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The federal government has doubled the carbon tax on petrol and diesel from Rs2.50 to Rs5 per litre, effective from midnight on July 2. Officials have balanced the change by reducing the petroleum levy, but its full impact may emerge in the next fuel price review.
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan has notified interview committees for additional judge nominations in four high courts, with no Supreme Court judge included in any panel. The decision comes amid delayed judicial appointments and new procedures following constitutional changes.
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Islamabad and several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with its epicentre reported in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region. Rescue teams were placed on alert, while no immediate casualties or major damage were reported.
The NDMA has issued a flood alert for several parts of Pakistan as heavy monsoon rains are forecast from July 1 to 4. Authorities have warned of flash floods, urban flooding and possible damage to roads, bridges and infrastructure in vulnerable regions.
PICSS says Pakistan saw an overall decline in militant violence during June, but high-profile attacks, including suicide bombings, continued to pose a major threat. The report recorded 262 fatalities during the month and warned that security risks remain concentrated in several sensitive regions.
The Islamabad High Court has ordered two vehicles of a convicted bank manager to be handed over to a visually impaired woman defrauded of more than Rs20 million. The FIA has been directed to recover the vehicles and submit a report before the next hearing.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to speed up work on Danish Schools across Pakistan and announced a technology campus of Danish University in Muzaffarabad. Officials said several schools are nearing completion while Danish University is expected to begin academic operations in 2027.
At least five people have died and four others are missing after a tourist boat carrying nine members of the same family capsized on Saifullah Lake in Swat. Rescue teams, police and local volunteers are continuing the search operation near Kalam and Mahodand.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has summoned Islamabad’s chief commissioner and deputy commissioner over the prolonged delay in local government elections. The commission cited missing notifications, pending approvals and lack of federal assistance as major reasons behind the stalled process.
South Air has received an Air Operator Certificate from Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority, allowing it to begin flight operations in the country. The airline has already conducted test flights to Gwadar and Sukkur and is expected to launch services in the coming days.
The Pakistan Stock Exchange began FY27 with a sharp rally as the KSE-100 index gained more than 3,700 points and closed at 184,050.10. Investors responded to improving sentiment, lower oil price expectations and hopes of future policy rate cuts.
Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport will close both runways daily from 5am to 8am between July 5 and September 15 because of increased monsoon-related bird activity. The aviation authority says emergency landings will remain possible while airlines and pilots have been advised to plan for possible delays.
