TODAY’S PAPER | February 23, 2026 | EPAPER

KSE-100 index drops 3.16% amid nervous positioning ahead of IMF review

Gold, silver prices surge in global and local markets
Delivery rider critically hurt as speeding car overturns at Khayaban-e-Ittehad
Labourer-athlete Rizwan Pathan fights poverty by day, chases MMA dream by night
PHF replaces Olympians with technocrats in structural overhaul

PM Shehbaz to visit Qatar Feb 23–24 for talks with Amir Sheikh Tamim

FO says meetings will cover trade, energy, investment and regional developments

Achakzai's appointment as opposition leader challenged in Federal Constitutional Court

Akbar Babar moves court, argues jailed and disqualified Imran Khan cannot legally nominate opposition leader

Free medicines plan hits snags

Pindi's public hospitals fail to clear Rs1.95b vendor dues

PTI's gruelling internal crisis

The shift from hero to villain, analysts say, reflects deeper internal divisions within the party

No mitigation plan despite repeated destructive floods

Unchecked development and policy gaps threaten the lives and livelihoods of thousands

Northern Pakistan faces rising glacier flood risks amid winter heat

Daytime temperatures are 3–5°C above normal, while nighttime were 1–3.5°C above the 1981–2010 climatological average

Air raids in Afghanistan destroy 7 terror camps

Pakistan says offensive led by 'solid intelligence'; Over 80 terrorists eliminated in precision hits

NADRA eases rules for unregistered adults

Birth certificate no longer mandatory under special scheme

Winner of 170 seats in jail and 80 seats in govt: MQM-P

Criticises PPP, PML-N, JI, and PTI too for anti-Karachi stance

23 Feb 2026, 5th Ramadan

Karachi
5:44 6:30
5:33 7:03
Lahore
5:16 5:56
5:06 6:29
Islamabad
5:21 5:59
5:11 6:33
Peshawar
5:25 6:03
5:16 6:37
Quetta
5:45 6:26
5:35 6:59

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