: Scores of small Indian steel producers have warned of production cuts as the escalating Middle East conflict disrupts gas supplies to the world’s biggest producer of the alloy after China, industry officials said. “We are look...

» Louis Vuitton brings folklore and fur to the Louvre for fall/winter collection
10/03/26 23:18 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PARIS: Louis Vuitton womenswear designer Nicolas Ghesquière took inspiration from folklore and travel for a fall/winter collection packed with shaggy coats, furry hats and frills, presented ​in a courtyard of the Louvre on the last day o...

» India’s Arshdeep Singh fined for throwing ball at NZ’s Mitchell in T20 World Cup final
10/03/26 23:14 from Business Recorder - Latest News
India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was fined ​by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday ‌after an incident during the Twenty20 World Cup final when he hurled the ball at New Zealand batsman ​Daryl Mitchell. In the 11th over of ...

» What are the challenges in securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz?
10/03/26 23:25 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The Pentagon is looking at ways to escort ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said on Tuesday. About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes throug...

» West Indies players leave India on commercial flights after charter cancelled
10/03/26 23:11 from Business Recorder - Latest News
West Indies players are leaving India on commercial flights in batches after their departure was delayed due to ​international airspace closures amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, ‌the Caribbean side’s governing body CWI said on T...

» UAE oil giant ADNOC shuts Ruwais refinery after drone strike, source says
10/03/26 23:02 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Abu Dhabi state oil giant ADNOC has shut its Ruwais refinery in response to ‌a fire at a facility within the complex following a drone strike, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday, marking the latest energy infrastruc...

» Iran war deals double blow to Indian airlines already hit by Pakistan airspace ban
10/03/26 23:08 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW DELHI: Airspace restrictions in the Middle East amid the Iran war have dealt another blow to Indian airlines, which count the region as a crucial corridor for flights to Europe and the US since Pakistan banned Indian carriers from it...

» PM Shehbaz, President Zardari congratulate Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei
10/03/26 21:15 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on assuming the responsibilities of the Supreme Leader of Iran. The prime minister also expressed condolences over the martyrdom of his father, Ali Khamenei, the for...

» Iran security chief says Trump’s threats to hit harder are ‘empty’
10/03/26 19:39 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TEHRAN: Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani issued on Tuesday a veiled threat to US President Donald Trump, warning him to be careful “not to be eliminated” and saying the Islamic republic was not afraid of his “empty threats.” “Iran is n...

» EU chief, Macron say Mideast war exposes Europe energy vulnerability
10/03/26 19:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PARIS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called on European countries to boost the use of civilian nuclear power to secure the continent’s energy independence, saying the Middle East war had ex...

» India tightens gas supplies over Mideast war, restaurants warn of closures
10/03/26 19:47 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: India ordered tighter controls over natural and cooking gas on Tuesday following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war, with restaurants warning it could spark widespread closures. The world’s most populous nation is t...

» Pentagon chief says US intensifying strikes on Iran
10/03/26 19:49 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: US attacks on Iran will hit a new intensity Tuesday and the war will continue as long as President Donald Trump decides, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said. “Today will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran,”...

» India’s 10-year yield falls most in five weeks as oil tumbles
10/03/26 19:51 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: Indian government bonds recovered sharply on Tuesday, with the benchmark yield falling the most in nearly five weeks, as a steep fall in oil prices buoyed sentiment, even as continued rhetoric over the Iran war clouded the fate o...

» Airlines cancel more flights as Middle East conflict escalates
10/03/26 19:53 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Below is the latest on flights, in alphabeti...

» Qatar wants to bolster security partnership with US after Iran’s strikes
10/03/26 19:55 from Business Recorder - Latest News
DOHA: Qatar wants to strengthen its defence partnership with the United States in the wake of Iranian air strikes on Qatari territory, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, even as it sees the existing deal as an important d...

» Kremlin says Putin’s proposals on Iran are still on the table
10/03/26 21:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered different options to mediate in the Iran conflict and these proposals are still on the table, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. “From the very beginning of this situation, even before the m...

» Palm oil falls more than 3% as rival oils, crude slump
10/03/26 21:04 from Business Recorder - Latest News
JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures fell more than 3% on Tuesday, tracking declines in rival edible oils in Dalian and Chicago markets as well as in crude oil, a day after posting their biggest jump in three years. The benchmark palm oil...