» PM Shehbaz assures Saudi crown prince of firm support during challenging times
13/03/26 01:19 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are seen in a meeting, in a photo released on September 16, 2025. — X@PakPMO PM reiterates strong solidarity with Saudi Crown Prince MBS.Two leaders discuss recent ...

» Islamabad schools to remain closed today
12/03/26 23:49 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Children are on the way to their school in Islamabad. — APP/File All public and private schools, colleges and universities in Islamabad will remain closed today, according to a notification issued by the district magistrate. In a p...

» Sindh announces public holiday on March 13
12/03/26 17:22 from GEO TV - Pakistan
General view of the British era Empress Market building is seen after the removal of surrounding encroachments on the order of Supreme Court in Karachi, Pakistan January 30, 2019. — Reuters The Sindh government has announced a publ...

» IHC orders constitution of medical board to evaluate Imran Khan's health
12/03/26 16:25 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Former prime minister Imran Khan addresses a news conference after he was wounded following a shooting incident during a long march in Wazirabad, at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in Lahore, Pakistan No...

» PM Shehbaz reaches Saudi Arabia to discuss Mideast tensions, security with MBS
12/03/26 13:49 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is being received by Prince Saud bin Mashaal bin Abdulaziz at the royal terminal of Jeddah International airport on March 12, 2026. — PMODPM Dar accompanying PM Shehbaz on trip.PM’s trip comes am...

» President greenlights Nehal Hashmi's appointment as Sindh governor
12/03/26 11:55 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senior leader Nihal Hashmi addresses an event. — APP/FileHashmi will replace Tessori.Speculation about change arose last yearHashmi has served as adviser to ex-PM Nawaz. President Asif Ali Zardari has a...

» PML-N, JUI-P senators suspect Israeli links to safe city surveillance system in Islamabad
12/03/26 12:07 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Employees of the PSCA worked in the operation room in this image. — APPSenators question security of Islamabad Safe City surveillance system.Officials assure Senate system protected by cybersecurity safeguards.Senate committee seek...

» IMF says it has made 'considerable progress' in Pakistan funding talks
12/03/26 08:55 from GEO TV - Pakistan
The seal of the International Monetary Fund is seen in Washington DC, USA. — AFP/FilePakistan’s EFF program implementation remains on track: IMF.Islamabad, IMF discuss Middle East war risks to Pakistan economy.Pakistan making...

» At UNSC, Pakistan highlights humanitarian, economic fallout of Mideast conflict, urges talks
12/03/26 03:09 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks during a session at the UN, New York, United States. — X/@PakistanUN_NY Highlights Pakistani nationals among casualties in UAE ...

» Nadra scraps 4.2m CNICs of deceased individuals
11/03/26 22:21 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A representational image of a NADRA mega centre. — APP/FileNadra says around 3m CNICs voluntarily cancelled by families.Erroneously cancelled CNICs can be corrected via UC information.Nadra urges parents to update children’s ...

» Sindh orders online classes at public, private universities from March 16
11/03/26 22:18 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Representational image shows a student attending an online class using a laptop. — Unsplash The Sindh government has ordered all public and private universities across the province to shift to online classes from March 16 to 31 as ...

» Eid ul Fitr 2026 in Pakistan likely to fall on March 21
11/03/26 19:22 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Muslims greet each other after offering prayers of Eid ul Fitr at the Eidgah Sharif shrine in Rawalpindi. — Online/File Eid ul Fitr 2026 is likely to fall on March 21 in Pakistan after a 30-day Ramadan, with experts saying the chan...

» IHC imposes Rs100,000 fine on NAB for delaying £190m case against Imran, Bushra
11/03/26 18:18 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Defence lawyers Salman Safdar and Aitzaz Ahsan appear in court.Court hears Imran, Bushra petitions seeking sentence suspension.NAB special prosecutor challenges maintainability of ex-PM's pleas. The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday impo...

» Pakistan will support Saudi Arabia 'whenever needed': PM aide on Middle East tensions
11/03/26 15:42 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025. — ReutersPakistan will assist KSA "no matter what an...

» 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 ...

» 'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded near Iran

13/03/26 06:47 - BBC News - World

» UK MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty

13/03/26 06:47 - BBC News - World

» French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris

13/03/26 05:15 - BBC News - World

» Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts today's Iran conflict

13/03/26 05:04 - BBC News - World

» Americans on Iran strikes: 'What if this turns into a forever war?'

13/03/26 05:03 - BBC News - World

» Winners, Sinners and record breakers: 17 fun facts about this year's Oscars

13/03/26 05:02 - BBC News - World

» Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Palestinian detainee

13/03/26 01:36 - BBC News - World

» Iran's new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement

13/03/26 01:32 - BBC News - World

» Emirati minister tells BBC Iran must end strikes on Gulf

13/03/26 01:20 - BBC News - World

» France's ghost car scandal that allowed one million illegal vehicles onto the roads

12/03/26 22:44 - BBC News - World

» Jo Malone sued for using her own name in collaboration with Zara

12/03/26 22:08 - BBC News - World

» Parents accused of hiding daughter's HIV infection and neglect

12/03/26 21:58 - BBC News - World

» Senegal approves tougher anti-gay law as rights groups raise concerns

12/03/26 21:34 - BBC News - World

» Rapper-politician Balendra Shah's party wins Nepal election

12/03/26 20:25 - BBC News - World

» 'I imagine they had a healthy sex life early on' - Jones and Grant in Austen-inspired drama

12/03/26 19:50 - BBC News - World

» Iconic and a huge challenge - Ruth Jones on her role in Austen-inspired comedy

12/03/26 19:50 - BBC News - World

» Death toll from Ethiopia floods and landslides rises to more than 100

12/03/26 19:46 - BBC News - World

» How Iran war laid bare the world's reliance on Gulf oil and gas

12/03/26 18:57 - BBC News - World

» Cartoonist freed after 15 years in prison without charge in Eritrea

12/03/26 18:57 - BBC News - World

» Nineteen jailed over deadly Moscow concert attack

12/03/26 18:29 - BBC News - World

» 'What if we're left with ruins?': Doubts creep in for Iranians who supported war

12/03/26 17:49 - BBC News - World

» Questions mount for Hegseth over possible US involvement in strike on Iranian school

12/03/26 17:22 - BBC News - World

» Estée Lauder sues Jo Malone over use of name in collaboration with Zara

12/03/26 17:15 - BBC News - World

» Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly Moscow concert attack

12/03/26 17:00 - BBC News - World

» Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb re-enters Earth's atmosphere

12/03/26 16:23 - BBC News - World

» China’s mediation eases fighting between Pakistan, Afghanistan
13/03/26 07:15 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD/BEIJING: Chinese mediation efforts, including a message from President Xi Jinping, have helped ease the worst fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, three Pakistani government off...

» Laundry fire on giant US aircraft carrier injures two
13/03/26 07:19 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: Two crew on the USS Gerald R. Ford — the world’s largest aircraft carrier currently deployed for the war against Iran — were injured Thursday in a laundry room fire, the US Navy said. “Two sailors are currently receiving medi...

» New values on import of chemicals issued
13/03/26 06:49 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has issued new custom values on the import of chemicals i.e. Mono-Ethylene Glycol (MEG) and Di-Ethylene Glycol (DEG) from all origins. In this regard, the directorate has issued...

» London overtakes San Francisco, New York as top FinTech hub
13/03/26 07:20 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON: London has overtaken San Francisco and New York as the world’s largest financial technology hub, as European FinTech funding achieved parity with the United States for the first time, according to data released by growth capital ...

» US permanently closing Peshawar consulate
13/03/26 07:22 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PESHAWAR: The US State Department announced plans to permanently close its consulate in Peshawar, a key diplomatic mission near the Afghan border that served as a primary operations and logistics hub before, during, and after the 2001 in...

» PIA raises fuel surcharge
13/03/26 06:41 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Airlines in Pakistan, including Pakistan International Airlines, are raising fuel surcharges after war in the Gulf disrupted regional air routes and cancelled about 300 flights from the country in recent days, airline officials ...

» Pakistan turns Hormuz crisis into maritime opportunity
13/03/26 06:22 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Pakistan has successfully secured alternative fuel supply routes as geopolitical tensions triggered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with four fuel vessels bypassing standard Middle Eastern chokepoints to deliver energy carg...

» Over 2pc hike in RLNG price notified
13/03/26 06:29 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Thursday notified a 2.2171 percent increase in the price of Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) for sales at the distribution stage by the two gas utilities for the current mo...

» Demand for culinary experts surges fourfold: BEOE
13/03/26 07:09 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: The demand for Pakistan’s culinary experts, chefs, and cooks has increased fourfold over the past five years, reflecting a significant rise in the export of skilled manpower in this field to various countries and bringing much n...

» IHC rejects IK’s plea seeking his shifting to Shifa Hospital
13/03/26 06:58 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s request to shift him to Shifa International Hospital for eye treatment. A division bench comprising Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir a...

» WPC secy briefs German envoy on role, mandate of Caucus
13/03/26 08:31 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Secretary of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), Dr Shahida Rehmani, MNA, on Thursday held a meeting with Ina Lepel, Ambassador of Germany to Pakistan, along with Violetta Anand Kuzmova, First Secretary for Human Rights an...

» PDP urges govt not to become party in ME conflict
13/03/26 08:34 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor has demanded from the government of Pakistan not to become a party in the Middle East conflict and instead adopt a cautious and balanced approach. He said after tensions at ou...

» PBF for immediate cut in POL prices effective March 14
13/03/26 08:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged the Government of Pakistan to announce an immediate reduction in petroleum product prices effective 14 March 2026, warning that persistently high fuel prices are severely affecting con...

» Theft of cigarette cartons from FBR warehouses: Panel directs coordination to complete probe
13/03/26 08:37 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and regional police to coordinate closely to complete the investigation into the theft of cigarette cartons wor...

» Iran has right to defend against US-Israel aggression: Mowahid Far
13/03/26 07:25 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Iranian Consul General in Lahore Mehran Mowahid Far has said that the ongoing war has been imposed on Iran and the Iranian people have the legitimate right to defend their homeland and sovereignty. He remarked that the US militar...

» HBL-PSL-11 Trophy unveiled as league enters new era
13/03/26 07:48 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The trophy of the HBL-Pakistan Super League-11 (HBL-PSL-11) was unveiled in a ceremony held at the National Bank Stadium marking the beginning of a new era for the country’s marquee T20 tournament. The unveiling ceremony was atte...

» Events, celebrations cancelled in the Gulf during Mideast war
13/03/26 06:12 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KUWAIT CITY: Regular attacks by Iran have led to the cancellation of events across the Gulf countries including a ban on celebrations during Eid al-Fitr by authorities in Kuwait. “It has been decided to prohibit the holding of plays, con...

» Mideast oil shock ‘largest supply disruption’ in history: IEA
13/03/26 06:12 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PARIS: The Middle East war “is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market”, as Iran’s chokehold on regional supplies forces Gulf producers to slash production, the International Energy Agency said Thur...

» Israel strikes Beirut after threatening to expand Lebanon operations
13/03/26 06:12 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BEIRUT: Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, as it threatened to expand operations and seize territory in Lebanon if Hezbollah did not stop its attacks. The Israeli military issued a call to evacuate ahead of the Beirut atta...

» Pakistani doctors are our ambassadors: minister
13/03/26 06:12 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that Pakistani doctors are our ambassadors, enhancing Pakistan’s positive image globally through their skill, hard work, and professional integrity. He emphasized that wher...