ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Pakistan’s official schedule of the 2026 public holidays for the new year. According to the notification, a total of 11 public holidays and 23 optional holidays will be observed nationwide. Banks will remain closed on February 18 and July 1, in addition to January 1. A public holiday will […]
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Islamabad: Federal Government Announces Public and Optional Holidays for 2026 The Cabinet Secretariat has officially announced the schedule of public holidays for the year 2026, covering national, Islamic, and minority festivals. According to the schedule, the first public holiday of the year will be Kashmir Day on Thursday, February 5. This will be followed by
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JACBABAD: In Jacobabad, the Station House Officer (SHO) along with 7 police personnel have been accused of allegedly raping a young girl. According to Geo News, the allegations involve the SHO of RD-52 police station in Jacobabad, along with 7 officers including the Head Moharrir. The woman (complainant) has alleged that the SHO, Head Moharrir,
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Lahore: Residents of the provincial capital are set to enjoy a long weekend during the first week of February for the Basant Festival. According to sources, four consecutive holidays are expected in Lahore for Basant. Details indicate that Thursday, February 5, has already been declared a public holiday for Kashmir Day. Saturday and Sunday are
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QUETTA: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued a detailed weather forecast, predicting widespread rain, snowfall, and a significant drop in temperatures across Pakistan, with Balochistan poised for a major westerly system early next week. A fresh westerly wind is expected to enter Balochistan on January 19, bringing active weather conditions to the province. The Met Office predicts
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MADRID: In a catastrophic rail disaster, at least 21 people were killed and more than 100 injured on Wednesday after two trains collided in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. The incident, one of the country’s deadliest in decades, involved a high-speed service and another passenger train. According to reports from emergency services and international
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QUETTA : The Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (PkNAP) has launched a fierce critique of the Balochistan government, accusing Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti of making unilateral and politically motivated decisions in establishing new districts and divisions. In a strongly-worded press release issued from its provincial secretariat, the party expressed “serious reservations and deep concern,” alleging
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KARAK : In a harrowing incident of domestic violence, five members of a family, including two women and a child, were brutally killed in the Ghandi Mir Khan Khel area of Karak district on Friday. The tragedy unfolded when a man, identified by police as Farooq, opened fire indiscriminately following a domestic dispute within the
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NASIRABAD :In a brazen armed robbery on the national highway late last night, Balochistan’s Provincial Advisor on Minority Affairs, Sanjay Kumar Panjwani, was relieved of lakhs of rupees in cash, dozens of valuable mobile phones, and government-issued weapons by robbers. The incident, occurring within the limits of the Nutal police station, has triggered a major
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QUETTA: ASadiq Khan Achakzai, Central Chairman of the Mazloum Awami Tehreek Pakistan, issued a stark warning on Saturday, declaring the border town of Chaman at the mercy of dacoits and its populace driven to suicide by crippling unemployment and poverty. He accused the provincial government of being a “silent spectator” to the collapse of law and
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