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Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceIHC withdraws contempt notices against PM and cabinet in Aafia Siddiqui case
The Islamabad High Court set aside contempt notices served on the prime minister and federal cabinet in the Aafia Siddiqui case, ruling the bench was not lawfully constituted.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan strikes seven militant camps in Afghanistan in overnight raids
Pakistan said it struck seven camps and hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic State-Khorasan inside Afghanistan on 22 February 2026, drawing a Taliban vow of retaliation.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI chief calls Pakistan's role in Trump's Board of Peace 'unacceptable'
Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on 21 February 2026 rejected Pakistan's role in the first Board of Peace meeting on Gaza and opposed sending troops.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceLieutenant colonel, sepoy martyred as suicide bomber rams Bannu convoy during IBO
A suicide bomber struck a military convoy during an IBO in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district on Saturday, killing Lt Col Faraz and Sepoy Shah; five militants were killed.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan 'won't hesitate' to strike across border, Khawaja Asif warns
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan would not hesitate to strike inside Afghanistan unless Kabul stops cross-border militancy, which he called an India-Taliban proxy war.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFIA to file revised charge sheet in PTI foreign funding case by March 5
The FIA told an Islamabad banking court it will submit a complete charge sheet against Imran Khan and others by 5 March after adding two new suspects to the probe.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft until 23 March
Pakistan's Airports Authority issued a fresh notice to airmen extending the closure of Pakistani airspace to Indian civil and military aircraft until 23 March 2026.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceGas explosion in Karachi's Soldier Bazaar collapses three-storey building, killing 16
Pre-dawn blast in a crowded Karachi neighbourhood on the first day of Ramadan killed 16 people including women and children; President Zardari ordered an investigation.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceOpposition alliance ends Parliament sit-in as PTI unveils 'Imran Khan Release Force'
The TTAP-led sit-in over jailed Imran Khan's health was called off on 18 February 2026, while PTI's KP chief minister announced a new nationwide release campaign.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRuet-e-Hilal sights Ramadan moon in Pakistan, first fast to be observed on Thursday
Pakistan's Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee confirmed the sighting of the Ramadan 1447 Hijri moon on 18 February 2026, fixing the first fast for Thursday 19 February.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM Shehbaz heads to Washington for Trump's Board of Peace as Gaza troop role stays unresolved
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif travelled to Washington for the first meeting of Donald Trump's Board of Peace, as Pakistan sought guarantees on any Gaza troop role.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM 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.