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The Vienna International Centre, the United Nations complex in Austria that houses the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz reaffirms Pakistan's IAEA support in Vienna

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in Vienna and witnessed the designation of Lahore's INMOL as an IAEA collaborating centre on 17 February 2026.

The entrance to the Peshawar to Islamabad M-1 motorway near Peshawar, showing toll plazas and road signs.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Peshawar High Court orders reopening of PTI-blocked roads

The Peshawar High Court ordered authorities to reopen highways and major roads blocked by PTI protests across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 17 February 2026.

Imran Khan, wearing a dark suit, speaks at a lectern during a 2010 event in London.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Law minister says Imran Khan has 70% vision in one eye as report confirms CRVO

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on 16 February 2026 that jailed Imran Khan had about 70% vision in one eye with glasses, as a court report confirmed a diagnosed eye condition.

Imran Khan, wearing a dark jacket, speaks at a public event in a file photograph from 2013.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Government decides to shift Imran Khan to hospital and form medical board

The government said on 15 February 2026 it would shift jailed Imran Khan to hospital and form a medical board, as an opposition sit-in over his eyesight continued.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stands at a wooden podium during the launch ceremony of the Ramazan relief package as a large screen displays the programme's title and his portrait.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz unveils Rs38bn Ramazan Package 2026 as cashless relief

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched a Rs38 billion Ramazan Package on 14 February, promising Rs13,000 in digital cash to each of more than 12 million families.

Uniformed Pakistan Maritime Security Agency personnel stand behind rows of colour-coded sacks of seized narcotics and bottles of liquor laid out in front of an agency building.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan forces seize drugs and liquor worth over Rs20bn in Arabian Sea

Pakistani security forces seized more than 1,300 kilograms of hashish and a large quantity of liquor from a stateless vessel in the Arabian Sea, the PMSA said.

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Hafiz Naeemur Rehman speaks into a microphone at an outdoor press conference, flanked by other party leaders and a cluster of media microphones.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Police tear-gas JI protesters at Sindh Assembly; party calls Karachi sit-ins

Police used tear gas and batons against Jamaat-e-Islami workers marching on the Sindh Assembly, prompting the party to announce sit-ins at 10 Karachi sites.

A crowd of opposition supporters and media gathered behind a black metal gate outside a white buildingPakistan / Politics & Governance

Islamabad Red Zone sealed as opposition stages sit-in over Imran Khan's health

Authorities sealed Islamabad's Red Zone on 13 February 2026 as opposition lawmakers staged a sit-in outside Parliament over jailed Imran Khan's worsening eyesight.

Students in white uniforms and face masks writing an examination in a classroomPakistan / Politics & Governance

Sindh announces 2026 matric and inter exam dates and new academic session

Sindh's education steering committee set matric exams from 31 March and intermediate exams from 15 April 2026, with the new academic session starting on 1 April.

A man in a dark suit and tie speaking at a conference podiumPakistan / Politics & Governance

Former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa in ICU after fall at home

Former chief of army staff Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa was admitted to intensive care with a head injury after falling at his residence, reports said on 11 February 2026.

A large illuminated modern building with a distinctive roofline photographed at nightPakistan / Politics & Governance

Senate passes bills on plastic waste, cybercrime and trafficking

Pakistan's Senate on 10 February 2026 passed measures on plastic book covers, criminal law reform, human trafficking and electronic crime after committee review.

A crowd of protesters holding flags and banners at an outdoor political demonstrationPakistan / Politics & Governance

TTAP's 8 February strike call draws largely muted nationwide response

A nationwide wheel-jam and shutter-down strike called by the opposition TTAP and PTI on 8 February 2026 drew a muted response, with normal life continuing in most cities.