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ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPH · 4 April 2017 · M-2 motorwayPakistan cuts petrol by Rs2.71 and holds diesel almost flat for October 14
Pakistan cut petrol by Rs2.71 a litre to Rs392.66 and left high-speed diesel almost unchanged at Rs396.82 from 14 October under its daily pricing mechanism.
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRussian interior minister in Islamabad for first-ever Pakistan visit
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev is in Pakistan for a four-day visit, the first by any Russian interior minister, for talks on policing and migration.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRehman Baba Express derailment near Multan kills at least six
At least six passengers were killed and 30 injured when all 14 coaches of the Karachi-to-Peshawar Rehman Baba Express derailed near Multan on 13 October 2026.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomPakistan nears satellite internet framework, says IT minister at APT symposium
At the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity symposium in Islamabad, IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja said Pakistan's fixed satellite service framework is in its final stage.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts petrol by Rs2.93 and raises diesel by 61 paisas for October 13
Pakistan cut petrol by Rs2.93 to Rs395.37 a litre and raised high-speed diesel by 61 paisas to Rs396.85 from 13 October under its daily pricing mechanism.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan opens Libya crude channel and lines up TPAO Indus Basin survey
Pakistani Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik told his Libyan counterpart on 12 October at the IEF in Riyadh that refineries should consider Libyan crude.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan tests Fatah-2 extended-range hypersonic ballistic missile
The Pakistan Army said it test-launched an extended-range Fatah-2 hypersonic ballistic missile on 13 October 2026, a weapon ISPR says can defeat missile defences.
International — Region / Business & FinancePakistan takes chair of Borrowers' Platform council at IMF/World Bank Bangkok meetings
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb accepted the chairmanship of the Borrowers' Platform Governing Council in Bangkok, framing debt as a development tool.
International — Region / International — RegionOmani foreign minister arrives in Islamabad for 8th Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission
Oman's Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi begins a 13-14 October visit to co-chair the Pakistan-Oman JMC in Islamabad and call on PM Shehbaz, the Foreign Office said.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan sets up K-P monitoring committee as emergency rule faces court
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will head an 11-member committee to oversee Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under emergency rule, as a petition challenges the takeover in court.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceIMF raises Pakistan's FY27 inflation outlook to 9.9% and holds growth at 3.5%
The IMF's October 2026 World Economic Outlook raised Pakistan's inflation forecast to 9.9% for FY27 and kept growth at 3.5%, both at odds with the government's targets.
International — Region / International — RegionThird vessel strikes a mine in the Strait of Hormuz as shipping attacks resume
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy says an oil supertanker hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, the third vessel in days, as attacks on shipping resume.