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

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

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

Dense cluster of tall mud-brick tower houses rising above an arid plain in the historic city of Shibam, Wadi Hadhramaut

International — Region / International — Region

Yemeni government forces retake Hadhramaut and al-Mahra from the STC

Saudi-backed Yemeni forces recaptured Hadhramaut and al-Mahra governorates on 4 January 2026 after a two-day operation against the Southern Transitional Council.

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

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

President Donald Trump monitors screens at Mar-a-Lago alongside CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the Venezuela operation

International — World / International — World

U.S. forces capture Nicolás Maduro in Caracas raid: what is verified and what comes next

A U.S. military strike in Caracas captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores on 3 January 2026, sending shockwaves through Latin America and global diplomacy.

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

USGS map of Guerrero showing the strongest modeled earthquake shaking around San Marcos, Acapulco and the Pacific coast

International — World / International — World

Mexico’s Guerrero earthquake killed two—and exposed a more local pattern of damage

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Guerrero on 2 January 2026, killing two people and damaging homes, roads and hospitals while shaking Mexico City.

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

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

A 5G cellular panel antenna mounted on a tower in Johannesburg, South Africa, photographed against a clear sky.

Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

IT minister says Pakistan will auction 600 MHz spectrum next month to clear 5G launch path

On 2 January 2026, IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja said Pakistan would auction 600 MHz of spectrum in February and roll out 5G within six months.

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

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.