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A wide view of Karachi's dense cityscape, with high-rise buildings rising above low-rise neighbourhoods and roads under a hazy sky.

ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPH · 5 July 2010 · Karachi

Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Sindh signs Huawei MoU to build an 'AI-native' digital province

Sindh signed a Huawei memorandum in Shanghai to build what it calls Pakistan's first AI-native digital province, starting with a Karachi flood-warning pilot and a cloud plan.

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The Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court inaugurating the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy's radio station, with officials seated behind a microphone.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Peshawar High Court fixes October 20 to hear PTI plea against K-P emergency and governor's rule

The Peshawar High Court has fixed 20 October to hear PTI's petitions challenging the emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A mud volcano and arid ridges of Pakistan's western Chagai district in Balochistan, photographed from the International Space Station about 258 miles above central Asia.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan readies $8tr mineral pitch as Islamabad sets PMIF26 for mid-November

Pakistan's Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum (PMIF26) is set for 12-13 November in Islamabad, with Reko Diq first production now slated for end-2028.

The State Bank of Pakistan's head office on I.I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi, a multi-storey building seen from the street in daylight.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan's current account deficit widens to $874m in July–September

SBP data show Pakistan's current account deficit widened to $874m in July–September, while the overall balance of payments swung to a $4.39bn deficit in September.

View from the Khyber Pass looking across the border toward Afghanistan, showing a settled valley of low buildings and cultivated terraces in arid, mountainous terrain.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan Army hits Afghan Taliban posts at Kurram and Ghozgarhi after unprovoked firing

Pakistan said on 17 October that its army struck the Shipola base camp and Topser post in Upper Kurram after Afghan Taliban opened fire at Taida and Ghozgarhi.

The gold-capped Dome of the Rock and surrounding stone buildings in Jerusalem's Old City, seen from a distance under a clear sky.

International — World / International — World

Pakistan and 18 countries reject Colombia's Jerusalem embassy

Nineteen foreign ministers, in a statement issued by Pakistan's Foreign Office, called Colombia's embassy in Jerusalem null and void and urged Bogotá to reverse the move.

An oil-fired thermal power station at dusk, its stacks and cooling towers lit against a dimming sky, with electric transmission lines in the foreground.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

DISCOs seek Rs2.56 per unit September FCA, NEPRA hearing set for 29 October

DISCOs have filed for a Rs2.56 per unit fuel charges adjustment for September with NEPRA, which has scheduled a public hearing for 29 October on the November billing impact.

A wide view of the Kohat valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under a clear sky

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind killed in Lakki Marwat operation

Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department says Zahid Gul, accused of masterminding the 18 September Kohat Police Lines attack, was killed in a joint operation in Lakki Marwat.

A wide elevated view of Constitution Avenue in Islamabad, looking past tree-lined boulevards toward the federal precinct of Pakistan's capital, with the Presidency, Supreme Court and National Assembly visible in the distance against a clear sky.

International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan FO declines to back Saudi's Iran-Houthi accusation while reaffirming Makkah pact

The Foreign Office said it could not comment on Saudi Arabia's accusation that Iran arms the Houthis while reaffirming Pakistan's defence obligations under the Makkah pact.

Gentleman Cadets of the Pakistan Army on parade at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, with rows of cadets in ceremonial uniform visible across the parade ground.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan's nuclear commander warns of 'cross-border aggression' at PMA Kakul passing-out parade

CNSC Gen Aamer Raza told PMA Kakul cadets on 17 October that Pakistan will not tolerate cross-border aggression and warned of consequences in a nuclearised environment.

A map of Balochistan's districts, with Kalat, Mastung, Nushki, Kharan, Chagai and Washuk labelled among the province's administrative areas.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Twenty police recruits abducted in Balochistan while travelling home on leave

Unidentified gunmen stopped a passenger van in Kalat district and abducted 20 police recruits bound for Nushki, officials said on 17 October; no group has claimed responsibility.

The coal-fired power station at Port Qasim near Karachi, showing generating units, a tall stack and cooling towers against a clear sky.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Sindh seals 34 MoUs at Shanghai conference to draw Chinese investment

Sindh signed 34 memorandums of understanding at a Shanghai investment conference on 15 October, offering Chinese investors a 10-year tax exemption in its special economic zones.