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Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Conflict

Follow Pakistan’s operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including airstrikes in Kunar, Helmand and Paktika, ground firing exchanges, and the diplomatic track with Kabul.

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A multi-storey hospital building with a pale facade and rows of windows seen across an open paved area under a clear sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan orders hospital fire-safety audits after PIMS newborn deaths

Pakistan's health ministry ordered fire-safety audits of public hospitals on 28 August 2026, after a PIMS nursery fire killed 14 newborns and parliament demanded accountability.

A roadside fuel station with a red-and-white canopy over several pumps, a tall price sign and a car parked at one of the islands.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan cuts petrol by Rs0.50 and diesel by Rs0.19 from August 28

Pakistan cut petrol by Rs0.50 a litre and high-speed diesel by Rs0.19 from 28 August 2026, setting petrol at Rs342.60 and high-speed diesel at Rs371.61.

A broad river flows past a barrage structure, with small wooden fishing boats moored near the bank in the foreground.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Dar calls India's Indus Waters Treaty suspension an 'act of war'

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on 28 August 2026 that Pakistan treats India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty as an act of war and urged restored water data-sharing.

Aerial view of Constitution Avenue in Islamabad curving past the city's green government district towards high-rise towers in the distance.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan steps up US-Iran mediation, rejects 'US envoy' claim

Pakistan's Foreign Office said on 27 August 2026 it is pushing diplomatic channels to ease US-Iran tensions and denied that Field Marshal Asim Munir went to Tehran as a US envoy.

Muzaffarabad seen from a hillside, with dense housing, a river bend and a bridge crossing the valley beneath hazy mountains.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Nawaz nominates Barrister Gilani for AJK prime minister

PML-N's Nawaz Sharif nominated Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani as its AJK prime ministerial candidate on 27 August 2026, days after first naming another leader.

Jamaat-e-Islami supporters sit behind a table of microphones beneath a green-and-white party banner at an outdoor political gathering.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Jamaat-e-Islami calls nationwide strike on Sept 3 over petroleum levy

Jamaat-e-Islami emir Naeemur Rehman announced a nationwide strike on 3 September 2026 against the petroleum levy, warning protests will widen if relief is not given.

The red-brick main building of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences seen across a lawn, with its name on a rooftop sign.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Fire at Islamabad's Pims hospital kills 14 infants in nursery ward

A fire blamed on an air-conditioner fault swept a nursery ward at Islamabad's Pims hospital on 26 August 2026, killing 14 newborns and triggering an inquiry.

The white Prime Minister House complex in Islamabad, with domed roofs and arched facades, seen from a distance against the Margalla hills.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan seeks strategic economic partnership with Saudi Arabia, PM says

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told a visiting Saudi business delegation that Pakistan wants to turn ties with Riyadh into a strategic economic partnership.

A street at night decorated with strings of warm lights beside a floodlit mosque with a green dome, marking Eid Miladun Nabi in Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Zardari and Shehbaz urge unity and service in Eid Miladun Nabi messages

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif marked Eid Miladun Nabi on 26 August 2026 with separate messages urging tolerance, unity and service to humanity.

A wide view of Islamabad's cityscape with low buildings and hills under a pale sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Army officer detained after gunfire at Islamabad's Sarhad University protest

A serving army officer was taken into custody and faces disciplinary action after firing into the air during a student protest at Sarhad University's Islamabad campus.

A field of wheat with green and ripening ears stretching towards low hills.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Farmers warn of three-million-tonne wheat shortfall, seek Rs4,702 support price

Pakistan Kissan Ittehad warned of a potential three-million-tonne wheat shortfall and a $1.2 billion import bill, urging the government to restore the support price.

A large pale State Bank of Pakistan building seen across a green lawn and trees.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Moody's upgrades Pakistan's credit rating to B3 on improving stability

Moody's raised Pakistan's sovereign credit rating to B3 from Caa1 with a stable outlook, citing stronger reserves, debt affordability and governance expectations.