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Pause on immigrant visas until vetting meets ‘maximum degree’ of eligibility, says US mission in Pakistan

News January 16, 2026

The US government has said that it decided to pause immigrant visa processing until it ensures new applicants are “vetted to the maximum degree to ensure their eligibility”, according to a Friday ...

Social media platform X hit by second global outage within a week

News January 16, 2026

X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday faced a global outage, the second in a week, as users from across the world reported having difficulties accessing the platform. According to a report by The In...

Russia-Pakistan relations ‘genuinely mutually beneficial’, says President Putin

Business January 16, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country’s relations with Pakistan are “genuinely mutually beneficial” and that Moscow maintains close relations with Islamabad. “We maintain ...

EU delegation visits Sialkot Airport to monitor departure processes, measures taken to prevent irregular migration

News January 16, 2026

A high-level European Union delegation on Friday visited the Sialkot International Airport to monitor the immigration processes and measures to prevent irregular migration, the Federal Investigation A...

PM Shehbaz relaunches Sehat Card health insurance scheme in ICT, AJK and GB

Health January 16, 2026

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reintroduced the state-run health insurance programme — popularly known as the Sehat Card Programme — in the federal capital, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), ...

Achakzai named opposition leader in National Assembly after months-long delay

Business January 16, 2026

Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai was appointed leader of the opposition in the National Assembly (NA) on Friday, following a months-long delay. Incarcerated PTI founde...

Govt keeps petrol, diesel prices unchanged for coming fortnight

Business January 15, 2026

The government on Thursday kept petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) unchanged at Rs253.17 per litre and Rs257.08 per litre respectively, for the coming fortnight. Petrol is primarily used in private tr...

Govt keeps petrol, diesel prices unchanged for next fortnight.

Business January 15, 2026

The government on Thursday kept petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) unchanged at Rs253.17 per litre and Rs257.08 per litre respectively, for the coming fortnight. Petrol is primarily used in private tr...

Security forces kill 13 terrorists in KP operations: ISPR

News January 15, 2026

Security forces have killed 13 terrorists in two separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday. A statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) ...

Pakistan’s strategic geographic connectivity complements Bahrain’s financial expertise: President Zardari

News January 15, 2026

President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on a four-day visit to Bahrain, highlighted on Thursday that Pakistan’s strategic geographic connectivity, linking South Asia, Central Asia, China and the Middle ...