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Pakistan Army MI-17 helicopter crash site near Muzaffarabad, rescue teams at work

Pakistan Army MI-17 Helicopter Crashes Near Muzaffarabad

Nayab Fatima2026-06-10

The early morning became gloomy in Rawalpindi and throughout the whole country on Wednesday when a Pakistani Army Aviation MI-17 aircraft crashed close to Muzaffarabad, resulting in the death of all the soldiers onboard the plane. The accident occurred during takeoff, and unfortunately, nobody survived. MUZAFFARABAD: This incident was made public by the Pakistan Army’s media ... Read more

One Constitution Avenue Case returns to the Islamabad High Court as residents secure relief against CDA action

Buyer of Imran Khan’s Former Luxury Flat Gets Relief in IHC

Focus Pakistan2026-06-10

iSLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday granted security to all residents of One Constitution Avenue and restrained the Capital Development Authority from undertaking any coercive measures against flat owners, including the buyer of an expensive flat owned by the former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, until the next hearing. The two-member division bench ... Read more

SBP interest rate decision June 2026 preview showing Topline Securities poll with 49% expecting hold and 49% expecting hike ahead of June 15 Monetary Policy

SBP Set to Reveal Interest Rate Decision in Final Policy Meeting of the Fiscal Year

Nayab Fatima2026-06-10

Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee will hold its meeting on Monday, which will be the last monetary policy committee of fiscal year 2026-27. A market survey indicated that there is a total stalemate among the people predicting either no change or an increase in interest rates, given that Brent oil has fallen from $118 to $93. ... Read more

CCP Deceptive Marketing FMCG Rs30 Million Recovered From Multinational Over False Medical Claims

CCP Takes Action Against Multinational FMCG Firm for Deceptive Marketing

Nayab Fatima2026-06-10

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan collects a court-certified fine of Rs30 million from a major multinational corporation following a decision by the commission’s Appellate Tribunal regarding a five-year-old decision that the firm had misled its customers into believing that its product was medicinal in nature. The hefty price has been paid by one of the ... Read more

NAB housing scam recovery Lahore ceremony showing 1,619 pay orders worth Rs462 million distributed to victims of Omega Residencia Eden Housing and Abuzar Housing schemes

NAB Returns Rs462 Million to 1,619 Housing Scam Victims

Nayab Fatima2026-06-10

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau gave out 1,619 payments totaling Rs462 million to the victims of Omega Residencia, Eden Housing, Abuzar Housing, Formanites and other scams in an event held in Lahore. The recovery program of Eden Housing alone has resulted in the disbursement of Rs1.4 billion to 11,076 victims. The NAB Lahore compensated a ... Read more

Pakistan Bahrain military cooperation CDF Munir 2026 — GHQ Rawalpindi meeting between Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Bahrain National Guard Commander General Shaikh Mohammad bin Isa

Bahrain’s National Guard Commander Meets CDF Munir at GHQ

Nayab Fatima2026-06-09

RAWALPINDI: The National Guard Commander of Bahrain reached out to the field marshal, Asim Munir. In addition, he also met separately with the naval and air force commanders of Pakistan. These discussions included talks about drones, artificial intelligence, sea security, and other advanced defense systems in view of the ongoing war between the US and Iran. ... Read more

Pakistani Air Force J-35 stealth fighter jet fifth-generation China acquisition

Pakistan Reportedly Eyes Up to 40 Chinese J-35 Stealth Fighter Jets

Nayab Fatima2026-06-09

ISLAMABAD: An ongoing secret defence arrangement between Islamabad and Beijing is likely to redraw the lines of airpower strategy in South Asia for some time to come. According to media reports, Pakistan is now in talks to purchase up to 40 J-35 stealth jets from China along with other military equipment that includes an array ... Read more

Pakistan Nuclear Warheads highlighted in the SIPRI Nuclear Report 2026, showing Pakistan's 170-warhead arsenal and growing nuclear competition with India.

Pakistan Nuclear Warheads Reach 170 as India Expands Atomic Arsenal

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-09

ISLAMABAD: The international nuclear arms race has taken a new turn in terms of competition, as both Pakistan and India are increasing their strategic weapons, while at the same time, Russia and the United States still hold an upper hand on the international nuclear stockpile, according to the recent analysis made by the Stockholm International ... Read more

RAW agents arrested in AJK during ISI-led intelligence operation in Chehla Bandi Muzaffarabad in June 2026

Security Forces Arrest Five Suspected RAW Operatives in AJK Operation

Nayab Fatima2026-06-09

An intelligence operation jointly conducted in the Chehla Bandi area of Muzaffarabad district results in the arrest of five individuals suspected of being associated with India’s Research and Analysis Wing, through whose interrogation the hidden arms depot of automatic weapons was discovered. MUZAFFARABAD: The security forces of Pakistan have taken quick action against the Indian ... Read more

NAB Freezes $4.5 Million in Bahria Town CEO’s Foreign Accounts in Money Laundering Probe

Nayab Fatima2026-06-08

The National Accountability Bureau of Pakistan seizes foreign accounts linked to the top executives of Bahria Town and his spouse in Mauritius, intensifying a broader inquiry into the diversion of funds through offshore routes and illegal use of government land. KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Pakistan’s top body in fighting corruption, has taken its operations ... Read more