» PM hails Saudi economic support, highlights US-Iran peace efforts in MBS meeting
16/04/26 05:18 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif exchanges views with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a key meeting in Jeddah on April 15, 2026. —X@PakPMO Pakistan reaffirms “shoulder to shoulder” support for Saudi Arabia.PM...

» Envoy says new visa deal puts Pakistanis first, eliminates fraudulent operators
14/04/26 00:00 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK Dr Muhammad Faisal and Afzal Wali Muhamad sign the agreement. — reporter LONDON: Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK Dr Muhammad Faisal has said that a visa services deal has been signed with G...

» Pakistani delegation including CDF Munir arrives in Tehran ahead of likely US-Iran talks
15/04/26 18:42 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Field Marshal Asim Munir meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi upon his arrival in Tehran on April 15, 2026. — ISPR Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner part of US team.Tehran to host Pakistani delegation today: Iranian o...

» Pakistan calls for abolition of veto power, opposes new permanent UNSC seats
15/04/26 15:18 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, addresses the 3rd Intergovernmental Negotiations Meeting on the Cluster of "Question of Veto". — X/@PakistanUN_NYIslamabad opposes expansion of permanen...

» Unannounced power outages worsen public hardship
15/04/26 12:45 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A representational image shows an unlit bulb symbolising power suspension. — AFP/FileLahore residents complain of repeated evening power failures.Urban areas face three to four hours of daily electricity cuts.Rural regions report s...

» Karachi's University Road BRT project faces fresh delays amid contractor disputes
15/04/26 11:29 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Development work of Red Line is underway on University Road in Karachi. — APP/File Work on the Bus Rapid Transit Red Line corridor along Karachi’s University Road continues to face significant delays, with major sections show...

» PM Shehbaz reaches Saudi Arabia on first leg of three-nation tour amid regional tensions
15/04/26 13:38 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif waves as he leaves for Saudi Arabia at an airport in Islamabad on April 15, 2026. — Screengrab via X@GovtofPakistanVisit runs April 15–18 amid push for Middle East peace.Saudi, Qatar visits to fo...

» KP civil servants require approval to marry foreign nationals
15/04/26 10:57 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A view of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in this undated image. — AFP/File The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has made prior permission compulsory for civil servants intending to marry foreign nationals, following the approval of new r...

» US, Iran signal resumption of peace talks in Islamabad later this week
14/04/26 23:02 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A man rides his motorbike past a billboard installed alongside a road as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 10, 2026. — ReutersBoth sides signal readiness to resume stalled nego...

» 'He's fantastic': Trump says Field Marshal Munir doing 'great job' on Iran talks
14/04/26 22:05 from GEO TV - Pakistan
US President Donald Trump and Field Marshal Asim Munir pose for a photo at the White House in Washington, on September 25, 2025. — X/PakPMO Showering praise on Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Muni...

» President Zardari lauds Pakistan's untiring efforts in facilitating US-Iran dialogue
14/04/26 19:19 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calls on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad, on April 14, 2026. — Screengrab via X/@PresOfPakistanPM Shehbaz briefs Zardari on peace negotiation progress.Zardari urges continued enga...

» PTI chief urges govt for ‘domestic ceasefire' amid efforts to end US-Iran conflict
14/04/26 18:42 from GEO TV - Pakistan
PTI Chairman Gohar Khan talks to the media as he arrives to attend a hearing at the High Court in Islamabad. — AFP/FilePTI chief says internal stability essential for global stability.Gohar appreciates role of every individual in U...

» PM Shehbaz 'set to undertake three-nation visit' amid Middle East tensions
14/04/26 13:11 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gestures as he departs on a visit to Turkiye from Lahore, on May 25, 2025. — Facebook@ShehbazSharifSaudi Arabia first stop, followed by Qatar.Turkiye visit scheduled as final leg.Talks to cover Strait ...

» US, Iranian teams could return to Islamabad for peace talks this week, say sources
14/04/26 10:23 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Security personnel check vehicles at a checkpoint near Serena Hotel following USand Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. — Reuters Delegations keeping Friday through Sunday open for meeting: Iranian source.US Vice Presi...

» Two young sisters killed after falling off motorcycle, run over by oil tanker in Karachi
14/04/26 00:29 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Heavy vehicles can be seen stuck in a traffic jam on Karachi's busy Native Jetty Bridge. — Geo News/File Young boy riding with them sustains minor injuries in the incident.Rescue officials say incident occurred near damaged stretch...

» Two Customs officers arrested for 'swapping' 400kg seized silver with lead
13/04/26 22:47 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Silver bars stacked on a table in the safe deposit boxes room of the ProAurum gold house in Munich. — Reuters/File Pakistan Customs on Monday arrested two of its preventive officers for allegedly swapping 400 kilogrammes of seized ...

» US-Iran ceasefire still holding, efforts underway to resolve disputed issues: PM
13/04/26 18:37 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a cabinet meeting in Islamabad, April 13, 2026. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo NewsPM Shehbaz says two-week ceasefire between US-Iran holding.Pakistan's leadership worked tirelessly to make tal...

» BSEK bars removal of girls' burqas, abayas in matric exam centres
13/04/26 15:16 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Students busy in solving their question papers during annual matriculation examinations under the Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, April 10, 2026. — Online In view of the ongoing ninth and tenth class examinations, the Chairm...

» From hospitals to homes: Punjab launches free body transport service
13/04/26 14:44 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This screengrab shows ambulances, dedicated under Deceased Care Service, to transfer bodies. — Punjab government In a first by any province in Pakistan, Punjab has launched an official, government-run deceased transfer service, wit...

» Cop guarding polio vaccination team martyred in Hangu attack
13/04/26 12:35 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Police team is pictured near a site where a polio team was attacked in Hangu, on April 13, 2026. — Geo News Govt launches countrywide anti-polio campaign.45m children targetted for inoculation against poliovirus.Pakistan reported o...

» Israeli demolitions levelling towns in south Lebanon, satellite images show

16/04/26 11:25 - BBC News - World

» Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia

16/04/26 07:17 - BBC News - World

» Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May

16/04/26 06:55 - BBC News - World

» Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation ran a monopoly and overcharged fans, jury finds

16/04/26 03:56 - BBC News - World

» Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done

16/04/26 02:10 - BBC News - World

» Fans overcharged by $1.72 each by 'monopoly' Ticketmaster owner

16/04/26 01:45 - BBC News - World

» Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days

16/04/26 01:10 - BBC News - World

» Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds

16/04/26 00:31 - BBC News - World

» Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war?

15/04/26 23:54 - BBC News - World

» Three paramedics killed in successive Israeli strikes in Lebanon, officials say

15/04/26 23:48 - BBC News - World

» Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say

15/04/26 23:48 - BBC News - World

» SantaCon organiser charged with stealing $1m from charity pub crawl

15/04/26 22:56 - BBC News - World

» Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says

15/04/26 20:59 - BBC News - World

» Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya

15/04/26 20:36 - BBC News - World

» Starmer says he's 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war

15/04/26 20:27 - BBC News - World

» Israel and Hezbollah continue attacks after Israel-Lebanon talks in US

15/04/26 19:15 - BBC News - World

» Four killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days

15/04/26 18:51 - BBC News - World

» Magyar calls for fast handover of power in talks with Hungary's president

15/04/26 18:51 - BBC News - World

» Starmer 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war

15/04/26 18:25 - BBC News - World

» South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US

15/04/26 18:10 - BBC News - World

» Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

15/04/26 16:25 - BBC News - World

» Trump warns that UK trade deal 'can always be changed'

15/04/26 15:46 - BBC News - World

» Meghan to appear as guest judge on MasterChef Australia

15/04/26 15:04 - BBC News - World

» More than 200 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack return home

15/04/26 15:00 - BBC News - World

» Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack

15/04/26 15:00 - BBC News - World

» Wheat pauses its rally as ample supply offsets US drought fears
16/04/26 11:15 from Business Recorder - Latest News
CANBERRA: Chicago wheat futures dipped in early trading on Thursday as ample global supply weighed on the market, but prices remained more than 3% higher so far this week due to dry weather in US growing areas that threatens to reduce pr...

» Nepal panel to probe property, assets of politicians and officials
16/04/26 11:13 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah , has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present politicians and officials, a move aimed at controlling corruption in the Him...

» China’s factory output rises 5.7% in March, retail sales growth slips to 1.7%
16/04/26 11:09 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BEIJING: China’s industrial output rose 5.7% in March from a year earlier, slowing from 6.3% growth in January-February, as the fallout from the Iran war dampened momentum in the world’s second-largest economy. The output data released b...

» Australian shares flat as tech gains offset mining losses, all eyes on jobs data
16/04/26 11:08 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Australian shares were little changed on Thursday as gains in technology stocks and financials offset losses in miners, while investors awaited local jobs data and optimism around a possible end to the US–Iran war kept sentiment supporte...

» ECB may not have rate-hike evidence by April 30 meeting, policymaker says
16/04/26 11:07 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: The European Central Bank may not have all the data this month to determine if interest rates will have to be raised to tame an inflation surge and the June meeting will offer a greater body of information, Estonian policymak...

» Nissan held talks with China’s Chery on building cars in Sunderland
16/04/26 11:05 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Nissan has held talks with China’s Chery about building cars at the Japanese automaker’s Sunderland plant in Britain, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Japan’s fourth-biggest automaker recently discussed a partnership with Chery ...

» Palm muted as weaker crude oil prices offset support from rival oils
16/04/26 11:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures traded in a tight range on Thursday as pressure from weaker crude oil prices countered support from firmer rival edible oils. The benchmark palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysi...

» Indian bonds retreat after previous rally; focus on debt sale, US-Iran peace talks
16/04/26 11:02 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: Indian government bonds fell in early deals on Thursday after a strong rally in the previous session faded, as uncertainty over the US-Iran war persisted and oil steadied. India’s benchmark 6.48% 2035 bond yield was at 6.8929% as...

» China’s March oil throughput slows on Middle East supply risks, crude output hits record
16/04/26 10:59 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BEIJING: China’s crude oil throughput in March dropped 2.2% year-on-year, official data showed on Thursday, as the Iran war curbed refinery runs, while domestic crude output hit a record high. Refinery throughput in the world’s second-la...

» China stocks rise as first-quarter GDP growth beats forecast
16/04/26 10:53 from Business Recorder - Latest News
HONG KONG: China and Hong Kong stocks advanced on Thursday, as better-than-expected first-quarter economic growth data lifted sentiment. China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index climbed 0.9% by the lunch break, while the Shanghai Composite Index r...

» China aluminium production up 2.7% in March as Iran war drives prices higher
16/04/26 10:51 from Business Recorder - Latest News
China’s primary aluminium production in March rose 2.7% year-on-year, official data showed on Thursday, as supply fears linked to the Iran conflict supported prices of the light metal. Aluminium production climbed to 3.85 million metric ...

» Iron ore lifts on upbeat China economic data
16/04/26 10:40 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SINGAPORE: Iron ore futures jumped on Thursday on upbeat China economic data, while falling domestic crude steel output spurred hopes of lifting globally suppressed steel prices and improving Chinese steel mill margins. The most-traded S...

» PM Shehbaz briefs Saudi crown prince on Pakistan-led US–Iran ceasefire talks
16/04/26 10:26 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shared with His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia the recent developments related to Pakistan’s peace efforts that led to the US...

» Gold gains on softer dollar as US-Iran peace deal hopes rise
16/04/26 10:27 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Gold prices rose on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar, while investors weighed growing optimism over a potential US-Iran deal to end the war that has pushed up energy prices and fuelled fears of higher inflation. Spot gold rose 0.7%...

» China’s yuan slightly firmer as economy’s Q1 growth beats expectations
16/04/26 10:22 from Business Recorder - Latest News
HONG KONG: The yuan edged up against the US dollar on Thursday after China reported first-quarter economic growth of 5%, beating market expectations.  Analysts said uncertainties about the economic outlook and the lower yuan fixing rate ...

» Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, 13 dead
16/04/26 10:19 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Russia unleashed missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing 13 people, including a 12-year-old child, injuring several dozens and badly damaging buildings, officials said on Thursday. In K...

» Australia dollar hits 4-year top on risk rally, rate hike bets
16/04/26 10:15 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SYDNEY: The Australian dollar rose to a four-year peak on Thursday, riding on a wave of investor optimism for a peace deal to bring an end to the Iran war, relatively upbeat Chinese economic data and solid jobs numbers at home. The Aussi...

» PSX rallies as Saudi Arabia deposits $2bn, KSE-100 gains over 2,000 points
16/04/26 10:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Buying rally continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) with the benchmark KSE 100 index gaining over 2000 points during the opening minutes of trading on Thursday. At 9:44am, the benchmark index was hovering at 170,828.25 points, up...

» Pakistan receives $2bn from Saudi Arabia: SBP
16/04/26 09:59 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday it had received funds of US$ 2 billion from Ministry of Finance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On March 16, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb informed that Saudi Arabia had committed $3 bill...

» IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva praises Pakistan’s steady progress on economic reforms
16/04/26 10:07 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appreciated Pakistan’s continued progress on economic reforms. This was conveyed by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva during her meeting with Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muh...