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PSL 11: Hyderabad Kingsmen beat Multan Sultans to reach Eliminator 2

Hyderabad Kingsmen chased down 160 to beat Multan Sultans in the first eliminator of PSL 11 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on 29 April 2026.

Flood water covering a village in Sindh, Pakistan.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan, European Investment Bank sign €100m Sindh flood housing deal

Pakistan and the European Investment Bank signed a €100 million financing agreement on 29 April 2026 to rebuild flood-damaged homes in rural Sindh.

A view of Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad.

Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

HEC launches HEADS data platform for Pakistan's universities

The Higher Education Commission launched the HEADS platform, described as Pakistan's first national data warehouse and business intelligence system for universities.

A Ghauri-I ballistic missile mounted on a transporter-erector-launcher at a defence exhibition.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan conducts training launch of Fateh-II missile system: ISPR

Pakistan's Army Rocket Force Command successfully conducted a training launch of the indigenously developed Fateh-II missile system on 28 April 2026, the military said.

Rows of solar panels installed on a rooftop in Karachi.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Nepra abolishes licence requirement and fee for small solar users

Nepra withdrew the licence requirement and Rs1,000 per kW fee for solar net-metering consumers with systems below 25 kilowatts, effective from 9 February 2026.

A green mountain valley with terraced fields and a river in Chitral district.

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Chitral's Kalash valleys added to Unesco World Heritage Tentative List

The Kalash valleys of Chitral district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been inscribed on Unesco's World Heritage Tentative List, officials said on 28 April 2026.

The old State Bank of Pakistan building in Karachi, now the State Bank Museum.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

SBP raises policy rate by 100bps to 11.5pc, first hike in three years

The State Bank of Pakistan raised its policy rate to 11.5 per cent on 27 April 2026, the first hike in nearly three years, citing conflict-driven energy prices.

The Punjab Assembly building on Mall Road in Lahore.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Punjab Assembly sets minimum marriage age at 18 for both sexes

The Punjab Assembly passed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026 on 27 April, fixing 18 as the minimum marriage age for boys and girls and making underage marriage non-bailable.

Portrait of Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari in formal attire.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan, China sign MoUs on desalination, agri technology and tea

Pakistan and China signed three memoranda of understanding on 27 April 2026 covering seawater desalination in Karachi, agricultural technology and the tea industry.

Attendees at a cyber security conference, with a speaker addressing an audience in a conference hall.

Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan sets tiered registration rules for cybersecurity consultants

The National Computer Emergency Response Team set criteria on 26 April 2026 for registering IT, OT and cloud security consultants under Pakistan's PISF.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, shown in a head-and-shoulders portrait.

International — Region / International — Region

Iran's Araghchi to return to Pakistan before Russia talks

Iran's Foreign Ministry said on 26 April 2026 that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi would return to Islamabad after Oman, before a planned trip to Russia.

The International Monetary Fund headquarters building in Washington, D.C., seen from the street.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

IMF board to weigh $1.2 billion Pakistan tranche on 8 May

The IMF Executive Board will meet on 8 May 2026 to consider a $1.2 billion disbursement for Pakistan under its $7 billion bailout and climate facilities.