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Nadra cancels 4.2 million CNICs of deceased individuals

Move aimed at "safeguarding the integrity of the national database and preventing any potential misuse or fraudulent activity arising from identity records remaining active after death".

Published 11 Mar, 2026 09:19pm

Eidul Fitr likely to fall on March 21: Suparco

Chances of sighting the Shawwal crescent on the evening of March 19 are low, Suparco says.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 08:30pm

‘No matter what, no matter when’: PM’s spokesperson reiterates support for Saudi Arabia ‘before it is needed’

Mosharraf Zaidi says Saudi Arabia has already made arrangements to support Pakistan's oil supply chain stability.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 03:24pm

Branded Content

Fatima Fertilizer launches Sarsabz Tabeer: Seeds of Change campaign on International Women’s Day to celebrate women in agriculture

The campaign recognizes the resilience, strength and unwavering dedication of women working across the agricultural value chain.

Women in Thar: Breaking barriers, transforming lives

Thar Foundation has enabled hundreds of women to step into roles that once seemed unimaginable.

ParkView City homebuyers can now avail UBL Home Financing

The initiative enables aspiring homeowners to purchase property through formal banking channels instead of paying the full amount upfront.

MNAs’ salaries cut by 25pc as National Assembly joins austerity drive

Only 20 per cent of staff will perform their duties in person, while the remaining 80pc will work virtually from home through a rotational roster.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 02:18pm

Strict security in place in Karachi for Youm-i-Ali

M.A. Jinnah Road closed; MT Khan Road shut off due to security reasons; holiday announced for Friday.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 02:48pm

IHC fines NAB Rs100,000 for employing ‘delaying tactics’ in £190m graft case against Imran, Bushra

Imran's lawyer highlights difficulties he faced in obtaining his client's power of attorney; NAB prosecutor urges court to decide on maintainability of acquittal pleas.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 01:28pm

Rain, snowfall trigger landslides in GB, blocking Karakoram Highway at multiple locations

The road blockages have severed the main land route, disconnecting Gilgit-Baltistan from the rest of the country.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 12:46pm

PM Shehbaz orders third-party audit of austerity plan

Dar-led panel to review, report progress; Friday declared additional weekly holiday.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:00am

Islamabad advocate general asked to facilitate Aitzaz Ahsan’s power of attorney for Imran

Petition before IHC relates to appeal against conviction in Toshakhana case.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:24am

5 injured in grenade attack on house in Balochistan’s Pasni: police

All five said to be labourers from Sindh; investigation underway.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 12:10pm

Iftar, Sehri timings for Ramazan 21/22

Editorial: The new austerity measures sit uneasily alongside govt’s own recent spending patterns

Shifts in the world’s water systems are not just environmental but profoundly political

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Angeline Malik says cancer showed her the ‘incredible power of women’

‘First, we are humans’: Ramazan brings Hindus and Muslims closer in Sindh’s Mithi

Netizens roll their eyes at PM’s Women’s Day message after Aurat March participants arrested in Islamabad

From Mahira Khan to Iqra Aziz, Pakistani celebrities prove they’re girls’ girls this Women’s Day

The Aurat March will be held on May 10 in Karachi

Pakistanis rage over price hikes and govt fuel allowances on X after Rs55 ‘petrol bomb’ hits

You can’t have an authentic Arabic meal without these two dips on your table

Arooj Aftab features alongside Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo on album to benefit kids affected by war

This Pakistani says he was ‘enjoying the explosions when made to leave Iran’ and X is both amused and worried

X is worried about PM Shehbaz Sharif spending too much time on his phone

Meet the Parsi cousin of biryani — Niloufer Mavalvala’s Murghi no Palau

Jarri Masood Zaidi appointed CEO of Karachi’s National Academy of Performing Arts

Sindh

Strict security in place in Karachi for Youm-i-Ali

M.A. Jinnah Road closed; MT Khan Road shut off due to security reasons; holiday announced for Friday.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 02:48pm

Senate body grills Ogra officials over massive fuel price hike

Members demand justification for the "assumption-based" increase.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:05am

Private schools’ associations oppose closure of educational institutions to conserve fuel in Karachi

Suggest opening institutes for three or four days a week; say online classes didn’t prove effective during Covid-19 pandemic.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:13am

Punjab

Strengthening tax and infrastructure financing systems: Punjab Assembly body on finance recommends two amendment bills

After detailed deliberations, the committee unanimously recommended both bills.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 10:03am

Punjab CM for expanding scope of Crime Control Department

CM Maryam directed that the CCD be equipped with modern forensic capabilities, advanced investigative skills and modern technology.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 10:03am

20,000 schoolteachers without pay for three months in Punjab

They warned if the three months’ pending payments are not released before Eid, they will stage protest demonstrations against the authorities.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:42am

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Three placer gold miners shot dead in Kohat

The social and political circles questiones as to who is patronising the placer gold mining despite a ban on it by the government under Section 144.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:28am

KP cuts in-person classes to four days a week amid oil crisis

Closure of educational institutions on Fridays, Saturdays notified for two months.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:22am

Health dept issues alert as KP records 26 mpox cases

Hospitals directed to promptly isolate suspected patients.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:08am

Balochistan

5 injured in grenade attack on house in Balochistan’s Pasni: police

All five said to be labourers from Sindh; investigation underway.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 12:10pm

Chinese firms plan to invest $2.6bn in Balochistan

These investments will stimulate industrial activities in the province and generate significant employment opportunities for the people.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Nadra told to expand services in Balochistan

Modern technology will help integrate the people of underdeveloped areas of Balochistan into the national development process, says Deputy Chairman.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 10:10am

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