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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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Pakistan / Business & FinanceGoods transporters suspend nine-day strike for 40 days after talks
Pakistan's goods transporters suspended their nine-day nationwide strike for 40 days on 16 August 2026 after government assurances on fuel pricing, tolls and axle loads.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM Shehbaz orders all-out mobilisation for monsoon flood relief
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed NDMA on 15 August 2026 to coordinate with provincial authorities and use all resources for flood relief in KP, GB and AJK.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomNADRA launches chipless QR-based national identity card
NADRA has introduced a chipless national identity card with a secure QR code, made in Pakistan, replacing the imported microchip used for 14 years.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceGoods transporters' strike splits as containers stay off roads
A section of Pakistan's goods transporters called off its wheel-jam strike on 14 August 2026, but container trailers and edible oil tankers stayed off the roads.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM Shehbaz briefs President Zardari on Makkah defence agreement
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr on 14 August 2026 about the Makkah defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePetroleum dealers postpone strike after margin rise approved
The PPDA postponed a planned nationwide strike after the government approved a Rs1.34 increase in dealers' margins on petroleum products on 14 August 2026.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan marks 79th Independence Day with nationwide ceremonies
Pakistan marked its 79th Independence Day on 14 August 2026 with gun salutes, a change of guards at Mazar-e-Quaid and leadership calls for national unity and reform.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceShehbaz calls every drop of Pakistan's water a 'red line' at Yadgar-e-Fatah event
On the eve of Independence Day the prime minister warned India of a direct response over the Indus Waters Treaty and unveiled a monument to the May 2025 conflict.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePetrol dealers announce indefinite nationwide strike from August 15
The PPDA said talks with the government failed after it refused to change daily fuel-price adjustments, and a separate goods transport strike also continued.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomPakistan names its first lunar rover 'Jinnah-1' for 2029 Moon mission
Suparco said the name was chosen from about 4,000 entries in a nationwide contest; the rover will fly aboard China's Chang'e-8 mission to the lunar south pole.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRawalpindi Mall Road shooting: minister blames PTI for 'hatred'
Pakistan's interior minister said PTI could not absolve itself of responsibility for a shooting on Rawalpindi's Mall Road, as the party rejected any link.
International — Region / International — RegionThree Pakistani sailors killed in Houthi attack on Red Sea vessel
Pakistan condemned a Houthi missile attack on a commercial vessel in the Bab al-Mandeb strait that killed three Pakistani sailors and injured another.