Overview
- The Prime Minister’s nationwide fuel relief scheme now issues discounted petrol tokens that cover motorbikes, chingchis and rickshaws that take less than five litres and has seen rapid registration and high token issuance.
- Punjab will launch a special polio vaccination campaign starting 21 September to reach more than 10 million children under five across 13 districts with door-to-door teams.
- The federal government cut profit rates on Defence and Behbood National Savings certificates for September 2026 as it adjusts fiscal measures alongside short-term relief programs.
- MQM Pakistan has organised a national march in Karachi for 20 September to press for new administrative units and stronger local government while PPP leaders have urged rival parties to withdraw long-march calls and seek negotiations.
- Security forces have launched search operations and set up checkpoints after the abduction of Judicial Superintendent Asfandyar in South Waziristan Upper, underscoring ongoing local security risks that intersect with the political and service-delivery agenda.