The Election Commission of Pakistan has ordered local government elections in KP districts where delimitation is complete, excluding 12 districts under the ARDC emergency arrangement.
Artificial intelligence rests on data centres, electricity and minerals, not just algorithms. Dawn's analysis of AI's brain and muscle carries a direct warning for Pakistan's future.
The Duchess of Edinburgh wore green and white, the colours of Pakistan's flag, during a royal visit to Finland, and the symbolism speaks straight to every Pakistani heart.
Roughly 15,000 Pakistanis are trapped in Southeast Asian scam compounds, and victims like Farid of Narowal await a dignified return home.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has proposed strict rules banning political parties, media and observers from using AI deepfakes and fake trends to deceive voters during elections.
Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou, cutting the La Liga gap to three points and ending Barca's perfect league start.
Pakistan's strategic commanders warn that India's nuclear submarine fleet and Hindutva-driven ambitions threaten the Indian Ocean's stability, vowing Islamabad will preserve the strategic balance at all costs.
Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning turns Mark Zuckerberg's rise into an American horror story, exposing a business model that profits from outrage while calling itself post-government.
bring greater urgency to the work for peace
Brent crude closed at a six-month high of $116.72 as attacks in Saudi Arabia and an oil spill in the UAE stirred fears of supply disruption across the Middle East.
Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal says flu vaccines remain available in Pakistan despite the absence of certain multinational brands awaiting cabinet price approval.
As DARE-RC shuts down in December 2026, Pakistan's education research gains hang in the balance with 26 million children out of school.
Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar announced a JIT under DIG Irfan Baloch to investigate the murder of Mir Raza Ali, after a judicial commission exposed serious police failures in the case.
A former ambassador's assessment published by GEO TV argues Pakistan and America are bound by necessity, not trust, and Islamabad must engage Washington with clear eyes and full sovereignty.
Over 133 million names have been struck from India's electoral rolls, with Muslims disproportionately flagged and the poor forced to prove citizenship with documents their dead parents never had.
A Punjab Assembly committee has summoned senior officers to explain how more than 100 acres of government land were leased to the Lahore Gymkhana Club for just Rs5,000 a year.
The Peshawar High Court has ordered the KP government and police to explain the detention of deposed chief minister Sohail Afridi and other PTI leaders missing since October 11.
<p>The Punjab government told the Supreme Court on Monday, October 20, 2026, that courts should order consecutive sentences for brutal and inhuman crimes, arguing that merging punishments for multiple murders equates the taking of one life with the taking of several.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told the Global Security Forum in Doha that peace between the United States and Iran requires patience, trust and continuous engagement, citing the Makkah pact and Pakistan's mediation efforts.
on or before are binding, but they bind only those who have the means to comply.</p><p>Compliance in Pakistan now runs almost entirely through IRIS, the FBR's online portal. A taxpayer cannot invent a return form, cannot submit a spreadsheet and call it compliance under section 114.
France arrested over 1,800 people after cost-of-living protests turned to fire and looting, with Macron's government in crisis and the far right waiting in the wings.
PHEC has launched a review of recruitment at 10 universities, but university officials say the commission lacks the legal authority to examine selection board decisions.
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman says his criticism targets policies, not institutions, and calls for a parliamentary review as ministers accuse him of seeking a share in KP governance.
The Punjab Assembly has summoned the Lahore Gymkhana Club's management over a Rs5,000-a-year lease on 112 acres of prime state land, valued at up to Rs218 billion.
Prince Harry has been branded a “Grief Grifter” after a $100,000 paid MasterClass on mourning Princess Diana. Royal experts call it a cash grab on his mother's death.
Sindhi nationalists broke through police barricades in Larkana to launch the Wahdat-i-Sindh March against plans to divide the province, vowing to reach Karachi on November 22.
England declared severe drought in October 2026 after the driest April to September in over a century, exposing a water system built for a climate that no longer exists.
Members from both benches raised alarm over killings, abductions of women, and unsafe highways as the speaker summoned DIGs with FIRs on Khuzdar and Kalat incidents.
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) ruled on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, that administrative and ministerial staff of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police are not entitled to risk allowance, overturning a Peshawar High Court order that had granted them the benefit.
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