Border & counterterrorism
Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Conflict
Follow Pakistan’s operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including airstrikes in Kunar, Helmand and Paktika, ground firing exchanges, and the diplomatic track with Kabul.
The reporting trail
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFederal inquiry blames syringe reuse for Karachi HIV outbreak
A federal health ministry inquiry found that repeated use of a single syringe on newborns caused an HIV outbreak at Karachi's Valika Hospital, where 104 cases are confirmed.
International — World / International — WorldUS backs Pakistan's right to self-defence as UN adopts counterterrorism strategy
The State Department said Washington supports Pakistan's right to defend itself, as the UN General Assembly adopted the ninth review of its global counterterrorism strategy.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceOvercrowded bus plunges into Zhob ravine, killing 40 in Balochistan
A Quetta-to-Peshawar passenger coach carrying 48 people fell about 70 feet into a ravine at Danasar near the Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border, killing at least 40.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFIA arrests five over human placenta smuggling ring in Islamabad
Pakistan's FIA arrested five people and seized about 500 kilogrammes of suspected human placenta at an illegal processing facility in Islamabad, the BBC reported.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM Shehbaz to attend Khamenei funeral in Iran and hold talks in Turkey
The Foreign Office said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Iran and Türkiye from 3 to 5 July, attending Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral and meeting Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePIA resumes direct Lahore-Manchester flights after six years
Pakistan International Airlines restarted direct flights between Lahore and Manchester on 2 July, with the first Lahore-bound service leaving Britain the night before.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMonsoon rains kill at least 14 across Pakistan as flash floods hit Chitral
The first monsoon spell killed at least 14 people across Pakistan and injured dozens, with flash floods and lightning strikes damaging homes in KP, Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomTelenor Pakistan ceases to exist as Ufone merger clears final court approval
Telenor Pakistan was formally amalgamated into Pak Telecom Mobile Limited on 1 July after the Islamabad High Court granted final statutory approval.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM Shehbaz orders nationwide monsoon emergency plan as flood risks loom
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formed an Emergency Response Committee and ordered flood mitigation and river-encroachment removal as Pakistan braces for the monsoon.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan says it intercepted four drones as Taliban claims air strikes
Pakistan's military said it intercepted four drones launched from Afghanistan into Balochistan on 1 July, as the Afghan Taliban claimed cross-border air strikes.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM Shehbaz orders JIT into One Constitution Avenue project
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a joint investigation team to examine the One Constitution Avenue project and report within 60 days, a Dawn report said.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan opens first international seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty
Pakistan hosted its first international seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty in Islamabad, with Ishaq Dar warning that denying Pakistan its water would threaten regional peace.