Pakistan

PESHAWAR (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently chairing an important meeting of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Apex Committee on terrorism at the Governor House in Peshawar on Thursday, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. Earlier today, Prime Minister Shehbaz arrived on his first visit to Peshawar since the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in KP

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The deadline for depositing the second installment under the government Hajj scheme has expired. Applicants who failed to make the payment will have their first installment refunded. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Religious Affairs, 1,200 Hajj pilgrims under the government scheme had not deposited their second installment by the

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu met with Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, during which matters of mutual interest and the current regional security situation were discussed. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the meeting between Field Marshal Asim Munir and Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu took place in Islamabad. The ISPR

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has introduced an interoperability system for digital payments to improve convenience, transparency and access to financial assistance for deserving women. Under the new system, beneficiaries will be able to collect their payments from a retailer of their choice across the country through the OneLink network after receiving

SWAT (Kashmir English): Claims circulating on social media that the disabled and ailing mother of fugitive former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Saeed was evicted from her home in an act of political retaliation have been rejected by the administration, which says the action involved a separate government-owned property. According to the administration’s account, the

KARACHI (Kashmir English): At least 10 flights departing from Karachi have been cancelled due to technical reasons, affecting passengers travelling to domestic and international destinations. According to available details, the cancelled flights include services operated by Emirates, Airblue, AirAsia, Air Arabia, Fly Jinnah, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and AirSial. The affected international flights include Emirates

BANNU (Kashmir English): The Bannu district administration has ordered the detention of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of the National Assembly Maulana Naseem Ali Shah for 30 days under Section 3(1) of the West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960. According to an official order issued on October 19, 2026, Deputy Commissioner Bannu Zia-ur-Rehman directed

RIYADH (Kashmir English): King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has resumed limited air traffic operations after remaining temporarily closed since October 10 following recent attacks by the Houthi militia, according to foreign media reports. The reopening is subject to strict security conditions imposed by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). According

LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Punjab Cabinet has approved a revised schedule for the Basant festival in Lahore, with celebrations now set to take place from March 12 to 14, 2027, according to media reports. The decision revises the previously announced schedule, under which the festival was planned to run for 10 days, from January 29 to February