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Militant attacks across Balochistan kill 42, including 38 security personnel, in four days Wreckage of missing cargo jet found south of Ormara after daylong search In new global liveability rankings, Karachi remains mired near the bottom – and Gulf cities tumble too As glaciers melt and monsoons rise, a Pakistani city builds directly in harm’s way Pakistan scraps annual Hajj sign-up, unveils first four-year pilgrimage plan Pakistan eyes first dollar-settled, rupee-linked bonds Gunmen kill nine police officers in Balochistan province; security forces kill 15 militants in response Cargo jet carrying five vanishes over Arabian Sea on approach to Karachi Public debt tops Rs82 trillion as domestic borrowing surges With talks nowhere in sight, Kashmir protest crisis heads toward a deadline

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Militant attacks across Balochistan kill 42, including 38 security personnel, in four days

July 8, 2026 at 09:27 PM

ISLAMABAD: A wave of militant attacks across Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan has killed 42 people over the past four days, including 27 police officers, 11 soldiers, and four civilians, the military said on Wednesday, in one of the deadliest bursts of violence the region has experienced in months.

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Politics

Wreckage of missing cargo jet found south of Ormara after daylong search

July 8, 2026 at 09:01 PM

KARACHI: The wreckage of a cargo jet that vanished over the Arabian Sea was located on Wednesday roughly 53 nautical miles south of the coastal town of Ormara, capping a 12-hour search by the Pakistan Navy and maritime security forces that mobilised warships, surveillance aircraft, and merchant vessels within hours of the plane’s disappearance.

  • Militant attacks across Balochistan kill 42, including 38 security personnel, in four days

    July 8, 2026 at 09:27 PM
  • Gunmen kill nine police officers in Balochistan province; security forces kill 15 militants in response

    July 8, 2026 at 08:10 AM
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    July 7, 2026 at 08:49 AM
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    July 7, 2026 at 07:56 AM
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People

Pakistan scraps annual Hajj sign-up, unveils first four-year pilgrimage plan

July 8, 2026 at 08:35 AM

ISLAMABAD: For as long as most Pakistanis can remember, the machinery of applying for Hajj has reset every single year. A new application. A new waiting period. A fresh scramble each cycle to secure one of the coveted spots in the country’s quota for the pilgrimage to Mecca.

  • Wreckage of missing cargo jet found south of Ormara after daylong search

    July 8, 2026 at 09:01 PM
  • In new global liveability rankings, Karachi remains mired near the bottom – and Gulf cities tumble too

    July 8, 2026 at 08:59 AM
  • As glaciers melt and monsoons rise, a Pakistani city builds directly in harm’s way

    July 8, 2026 at 08:41 AM
  • Cargo jet carrying five vanishes over Arabian Sea on approach to Karachi

    July 8, 2026 at 07:55 AM
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  • Punjab gets new policy chief
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  • Pakistan hopes early, successful visit by FATF team
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Economy

Pakistan eyes first dollar-settled, rupee-linked bonds

July 8, 2026 at 08:20 AM

KARACHI: Pakistan has requested proposals from advisers to arrange its first dollar-settled, rupee-linked bonds, adding a new instrument to a slate of planned Eurobond and Sukuk sales as the government works to widen its pool of foreign investors and push out the maturity schedule of its external debt.

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Trending

In new global liveability rankings, Karachi remains mired near the bottom – and Gulf cities tumble too

July 8, 2026 at 08:59 AM

KARACHI: Copenhagen has once again been named the world’s most livable city, but for residents of Karachi, Pakistan’s sprawling port metropolis, the latest edition of a closely watched global index brought little to celebrate: The city remained lodged near the very bottom of the rankings, one of only four cities on Earth judged less livable than nearly all others surveyed.

  • Militant attacks across Balochistan kill 42, including 38 security personnel, in four days

    July 8, 2026 at 09:27 PM
  • Wreckage of missing cargo jet found south of Ormara after daylong search

    July 8, 2026 at 09:01 PM
  • As glaciers melt and monsoons rise, a Pakistani city builds directly in harm’s way

    July 8, 2026 at 08:41 AM
  • Pakistan scraps annual Hajj sign-up, unveils first four-year pilgrimage plan

    July 8, 2026 at 08:35 AM
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In new global liveability rankings, Karachi remains mired near the bottom – and Gulf cities tumble too

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As glaciers melt and monsoons rise, a Pakistani city builds directly in harm’s way

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