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A mountain landscape in the former South Waziristan Agency in Pakistan's tribal areas.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Four children among eight killed in South Waziristan and Hangu attacks

Drone strikes in South Waziristan killed four children of one family and a mortar shell in a Hangu market killed four more, local sources and police said.

The Parliament House in Islamabad, which houses Pakistan's Senate and National Assembly, photographed in 2018Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Senate passes resolution lauding Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos

Pakistan's Senate unanimously passed a resolution paying tribute to the armed forces over Marka-e-Haq and Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos and praising national unity.

An illustration of the hepatitis C virus showing its enveloped structure and surface proteinsPakistan / Technology & Telecom

Health Ministry, NADRA sign MoU to digitize Hepatitis C programme

Pakistan's health ministry and NADRA signed an MoU to build an integrated digital data system for the Prime Minister's Hepatitis C Elimination Program.

A State Bank of Pakistan building with its distinctive colonnaded facade, photographed in Lahore in 2017Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan's total liquid foreign reserves rise to $21.29 billion

Pakistan's total liquid foreign reserves rose to $21.2935 billion as of April 30, 2026, with the State Bank holding $15.8507 billion and commercial banks $5.4428 billion.

Portrait of Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, photographed in June 2023Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Charge sheet filed against PTI founder in foreign funding case

Pakistan's state-run news agency says a charge sheet has been filed before a banking court naming the PTI founder as the main accused in the prohibited foreign funding case.

A health worker checking a child's finger for vaccination marks during a polio drive in PakistanPakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan to launch special polio vaccination drive from May 18

Pakistan will run a special anti-polio campaign from 18 to 24 May 2026 in 79 districts, targeting about 19 million children, the National Emergency Operations Centre said.

A Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic shopfront with a banner advertising treatment, photographed in Taiwan in 2023International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan, China sign medical cooperation MoU in Beijing

A tripartite agreement signed in Beijing links a Chinese medical group, Riphah International University and the China Pakistan Medical Association to expand education and care.

A Pakistan State Oil fuel station with pumps under a canopyPakistan / Business & Finance

Sitara Petroleum IPO oversubscribed seven times, raises $17.2m

Sitara Petroleum Service's book-building was oversubscribed seven times, raising up to Rs4.8 billion ($17.2 million) ahead of its listing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Two naval destroyers sailing in column formation on open waterPakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan Navy rescues seven crew from stranded Indian vessel

Pakistan's maritime security agency rescued seven crew members from the Indian vessel MV Gautam after it suffered a technical failure in the Arabian Sea, the navy said.

A road junction with shops and traffic in Charsadda, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan / Politics & Governance

Maulana Sheikh Muhammad Idris shot dead in Charsadda

Unidentified gunmen shot dead prominent religious scholar Maulana Sheikh Muhammad Idris in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, also wounding two police officers, police said.

The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor, Maryland, viewed across the Potomac RiverPakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistani delegation attends SelectUSA investment summit

Sixteen Pakistani entrepreneurs and business leaders joined the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland, which Washington said could deepen US-Pakistan economic ties.

Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway separating Iran from the Arabian PeninsulaInternational — Region / International — Region

Iranian sailors evacuated to Pakistan return home after US release

Twenty-two sailors from the seized Iranian container ship M/V Touska were evacuated to Pakistan as a US confidence-building measure, and most have now crossed back into Iran.