Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
Daily petroleum rates: Petrol, diesel prices go up
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUL 21: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) updates petroleum products prices on a daily basis on its website to ensure transparency and allow the immediate impact of international price fluctuations to be passed on to consumers. The daily pricing is based on a seven-day weekly average of international market prices to align with international standards, according to Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik. Here are revised fuel rates: Date Products Old rates New rates Change in pricesRs/litre 22-07-2026 Petrol 315.8 320.73 +4.93 (Increase) 22-07-2026 High-speed diesel 360.06Read More
Petrol pump owners announce nationwide strike
APPPOA general secretary says association rejected govt’s daily fuel pricing mechanism DNA ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Petrol Pumps Owners Association (APPPOA) announced a nationwide shutdown of petrol pumps from Wednesday night after negotiations with the government over the daily pricing mechanism for petroleum products ended without a breakthrough. APPPOA General Secretary Nauman Butt said the association has rejected the government’s daily fuel pricing mechanism and would close petrol pumps across the country in protest. “We cannot accept daily changes in petroleum product prices under any circumstances,” Butt said. He addedRead More
‘Will ask PM Shehbaz to make me AJK premier if PML-N wins polls’, quips Nawaz
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said he would ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to make him the prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) if the party secured victory in the upcoming elections. The former premier made the remarks while addressing the party’s rally in Muzaffarabad, as he — accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz — kicked off PML-N’s election campaign ahead of the phased AJK polls, beginning July 27. Addressing party workers, Nawaz said it had been aRead More
Dar to attend ASEAN regional forum meet
Mahnoor Ansar ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar departed Islamabad for Manila, Philippines, to participate in the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting, being held on 22–23 July 2026. During the visit, DPM/FM will participate in discussions on key regional and international political and security issues and reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to peace, stability, and dialogue in the Asia-Pacific region. He will also hold bilateral meetings with participating foreign ministers and other dignitaries on the sidelines of the Forum.
Trump says will be hitting Pickaxe Mountain area ‘pretty soon’
WASHINGTON, JUL 21: President Donald Trump said the US will be hitting the Pickaxe Mountain area, located near Iran’s heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, “pretty soon.” Pickaxe Mountain is a heavily fortified site that hosts two deeply buried tunnel complexes that experts assess as beyond the reach of the most powerful bunker buster bombs in the US arsenal. The site is linked to Iran’s nuclear program.
Trump: Lebanon’s Aoun could be ‘one of the most important leaders’ in Middle East
WASHINGTON, JUL 21: US President Donald Trump praised Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday as he welcomed him to the White House, making Aoun Lebanon’s first head of state to visit since 2009. “He’s handsome also,” Trump quipped to reporters during comments from the Oval Office. “And I think he could become one of the most important leaders in the Middle East, actually,” the US president said. Trump went to say that Lebanon had been “very mistreated” for a long period of time. “We’re going to help it a lot.”Read More