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A cream-painted single-storey health centre with tall pilasters, dark metal window grilles and a covered porch, standing behind a wide paved forecourt, with a painted wall mural of a family at a health counter beside Sindh government and aid agency logos.File photograph · 31 May 2022 · PPHI health centre, Walisabad, Sindh
Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Ten dead as oxygen cylinder blast destroys PPHI ambulance in Tharparkar

An oxygen cylinder exploded inside a PPHI ambulance at a health centre in Tharparkar on 28 October, killing a pregnant woman and staff; the toll reached ten by Thursday.

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A multi-storey glass office block lining a wide paved plaza at Alibaba Group's headquarters campus in Hangzhou, with mature trees, planted beds and a few people walking across the square.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Shehbaz orders Alibaba AI projects completed by November with progress report

Shehbaz Sharif on 28 October 2026 ordered ministries to complete Alibaba-backed AI and digitisation measures by November, including 15-day Ignite training for IT graduates.

An EVA Air Boeing 777-300ER in green and white livery climbing away against a clear blue sky, seen from below with its wings swept back.International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan's CAA clears Taiwanese airlines hours after a one-China announcement

Pakistan's aviation authority cleared EVA Air and China Airlines for overflights through 27 March 2027, hours after the defence minister said only Chinese carriers may fly over.

A wide concrete forecourt at a Pakistan State Oil petrol and CNG station in Hyderabad, Sindh, with a green-and-white fuel canopy and pumps on the left, a tall red and blue CNG sign pylon on the right, parked minibuses and trucks along the road, and a motorcyclist crossing the open area.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan raises petrol Rs1.85 to Rs377.91 and diesel Rs1.75 to Rs399.82 for 29 October

Petrol rises Rs1.85 a litre to Rs377.91 and high-speed diesel Rs1.75 to Rs399.82 from 29 October, with the fixed Rs80 petroleum levy and Rs5 climate support levy unchanged.

A wide, hazy view over the dry brown ridges of the Salt Range near Dandot in Punjab, with a cement plant and its chimneys faintly visible in the valley below and a thick dust haze hanging over the hills.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan announces $10m clean-air startup fund as Lahore tops global pollution list

The federal government announced a $10 million fund for clean-air startups on 28 October 2026, hours after Lahore was ranked the world's most polluted major city.

A wide stone office building in Washington, D.C. with tall vertical windows between projecting piers, seen across a paved plaza with trees and street lamps.International — World / International — World

Fed holds rates as two governors dissent for a hike, keeping pressure on Pakistan's tightening path

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.75-4.00 per cent on 28 October 2026 in a 10-2 vote, with two governors voting for an immediate quarter-point rise.

A busy market street in Peshawar's old city, with Urdu and English shop signs, bolts of cloth hanging outside the stalls, motorbikes at the kerb and pedestrians passing an old building with arched windows and domed turrets.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

ECP orders local government polls in 23 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts and holds back 12

The Election Commission has ordered local government elections to be prepared in 23 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts, holding back the 12 districts under the emergency arrangement.

The steel roof trusses and tiered stands of Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore seen from high in the seating bowl, with the green outfield and the square carrying tournament branding below and spectators on the terraces in the foreground.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan bowled out for 110 as Sri Lanka reach ODI tri-series final

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets at Gaddafi Stadium on 27 October after Pakistan were bowled out for 110 in 25.3 overs, setting up a tri-series final on 31 October.

The empty United Nations Security Council chamber in New York, with blue delegate chairs around a curved wooden table, red gallery seats in the foreground and a large mural on the far wall.International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan warns of escalation on Iran nuclear file at UN Security Council

Pakistan's acting UN ambassador told the Security Council on 27 October that the Iran nuclear file has deteriorated, and called for the IAEA to work without politicisation.

A motorway service station on Pakistan's M-2 with a long blue canopy over the fuel pumps, restaurant signboards above the forecourt and a silver car parked at the pumps, set against green rocky hills.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan cuts petrol Rs3.19 to Rs376.06 and raises diesel Rs2.25 for 28 October

Petrol falls Rs3.19 a litre to Rs376.06 and high-speed diesel rises Rs2.25 to Rs398.07 from 28 October, even though both crude benchmarks in OGRA's price publication went up.

A China Airlines Airbus A350-900 in a white livery with a pink plum blossom on the tail, climbing steeply against a clear blue sky.International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan bars Taiwanese airlines from its airspace under the One-China policy

Pakistan closed its airspace to Taiwan's flag carriers on 28 October, the first state to do so, sending Asia-Europe flights over Russia instead.

Five men in traditional dress sit on a charpai with tea cups and a metal kettle in front of a dry-stone wall, with terraced green hills and tall trees rising behind them in South Waziristan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan army strikes Afghan check posts after mortar attack on Angoor Adda bazaar

A mortar round hit the Angoor Adda bazaar in South Waziristan on 27 October, killing one civilian and wounding five relatives; Pakistan says it hit Afghan check posts.