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The Searchable desk: reporting, guides and data for Pakistan, written to the rules in our editorial policy. Routine stories and updates are researched and drafted by an AI editorial system that works only from primary and reputable sources, cites every number, and publishes through the same checks as a human editor; a person reviews what it produces, handles corrections and answers readers. The desk is run by Sufyan Zafar, founder of Trellee, the Lahore studio that builds and operates Searchable. Corrections: editorial@searchable.pk.
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Pakistan
Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry would not say how many troops are there, only that Pakistan is. The agreement behind the statement was signed on 7 August and binds three countries.
18 Sept 2026
Economy
Normal, same-day and intercity cheque clearing times, the cut-off that moves your date, and what changes when SBP's image-based PECS clearing starts on 15 October 2026.
18 Sept 2026
Economy
A new Gastech outlook puts Pakistan among Asia's most exposed economies to LNG disruption. The chokepoint is one strait, and the cost lands on power tariffs and industry.
18 Sept 2026
Business
Shaamilkar Tajir lets a small trader buy stock on credit from approved suppliers, up to Rs 3 million, without a bank branch visit. Here is who it is for and what it does not do.
18 Sept 2026
Markets
The benchmark index cleared 170,000 for the first time in Friday's morning session. The rupee is a shade stronger, and oil easing is the reason both moved.
18 Sept 2026
Travel
The official Emirates fee for a 30-day tourist visa is US$90, about Rs 24,955 today. Here is every option, what you must submit, and why applications get rejected.
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Pakistan
Vehari Chowk to Nishtar Hospital and Ghanta Ghar to Ibn-e-Sina are on the list. Multan Division is set for 160 buses in phase one, 205 in all.
18 Sept 2026
United States
The Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 became law on Friday. It lets Washington tariff the biggest buyers of Russian oil, which is why it matters at a Pakistani pump.
18 Sept 2026
Crypto
Oil disruption in the Gulf pushed the US 30-year yield to 5.34 percent and squeezed $250 million of crypto shorts. Ethereum is up to $2,601.94.
18 Sept 2026
Business
The Q2 2026 score is the highest Karachi has recorded, up from 309.81 in Q1. More direct services means fewer transhipments and lower landed costs.
18 Sept 2026
Property
Bidding opens at 10am at Jinnah Convention Centre. Overseas buyers need a token a day early and get 5 percent off for paying in dollars.
18 Sept 2026
Technology
The regulator says PECA lets it block content, not set an age or force age checks. The Interior Ministry's plan for a minimum age now depends on Parliament.
18 Sept 2026
Health
Lahore gets a seven-day campaign, the other twelve districts four days. Pakistan has confirmed four wild polio cases in 2026, the latest in Bannu.
18 Sept 2026
Cricket
108 off 34 balls in Delhi, with 11 sixes, sealed India's 3-0 sweep of Afghanistan. It beats Sikandar Raza's 33-ball mark, and it is 14 balls quicker than Pakistan's own record.
18 Sept 2026
Markets
The Fed raised rates to 3.75 to 4 per cent and US stocks bounced back the next day. Here is what it leaves on the table for the PSX open, the rupee and gold in Pakistan this morning.
18 Sept 2026
Trending
A graphic claiming a deadline to exchange Rs 10 notes went round WhatsApp and X this week. SBP calls it baseless. A new note series is proposed, but no denomination has been discontinued.
18 Sept 2026
