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The Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad, a long white modernist building behind a flagged entrance plaza, photographed in daylight

HBL PSL expands to eight teams as Sialkot and Hyderabad sold for record Rs3.6bn

On 8 January 2026 the Pakistan Cricket Board sold two new HBL PSL franchises — Sialkot and Hyderabad — at a record auction in Islamabad totalling Rs3.6bn.

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

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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 low-angle view of a multi-storey bank tower against an overcast sky, with a vertical sign reading UBL on the upper facade.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

UBL becomes Pakistan's most valuable listed firm, overtakes energy stocks

On 7 January 2026, United Bank Ltd crossed a Rs1.28tr ($4.6bn) market cap — the first listed bank to lead the PSX by capitalisation, ahead of energy names.

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

An aerial view of a coastal town of colourful low-rise buildings beside deep blue water, with snow-streaked mountains behind and a small boat trailing a white wake.

International — World / International — World

European leaders back Denmark as Trump renews Greenland claims

On 6 January 2026 the leaders of seven European states said Greenland's future is for Denmark and Greenland to decide, after Donald Trump renewed US claims to the island.

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.