A Voice of the Unheard Saturday, October 10, 2026
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has submitted the details of its financial statements to the Election Commission of Pakistan. The party filed audit reports of its accounts along with an affidavit from Barrister Gohar. The Election Commission has sought details of financial statements from all political parties. The filing forms part of an annual statutory...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The government has decided to abolish the 12 existing gas tariff slabs and impose a uniform price in their place. Under the plan, protected consumers will be shifted to an income-based subsidy, and their needs will be addressed through a targeted subsidy mechanism rather than through the slab structure. During the fourth review by...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has announced a major reduction of up to 27.71 percent in the prices of liquefied natural gas, issuing a notification of the revised rates. According to the notification, the price of LNG for the Sui Northern system has been reduced by $6.81 per MMBTU, bringing the new...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The federal government has decided to import one million metric tonnes of wheat in an effort to control prices, but flour has become more expensive nonetheless. Instead of falling, flour prices have risen further despite the import decision. While 11 items including tomatoes, chicken and onions became cheaper, documents from the Pakistan Bureau of...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued a final and conclusive deadline to organised Hajj companies under the Private Hajj Scheme 2027, directing private operators to activate all Hajj packages by August 31 or face confiscation of their inactive quota. According to sources in the Ministry of Religious Affairs, only 54 pilgrims were booked...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The federal government has announced a marginal reduction in the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel, cutting the rate of petrol by 58 paisa per litre and diesel by 17 paisa per litre. According to the new prices issued by the Petroleum Division, petrol will now be sold at Rs342.52 per litre following the...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is pressing ahead with its mediation between Washington and Tehran even as the diplomatic framework it built has expired and American sanctions pressure closes in on Islamabad itself. Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, accompanied by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, spent Monday on a daylong...
DHAKA: Bangladesh has signalled it is prepared to join the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye should the founding members extend a formal invitation, in what would mark a significant realignment for a country that has long avoided rival geopolitical blocs. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman told parliament on Thursday that Bangladesh’s...
NEW DELHI: Five weeks after the Cockroach Janta Party folded up its tents at Jantar Mantar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still absorbing the political cost of the most serious public challenge of his third term. The movement began with an insult. On May 15, 2026, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant compared unemployed youth...
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has outlawed public protest across the entire country under a sweeping new police law, in what rights organisations are calling one of the harshest measures imposed during five years of Taliban rule. The legislation — known as the “shurta” law, using the Taliban’s preferred term for police — was approved by...