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A long column of soldiers in dark uniforms standing at attention before a large domed mosque and a flagpole, in front of a low fortress-style stone building.

DG ISPR says Afghans were behind most major terror incidents in Pakistan in 2025

On 6 January 2026, DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry gave Pakistan's year-end count: 75,175 intelligence-based operations, 5,397 terror incidents and 2,597 militants killed.

The Jhelum River winding through a green valley near Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Azad Kashmir, with forested hills rising in the background.

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AJK marks Kashmir Right to Self-Determination Day with rallies across Muzaffarabad, district HQs

Rallies and seminars across Azad Jammu and Kashmir on 5 January 2026 marked Right to Self-Determination Day, urging UN implementation of its 1949 resolution.

Sunset view of the Ghazi-Barotha Dam and reservoir on the Indus River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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KP CM orders six-month feasibility study for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Power Distribution Company

On 5 January 2026 KP CM Sohail Afridi ordered completion of a feasibility study for the KPPDC within six months, alongside the draft Pepra Act.

Front exterior view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad under a clear sky.

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KP CM Afridi urges Islamabad lawyers to back a 'lawyers' movement' for judicial independence

On 5 January 2026, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addressed the Islamabad Bar Association, urging lawyers to launch a movement for judicial independence and PTI's street agenda.

Karachi skyline seen from the Arabian Sea, a thin band of high-rise buildings along a wide coastline under a pale sky

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Karachi police seize two tons of explosives and arrest three BLA suspects

Counter-terrorism officials in Karachi say raids on 5 January 2026 disrupted BLA plotting and recovered bomb-making materials smuggled from Balochistan.

Wide view of the River Indus in autumn, with shallow braided channels across a wide sandy bed flanked by low rocky hills.

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Pakistan's Indus Waters Commissioner says India's 'abeyance' claim has 'no standing' in treaty law

On 4 January 2026 Pakistan's Indus Waters Commissioner rejected India's 'abeyance' claim and flagged three altered-flow episodes since April 2025.

The Charsadda Public Library, a two-storey building with a wide staircase entrance, painted green and white, in front of a clear sky.

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Six killed, including a mother and three daughters, as dilapidated roof collapses at wedding in Charsadda

On 4 January 2026, six people, including a mother and three daughters, died when the dilapidated roof of a house collapsed during a wedding gathering in Shabqadar, Charsadda, KP.

Four Pakistan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets flying in formation after a mid-air refuelling over Nevada during the Red Flag 10-4 exercise.

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Pakistan Air Force tests indigenously developed 'Taimoor' air-launched cruise missile

On 3 January 2026 the PAF conducted a flight test of the indigenously developed 'Taimoor' air-launched cruise missile, ISPR said.

Exterior view of the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing, with the Pakistani flag visible at the entrance and a wide street in the foreground.

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Dar arrives in Beijing to co-chair seventh Pakistan-China strategic dialogue

DPM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Beijing on 3 January 2026 to co-chair the seventh Pakistan-China strategic dialogue with Wang Yi on 4 January.

Exterior view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, photographed from the surrounding government flats.

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Islamabad ATC sentences Adil Raja and six others to double life terms for May 9 digital terrorism cases

An Islamabad anti-terrorism court on 2 January 2026 sentenced Adil Raja and six others in absentia to two concurrent life terms each for May 9 unrest.

Wide view along Constitution Avenue in Islamabad showing landscaped roadway flanked by federal government ministry offices and greenery under a daytime sky

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Pakistan and India exchange nuclear sites and prisoner lists in annual protocol

Pakistan and India carried out their 35th consecutive exchange of nuclear installation lists on 1 January 2026, alongside rosters of detained civilian prisoners and fishermen.