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A service station on Pakistan's M-2 motorway, with the petrol pump canopy, forecourt and parked vehicles visibleArchival photograph · 4 April 2017 · M-2 motorway, Pakistan
Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan cuts petrol and diesel prices from September 29

Petrol falls by Rs2.27 to Rs389.03 and high-speed diesel by Rs3.56 to Rs404.97 from 29 September 2026, under the daily petroleum pricing mechanism.

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Pakistani soldiers in combat gear pose for the camera in a mountainous setting in SwatPakistan / Politics & Governance

Six terrorists killed in K-P, Balochistan operations, outlets report

On 29 September 2026, security forces said six militants died in separate intelligence-based operations in KP and Balochistan; another outlet counted seven.

Black-and-white action photograph of India and Pakistan players contesting a field hockey match in 1973, with a packed grandstand behindPakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan reach Asian Games hockey semi-final to set up India clash

Pakistan beat Oman 7-2 in their final Pool B match on 28 September to reach the Asian Games men's hockey semi-finals, where they will face India on 1 October.

Official portrait of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi in a dark suitPakistan / Politics & Governance

Federal ministers press governor's rule case in KP with police white paper

Federal ministers said on 28 September that conditions for governor's rule in KP were met, releasing a white paper on the province's counterterror record.

A brightly lit Huawei exhibition booth at the IFA 2018 trade show in Berlin, with the company name on a large display and visitors visible behind a barrierPakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan asks Huawei to set up R&D centre, citing GSC as proof of ICT exports push

IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja told Huawei Pakistan on 28 September to consider an R&D centre in Pakistan, highlighting the GSC as a model of exports without shipping containers.

SpaceX's Starship upper stage stacked on its Super Heavy booster on the launch mount at Starbase, TexasInternational — World / International — World

SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for the first time, then returns early

SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on 28 September 2026 and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites before returning early to a Pacific splashdown.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretariat building in Beijing with its glass and steel facadeInternational — Region / International — Region

SCO national coordinators begin three-day meeting in Islamabad under Pakistan's chairmanship

The first SCO Council of National Coordinators meeting under Pakistan's 2026-27 chairmanship opens in Islamabad on 28 September, setting up the 2027 summit.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in a dark suitInternational — Region / International — Region

Saudi FM tells UN that Gulf security is inseparable from global stability

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the UN General Assembly on 26 September Gulf security is inseparable from global stability, backing Pakistani de-escalation.

Noor Mahal, the 19th-century palace in Bahawalpur, with its arched facade, domes and manicured groundsPakistan / Politics & Governance

PML-N's Malik Munir Iqbal Channar wins NA-168 Bahawalpur by-election

PML-N candidate Malik Munir Iqbal Channar won the NA-168 Bahawalpur by-election with 79,306 votes, retaining the seat for the ruling party after his father's death.

Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindu Kush, photographed at sunset from ChitralPakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan rejects Afghan claims of role in Nuristan clashes

Pakistan's Ministry of Information dismissed Afghan allegations that Pakistani forces aided Daesh-linked fighters in Nuristan's Kamdesh district as frivolous and baseless.

The State Bank of Pakistan building in Lahore, with its domed clock tower and arched facadePakistan / Business & Finance

IMF opens formal talks with Pakistan on fourth review of $7bn programme

Formal IMF-Pakistan policy talks begin in Islamabad on 28 September for the fourth EFF review and third RSF review, with about $1.2bn in disbursements riding on the outcome.

Rear view of China's Tiangong space station, with its cylindrical modules in a horizontal row and solar arrays extending to both sides against black spacePakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan's first astronaut nears selection as Tiangong training advances

Two Pakistani pilots are training in Beijing for a roughly week-long Tiangong mission, with Suparco expecting to choose which one will fly in mid-to-late October.