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A historic stone gateway framed by shops and traffic in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Militant attacks kill three police in northwest Pakistan

Twin attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed at least three police officers and wounded dozens, with a car bombing at a Bannu police station and an ambush in Lower Dir.

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari speaking behind a bank of microphones at an outdoor Pakistan Peoples Party rally.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Bilawal proposes truth commission to end deadly AJK unrest

PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari proposed an independent truth and reconciliation commission to end weeks of deadly unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

A rapid HIV antibody test kit and its packaging laid out on a surface.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Sindh says HIV cases linked to Karachi's Valika Hospital rise to 120

Sindh Labour Minister Saeed Ghani said on 14 July 2026 that 120 people linked to a Karachi hospital outbreak had tested positive for HIV, and pledged legal action.

Pakistan Rangers personnel in dark uniforms standing guard on a street in Karachi.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan police arrest alleged mastermind of Karachi Rangers camp attack

Police said the alleged planner of the 27 June attack on a Rangers camp in Karachi was arrested, and that the plot was directed from Afghanistan.

A map of Tank district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, showing its boundaries within the province.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Roadside bomb kills two police officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank

A buried roadside bomb struck an armoured police vehicle on patrol in Tank district, killing two officers and wounding two others, police said on 13 July 2026.

Portrait of Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, in a dark suit and tie.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan marks Kashmir Martyrs' Day with tribute to 1931 dead

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the 22 Kashmiris killed in 1931 and urged India to end repression in IIOJK.

A paved mountain road, the Karakoram Highway, winding between rocky slopes above a river gorge.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Flash floods close Karakoram Highway in Diamer, strand travellers

Torrential overnight rain triggered flash floods across Diamer district in Gilgit-Baltistan, closing the Karakoram Highway and washing away link roads, homes and machinery.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, photographed in 2024.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan's Dar urges restraint as US-Iran truce frays

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar urged de-escalation in calls with Iranian and Saudi officials as renewed US-Iran strikes threatened the Islamabad MoU.

Frontier Corps personnel marching in formation during a parade in Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Operation Shaban: Balochistan militant toll rises to 102, ISPR says

Pakistan's military said 23 more militants were killed in Balochistan, taking the toll in Operation Shaban and related intelligence-based operations since 5 July to 102.

A ripening wheat field in Punjab, Pakistan, stretching toward a clear horizon.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Wheat Board warns of 3.5m-tonne shortfall, urges imports

Stakeholders told a Wheat Board meeting that Pakistan faces a shortfall of more than 3.5 million tonnes and needs to import at least 2 million tonnes of wheat.

Rain clouds over Islamabad during the monsoon season in Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PMD warns of urban flooding, landslides as heavy monsoon rains near

The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast heavy rain, windstorms and thundershowers across upper and central Pakistan from 10 to 13 July, warning of urban flooding.

An aerial view of Khuzdar and the surrounding mountains in Balochistan, Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

14 killed in Khuzdar suicide attack on PPP leader Shafiq Mengal's home

A suicide bomber and gunmen stormed the Khuzdar residence of PPP leader Mir Shafiqur Rehman Mengal, killing at least 14 people, including five police officers.