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Govt cuts diesel price by over Rs 32 a litre, hikes petrol's by Rs 2.97Published on: August 20, 2026 11:06 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- The government on Wednesday announced a sharp reduction of Rs 32.63 per litre in the price of high-speed diesel (HSD), while petrol became costlier by Rs 2.97 per litre with effec... Read More


Khawaja Asif opposes Imran Khan's private hospital transferPublished on: August 20, 2026 11:05 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has opposed the decision to transfer former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital. Asif expressed his position while speaking to Geo News. ... Read More


'Discriminatory': govt files review plea against SC ruling to move Imran to hospitalPublished on: August 20, 2026 11:05 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- The federal government on Wednesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking a review and recall of the SC order to shift incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan to Is... Read More


Nawaz moves to bridge 'apparent gap' between Punjab government, PML-N MPAsPublished on: August 20, 2026 11:05 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has stepped up his political outreach to the party's provincial lawmakers, meeting PML-N MPAs from Muzaffargarh on Wednesday in an effort to narrow th... Read More


Pakistan demarches US over Kashmir remarks by its ambassador to IndiaPublished on: August 20, 2026 11:05 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- Pakistan on Wednesday summoned the United States Charge d'Affaires in Islamabad and lodged a strong demarche over remarks by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during his recent vi... Read More


Mohsin Naqvi removes two officers over Lahore passport office mismanagementPublished on: August 20, 2026 10:55 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered the removal of two senior officers after finding mismanagement at a Lahore passport office. Naqvi visited the Passport Office in Garden Town... Read More


Attempts to impede Balochistan uplift to be foiled: ZardariPublished on: August 20, 2026 10:53 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday vowed that the attempts by the foreign-sponsored terrorists to obstruct the progress and prosperity of Balochistan would be foiled at all c... Read More


Punjab CM calls for strengthening global humanitarian assistancePublished on: August 20, 2026 10:53 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif paid glowing tribute to aid workers, volunteers, doctors, nurses, rescue personnel and welfare workers serving humanity across the world.... Read More


Getting to Know Bill Milam After He Passed AwayPublished on: August 20, 2026 10:39 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- I walked into the National Press Club one hot evening in July, wondering how to spend the next hour or so. I knew little about Ambassador William B. Milam other than his name. Hap... Read More


Unpaid, Underpaid and ExploitedPublished on: August 20, 2026 10:38 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- Having survived more than two years in the Katchery, I find myself compelled to speak - not merely from observation, but from lived reality - on behalf of those who once dreamed o... Read More