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Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan Navy commissions first Hangor-class submarine in China
Chinese authorities handed over PNS/M Hangor to the Pakistan Navy at a ceremony in Sanya, with President Asif Ali Zardari attending as chief guest.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan conducts training launch of Fateh-II missile system: ISPR
Pakistan's Army Rocket Force Command successfully conducted a training launch of the indigenously developed Fateh-II missile system on 28 April 2026, the military said.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePunjab Assembly sets minimum marriage age at 18 for both sexes
The Punjab Assembly passed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026 on 27 April, fixing 18 as the minimum marriage age for boys and girls and making underage marriage non-bailable.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceWitkoff, Kushner set for Islamabad Iran talks; Trump cancels trip next day
On 24 April 2026 the White House said Witkoff and Kushner would fly to Islamabad for Pakistan-mediated Iran talks; Trump cancelled after Araghchi left.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan rejects India's Pahalgam allegations, urges restraint
Pakistan's Foreign Office on 23 April 2026 rejected Indian allegations linking it to the Pahalgam incident and urged New Delhi to avoid rhetoric that could undermine peace efforts.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSupreme Court disposes 122 cases as registries run via video link
Pakistan's Supreme Court said it disposed of 122 cases on 22 April 2026, with benches in Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta working despite access curbs in the capital.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceQatar nears strategic defence pact with Pakistan after Doha strikes
Defence Security Asia reports Qatar is moving toward a strategic defence agreement with Pakistan, modelled on Riyadh's September 2025 mutual-defence pact.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSaudi funding pullout puts Pakistan's $1.5bn Sudan arms deal on hold
Pakistan has suspended a $1.5 billion agreement to supply aircraft and weapons to Sudan after Saudi Arabia withdrew its financing and signalled the deal should end.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceIslamabad seals Red Zone and halts transport ahead of US-Iran talks
Pakistan closed Islamabad's Red Zone and suspended public and goods transport in the twin cities on 19 April 2026 as it prepared for a second round of US-Iran talks.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMagnitude 5.5 Hindu Kush earthquake shakes Pakistan, no casualties reported
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush was felt in Islamabad, Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 18 April 2026. No casualties or damage were reported.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFarmers stage countrywide protests over wheat support price
Farmers held coordinated protests in more than 100 cities across Pakistan on 17 April 2026, demanding a wheat support price of Rs4,000 per maund.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan Navy test-fires locally developed ship-launched anti-ship missile
Pakistan's military media wing said the Navy fired an indigenously developed ship-launched anti-ship missile at extended range on 16 April 2026, with the naval chief watching.