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Stage photograph of a packed Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi auditorium in 2011 with dancers, a live band and crew under bright theatrical lighting and the audience seated in the foreground.Archival photograph · 26 October 2011
Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Karachi to host World Culture Festival with 1,500 artists from 150 countries

The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi and the Sindh government will host the third World Culture Festival from 29 October to 22 November 2026, with 80% of programmes free.

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A world map of sea-surface temperature anomalies, with large red areas of above-average warmth across the equatorial Pacific, the Mediterranean and other ocean regions.International — World / International — World

El Niño forecast to reach record strength and peak in December, WMO says

The WMO's October update says El Niño is strengthening toward record Pacific sea-surface temperatures and a December peak, raising drought and flood risks.

Close-up portrait of Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, a white-haired, white-bearded man wearing a dark suit and a clerical collar, photographed indoors in front of a sign.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Vatican foreign minister to make first visit to Pakistan

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See's foreign minister, begins the first visit of its kind to Pakistan on 8 October, with interfaith harmony and 75 years of ties in focus.

World map with the three signatories of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye — highlighted in green.International — Region / International — Region

Trump backs Pakistan-Türkiye military support for Saudi Arabia as Houthis hit Riyadh and Abha airports

On 8 October 2026, Trump endorsed the Pakistan-Türkiye decision to deploy forces to Saudi Arabia under the Makkah pact, after Houthi attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, a pale-stone structure with a stepped geometric facade and a flag on the roof, seen across a road with green trees and flower beds in the foreground.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Supreme Court bars forced khula, recognises shiqaq as divorce ground

The Supreme Court held that a family court cannot turn a woman's cruelty-based divorce plea into khula without her consent, and recognised shiqaq as a separate ground.

An elevated view over Myru Square in Kramatorsk, showing the city council building, apartment blocks and a wide plaza.International — World / International — World

Russian glide-bomb strike on buses in Kramatorsk kills at least 30

A Russian glide-bomb attack on two buses in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed at least 30 people and wounded 18 on 8 October, officials said.

Pakistan Super League branding banner photograph from 2013 used here as archival context for the PSL 12 announcementPakistan / Entertainment & Culture

PCB confirms HBL PSL 12 window for March 18 to May 2, 2027 with eight teams

Pakistan Cricket Board sets HBL PSL 12 for 18 March to 2 May 2027 with all eight franchises; PSL Governing Council confirmed the window in London on 1 September.

Panoramic view of the Jakarta city skyline seen from the Grand Indonesia area, with high-rise towers along a wide thoroughfare under a partly cloudy sky.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistani organisations win 11 awards at ASOCIO Digital & AI Summit in Jakarta

Eleven Pakistani organisations, led by KPITB and including nominees in cybersecurity, public-good and manufacturing AI, won recognition at the 6 October Jakarta summit.

Street-level view of the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C., a large stone office building with a colonnade of tall pillars and rows of windows under a clear sky.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan and IMF reach staff-level agreement to unlock $1.21bn

The IMF announced a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the fourth review of its $7bn loan programme, unlocking about $1.21bn once the Executive Board approves.

The twin sail-shaped towers of the Bahrain World Trade Center, photographed against an overcast morning sky in Manama.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan and Bahrain set $1bn trade target and joint working group at third JMC session

Pakistan and Bahrain agreed in Islamabad on 8 October to double bilateral trade to $1bn in three years and form a joint working group on trade and investment.

The glass-fronted Jazz digital headquarters in Islamabad, with the yellow Jazz logo and 'digital headquarters' lettering on a blue and red facade.Pakistan / Business & Finance

VEON raises Pakistan investment plan to $1.5bn as Aurangzeb courts foreign capital

VEON raised its planned Pakistan investment over three years to $1.5 billion from $1 billion, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said at a UNDP investment fair in Karachi.

The granite and glass World Bank Group headquarters building in Washington, D.C., viewed from Pennsylvania Avenue, with its lower colonnade visible behind a low stone wall.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan holds nearly half the MENAAP region's $3-a-day poor, World Bank finds

The World Bank's October 2026 MENAAP Economic Update puts 48% of the region's $3/day poor in Pakistan and says poverty rose 6.4 percentage points between 2018-19 and 2024-25.