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Dusk view across Marina Bay in Singapore from the Marina Bay Sands observation deck, with the lit towers of the central business district across the water, the lotus-shaped ArtScience Museum on the right and the illuminated Supertree Grove on the left.Archival photograph · 10 June 2018 · Marina Bay, Singapore
International — Region / International — Region

Singapore's foreign minister meets Dar in Islamabad as ties mark 60 years

Singapore's foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan met Deputy PM Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on 30 October, six decades after the two countries established diplomatic relations.

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An aerial view of a refinery complex in Karachi, with clusters of white storage tanks, pipe runs and access roads beside a broad creek, and plumes of white steam rising from the plant.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Petroleum levy raised Rs4.4 trillion in four years, government rules out an immediate cut

The government says the petroleum levy raised Rs4.4 trillion from 2022-23 to 2025-26, is part of its IMF fiscal targets, and that any phased reduction waits for the next budget.

A roadside service station on Pakistan's M-2 motorway, with a long blue canopy over the fuel forecourt, a restaurant building carrying Urdu and English signage, a silver car parked at the pumps and green rocky hills rising behind.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Diesel passes Rs400 as Pakistan holds petrol at Rs377.91 for 30 October

High-speed diesel rises 85 paisa to Rs400.67 for 30 October while petrol is held at Rs377.91, with the Rs85 levy and every margin left unchanged.

Rows of labelled vaccine sample tubes standing in a rack on a laboratory bench, with gloved hands in blue protective clothing reaching towards the tubes and a capped metal canister beside them.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan reopens China-gifted hospital in Islamabad with free treatment for all patients

The 182-bed Pakistan-China Friendship Hospital reopens in Islamabad with the government paying for all treatment, Indus Hospital managing it and a third-party audit ordered.

Wide view across the wet apron at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, with two Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 737s parked at gates linked to jet bridges, the terminal building behind them and a hazy city skyline on the horizon.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Shehbaz approves master plan expansion of Karachi and Lahore airports

Shehbaz Sharif has approved the master plan expansion of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi and Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, with a cargo village under way.

The entrance gate of the Zamil Offshore compound at Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, with a bilingual Zamil Offshore sign in English and Arabic above a red and white barrier arm and a guardhouse under an overcast sky.International — Region / International — Region

Houthis claim strikes on Ras Tanura and Abqaiq as missiles fall on Riyadh

Yemen's Houthis claimed six attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities, naming the Ras Tanura terminal and Abqaiq, days after Pakistan joined Tehran security talks.

The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore lit by two tall floodlight pylons at night, with the green outfield, the covered square and empty tiered stands carrying HBL PSL branding.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Ben Duckett's 167 guides England to first ODI win in Pakistan since 2005

Ben Duckett made 167 and Liam Dawson took four wickets as England beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium, their first one-day win in Pakistan since 2005.

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.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.

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.

A bank branch frontage on I.I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi, with the bank's name in English and Urdu across a white and red fascia, a 24-hour ATM sign beside the door and a motorbike parked at the kerb.Pakistan / Business & Finance

SBP doubles minimum capital for local banks to Rs20 billion with a 2030 deadline

The State Bank of Pakistan has doubled the minimum capital requirement for local banks to Rs20 billion, giving banks and finance institutions until December 2030 to comply.

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.