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Pakistan / Business & FinanceGold crosses Rs500,000 a tola in Pakistan for first time
Gold prices in Pakistan crossed Rs500,000 per tola for the first time on 21 January 2026 as international bullion hit a record high of $4,840 an ounce.
Pakistan / Entertainment & CultureShoaib Malik announces retirement from PSL after ten seasons
On 20 January 2026 Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from the HBL PSL, ending a ten-season PSL career with four franchises.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan extends airspace closure to Indian aircraft until February 24
Pakistan prolonged the closure of its airspace to Indian-registered aircraft until 24 February 2026, extending a ban in place since April 2025.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan and IDB sign $603m loan agreements in Islamabad
Pakistan and the Islamic Development Bank signed three loan agreements worth $603 million, including $475 million for the M-6 Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceShaban moon not sighted in Pakistan, first day on January 21
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee said the Shaban crescent was not sighted anywhere in Pakistan on Monday, so the first of Shaban 1447 AH falls on Wednesday, 21 January.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan current account slips into $244m deficit in December
State Bank of Pakistan data reported on 19 January 2026 show a $244 million current account deficit for December, ending a brief surplus as imports outpaced exports.
International — Region / International — RegionChina demands Afghanistan protect citizens after Kabul blast kills seven
A bombing at a Kabul restaurant on Monday killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, prompting Beijing to demand stronger protection for its citizens.
International — Region / International — RegionTajikistan says it neutralised four militants on Afghan border
Tajikistan's security services said on 18 January 2026 that four 'terrorists' who crossed from Afghanistan were neutralised in the southern Khatlon region, state media reported.
Pakistan / Entertainment & CulturePakistan to review T20 World Cup participation amid Bangladesh concerns
Sources told Geo News on 18 January 2026 that Pakistan may reassess its ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 participation in India and Sri Lanka as Bangladesh's security concerns mount.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceTrump invites PM Shehbaz Sharif to join Gaza Board of Peace, Pakistan says
Pakistan's Foreign Office said on 18 January 2026 that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received an invitation from US President Donald Trump to join the Board of Peace on Gaza.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceTruck plunges into dry canal in Sargodha amid dense fog, killing 14
Fourteen people, including six children, died when a mini-truck carrying a funeral party fell from a bridge into a dry canal in Sargodha's Kot Momin tehsil on 17 January 2026.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceCoach overturns on Makran Coastal Highway near Ormara, killing 10
Ten passengers, including a girl, died and more than a dozen were injured when a Karachi-to-Jiwani coach overturned at Hudd Goth near Ormara on 17 January 2026.