Pakistan Auto Production Rises Sharply in July 2026
PESHAWAR—Pakistan’s auto production increased sharply in July 2026, giving fresh signs of recovery in the country’s industrial sector. Truck and bus production more than doubled, while car production rose by over 75 percent. According to the Finance Ministry’s August 2026 Monthly Economic Update and Outlook, truck and bus production increased 100.4 percent year-on-year in July. […]
Afghanistan Terrorism Links Grow as UN Report Reveals Rising Extremist Networks
PESHAWAR—Afghanistan terrorism links have intensified according to a recent United Nations report, revealing stronger ties between extremist groups operating in Afghanistan and attacks inside Pakistan. The document shows that after the 2001 defeat of Al‑Qaeda in Afghanistan, its fighters moved into Pakistan’s tribal areas and have maintained a presence there ever since. In April 2024 […]
KPRA Launches Sahulat App to Make Tax Services More Accessible
PESHAWAR—The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has launched the KPRA Sahulat app, a new mobile platform designed to make sales tax services more accessible to taxpayers, businesses and citizens while improving transparency in tax administration. The free Android application is now available on the Google Play Store and provides users with digital access to several […]
KP Local Government Elections: ECP Gives Government Three More Weeks
PESHAWAR—Pakistan’s Election Commission has given the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government three more weeks to complete legislation required for local government elections, adjourning the case until September 29. A four-member commission led by Sindh member Nisar Durrani reviewed the case. Officials told the commission that delimitation remains suspended in seven KP districts. The provincial government wants to […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Collection Exceeds Target by 8 Percent
PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa revenue collection reached Rs150.84bn during the 2025-26 financial year, exceeding the revised target by about 8 percent, according to provincial Finance Adviser Muzammil Aslam. The province had set a revised own-source revenue target of Rs139.77bn for the year. The latest figures show that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa revenue collection reached about 108 percent […]
Shehbaz Sharif Rejects Weaponization of Water at SCO Summit in Bishkek
PESHAWAR-Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit that using water as a tool for political pressure is unacceptable and violates international agreements. Addressing the SCO Heads of State Summit in Bishkek, the Prime Minister said water guarantees life in the region and secures the future of coming generations. “Using water for political […]
Abbottabad Water Crisis: 131 Infrastructure Schemes Stall as KP Battles Resource Challenges
PESHAWAR The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has acknowledged a severe Abbottabad water crisis, revealing that 131 out of 163 water supply schemes approved over the past three years remain incomplete. During parliamentary question time, Minister for Irrigation Fazal Shakoor disclosed that only 32 schemes currently operate in District Abbottabad, leaving the majority of infrastructure projects stalled. […]
Federal-Provincial Revenue Dispute Demands Transparent Constitutional Framework
PESHAWAR—The federal-provincial revenue dispute between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and federal government has escalated into a critical fiscal and constitutional standoff. The federal government’s instruction to the State Bank of Pakistan and Accountant General to deduct security funding from KP’s shareable revenues has intensified tensions and raised serious questions about the integrity of Pakistan’s National Finance Commission […]
Pakistan’s Leopard Protection Law Fails Where It Is Needed Most
Across tribal mountain regions, wildlife protection laws crumble against enforcement failures and subsistence hunger. BAJAUR—When villagers spotted a common leopard near their settlement on July 20, they did not hesitate. They opened fire. The animal fell. No one answered for the killing. The dead leopard was one of the region’s rarest predators. Pakistani law explicitly […]
Why Rampur’s Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Faces Demolition Threat
ISLAMABAD—For years, Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur has represented a dream, a political legacy and a source of controversy. Now, the sprawling campus in Uttar Pradesh has become the centre of a fresh legal battle after authorities issued a demolition notice against 38 of its buildings. The Rampur Development Authority (RDA) has directed the […]