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The entrance sign of the World Bank Group headquarters building in Washington, D.C., seen between two office towers in daylight.ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPH · 16 May 2012 · Washington, D.C.
Pakistan / Business & Finance

World Bank sees Pakistan growth stuck near 4%, urges flexible rupee before 2029 vote

The World Bank's Pakistan Development Outlook projects 4.2% growth in FY2027-28 and 4.4% in the 2029 election year, and says managed rupee stability risks renewal of past crises.

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Rolling grassland and bare mountains under a cloudy sky in Nagqu County, Tibet, photographed in 2007International — Region / International — Region

Magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet kills 16 and prompts relocation of 12,000

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northern Tibet on Thursday night, killing at least 16 people, injuring 65 and prompting the relocation of more than 12,000 people.

Istanbul's skyline seen from the Asian shore of the Bosphorus at dusk, with the domes and minarets of the historic peninsula silhouetted on the horizon and boats on the water.International — Region / International — Region

Dar leads Pakistan at first R4+E3 foreign ministers' meeting in Istanbul

Ishaq Dar reached Istanbul on 23 October for the first joint R4 and E3 foreign ministers' meeting, with the Strait of Hormuz and the Iran war on the agenda.

A Pakistan State Oil forecourt on GT Road, with a green and white fuel canopy on the right, a landscaped traffic island carrying a PSO sign, and a yellow and black painted kerb beside an empty road.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan trims petrol to Rs377.71 and lifts diesel to Rs391.75 for 23 October

Pakistan cut petrol by Rs1.60 a litre to Rs377.71 and raised high-speed diesel by Rs1.64 to Rs391.75 for 23 October, with the two fuels moving in opposite directions.

Rows of red refillable liquefied petroleum gas cylinders.Pakistan / Business & Finance

LPG cylinder prices top Rs10,000 as Pakistan's winter fuel squeeze deepens

LPG is selling for up to Rs750 a kilogram and more than Rs10,000 a cylinder, more than double OGRA's notified rate, as imports stay disrupted and a promised crackdown is delayed.

A green valley with cultivated fields, scattered trees and rocky mountains under a pale sky in Karak district, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan / Politics & Governance

Four police officers, including CTD DSP, killed in Karak operation

Four Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police personnel, including a CTD DSP and an SHO, were killed in a search-and-strike operation in Karak on 22 October; two militants also died.

An aerial view of a coastal city on a narrow peninsula beside deep blue sea, with bare tan mountains and a crescent-shaped bay behind the built-up area.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Three militants killed as forces foil attack on Gwadar construction camp

Security forces killed three Fitna al-Hindustan militants and surrounded seven more in Gwadar on 22 October after foiling an attack on an empty construction camp.

The exterior of the US Embassy in Riyadh lit green at night, with two palm trees reflected in a pool in the foreground.International — Region / International — Region

US orders non-emergency staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate

The State Department ordered non-emergency US government employees and families to leave Saudi Arabia after attacks killed three people at Dammam airport and an oil facility.

Grainy surveillance-camera still showing three small fast-attack craft closing on a larger merchant vessel on open water.International — Region / International — Region

Qatar and France demand Strait of Hormuz reopening as Iran ties it to US concessions

Qatar and France jointly called for free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, days after Tehran said the waterway stays shut until Washington accepts its conditions.

Lines of HTML and JavaScript source code with coloured syntax highlighting on a dark computer displayPakistan / Technology & Telecom

PHP patches two critical flaws that let attackers run code without a password

The PHP project released emergency fixes on 21 October for two unauthenticated remote code execution flaws, and governments from Washington to Tokyo began taking websites offline.

The LNG tanker Gulf Energy, with four spherical tanks on deck, moored in a Norwegian strait.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan receives second Qatari LNG cargo as winter supply gap looms

A second Qatari LNG cargo has reached Pakistan this month, restarting the PGPL terminal, but two cargoes leave a large gap against an estimated 24 needed for winter.

A white Meta sign with the company's blue infinity logo at the entrance to its Menlo Park headquarters, beside a tree-lined intersectionInternational — World / International — World

Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25bn after a jury found it misled Facebook users about privacy in a case stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.