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ARCHIVAL CONTEXT · December 2016 · Mohatta Palace Museum, KarachiBilawal offers to lift K-P emergency if opposition joins joint anti-terror plan
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Sunday the K-P emergency and governor's rule can end if opposition parties agree on a joint anti-terrorism strategy.
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Pakistan / Business & FinanceSBP Governor tells investors reserves rebuilt to $21.5bn without new debt
SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad told foreign investors in Bangkok that reserves recovered from under $3bn to $21.5bn and forward liabilities fell from $5.7bn to below $1bn.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM defends K-P emergency as 'compulsion' after 48-hour talks failed
PM Shehbaz on Saturday said the K-P emergency became a compulsion after 48-hour federal–PTI talks collapsed, with Nawaz backing it from London.
Pakistan / Entertainment & CulturePakistan v Sri Lanka opens seven-match ODI tri-series at Pindi on Sunday
Pakistan face Sri Lanka in the 1pm tri-series opener at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with Shaheen backing Babar and 2027 World Cup framing from the ICC.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan-Iran border at Taftan shut to trade after FIA closes immigration gate on Saturday
Cross-border trade at Taftan halted on Saturday after Pakistan's FIA shut the immigration gate and the commerce ministry withdrew the EIF waiver for Iran, stranding 2,000 trucks.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan withstood Iran war energy shock, Aurangzeb tells AFP in Bangkok
Finance Minister Aurangzeb told AFP in Bangkok on Saturday that Pakistan withstood the first-order Iran war energy shock but Gulf infrastructure attacks are worrying.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomPakistan sets November 25 for first astronaut's launch from China to Tiangong
Ahsan Iqbal says Pakistan will fly its first astronaut from China on 25 November, in a week-long Tiangong visit; a 2035 lunar landing was also announced.
International — Region / International — RegionMaldives President Muizzu to make first state visit to Pakistan in 11 years on 20–22 October
Pakistan's Foreign Office said on 18 October that Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu will make a three-day state visit on 20–22 October 2026, marking 60 years of ties.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan notifies 48-member Area Development Council for 12 K-P districts
Pakistan's federal cabinet on Saturday notified 48 ARDC members from 12 K-P districts under governor's rule, naming Shaukatullah Khan of Bajaur as chair.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomPakistan's CCP says AI-powered bid-rigging detection system ready for deployment
The Competition Commission of Pakistan says its Bid-Rigging Detection System is in pre-deployment and was featured in Stanford's fifth antitrust cross-agency report.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomSindh 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePeshawar 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.