Three Pakistani sailors killed as Somali police free hijacked tanker
Pirates opened fire as Somali police freed the MT Honour 25, killing five crew including three Pakistanis, survivors say. Seven Pakistanis survived.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistan reports fifth polio case of 2026 in a 17-month-old girl from Bannu
A 17-month-old girl in Bannu has polio, Pakistan's fifth case this year and the fourth from Bannu Division, where insecurity is hampering vaccination teams.
11 children injured as school van catches fire in Murree
A Suzuki Bolan school van veered off Bara Hotar Link Road in Murree and caught fire, injuring 11 children aged 4 to 14, three of them with severe burns.
41 government schools in Attock closed for eight days to house police ahead of PTI march
Schools in Hazro, Hassanabdal, Fatehjang, Attock and Jand are hosting police deployed for a PTI march, which has been postponed to October 4.