August 16, 2026
The All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance has suspended its nine-day stoppage for 40 days after the federal and Sindh governments gave assurances, including that petroleum prices would be revised fortnightly or monthly rather than daily.
August 16, 2026
The Pakistan Transport Council has called off the strike after 15 associations signed an agreement, and oil tankers withdrew after OGRA accepted a 7-8 per cent freight increase. Container trailers, inter-provincial trucks and edible oil tankers remain out.
August 15, 2026
The Economic Coordination Committee approved a revision in dealers' margins on petrol and diesel, raising them by Rs1.34 to Rs9.98 a litre. Dealers called off a shutdown that was to have begun at 6am on Saturday.
August 12, 2026
The goods transport association says its strike continues after talks with the government produced no breakthrough. The Communications Ministry issued a statement saying decisions had been finalised and thanking the transporters.
August 9, 2026
Freight operators have suspended services nationwide, demanding lower diesel taxes, an end to daily price revisions and a cut in withholding tax from 7 to 2 per cent. The government has invited the alliance for talks on Monday.
July 19, 2026
The All Pakistan Petrol Pump Owners Association has rejected the government's daily petroleum pricing mechanism introduced on July 18, warning it will launch protests and a nationwide strike as early as next week if the decision is not withdrawn. The threat comes a day after Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik chaired a stakeholder meeting at which the Oil Companies Advisory Council and oil marketing companies broadly supported the deregulation direction. The mechanism, under which OGRA publishes daily prices based on a seven-day Platts average, represents the first major restructuring of Pakistan's fuel pricing system in two decades.
فوٹو بشکریہ بین الاقوامی میڈیا امریکی شہر نیویارک سٹی میں تقریباً 15 ہزار نرسز نے بہتر کام کے لیے بہترین حالات مہیہ کرنے کے مطالبے پر ہڑتال شروع کردی جو شہر کی تاریخ میں نرسز کی سب سے بڑی ہڑتال قرار دی جا رہی ہے۔ ہڑتال پیر کی صبح اس وقت شروع ہوئی جب تین بڑے نجی اسپتالوں کی حکومتی نظام کے ساتھ معاہدے کے مذاکرات ناکام ہو گئے۔ نیویارک اسٹیٹ نرسنگ ایسوسی ایشن کے مطابق اسپتال انتظامیہ محفوظ اور میرٹ پر اسٹاف بھرتی کرنے، نرسوں کو ملنے والے صحت کے فوائد اور کام کی جگہ پر تشدد سے تحفظ
January 3, 2026
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December 30, 2025
US president, Netanyahu discuss Iran, Hezbollah concerns alongside Gaza talks US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States could support another major strike on Iran if it resumes rebuilding its ballistic missile or nuclear weapons programs and warned Hamas of severe consequences if it does not disarm. Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a meeting at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump suggested Tehran may be working to restore its weapons programs after a massive US strike in June. “I’m reading that they’re building weapons and stuff, and if they’re doing it, they’re not using
December 26, 2025
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