Pakistan’s ‘combat-tested’ jets boost weapons sales
Islamabad has held talks with 13 countries, six to eight of which are in an advanced stage, for deals involving JF-17 jets jointly developed with China, as well as training…
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Diplomatic row between India and Poland after EAM Jaishankar criticises minister’s visit to Pakistan: report
During Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski's two-day visit to Islamabad, Pakistan and Poland had agreed to deepen their political and economic ties, with both countries…
Death toll of fire at Karachi’s Gul Plaza reaches 28
The fire had erupted on Saturday night. The plaza, parts of which collapsed due to the blaze, was a ground-plus-three-storey building with 1,200 shops spread over 8,000 square…
Grid issues behind costly power in Pakistan
In a detailed review of the national grid system, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) pointed out that the backbone of the transmission network — 500kV…
Water crisis in Pakistan’s Quetta worsens as groundwater depletes and public supply fails
It's 2026, yet many houses in Balochistan's provincial capital have still never been connected to a water pipeline.
Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft until February 24
India and Pakistan have closed their airspaces to each other’s airlines since tensions between them escalated in late April in the wake of an attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam that…
Karachi’s Gul Plaza, SBCA, and the human cost of bad governance
Buildings become death traps not because the rules are unclear, but because enforcement has been deliberately neutralised.
Karachi shopping centre inferno death toll rises to 21
Mayor Murtaza Wahab says 65 people remain missing.
Why do so many people in Pakistan suddenly have a button phone? (It’s not for the vibes)
Of the 12.05 million mobile phone units assembled during the first five months of 2025, 54pc or 6.53 million were 2G feature phones, PTA data reveals.
Search operation begins to locate over 50 missing people at Karachi shopping centre as fire doused after 24 hours
Noting that Gul Plaza was an old building, Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said the final cause of the fire will only be known after the completion of investigations.