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A wide skyline view of Islamabad with low buildings framed against the Margalla Hills at dusk.

Gas explosion at Islamabad wedding house kills eight, including bride and groom

On 11 January 2026 a gas explosion at a house in Islamabad's Sector G-7/2, hours after a wedding reception, killed eight people including the bride and groom and injured 12.

A grey Type 054A/P Tughril-class guided-missile frigate of the Pakistan Navy underway at sea, viewed from a low angle on the starboard bow, with the sloped hull and integrated mast visible against open water

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Pakistan Navy tests LY-80N surface-to-air missile in north Arabian Sea exercise

ISPR says the Pakistan Navy fired a LY-80N surface-to-air missile during a 10 January 2026 north Arabian Sea exercise, and also tested loitering munitions and unmanned vessels.

A grey Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder fighter jet, serial 20-308, on static display at an airshow, viewed from the front-left quarter, with a pilot in the cockpit and a full weapons load of bombs and a targeting pod visible on the underwing pylons

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Iraqi Air Force commander voices 'keen interest' in JF-17 Thunder jets, meeting Pakistan's air chief

ISPR says Iraqi Air Force Commander Lt Gen Al-Asadi expressed 'keen interest' in JF-17 Thunder jets and Super Mushshak trainers in Iraq talks on 10 January 2026.

A Pakistan Army contingent in dark dress uniforms marching in tight formation on a parade ground, rifle barrels angled to the right, viewed from a low angle as the column advances across the open turf

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Pakistan and US armies begin 13th joint counter-terrorism exercise 'Inspired Gambit 2026' at NCTC Pabbi

ISPR says the 13th Pakistan-US bilateral joint counter-terrorism exercise Inspired Gambit 2026 began on 9 January at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Pabbi near Kharian.

Pen-style seismograph needle tracing dark wavy lines on a rotating paper drum inside a beige instrument cabinet

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5.8-magnitude Tajikistan-Xinjiang border earthquake felt in Islamabad, parts of KP

Pakistan's PMD recorded a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in the Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region on 9 January 2026, with tremors felt in Islamabad and KP and no immediate casualties.

The exterior of a district headquarter hospital building in Pakistan, showing an ambulance parked in front of the old, single-storey medical facility

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Punjab orders body cameras for hospital nurses, ward boys, pharmacy staff

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on 9 January 2026 made body cameras mandatory for nurses, ward boys, security guards and pharmacy staff in public hospitals.

A view of Jinnah Road in Quetta after a snowfall, with cars and shops along a wide central boulevard and low mountains in the background

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PM Shehbaz announces Rs300bn Chaman-Karachi highway and five Daanish schools in Balochistan

On 8 January 2026 PM Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs300bn Chaman-Karachi highway, five Daanish schools and a wider Balochistan push from Quetta.

Two Pakistan Navy sailors in dark blue uniforms with peaked caps standing on the deck of a U.S. warship, looking at equipment on a console during a multinational naval exercise

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Bangladesh air chief meets CDF Munir and naval chief in Rawalpindi, Islamabad

On 8 January 2026 Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan held separate talks at GHQ and Naval HQ on regional security and defence cooperation.

A wide night-time view of the illuminated Pakistan Parliament House in Islamabad, with its central dome flanked by lower wings and reflecting pools in the foreground.

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PTI rejects DG ISPR's criticism of party, calls KP security criticism 'regrettable'

On 7 January 2026, PTI and KP CM Sohail Afridi pushed back against DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry's recent criticism, urging policy change over a new KP military operation.

A winding two-lane road curving through fog-covered green hills in the Salt Range of Punjab, Pakistan.

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Bus plunges into ravine in Chakwal's Talagang, killing five amid dense fog

On 7 January 2026, a Rawalpindi-to-Bahawalpur passenger bus fell into a 100-foot ravine near Dhoke Pathan in Talagang, killing five and injuring 24.

The Pakistan Monument in Islamabad, a large petal-shaped concrete structure at the foot of the Margalla Hills, set against a clear blue sky.

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CDA's Shakarparian tree cutting leaves four patches 'bald and barren' as Islamabad residents demand inquiry

On 5 January 2026 Dawn reported CDA had cleared about 15 acres of trees near Lok Virsa; the authority says only paper mulberry was removed under a Supreme Court order.

A large white multi-storey building with a broad facade and a Pakistani flag on a tall mast, with dark hills and a heavy cloudy sky behind it.

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Pakistan Senate delegation to make first US parliamentary visit in 77 years

The Senate Secretariat said on 6 January 2026 that Deputy Chairman Syedaal Khan Nasar will lead a delegation to Washington from 20 to 25 January, a first in 77 years.