Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
OGRA announces decrease in petroleum prices effective September 24
DNA ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has announced a reduction in the ex-depot prices of petroleum products, providing slight relief to consumers at the pump. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, the revised prices will take effect from September 24, 2026. Under the new pricing structure, the price of High Speed Diesel (HSD) has been reduced by Rs. 4.21 per liter, bringing the new price down to Rs. 414.75 from the previous rate of Rs. 418.96. Similarly, the price of Motor SpiritRead More
Saudi Arabia’s 96th National Day celebrated
ISLAMABAD, SEP 23 /DNA/ – The 96th National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was celebrated with a dignified ceremony at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, underscoring the enduring bonds of friendship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and Charge d’Affaires of the Saudi Embassy, Naif bin Mlafakh, jointly cut a celebratory cake to mark the occasion, symbolizing the deep-rooted fraternal ties between the two nations. The event was attended by diplomats, parliamentarians, and dignitaries, who praised the longstanding partnership between IslamabadRead More
From policy to practice: Pakistan’s maritime turn on world maritime day 2026
Dr. Marriyam Siddique World Maritime Day 2026 adopts the theme “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence.” This is the first two-year theme in the International Maritime Organisation’s history, running through 2026 and 2027. It signals a shift in global maritime governance. The era of treaty-making has matured and the era of enforcement has begun. The 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea remains the constitution of the oceans and nearly every coastal state has ratified it. Yet ratification is not implementation and the IMO acknowledges this gap byRead More
Staging protest is a legal right
KP Cabinet amends police act; chief minister empowered to appoint police personnel; can ask Center any time for the change of IG police Bureau Report PESHAWAR: Ahead of the PTI’s planned long march to Islamabad on Sept 27, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said on Wednesday that staging a protest was a legal and constitutional right. Addressing a cabinet meeting in Peshawar, CM Afridi alleged that for the past three to four days, “plainclothes individuals” had been targeting PTI workers, office-bearers and elected representatives. He alleged that an assassinationRead More
Iran’s president vows Tehran will never “bend at the knee.”
DNA UNITED NATIONS: Iran’s president struck a defiant tone at the UN on Wednesday, where he spoke for the first time since Washington and Israel launched an all-out war on his country, vowing Tehran would never “bend at the knee.” Masoud Pezeshkian accused Washington of “terrorism” for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start of the war. He held up a photograph of the dead leader, before insisting Tehran had never started a war. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump had told the UN he was weighing whetherRead More
Before Lavrov-Rubio meet, Kremlin signals its stance on Ukraine peace talks is unchanged
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Wednesday ahead of a planned meeting in New York between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that there were still no grounds for Ukraine peace talks to take place even though it remained open to such talks. “For now, there are no prerequisites for moving onto a peaceful negotiating track, although we, as the Russian side, remain open to peace talks,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready to meetRead More