September 28, 2026

From renewed US-Iran diplomatic activity and pressure on Tehran’s oil trade to growing concerns over Red Sea shipping, a suspected plot targeting a British airbase and an escalating Israel-Netherlands diplomatic dispute. Here are the key…

The Balochistan government has moved closer to finalising its Provincial Education Policy 2026 after government officials, education experts, academics and civil society representatives reviewed and validated the proposed framework at a…

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the launch of a comprehensive package for foreign pilgrims for the 1448 AH Hajj season, bringing essential services from arrival to departure under a single electronic contract, the…

Protests over the alleged rape of a female student at Lovely Professional University (CHANDIGARH LPU) in India turned violent, with students vandalising parts of the campus, setting vehicles on fire and blocking the Delhi-Amritsar highway…

A delegation of the US Afghanistan War Commission met Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Monday, as the congressionally established…

The Saudifood Show and Saudifood Manufacturing 2026 exhibitions opened at the Jeddah Superdome on Monday, bringing together local and international companies, officials and industry specialists from across the food and beverage sector,…

Pakistan is expected to select its first astronaut for a mission to China’s Tiangong space station by mid-to-late October, as two Pakistani pilots undergo intensive training in Beijing for what would mark the country’s first human…

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Monday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of failing to effectively tackle terrorism and demanded an account of funds provided to…

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of National Coordinators meeting began in Islamabad on Monday, with an Indian delegation among representatives of member states participating in the gathering. The three-day meeting will…

Heavy rain and a strong hailstorm hit Islamabad and Rawalpindi in the early hours of Monday, bringing down trees and prompting authorities to declare a rain emergency amid concerns over water accumulation in low-lying areas. The intense…