Economy
Government exits power buying: 1MW users first, 400MW up for auction
Awais Leghari says the state will no longer buy electricity and force it on consumers at set rates. The first phase covers consumers above 1 megawatt.
20 Sept 2026
News
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Cricket
Pakistan women out of Asian Games final: Athapaththu 83* beats 177 for 4
Sri Lanka chased 178 with 13 balls left. Pakistan now play for bronze on Tuesday at 5:00 am Pakistan time.
20 Sept 2026
Politics
22,000 police for Islamabad, 30 entry points shut: the 27 September lockdown
8 DIGs, forces pulled in from four districts, 30,000 more in Attock and all Rawalpindi police leave cancelled to 1 October. Three protests, one closure window: 21 to 27 September.
20 Sept 2026
Entertainment
Ed Sheeran calls Gaza 'catastrophic' after Macklemore dropped from his tour
Three support acts walked, about 50 protesters gathered outside, and $5 million in donations has been pledged. Sheeran says the promoter made the call.
20 Sept 2026
AI
Trump wants an 'AI Force', an AI czar, and to stop calling it artificial
A Saturday Truth Social post floated Superior, Extreme or Supreme Intelligence as new names, called safety fears a hoax, and said AI could be a quarter of US GDP.
20 Sept 2026
Pakistan
Kalat: 23 freed and 5 militants killed at a fake checkpost on the N-25
Armed men had stopped traffic on the RCD highway to abduct passengers and seize vehicles. ISPR says six trucks, three buses and two cars were recovered.
20 Sept 2026
Politics
JI long march leaves Karachi: the stop-by-stop route to Islamabad, 20 to 24 September
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman flagged the train off at Karachi Cantt on Sunday. Rohri tonight, Multan Monday, Lahore Tuesday, Islamabad Wednesday. The Red Zone is sealed and the twin cities shut from the 21st.
19 Sept 2026
Lifestyle
1,060 snake bites in Punjab this year, 6 deaths: what Rescue 1122 logged
Rescue 1122 figures for January to August show 614 men and 446 women bitten. The Wildlife Department says the rains push snakes out of flooded ground and into houses.
19 Sept 2026
Health
Dengue in Rawalpindi: 53 confirmed cases, no deaths, peak season until 15 November
Confirmed cases have risen from 9 to 53 since mid-September and 14 patients are in hospital. Officials say the count covers government hospitals only.
19 Sept 2026
Technology
PTA gives mobile operators to October to fix Islamabad and Rawalpindi signals
The regulator has ordered every operator to close coverage gaps across both cities and along the Kashmir Highway and Islamabad Expressway. PTA field teams start checking next week.
19 Sept 2026