Government cuts petrol price by Rs5.16 a litre, diesel by Rs7.69
Petrol falls to Rs381.14 and high-speed diesel to Rs389.27 a litre from Tuesday, a modest correction after a year of war-driven price swings.
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Field Marshal Asim Munir and Saudi envoy discuss defence cooperation at GHQ
Saudi Arabia's newly appointed ambassador Rajeh Tami Albugamy called on Field Marshal Asim Munir in Rawalpindi, with both sides citing progress under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.
Abu Dhabi is quietly becoming one of medicine’s more interesting frontiers
Between an AI programme for diagnosing multiple sclerosis, a planned heavy-ion cancer therapy centre and a new Arab genomic reference, Abu Dhabi's hospitals had an unusually productive start to 2026.
Nawaz Sharif praises Pakistan’s soldiers for their courage, says terrorists should not be spared
Speaking outside Avenfield House in London, the PML-N president said the army's sacrifices were beyond doubt and that those carrying out terrorism should face no leniency.
UAE’s non-oil exports just had their best half-year on record
Non-oil exports grew almost 24% in the first half of 2026 to a record AED452.8bn, the clearest sign yet that the UAE's decade-long push to diversify away from oil is showing up in the trade numbers.
Dubai’s tourists are coming back, and this time they’re filling more rooms
Dubai's tourism sector has clawed back to its strongest footing since February, with nearly 7 million visitors through August and hotel occupancy almost doubling since the spring.
The UAE passport is now the world’s most powerful, and Abu Dhabi is its safest city
A clean sweep of 2026's global rankings — the world's strongest passport, the world's safest city, and the Arab world's happiest country — adds up to one of the stronger soft-power years the UAE has had.
Inside the Makkah alliance: DG ISPR on expansion, legal basis and the Muslim world’s test
DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry details the Makkah alliance's secretariat, its Article 51 legal basis, and a maritime coalition spanning Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, in an interview with Independent Arabia.
DG ISPR says Pakistan is talking to Iran to break the region’s escalation cycle
DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry says Islamabad has kept channels open to Tehran for months, warning that the region's repeating escalation cycle serves only those seeking chaos.
Pakistan will do whatever it takes to defend Saudi Arabia, says DG ISPR
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry tells Independent Arabia that Saudi sovereignty and the Two Holy Mosques are non-negotiable, and that the Makkah alliance's collective-deterrence clause is already in effect.
