Pakistan for Tuesday, June 16, 2026

• Medics allege merit violation as CEO Health Faisalabad appointment creates ‘controversy’
• Khangarh peace gathering highlights sectarian harmony, brotherhood
• Three killed in alleged family dispute shooting in Kharian
• Pakistan Army to hold mobile recruitment drive in Vehari, Mailsi
• ADCR Babar Suleman given warm farewell on transfer from Vehari
• Muharram arrangements reviewed in Bahawalnagar
• PFA destroys 15,000 litres hazardous oil, 2,000 litres substandard milk in crackdown on adulteration mafia
• Commissioner directs to enhance revenue recovery
• Legal fight against woman’s remarriage amounts to harassment, rules top court
• GB Assembly: Four newly-elected independents join IPP
• 6.7 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia
• Punjab presents most challenging budget, says CM Maryam
• NDMA forecasts rain, flood risks during first week of Muharram
• Bodies of 4 family members found in Bannu
• Opposition parties in Senate reject anti-poor federal budget
• Pakistan's nimble strategy helped shape Iran-US deal
• Beijing sees tougher US-Iran talks ahead
• Centre to fund 100MW G-B solar project: PM
• PBM, NUTECH, NAVTTC partner to boost women’s economic empowerment
• Free-of-cost FDE summer school wins hearts of students, parents
• COMSTECH launches healthcare training programme for Yemeni professionals
• Microsoft launches AI agent with pay-as-you-go pricing
• Trump open to congressional review of Iran deal as lawmakers seek details
• Four independents join Aleem Khan’s Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party in Gilgit-Baltistan
• Aurangzeb terms Tax Asaan Scheme for traders a ‘paradigm shift’
• India blocks Telegram app over medical exam fraud
• Yes, the universe's expansion is still accelerating
• FBI foils 'planned attacks' at UFC event
• Israel seizes Ibrahimi Mosque in West Bank
• One dead in China earthquake
• Iran deal includes $300 billion fund
• G7 optimistic about peace
• President approves four amendment bills
• NDMA issues flood alert until June 20
• Imaan, Chattha awarded with Ludovic prize
• NA budget debate roiled by Asif claim
• Five terrorists killed in Attock IBO: CTD
• Govt 'pursues' Somalia hostages release
• 'Climate threat looms over children'
• SC orders nationwide judicial compliance
• Four independent G-B lawmakers join IPP
• Aleema rejects Imran's medical reports
• Naqvi urges Ulema on anti-terror narrative
• PTI slams budget, denounces 'broken promises'
• Naqvi vows crackdown on sectarian content online as Muharram Peace Committee meets in Islamabad
• Punjab ADP cut to Rs752b
• Rs750b set aside for education
• Health sector gets Rs500b in budget
• Four children drown in Changa Manga forest pond
• Sharif family-branded projects dot uplift plan
• Man kills brother, two others
• PTI Kisan Wing criticises farm taxes
• Funding cut slows Kahuta Road upgrade project
• Forensic delays slow Chakwal shooting probe
• Two femicide cases shock the capital
• Reply sought on delayed compensation
• Reforms to revive Pakistan Post
• Protest seeks missing student's recovery
• Murree gets municipal corporation status
• Assembly delay leaves K-P budget in limbo as PTI seeks Imran meeting
• Balochistan imposes Section 144 during Muharram
• Major spending cuts as relief measures under review
• Measles claims 53 children
• Doctors cleared in washroom birth case
• Study flags unsafe disposal of expired medicines
• Case filed over Rs8.5b BRT irregularities
• Police recover 100GB data from Pinky's phone
• PAC uncovers Rs58b missing food records scandal
• Pakistan's economy has left the ICU, says Khawaja Asif
• Punjab finance minister presents ‘people-friendly’ budget in assembly
• Punjab budget raises tax rates
• Punjab allocates Rs91.9b for agriculture
• More global bond issues on horizon
• Buying frenzy powers PSX up by 3,353 points
• Jewellers shut shops in protest against FBR
• India blocks Telegram before retest exam to curb cheating
• PTI’s Ali Zafar rejects budget, says it achieves neither growth nor public welfare
• Lawyers Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha awarded prestigious human rights prize for advocacy work
• Ghotki Bar moves SHC over toxic wastewater dumping
• Khawaja Asif alleges foreign pressure over AJK migrant seats
• Senate panel opposes 18% sales tax on stationery items
• KP approves major reforms in domicile issuance system
• 5 suspected terrorists killed during intelligence-based operation in Attock: CTD
• Punjab cabinet clears 2026-27 budget, CM vows public relief focus
• Westerly wave to bring rain, windstorms across country
• Govt working to secure release of 10 Pakistanis held in Somalia: Tarar
• PM Shehbaz Meets MNAs, Discusses Budget and Political Situation
• US military to build war-ready stockpile in Australia, documents show
• Anmol Pinky case: IO alleges accused ran drug trafficking network for 16 years
• PPP conveys budget reservations as government seeks talks
• Public holiday announced on June 17
• Naqvi, JI chief discuss regional peace efforts and economic challenges
• 'We do not accept govt's version of events,' says Aleema after Imran taken to hospital for 5th time for eye ailment
• Aurangzeb sees budget upside from US-Iran deal, but says 'way too premature' to revise projections
• PM directs authorities to expedite work on 100MW solar power project in GB
• Govt's economic planning mindful of possible external and geopolitical risks, finmin tells UK MP
• Indian wunderkind Sooryavanshi, 15, loses cool in on-field spat during Sri Lanka match
• US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in California, killing all 8 crew aboard
• Iran begin fraught FIFA World Cup with 2-2 New Zealand draw
• Hafizabad DPO changed after ‘row with MPA’s son over office toilet use’
• Pinky’s long-running drug network targeted elite areas, students: IO
• JAAC protest in Rawalakot ‘dwindles’ as shutter-down strike continues across AJK
• UK MP backs Pakistan’s response to attacks from Afghanistan
• BUDGET 2026-27: Senate panel backs 5pc tax on earnings from social media
• Business circles disappointed over SBP rate pause
• BUDGET 2026-27: Record Rs3.6tr overspending belies govt’s austerity claims