Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has filed a formal complaint with the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency on Aug 9 2026. He accuses four social‑media accounts of spreading false claims that he and his son were linked to the murder of Mir Raza Ali.
Aug 9, 2026, 6:35 PM
The president of the PPP in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) claims that Punjab police were summoned to the region for a clear but undisclosed purpose. He questions the neutrality of the ongoing election process and stresses the need for transparent investigations.
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An opinion piece in Dawn argues that Pakistan needs to focus on reforming local governments and fiscal planning before drawing new provincial borders, highlighting constitutional mandates, administrative costs, and economic sustainability.
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A defence pact between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia has a clause that is technically identical to NATO’s Article 5, the Turkish defence minister said on 8 August 2026.
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Pakistan’s petroleum minister announced plans for a bonded oil‑storage scheme with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar that will secure crude supplies for the country.
Dawn
Pakistani television has long shown female characters in roles beyond mere victims. Six notable dramas illustrate this trend, highlighting ambition, resilience and a blend of humor and hardship across decades.
The Express Tribune
Pakistan’s Information Ministry denied that weapons were being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan, labeling the allegation frivolous and baseless. The ministry said Afghanistan is already filled with sophisticated weaponry left by the U.S. withdrawal and warned that terrorist groups continue to operate from Afghan soil.
The Express Tribune
A fire at Saudi Arabia’s Jazan refinery was brought under control after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a drone strike on the facility.
Dawn
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement, a NATO‑like treaty that treats an attack on any one of the three as an attack on all. Officials now look to add Egypt and other Gulf members, with technical and political hurdles still to be sorted.
Al Jazeera
Police added a murder charge to Mir Raza Ali’s case after a re‑postmortem identified gunshot injuries, overturning earlier suicide suggestion.
Express Tribune
Crew members on the Palau‑flagged oil tanker MT Honour 25, hijacked by Somali pirates in April, sent a new plea for Pakistani authorities to act after more than 100 days of captivity.
Dawn
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, declares any armed attack on one of the three a collective threat, while maintaining their existing bilateral and multilateral commitments.
The Express Tribune
A Yemen‑aligned Houthi group said it struck Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery with a drone on Sunday. The Saudi energy ministry reported a fire that was extinguished with no injuries, following an earlier defense pact signed with Turkey and Pakistan.
The Express Tribune
Hesson met the coaches of Pakistan’s four National Champions Cup teams in Multan, focusing on one‑day skills and national‑domestic alignment.
The Express Tribune
Two elderly men of the Suleman Khel tribe were killed in a vehicle shoot‑out at Darozanda, Lower South Waziristan, on Sunday, after unidentified gunmen opened fire.
The Express Tribune
A Dispute Resolution Board has declared the Sindh government’s decision to cancel the Mosamiyat‑to‑Numaish segment of the Karachi BRT Red Line unlawful and void, citing the implementation agency TransKarachi’s lack of capacity and contractual shortcomings.
Dawn
Security forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan province eliminated 15 terrorists across eight districts in Operation Rad‑ul‑Fitna‑3, recovering vast stockpiles of weapons and ammunition and declaring their intent to continue the campaign.
The Express Tribune
Karachi police have reshaped the probe into the death of 25‑year‑old businessman Mir Raza Ali, adding a murder section to the case filed by his father and deploying a five‑member team to review new evidence after a second post‑mortem contradicting the first.
Dawn
