Introduction The summer of 2026 in Pakistan has once again highlighted the growing challenge of extreme heat. Across many parts of the country, temperatures have reached exceptionally high levels, making daily life difficult for millions of people. Cities in Sindh, southern Punjab, and Balochistan have experienced prolonged heatwaves, while urban areas continue to struggle with … Read more
Islamabad – Pakistan says it took out 29 militants in air and ground strikes near the Afghan border on Sunday. Kabul says the same attacks killed dozens of civilians. The two accounts don’t match, and the fallout is getting louder. Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told reporters the strikes hit three sites in Paktia, Paktika … Read more
Things got tense again along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Sunday. Pakistan launched airstrikes and ground raids, saying they were going after militant hideouts. Pakistan’s Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, said the air force hit three spots in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar. About 25 militants were killed and a lot of weapons were taken out, he added. … Read more
Islamabad, June, 2026 Pakistan and Iran have decided to work together to make cross-border trade easier. Officials from both countries met this week and agreed to improve rail and road connections that have been slow and unreliable for years. The talks were not about big policy speeches. They were about practical stuff that traders complain … Read more
Islamabad, June 26, 2026 — It’s official now. President Asif Ali Zardari has put his signature on the Finance Bill 2026. That means Pakistan’s budget for the year 2026-27 is law, and the new rules will kick in from July 1. The National Assembly had passed it earlier this week. Most of the opposition’s changes … Read more
Islamabad – Pakistan found itself back in the middle of big-power diplomacy last weekend, and this time it may have stopped a much larger crisis. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir joined talks between Iran and the United States in Buergenstock, Switzerland, bringing months of quiet backchannel work into the … Read more
RAWALPINDI – Officials from Pakistan and Libya sat down at GHQ Rawalpindi on June 24 and walked out with a clear plan to work closer on defence matters. The Libyan side was led by Lt. Gen. Saddam Khalifa Haftar, the deputy commander of Libya’s armed forces. Pakistan’s military brass hosted the meeting. It wasn’t a … Read more
Pakistan has officially ended the ban on Indian commercial, military, and private aircraft flying through its airspace. The restriction, which was in place since tensions flared earlier this year, expired on 23 June 2026 and was not extended further. What happened Back in April, Islamabad closed its airspace to all Indian-registered planes after a spike … Read more
17-year-old from Lahore beats 15,000 entries with $3 water filter that runs on sunlight LAHORE, Pakistan — While most teenagers were busy with exams and TikTok last month, 17-year-old Ayesha Khan was testing water filters in her school lab. Last week that hard work paid off. Ayesha won the Google Science Fair 2026 global award … Read more
Islamabad – Relief for drivers finally came on Saturday, 20 June 2026, as the government slashed petrol and diesel prices for the next week. The new rates ended months of frustration for motorists who had watched fuel costs climb to record highs. Current Rates – 21 June 2026 The Petroleum Division notified the following prices, … Read more