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Joint resolution calls on Sindh govt to introduce ‘systemic reforms’ to avoid repeat of Gul Plaza incident

BusinessJanuary 23, 2026

In a joint parliamentary session held on Friday, lawmakers from both houses of the parliament passed a resolution expressing solidarity with the victims of Karachi’s Gul Plaza inferno, calling on the ...

‘Principles aren’t optional’: Politicians, journalists react to arrest of Imaan, Hadi

NewsJanuary 23, 2026

Activist and lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, were arrested on Friday in Islamabad while they were reportedly en route to the district courts. In the wake of the arr...

Lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha ‘arrested’ by police in Islamabad: Shireen Mazari

NewsJanuary 23, 2026

Activist and lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, were arrested on Friday in Islamabad, former minister Shireen Mazari said. Mazari said on X that Imaan and Hadi “have b...

‘No legislation under consideration’: Ahsan Iqbal terms reports of increasing voting age from 18 to 25 ‘baseless’

NewsJanuary 22, 2026

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday termed reports regarding raising the voting age in Pakistan from 18 to 25 as “baseless”, saying there was “no such legislation under consideration”. There is ...

U19 World Cup: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets, advance into Super Six round

SportsJanuary 22, 2026

Pakistan clinched a comfortable 8-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in Harare during the team’s last group-stage match in the ongoing U19 World Cup, advancing into the Super Six round. After facing a 37-ru...

PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir hold meetings on sidelines of World Economic Forum

NewsJanuary 22, 2026

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday held informal meetings with various world leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF...

Nestle announces $60m additional investment in Pakistan, to expand operations in country

BusinessJanuary 22, 2026

Nestle on Thursday announced that it would invest an additional $60 million in Pakistan and would also “undertake a robust expansion of its operations in the country”. The development came as Finance ...

Over 288,000 tickets issued under e-challan system in Karachi since October, Sindh IGP told

TechnologyJanuary 22, 2026

KARACHI: Over 288,000 e-tickets have been issued under the Traffic Regulation and Citation System (TRACS) since its launch in October last year, it emerged on Thursday. Last year, the Sindh government...

PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir hold meetings with US secretary of state, Azerbaijan president on sidelines of the WEF

NewsJanuary 22, 2026

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday held informal meetings with various world leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF...

PM Shehbaz signs ‘Board of Peace’ charter in ceremony headed by Trump

NewsJanuary 22, 2026

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday signed the charter for the “Board of Peace” headed by United States President Donald Trump. The body was initially envisioned as a mechanism to address Israel...