Pakistan for Thursday, March 5, 2026

• Trump ousts Kristi Noem, names Oklahoma senator as homeland security nominee
• Pakistan expresses concern over attacks targeting Turkiye, Azerbaijan during ongoing Middle East conflict
• Indian Air Force says fighter jet on training mission crashed in Assam
• Iran throws down the gauntlet to US
• Govt weighs 4-day workweek amid fuel fears
• Pakistan cries foul over Canada-India nuclear deal
• 'No halt to Ghazab Lil Haq without guarantees'
• FCC empowered to hear NAB appeals
• 100,000 laptops for youth scheme cost Rs16.80b
• Govt boosts blood safety oversight
• Climate threat to glaciers highlighted
• SC moves to address women's testimony issue
• Dar declines CFAMM meet invite
• President gives assent to key bills, summaries
• A question of SC's shrinking domain
• Festival of hoofbeats and heritage returns to Lahore
• President Zardari gives assent to bill for extending NAB chairman’s term by 3 years
• India beat England in high-scoring T20 World Cup contest, will meet New Zealand in the final on Sunday
• Stars raise voices against war
• Marriage 'changes you' — and that's the beauty
• Yashma Gill reflects on painful start to showbiz journey
• Human connection takes spotlight on Oscar stage
• 'Resident Evil Requiem' surpasses 5 million global sales
• Paris Fashion Week defies war worries
• Brum rolls out the red carpet for Shelby's last stand
• IMF objects to Rs1tr power subsidy
• FX reserves edge up $87m to $16.3b
• CDWP clears projects worth Rs15b
• Pakistan plans to facilitate stranded ships
• Agents seek change in transshipment rules
• Auto sector seeks 18% sales tax
• Monetary assets swell to Rs69tr since 1970s
• OGRA warns of strict action against hoarding
• PSX reclaims 160k level with 5,433-point jump
• Aerospace firm eyes $5-10b investment
• City's gas woes reachboiling point
• KMC blames other bodies for Gul Plaza tragedy
• Calls for global disarmament to ensure lasting peace
• Teen girls found dead
• Case ordered against police over 'torture' of JI workers
• KU, college principals at loggerheads
• Makeshift dam at Sukkur Barrage washed away, contractor blamed
• Father booked for kidnapping newborn
• PCB says agenda-driven fake news targeting players’ characters ‘will not be tolerated’
• Historic zone restoration delayed
• Punjab plains on heatwave alert
• Grant for widows, orphans approved
• Lahore to automate driving licence tests
• Man held for torturing stepdaughter in Buchiana
• LHC reserves verdict on petition for province-wide Basant
• Woman allowed to file Khula case in district of residence
• Bike-van collision leaves one dead
• Punjab approves 10 Sahulat bazaars
• Rashid's umrah plea deferred
• Probe ordered into siblings' 'illegal detention'
• Event honours women writers
• Govt decides in principle to implement work-from-home, distance learning for fuel conservation
• Dollar, bonds, or gold — which is the safest haven to hold during the ongoing Middle East conflict?
• Dr Shehanshah Faisal Azeem appointed DG Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Mal Punjab
• Shehbaz Sharif consults Malaysian, Indonesian leaders over Middle East crisis
• CDA reviews fire prevention plan for Margalla Hills ahead of summer
• Pakistan conducts dozens of cross-border strikes amid escalating security concerns
• Pakistan raises objections to Canada-India uranium deal and nuclear cooperation
• Afghan Taliban aware of Pakistan’s concerns, must take verifiable steps for ceasefire: senior security official
• Meeting with Imran remains out of reach for PTI; jailed party leaders call on govt to reconsider its approach
• War Diary Day 6: The war spreads sideways
• UK MP’s husband accused of spying for China released by police
• ECP serves contempt notice to Interior Secretary over Islamabad LG polls delay
• Govt refutes ordering temporary suspension of port entries in Pakistan
• Centre orders monitoring of petrol stations amid hoarding concerns
• India, Canada uranium pact represents ‘country-specific exception’ in civil nuclear cooperation: FO
• SBP seen holding rates steady as oil surge threatens inflation trajectory
• T20 World Cup: Finn Allen says New Zealand confidence high for final
• First polio case of 2026 reported in Sindh
• 77pc of 10-year-olds unable to read and understand simple text, reveals report
• Bulls regain control, KSE-100 rebounds over 5,400 points
• ECP summons interior minister over delay in LG polls in Islamabad
• CM Punjab approves 'Rehmat Card' scheme for widows, orphans
• Oil leaps 3pc on supply concerns as Iran conflict widens
• ‘Critical in determining our future’: Nepal votes in key post-uprising polls
• First polio case of 2026 reported from Sujawal District in Sindh
• IAEA approves safeguards agreement for Chashma Unit-5
• CM Murad orders tighter security amid regional tensions
• Trump administration keeps ‘boots on ground’ option open as Iran conflict intensifies
• OGDCL announces major oil, gas discovery in Kohat
• KP Women Empowerment Policy 2026–2030 launched
• Middle East tensions disrupt flights as cancellations mount
• PMD forecasts mainly dry weather across country
• US-India naval ties in focus amid Iran conflict
• Battered by US-Israeli strikes, Iran claims control of Hormuz strait