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ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPH · 2006 · IslamabadOmani 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.
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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.
International — Region / International — RegionSecond Houthi strike hits Riyadh airport as Pakistan reaffirms Makkah pact
A projectile struck Passenger Hall 4 at Riyadh's King Khalid airport on 12 October, a day after a strike killed 13; Pakistan's FM Dar condemned the attack.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan detains 278 PTI members and K-P chief minister after emergency rule
Pakistan has detained 278 PTI members and taken K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi into preventive custody after emergency rule suspended his provincial government.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePSX KSE-100 ends 1,964 points lower as political clamour drags trading
Pakistan's KSE-100 benchmark closed at 165,124.41 on 12 October 2026, down 1,964.86 points or 1.18 percent, as selling spread across banks, oil and gas and cement.
Pakistan / Entertainment & CultureMaaz Sadaqat's 96 and Imran Randhawa's 3/11 seal Pakistan's 2-0 T20I series win over Sri Lanka
Maaz Sadaqat fell four short of a century and Sahibzada Farhan hit 73 before Pakistan's bowlers routed Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the second T20I at Rawalpindi.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan targets above-4% growth and over $1bn from privatisation, Aurangzeb says
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Reuters that Pakistan expects above-4% growth this fiscal year and aims to sell five to six state entities for over $1bn.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceTwo Army Aviation pilots martyred as Mushshak crashes near Quetta
A Mushshak trainer of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Quetta on 12 October, killing instructor pilot Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and student pilot Captain Abdul Samad.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceK-P governor's rule begins as 11-member advisory council takes charge
Pakistan constituted an 11-member advisory council and deployed the army under Article 245 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after emergency and governor's rule took effect on 11 October.
International — World / International — WorldIMF opens Bangkok meetings with warning that AI could remake 40% of jobs
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told the 2026 IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok that AI investment is keeping global growth near 3%, but 40% of jobs could change.
International — World / International — WorldAt least 139 migrants die as boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says
The UN migration agency says at least 139 people, including 15 children, died and 84 remain missing after a boat carrying 305 capsized off Djibouti on the night of 8–9 October.
International — Region / International — RegionRiyadh airport attack kills 12 as US weighs joining strikes on Houthis
An attack on Riyadh's King Khalid airport killed 12 and wounded 309, Saudi authorities said, as the US weighed joining strikes on the Houthis.