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An electricity transmission tower near Thathi Mughlan in Punjab, Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan weighs daytime-only commerce as power package saves Rs20bn

Power Minister Awais Leghari said the government is consulting provinces on limiting commercial activity to daytime, as its surplus power package saved Rs20.83bn in three months.

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif photographed in 2015.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Khawaja Asif warns India of response 'to Kolkata' over false-flag plot

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused India of preparing a false-flag operation and warned Pakistan would respond as far as Kolkata, amid tensions over the Iran war.

Flag of the United Arab Emirates.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan to repay $3.5bn UAE debt this month as April obligations hit $4.8bn

Pakistan will return its entire $3.5 billion debt to the United Arab Emirates this month in three instalments, officials said, bringing April external debt service to $4.8bn.

A red Islamabad Metro Bus at a stop in the Blue Area of the capital.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan rolls out free public transport and fuel subsidies after petrol, diesel price shock

Islamabad and Punjab make state-run buses free for 30 days and announce targeted subsidies after fuel prices jumped sharply on the Iran war.

Imran Khan speaking in a June 2023 television interview.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi move IHC to expedite Toshakhana and £190m appeals

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi asked the Islamabad High Court on 3 April 2026 to fix their pending Toshakhana-I and £190m appeals and allow jail meetings with their lawyers.

Bronze statue of a charging bull outside the Islamabad Stock Exchange.Pakistan / Business & Finance

PSX plunges 3,500 points as Trump's Iran threat spooks investors

The KSE-100 fell 2.25 per cent to 152,011 points on 2 April 2026 after Donald Trump vowed to keep fighting in Iran, sending oil higher and dashing hopes of a quick end to the war.

Front view of the State Bank of Pakistan headquarters building in Karachi.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan's economy grows 3.89% in Q2 FY26 as industry rebounds

Pakistan's GDP grew 3.89 per cent year on year in the second quarter of FY26, the fastest Q2 expansion in four years, as industry rebounded, the National Accounts Committee said.

Black-and-white photograph of a Pakistani rickshaw on a wet road in heavy rain.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Karachi thunderstorm kills five, city administration declares rain emergency

Heavy rain and hail on 2 April 2026 killed at least five people in Karachi by electrocution and structural collapse, prompting the commissioner to declare an emergency.

Wind turbines at the Jhimpir wind power project in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan signs its first Article 6.2 carbon market deal with Norway

Pakistan and Norway signed the country's first bilateral agreement under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, opening the door to carbon trading and climate finance.

The skyline of Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, seen from Hong Shan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan and Afghanistan resume dialogue in Urumqi under Chinese mediation

Officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan and China met on 1 April 2026 in Urumqi under the trilateral mechanism, marking the first formal contact since Operation Ghazab lil-Haq began.

Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, addressing supporters in a dark jacket.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Constitutional court seeks KP CM reply on Imran 'release force' plan

The Federal Constitutional Court gave KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi 10 days to answer a petition against the proposed 'release force' for Imran Khan.

The two-storey Punjab Assembly building in Lahore with arched windows and a domed entrance.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Punjab Assembly gets bill to jail forced conversions for up to five years

A private member's bill tabled in the Punjab Assembly on 31 March 2026 would punish forced religious conversion with up to five years in prison and a fine.