Oil Nears $100 With Hormuz Closed — And This Time, It Might Actually Stick
Brent crude touched $92 a barrel on July 21 after a Kuwait-owned tanker was struck near the Strait of Hormuz. That sentence alone would have been front-page news two years ago. In 2026, it barely registers as the week’s biggest oil headline. That tells you something about how numb the market has become to this […]
Nawaz Sharif Wants to Become Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir — Here’s What’s Really Going On
Muzaffarabad hasn’t seen a political entrance quite like this in years. On July 21, Nawaz Sharif walked onto a rally stage in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) capital and said out loud what insiders had been whispering for weeks: he wants the job of AJK Prime Minister for himself. Not as a ceremonial gesture. […]
Pakistan Fuel Standoff: Petrol Pumps to Shut Down Nationwide as Talks Fail
Three days after the government proudly launched its new daily fuel pricing mechanism, the people who actually sell that fuel to the public just walked away from the table. The All Pakistan Petroleum Pump Owners Association (APPPOA) announced Tuesday night that petrol pumps nationwide will shut down indefinitely starting midnight Wednesday, after talks with the […]
Delhi Under Unrest: Inside India’s Largest Protest Movement Since the 2021 Farmer Marches
New Delhi has seen plenty of protests over the years. What’s happening this week is different in scale, and it’s testing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in a way few recent demonstrations have. On Monday, more than 10,000 protesters attempted to march toward India’s Parliament. Police responded with tear gas and baton charges. By Tuesday, […]
Did PTA Just Ban TikTok Live in Pakistan?
Short answer: no, not officially. But the fact that so many people believe it happened is a story in itself. Over the past two days, a claim has spread rapidly across Pakistani social media: that the government is preparing to ban TikTok Live and its monetization features, and may even direct local banks to stop […]
Petrol Price Reduced, Diesel Increased for Next 24 Hours
Monday night gave Pakistan its first real test of a pricing system the government only announced three days earlier. Petrol dropped. Diesel jumped. And for the first time, both moves reflect a single day’s worth of international oil movement, not two weeks of it. What Actually Changed According to an official Oil and Gas Regulatory […]
Pakistan Is Running Out of Time to Find the K2 Airways Black Box — And Knows It
Thirteen days. That’s how long it’s been since a K2 Airways cargo jet disappeared from radar near Ormara and crashed into the Arabian Sea on July 7. The tail section has been found. A bag belonging to one of the crew has been recovered. The crew themselves, the fuselage, the engines, and the two flight […]
Spain Are World Champions Again: Ferran Torres’ Extra-Time Strike Ends Argentina’s Reign
Sixteen years. Two finals. One substitute who had scored zero goals all tournament. Ferran Torres came on in the 62nd minute to replace Spain’s top scorer. He touched the ball in a World Cup final for the first time with 39 seconds gone in the second period of extra time, took a Nico Williams header […]
Heavy Rain Expected Across Pakistan Next Week — Here’s Where It Hits and What to Prepare For
A new weather system is heading toward Pakistan, and the Pakistan Meteorological Department isn’t treating it as routine. PMD Deputy Director Irfan Virk confirmed on Thursday, July 16, 2026, that the incoming system is expected to reach Pakistan by the end of this week, bringing widespread and at times heavy rainfall to much of the […]
Yemen Is Ready to Close the World’s Second Critical Strait — and the Backup Plan Runs Right Through It
The Strait of Hormuz has already been the story. Now there’s a second chokepoint. Iran asked their Houthi allies in Yemen to stand ready to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two senior Iranian sources and one regional source. Houthi forces have already deployed missiles and drones capable of targeting ships […]