Sources: BBC
The government orders the closure of all shopping malls and retail markets by 8:30{{nbsp}}p.m. (PKT) daily as part of an energy conservation plan to offset increasing energy prices. 2023-01-3
The Election Commission of Pakistan bans former prime minister Imran Khan from seeking an elected office in the government for five years, citing Khan's deceit in declaring some of the gifts that he received from foreign dignitaries during his premiership. 2022-10-21
Pakistan surpasses one million daily COVID-19 vaccination doses for the first time after the government warned that it may ban unvaccinated people from entering some public places and using some forms of transportation. 2021-08-3
Pakistan receives 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States, facilitated through the COVAX initiative, UNICEF and the Government of Pakistan. 2021-07-2
Pakistan blocks Bigo Live and threatens a similar move with the app TikTok over "immoral, obscene and vulgar" content. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority says in a statement that the two platforms could have "extremely negative effects on the society in general and youth in particular", without elaborating. 2020-07-21
Pakistan lifts a three-year ban on YouTube after Google launches a local version that allows the government to demand removal of material it considers to be offensive. Similar systems have existed in China for many years. 2016-01-19
The minister of railways in Pakistan, Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, offers a bounty of USD 100,000 to the person who kills the maker of "Innocence of Muslims". The government of Pakistan condemns his act. 2012-09-22
The Pakistani Taliban confirms that it is holding peace talks with the government. 2011-12-10
The United States announces the removal of a number of troops from Pakistan, following a request from the Pakistani government. 2011-05-26
The Government of Pakistan summons the British High Commissioner to Islamabad for a "dressing down" by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi over remarks made by the British Prime Minister David Cameron on Pakistan "looking both ways" on terrorism. 2010-08-2