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Sri Lanka batting against Pakistan at the Galle International Stadium during a Test match on 25 June 2012, used here as archival context for the multi-format tourArchival photograph · 25 June 2012 · Galle
Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Sri Lanka name 16-member squad for Pakistan-England tri-series from 18 October

Sri Lanka Cricket has named a 16-member squad led by Kusal Mendis for the Pakistan-England ODI tri-series in Rawalpindi and Lahore from 18 October, with Asalanka dropped.

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The Riyadh skyline with the Kingdom Centre tower and the towers of the King Abdullah Financial District rising above the city.International — Region / International — Region

Makkah defence pact committee convenes in Riyadh on 5 October

The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement's committee meets in Riyadh on 5 October with Turkish, Pakistani and Saudi officials as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia continue.

A large four-petal monument in pale stone rising from a hilltop at golden hour, with visitors in the foreground.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Yadgar-e-Fatah monument opens to public with musical evening and projection show in Islamabad

The Yadgar-e-Fatah monument in Islamabad opened to the public on 3 October with a musical programme, projection-mapping show and Pakistan Idol performances.

A man with red-and-green face paint and a green PTI flag wrapped around his head stands in a night-time rally crowd, with flags and framed portraits behind him.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PTI's 4 October long march hangs on talks as Rangers stay in Islamabad until 15 October

PTI's 4 October march on Islamabad is in the balance as government-opposition talks produce a reported draft agreement and Rangers deployment is extended to 15 October.

The pale stone Bab-e-Azadi gateway at the Wagah border crossing near Lahore, with its arched facade, flag and an approach road to the crossingPakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan summons Indian envoy and demands inquiry into Kasur border killings

Pakistan summoned India's Chargé d'Affaires and demanded an inquiry into the killing of two civilians near Kasur, as both countries lodged formal protests.

Daytime view of Karachi's I. I. Chundrigar Road skyline, showing the MCB Tower on the right and the Habib Bank Plaza on the leftPakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan's digital creators press FBR for a fairer tax regime on social-media earnings

Pakistani content creators and influencers have asked the FBR to review the 2026 withholding-tax regime on social-media earnings, calling it punitive on creators with high costs.

A true-colour satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz showing the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, Qeshm Island off Iran and the Musandam Peninsula.International — Region / International — Region

Iran ties Strait of Hormuz reopening to seven Islamabad MoU conditions

Iran's parliament speaker says the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until seven conditions in the June Islamabad MoU are met, as US-Iran talks stall.

A satellite image of Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil processing facility, showing industrial plant structures, storage tanks and access roads in desert terrain.International — Region / International — Region

Houthis claim strike that set an Aramco refinery near Riyadh ablaze

Yemen's Houthis claimed a missile and drone strike that set an Aramco refinery south of Riyadh on fire, as Saudi Arabia hit Sanaa with dozens of strikes.

The Pakistan Parliament House in Islamabad at dusk, a modern multi-storey block with the Bismillah calligraphy panel above the entrance and the Pakistani flag flying on the roof, with a boy standing in front of the gated perimeterPakistan / Business & Finance

Govt plans Rs110bn NFC deduction to recover provincial power arrears from IMF review

Pakistan has told the IMF it will recover more than Rs110 billion in provincial electricity arrears by adjusting NFC transfers, raising fresh provincial resistance and IMF concern.

A street in Mekelle, Ethiopia, with a horse-drawn wooden cart in the foreground, a red lorry, a handcart and low shop buildings along a wide road under a clear blue sky.International — World / International — World

Ethiopian federal forces take Tigray's capital Mekelle as TPLF pulls out

Ethiopia's federal army and allied militia entered Mekelle after the TPLF withdrew, deepening a rift with Eritrea and raising fears of a wider Horn of Africa war.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump seated together during a meeting at the White House in May 2026.International — World / International — World

Brazilians vote in a tight Lula–Flávio Bolsonaro presidential election

Brazil votes on 4 October in a presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with a runoff likely.

Official portrait of Pakistan's prime minister in a dark suit against a plain background, photographed in 2017 during his earlier tenure as chief minister of Punjab.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz announces Rs12.5m, house and free education for Somalia tanker victims' families

Pakistan's prime minister announced Rs12.5m, a house, free education and healthcare for each family of three Pakistanis killed in the MT Honour 25 rescue.