ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday increased the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs8.36 and Rs10.39 per litre, respectively, for the next fortnight ending July 15, owing to higher international prices following Israeli attacks on Iran. In a late-night announcement, the Ministry of Finance said the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) had reviewed and adjusted prices…
Sana R. Gondal discusses how Pakistan can design infrastructure that is sustainable, equitable and able to withstand a changing climate. Pakistan is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, ranking as the top nation most affected by climate change according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2025. Due to its geographic location, Pakistan has…
Two traffic policemen were martyred as unidentified gunmen opened fire on them in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district on Tuesday, according to police. “The traffic cops were on their way to Tajazai Adda for duty on motorcycles when they were fired at on Longkhel Road near Gulbaz Dehqan village,” read a statement by Lakki Marwat…
KARACHI: The Institute of Business Administration has said IBA respects all legal and quasi-judicial authorities and is committed to complying with their all decisions. Against the backdrop of a decision of the provincial ombudsman on a complaint filed by an IBA lecture, Zahra Sabri, the IBA released a statement and said that Ms Sabri, one of the…
The social media vetting rule isn’t just a draconian border policy but a slow, deliberate erosion of the right to dissent and the right to be human online. Asad Baig Published July 1, 2025 Updated about 5 hours agoListen to article1x1.2×1.5x Kamran Arif, a name instantly recognisable to anyone in Pakistan’s human rights circles, was more than a colleague; he was…
Bullish momentum continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday as the market crossed the 128,000 barrier on the first day of the new fiscal year 2025-26. The KSE-100 index rose by 2404.51 points, or 1.9 per cent, to stand at 128,031.82 points at 12:15pm, from the last close of 125,627.31 points. Yousuf M….
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) has offered students to resit exams in the November session free of charge if they were affected by any of the three exam papers leaked in the recent May/June session. The CIE board, which conducts O- and A-level exams, admitted last month that parts of its question papers for examinations in June had been leaked,…
The government has decided to deploy Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel outside the residence of JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Dera Ismail Khan city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over security concerns. The interior ministry has written a letter to the Frontier Constabulary commandant in Peshawar to deploy “one platoon” of FC personnel at the residence of…
Pakistan remained unbeaten in the Asian Youth Netball Championship after defeating the Maldives 49-39 on Tuesday to cruise into the semi-final. Today’s play marked the Green Shirts’ fifth and final group match at the Jeonju Hwasan Gymnasium in South Korea, and puts them at the top of Pool B with 10 points. The first quarter…
A teenager was killed while seven others were wounded after government offices came under attack by “India-backed” terrorists in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Tuesday, the provincial government said. The military has said India was using its “assets” to intensify terrorist attacks in Pakistan, with ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry detailing “irrefutable evidence” of an…
