The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

The US government halted all applications for green cards, citizenship and asylum from 19 mostly African and Middle Eastern countries on December 2. This move came a week after President Donald Trump announced he would “permanently pause migration” from all “third-world countries” after two national guard members in Washington were…

Naveed Akram’s pictures wrongly circulated on social media

Authorities say Pakistan has launched the final nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to protect 45 million children after more than two dozen cases of the potentially paralyzing disease were reported

The Man Who Pays His Way: Where India meets Pakistan a frontier is no longer a border crossing, it’s performance

Pakistan has urged major social media platforms to crack down on accounts linked to militant groups

In November 2025, Lahore, the second-largest city in Pakistan, registered a “hazardous” air quality index of 509, according to IQAir, a global air quality monitoring organisation. The number speaks for itself. Eyes sting, throats burn and headlights blur into halos. In winter, the city feels as though it has slipped…

At the end of a year of many setbacks for the Modi government’s foreign policies, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit aptly captured the Indian effort to find its centre of gravity in an era of massive geopolitical upheavals. 

Shaheen Afridi, among a crop of Pakistan stars ready to make their mark on the Big Bash League, says Mitchell Starc was a defining figure in his development.

The International Monetary Fund says it has approved the release of $1.2 billion to Pakistan, giving the cash-strapped country a fresh boost as it works to recover from one of its worst economic crises in years