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Stocks fall 580 points ahead of SBP policy decisionPublished on: January 27, 2026 11:10 AM

KARACHI, Jan. 27 -- Pakistan's stock market retreated on Monday after a volatile session, with investors opting to book profits ahead of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) monetary policy decision follo... Read More


World unprepared for surge in extreme heat, scientists warnPublished on: January 27, 2026 10:50 AM

PARIS, Jan. 27 -- Nearly 3.8 billion people worldwide could be exposed to extreme heat by 2050, and countries across all climate zones remain dangerously unprepared for the scale of adaptation require... Read More


Sudan's army says it has broken RSF siege in South KordofanPublished on: January 27, 2026 10:40 AM

KHARTOUM, Jan. 27 -- Sudan's army claimed on Monday that it had broken a long-running siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the town of Dilling in South Kordofan, a developme... Read More


Pakistan's $200m medicine trade halted by border closurePublished on: January 27, 2026 10:30 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- Pakistan's pharmaceutical exports to Afghanistan have suffered due to a three-month closure of Torkham and Chaman borders. Officials said the disruption has halted medicine-laden ... Read More


UN warns hundreds of migrants may be missing after shipwrecksPublished on: January 27, 2026 10:30 AM

ROME, Jan. 27 -- Hundreds of migrants are feared missing or dead following a series of shipwrecks in the central Mediterranean this month, the United Nations (UN) migration warned on Monday, describin... Read More


CM Murad opens Korangi causeway bridge for trafficPublished on: January 27, 2026 10:20 AM

KARACHI, Jan. 27 -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday inaugurated the Rs6.1 billion Korangi causeway bridge, a major infrastructure project aimed at easing traffic congestion and impr... Read More


Govt-funded Hajj for MNAs sparks debatePublished on: January 27, 2026 10:15 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- A proposal to fund annual Hajj and Umrah for National Assembly lawmakers has sparked public criticism. The recommendation came from the Standing Committee on Religious Affairs. Cr... Read More


Eight held as police seize 20,000 kites in GujranwalaPublished on: January 27, 2026 10:10 AM

GUJRANWALA, Jan. 27 -- Police on Monday claimed to have busted an interprovincial network allegedly involved in the illegal sale and transportation of kites and chemical string, arresting eight suspec... Read More


France approves social media ban for under-15sPublished on: January 27, 2026 10:00 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- France's National Assembly approved a bill banning children under 15 from social media on Monday. Lawmakers voted 116 to 23 in favour. The legislation aims to protect minors from ... Read More


President Zardari assents to seven bills before UAE visitPublished on: January 27, 2026 10:00 AM

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 27 -- President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday gave his assent to seven bills passed by parliament, including several that had earlier drawn controversy, turning them into law shortly befo... Read More