Year: 2026

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Thursday reduced the price of petrol by Rs3 per litre to Rs332 and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs4 to Rs360, effective November 13, 2026. In a press release, OGRA said the revised prices had been determined under the petroleum products pricing mechanism approved by the federal government. The latest reduction follows Wednesday’s revision, when the government cut petrol prices by Rs3 per litre to Rs335 and diesel prices by Rs7 to Rs364. With the latest cuts, petrol has become cheaper by a…

One person was killed, and four others ‌were shot and wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a gym before barricading himself inside an apartment building in Washington, DC, on Thursday morning, police said. The suspect holed up inside a ​seventh-floor unit, where police negotiators were able to open a dialogue, Metropolitan Police ​Interim Chief JW Carroll told reporters. After about an hour, police heard ⁠a gunshot and forced their way into the apartment, where they found the suspect ​with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect’s condition was not immediately…

Security forces foiled an attack on the Kandawa post along the N-25 national highway in Balochistan’s Mastung district, killing three militants in a retaliatory operation, police said on Thursday. According to a police spokesperson, the attackers attempted to target the post using an explosives-laden vehicle. Security personnel responded to the attack and killed three militants. The explosion near the post killed two civilians and injured several others, including three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, the spokesperson said. The blast also damaged nearby houses and a mosque. The injured were shifted to…

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday ​that former Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook should replace ‌Jensen Huang as the CEO of Nvidia. “NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take ​his place – TIM COOK of Apple,” Trump said on social ​media. “A Legend replaces a Legend!” he added. Cook stepped down after ⁠a 15-year stint as Apple’s CEO in September and is now ​executive chairman at the iPhone-maker. Apple and Cook did not immediately…

Saudi Arabia is pressing the EU to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a terrorist organisation, ​but has yet to overcome European concerns that this could undermine a future peace process, according to six European officials. The campaign reflects ‌a broader effort by Riyadh to increase international pressure on the group, which has been carrying out near-daily attacks on the kingdom in recent weeks after the resumption of war that began more than a decade ago. The Houthis are already subject to EU sanctions, including an arms embargo and asset freezes…