Health
Punjab polio drive 21 to 27 September: 10.64m children in 13 districts
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
News
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Cricket
Abhishek Sharma's 30-ball hundred is the fastest by a Test nation batter
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
Overnight markets: Wall Street rebounds, Bitcoin $76,464, Brent near $102
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
No, the Rs 10 note is not being withdrawn: what the State Bank actually said
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
Business
CCP: old feeders and weak grid are capping Pakistan's solar and net metering
The Competition Commission says distribution networks cannot handle two-way power flows, which is limiting net metering even as panel prices sit near Rs 29 per watt.
17 Sept 2026
Economy
SBP reserves hit a record $21.39 billion after a $3.06 billion weekly jump
Eurobond proceeds pushed the State Bank's holdings to an all-time high in the week to 11 September. Total liquid reserves are now $26.79 billion.
17 Sept 2026
Science
NASA finds the Moon's biggest new crater in 17 years, 222 metres wide
The McGetchin impact site opened up between April and May 2024. Craters this size form on the Moon roughly once every 132 years.
17 Sept 2026
Politics
Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha back in Adiala hours after Supreme Court bail
The Supreme Court suspended their 17-year PECA sentences on Thursday morning. By evening Islamabad Police had re-arrested them in a new Kohsar police station case and an anti-terrorism court had sent them back to jail on judicial remand.
17 Sept 2026