2026 August

  Health & Policy Desk | August 2026 | 5 min read PM Shehbaz approved Rs10m and Sitara-i-Khidmat for nurse Razia Noreen after she saved the only baby survivor in the PIMS fire.   ⚡ Quick Takeaways Nurse Razia Noreen will receive Rs. 10 million and Sitara-i-Khidmat. She rescued the only surviving newborn from the...

  Law & Governance | August 2026 | 4 min read President Zardari rejects FBR’s challenge, keeping an FTO order for taxpayer access to assessment records in force. Quick Takeaways President Asif Ali Zardari has rejected FBR’s representation against an FTO order. The case concerns access to notices, order sheets and tax assessment records for...

  Technology & Gadgets Desk | August 2026 | 5 min read Microsoft is moving WinUI work into the open, giving developers a clearer path to modern native Windows 11 apps.   ⚡ Quick Takeaways Microsoft is developing WinUI more openly through GitHub. WinUI 3 is the recommended native UI framework for new Windows apps....

  Education | August 2026 | 4 min read KP Education Department bars teachers from visiting offices during duty hours, allowing visits only on set days after school. Quick Takeaways KP’s Education Department has barred teachers from visiting offices during duty hours. Departmental action may be taken against teachers who violate the directive. Teachers may...

  Development & Policy | August 2026 | 4 min read Karachi opens the Korangi No. 5 flyover, a nearly Rs. 750 million project aimed at improving traffic links in the area. Quick Takeaways Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab has inaugurated the Korangi No. 5 flyover. The project was built at a cost of nearly Rs....

  Law & Governance | August 2026 | 4 min read Islamabad seals three illegal indoor shisha cafés in Civic Centre as officials order citywide inspections and legal action. Quick Takeaways Islamabad’s district administration has begun a citywide operation against illegal indoor shisha cafés. Three indoor shisha cafés were sealed in the Civic Centre area....

  Technology & Gadgets Desk | August 2026 | 5 min read Telecom cable charges at QIE have jumped sharply, raising fears of higher internet costs for businesses and users.   ⚡ Quick Takeaways PTAPA has objected to steep telecom cable charges at QIE. Aerial cable annual rent has risen from Rs. 50 to Rs....

  Development & Policy Desk | August 2026 | 5 min read CDWP cleared five projects worth Rs60.259bn, with Gwadar water and Karachi improvement schemes sent to ECNEC.   ⚡ Quick Takeaways CDWP cleared five development projects worth Rs. 60.259 billion. Three projects worth Rs. 11.714 billion were approved directly. Two major schemes worth Rs....

  Automotive & EV | August 2026 | 4 min read   PAAPAM wants 50% duty on imported cars and zero duty on raw materials under the Auto Policy 2026–31 to protect local manufacturing.   ⚡ Quick Takeaways PAAPAM submitted a position paper proposing a tiered tariff structure for the Auto Policy 2026–31. The association...

  Development & Policy | August 2026 | 4 min read KP CM Sohail Afridi inaugurates Abbottabad’s 702-kanal Shimla Hill Park as Hazara gets new tourism and development pledges. Quick Takeaways KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has inaugurated Abbottabad Park at Shimla Hill. The state-of-the-art public park has been developed over 702 kanals. Officials said...