Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan strikes terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, 22 killed
Pakistan carried out calibrated air strikes on two terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 22 terrorists, the information ministry said on Thursday.
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- Islamabad
Pakistan will defend Saudi Arabia in any conflict, says Khawaja Asif
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan would defend Saudi Arabia against the Houthis or anyone else, as MBS hailed the Makkah defence pact with Pakistan.
- Azad Kashmir
US tells Pakistan its Kashmir policy has not changed
Washington has assured Islamabad it still regards Kashmir as a dispute to be settled between Pakistan and India, after its envoy to India called it part of India.
- Islamabad
Dar urges SCO to turn its shared vision into real results
Ishaq Dar told SCO national coordinators in Islamabad that Pakistan's chairmanship would be open and inclusive, as preparations begin for the 2027 summit.
- Islamabad
Pakistan will not let India weaponise water, says Tarar
Attaullah Tarar warned that India's move to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance threatens water governance worldwide, at the launch of an ISSI report.
- Markets
PSX jumps over 1,600 points as IMF talks lift mood
The KSE-100 rose 1,610.96 points to 171,211.36 as hopes for Pakistan's IMF review lifted investors, a day after the index slipped below 170,000.
- Islamabad
Pakistan asks UN to press India to honour Indus Waters Treaty
Ishaq Dar wrote to the UN chief urging the Security Council to stop India interfering with Pakistan's waters, citing an August court ruling that the treaty is binding.
- Energy
Power bills may rise Rs1.73 a unit, adding Rs29.5bn burden
The CPPA has asked Nepra to add Rs1.73 a unit to electricity bills as a fuel adjustment for August, a Rs29.5bn burden on consumers including K-Electric users.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
KP CM Afridi vows PTI's October 4 march will be 'unmatched'
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi says the PTI march on Islamabad will be peaceful, as the Centre keeps governor's rule and emergency on the table.
- Energy
Petrol cut by Rs1.49, diesel by Rs2.73 as oil prices ease
Petrol now costs Rs387.54 a litre and diesel Rs402.24 from today, the second cut in two days as world oil prices ease and Saudi exports recover.
- Economy
PM Shehbaz woos JP Morgan, BlackRock and Citi in London
PM Shehbaz Sharif met five global financial firms in London and became the first Pakistani PM to open trading at the London Stock Exchange.
- Sindh
Karachi to get Pakistan's largest one-stop passport and ID card centre
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered a master plan in 10 days for a Karachi centre for passports and CNICs, as Mayor Murtaza Wahab set out DHA water and road projects.
- Energy
7.6 million sign up for fuel relief as Dar praises 'whole of government' effort to ease war-driven petrol costs
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar reviewed the PM's fuel relief scheme, under which 7.6 million motorcycle, rickshaw and small-car owners have registered for Rs100 a litre off.
- Islamabad
PPP welcomes opposition alliance's invite to multiparty conference, leaves decision to Bilawal
An opposition TTAP delegation led by Barrister Gohar invited the PPP to a multiparty conference after PTI's October 4 protest; the PPP will leave the decision to Bilawal.
- Economy
Aurangzeb opens formal talks with IMF mission as Pakistan seeks next $1.2bn
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a kick-off meeting with the IMF mission reviewing Pakistan's $7bn loan, with about $1.2bn at stake by early November.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Security forces kill seven terrorists in Khyber's Bara and Balochistan's Chagai
Five Fitna al Khawarij terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Bara and two Fitna al-Hindustan militants in Chagai, security sources said.
- Islamabad
Pakistan will answer any attempt from Afghanistan to destabilise it, Tarar warns Kabul
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Kabul must move out of its militant mindset, as terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan remain the main obstacle to peace.
- Economy
Punjab Revenue Authority and World Bank agree to build digital system to widen tax base
The PRA and World Bank agreed to use data integration and analytics to find tax evasion and bring new businesses into Punjab's tax net, with PITB's help.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Darazinda checkpoint attack: CTD registers case against TTP's Sherani faction and Mishal Group
The CTD booked unidentified militants linked to the banned TTP's Sherani faction and the Mishal Group over the suicide attack that killed 14 in Dera Ismail Khan.
- Middle East
UAE hosts Netanyahu for six hours as Saudi Arabia invites UAE leader to mend Yemen rift
The UAE president held six hours of talks with Netanyahu, as the UAE vice president accepted a Saudi invitation for the first meeting since their Yemen rift.
- Asia
Malaysia begins sending Myanmar migrants home as rights groups warn of danger
Malaysia sent 1,500 Myanmar nationals home by ship, the first of 5,000 under a 'voluntary' plan that more than 160 civil society groups have urged it to halt.
- Middle East
Khamenei unbowed as Iran says it has no plans for direct talks with the US
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said US forces 'do not venture beyond the Arabian Sea', as Iran's UN delegation said it had no plans for talks with Washington.
- Markets
PSX: KSE-100 slips 340 points as oil above $106 and Iran stalemate weigh on sentiment
The KSE-100 fell 0.2% to 170,425.62 on Monday as Brent crude rose above $106 and Trump rejected an Iranian ceasefire proposal. Trading volume fell 12.8%.
- Islamabad
PM Shehbaz Sharif returns home today after two-week UK and US tour
The prime minister returns on Tuesday evening after two weeks abroad, including the UN General Assembly in New York and stopovers in London on both legs.
- Balochistan
Railway track blown up in Nasirabad as Jaffar Express approaches; Quetta train service suspended
A grenade attack damaged the main line in Nasirabad as the Jaffar Express approached. No one was hurt, but trains between Quetta and Jaffarabad were suspended.
- Americas
US deportations to third countries triggering a 'cascade' of rights abuses, UN experts warn
More than 20 UN experts said deportations to countries such as South Sudan and Libya expose people to torture and disappearance, and urged all states to halt them.
- Islamabad
Islamabad-Peshawar motorway reopens after 'indefinite' closure ahead of PTI march
The M-1 and GT Road reopened in both directions on Monday after closures ahead of the PTI's march; work continues on parts of the M-14 and the Hazara loop.
- Health
KP plans to keep 20pc of public hospitals' Sehat Card earnings, law to be amended
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plans to retain 20pc of what public hospitals earn under Sehat Card Plus, arguing they already get state budgets, and will amend the 2020 health law.
- Pakistan
Pakistan braces for 25pc water shortage this Rabi season, putting wheat crop under pressure
With reservoir storage below 9.5MAF, the lowest since 2021, Irsa meets today on Rabi water shares as a 25pc shortfall threatens next year's wheat harvest.
- Punjab
PML-N's Munir Channar wins Bahawalpur's NA-168 by-election by nearly two to one
PML-N's Malik Munir Iqbal Channar won 62,713 votes to independent Wali Dad Cheema's 31,293, holding the seat his late father represented, unofficial results show.
