NATIONALA dissident group within PTI in the KP Assembly has publicly stepped forward and linked support for the provincial budget to a concrete protest plan for Imran Khan’s release. Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani and Fazal Elahi rejected claims against them and pressed for immediate action.
SportsGianni Infantino is set to face questions ahead of the World Cup as immigration disputes and protests cloud the tournament build-up. Argentina, meanwhile, completed their preparations with a 3-0 win over Iceland as Lionel Messi returned from injury.
SportsPakistan have appointed Sahibzada Farhan captain of their 15-player squad for the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket event in Japan. The women’s team will also tour Sri Lanka next month for three ODIs and three T20Is in Hambantota.
WorldA US court has sentenced former Taliban commander Haji Najibullah to 42 years in prison for hostage-taking and supporting terrorism tied to the 2008 kidnapping of journalist David Rohde. Prosecutors had sought life imprisonment.
NATIONALPolice in Tharparkar have arrested two suspects and booked six people after a female camel was allegedly tortured and blinded. A livestock department inquiry found severe injuries, including permanent loss of vision in one eye.
NATIONALThe federal government has decided to introduce doorstep passport delivery service across Pakistan. Officials have also finalised SOPs, reduced normal passport delivery time to 14 days and approved a cashless system for passport offices.
NATIONALKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said the NEC meeting brought progress on updating the NFC Award and on funding for the merged districts. He also said the province secured wheat supply assurances and would continue investing heavily in security and forests.
NATIONALThe government has once again invited the opposition for talks on national issues, while Mahmood Khan Achakzai warned of a possible National Assembly boycott. The debate came as ministers also briefed the House on assistance for Pakistanis detained abroad.
HEALTHGuinness World Records has sought PKLI medical records after the Lahore institute said it completed 10 liver transplants in 23 hours and 20 minutes. PKLI said the procedures included nine children and one adult treated using organs from three donors.
NATIONALBalochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has ordered an immediate inquiry into the deaths of six family members in Quetta’s Wahdat Colony. Officials linked to the case have been suspended pending the outcome.
NATIONALThe PMD has forecast dust storms, windstorms and rain-thunderstorms in upper and central Pakistan from June 11 to 13. It has also warned of isolated heavy falls, hailstorms, urban flooding and landslides in vulnerable areas.
KARACHIKarachi’s feels-like temperature reached 49°C on Wednesday as humidity intensified heatwave conditions. The Met Office says the hot spell is likely to continue until June 12.
