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An aerial view of Port Qasim's berths, container cranes and circular storage tanks along a channel of dark water.Archival photograph · 20 November 2018 · Port Qasim, Karachi
Pakistan / Business & Finance

US consortium proposes $4.4bn LNG terminal and pipeline at Port Qasim

A US-led consortium has proposed a $4.4 billion LNG terminal at Port Qasim and a 1,100km pipeline, with an Ogra licence application filed but no final investment decision.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio seated at a G20 meeting table behind a blue placard reading United States, with national flags behind him.International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan welcomes US offer to mediate with the Taliban, with conditions

Pakistan's Foreign Office says it would welcome US help to facilitate talks with Afghanistan, provided Kabul takes verifiable action against militant groups.

A Pakistani soldier in a camouflage helmet and khaki uniform stands in a stone doorway holding a rifle, with sandbags stacked behind him.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan's October militant attacks fall 37% but kidnappings reach a 12-month high

PICSS recorded 143 militant attacks in October, down from 226 in September, but 88 kidnappings were the most in 12 months, with Balochistan accounting for 70.

Muhammad Aurangzeb, Pakistan's finance minister, wearing glasses, a dark suit and a light blue tie, seated in front of a Pakistani flag.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan plans to tokenise Eurobond debt as crypto group seeks a unified body

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says Pakistan is reviewing tokenisation of existing Eurobond debt and will seek cabinet approval before inviting proposals.

A health worker in a pink patterned headscarf gives oral polio drops to a child held by a woman in a blue headscarf, beside a man in white, on a dirt track next to fields.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan confirms eighth polio case of 2026 as a 24-million-child campaign begins

A 13-month-old girl in Khyber district is Pakistan's eighth wild poliovirus case of 2026, confirmed the day before a campaign aims to reach 24 million children.

Satellite view of a thick tan and grey haze covering northern Pakistan and northwestern India, with the Indus plain and Himalayan foothills obscured.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Lahore's AQI hits 535 as Punjab smog turns hazardous and crop fires surge

Lahore recorded an AQI of 535 and PM2.5 of 343 micrograms per cubic metre on 2 November, as Gujranwala hit 606 and satellite data showed a surge in Punjab crop fires.

Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, with the arid coast of Iran across the top, the Musandam Peninsula at the bottom and dark water between them.International — Region / International — Region

Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz in two days if US meets conditions

Iran's foreign ministry says security could return to the Strait of Hormuz within two days of Washington meeting its conditions, as mediators circulate a draft.

The white marble Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, with a central dome and tall columns, seen across landscaped grounds.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Federal Constitutional Court rules Supreme Court judgments not binding on it

The Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that Supreme Court judgments carry only persuasive value for it, while tightening the conditions for review petitions.

A line of French riot police in black uniforms, white and black helmets and knee guards stands beside a white police van, holding transparent shields under a blue bus-lane sign in Paris.International — World / International — World

Petrol bomb attack in Paris prompts attempted murder probe as protests sweep Europe

French prosecutors opened an attempted-murder investigation after a petrol bomb hit riot police in Paris, as cost-of-living protests turned violent across Europe.

A man in a blue blazer speaks on a dark stage beside a large screen reading Richard Teng, Head of Regional Markets, Binance.International — World / International — World

Binance reopens withdrawals as customers pull $3.6bn after record hack

Binance reopened withdrawals on 1 November and customers pulled about $3.6bn net, as the FBI blamed North Korea's TraderTraitor unit for the $6.3bn theft.

A wide view over the Torkham border area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: bare rocky ridges flank a valley, a long line of freight trucks stands on the road that descends towards the border settlement, and haze sits under a pale sky.International — Region / International — Region

US plans to deport more than 150 Afghans through Pakistan, court filings show

Federal court filings show the US preparing to fly more than 150 Afghan detainees from Louisiana to Pakistan, with onward transport to Afghanistan planned as early as next week.

The Sui Southern Gas Company headquarters in Karachi, a pale stone-clad office block with the SSGC crest mounted high on its facade above rows of dark-framed windows, seen past treetops under a bright sky.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Qatar extends LNG force majeure to 29 December as Pakistan plans 10 cargoes against 20 needed

QatarEnergy has extended its LNG force majeure to 29 December. Pakistan has 10 cargoes planned for December and January against an estimated need of 20, and households go first.