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A golden wheat field with a narrow dirt track running through the standing crop toward low village buildings and a line of trees.Archival photograph · 18 April 2022 · Bhagwal, Gujrat
Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan sets wheat at Rs4,500 a maund in first national wheat policy in decades

The government has fixed wheat at Rs4,500 a maund after consulting the provinces, and says it will hold strategic reserves of up to six million tonnes.

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A large LNG carrier with a red hull and white cargo-tank covers on open blue sea, with a tug alongside the bow and the vessel's name and registry port painted on the hull.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan seeks US finance for refinery upgradation and long-term LNG supply

Pakistan's petroleum minister asked the US on 26 October to finance a $5bn refinery upgradation programme and to consider long-term LNG supply contracts. No deal was signed.

Household-size refillable LPG cylinders stacked in the bed of a white delivery truck, with two spare cylinders standing on the pavement beside it.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan to finalise LPG relief policy as NA told of Rs11.047 trillion in tax exemptions

Pakistan's government told the National Assembly on 26 October that an LPG relief policy would be finalised within days, and disclosed Rs11.047 trillion in tax exemptions.

A voter holds a blue ballot envelope over a blue ballot box printed with Israel's national emblem and the Hebrew word for elections, inside a polling station where officials sit at a table beside whiteboards covered in handwritten campaign notes.International — World / International — World

Israel votes on 27 October 2026: Netanyahu's survival, the Iran war and Pakistan's stakes

Israel votes on 27 October 2026 in its first election since the 7 October 2023 attacks, with neither bloc close to a majority. What the result would mean for Pakistan.

A grid of social media and messaging application icons on the screen of a smartphone held in one hand.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

IHC orders PTA, Pemra and NCCIA to report on enforcing Pakistan's online harassment laws

Pakistan's high court has ordered the federal government, PTA, Pemra and NCCIA to report on enforcing laws against online harassment, blackmail and private-material leaks.

The Election Commission of Pakistan's headquarters in Islamabad, with green lettering spelling out the commission's name on the stone facade and a covered walkway sign at the entrance.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

ECP proposes AI disclosure rules and deepfake curbs for Pakistan's elections

Pakistan's election commission has proposed 12 amendments to the codes of conduct for parties, media and observers, to curb deceptive AI campaign material by 20 November 2026.

A wide concrete office block with rows of windows standing behind roadside trees, with cars passing on the road in front of it.Pakistan / Business & Finance

SBP raises policy rate to 12% as Middle East energy costs revive inflation risk

The State Bank of Pakistan raised its policy rate by 50 basis points to 12% on 26 October 2026, effective from 27 October, citing energy-driven inflation risk.

Floodlights over a packed cricket stadium at night, with the green outfield and the square's boundary rope in front of the standsPakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Saim Ayub released from Pakistan's ODI tri-series squad, Sahibzada Farhan named replacement

The PCB released opener Saim Ayub from the ODI tri-series on 26 October 2026 at his own request and named Sahibzada Farhan as his replacement for the rest of the tournament.

An Afghan border policeman stands beside a newly built checkpoint on a dirt track in arid, mountainous ground near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan rejects Taliban civilian casualty claims, cites 3,500 casualties in 2026

Pakistan's Foreign Office rejected Taliban civilian casualty claims on 26 October, citing 3,500-plus casualties from Afghan-soil attacks in 2026 and the right to self-defence.

Field Marshal Asim Munir in olive-green ceremonial uniform and peaked cap, rows of medal ribbons and orders on his chest, against a plain dark studio background.International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye hold first Makkah pact security talks with Iran in Tehran

Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials met Iranian security leaders in Tehran on 26 October 2026, the first contact between Tehran and the whole Makkah alliance.

A large rust-coloured above-ground oil pipeline running across sandy desert beside a barbed-wire security fence, with sparse shrubs and distant vehicles on the horizon.International — Region / International — Region

Houthis claim attack on Saudi East-West pipeline pumping stations as Riyadh airport reopens

The Houthis said on 26 October they hit Saudi East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport, with satellite imagery showing damage, as two airport terminals reopened.

General Abdul Waheed Kakar in army uniform and peaked cap, saluting with a white-gloved hand at a ceremonial parade, with ranks of soldiers and a white picket fence behind him.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Former army chief Abdul Waheed Kakar dies in Rawalpindi, army and president pay tribute

Gen Abdul Waheed Kakar, Pakistan's army chief from 1993 to 1996, died in Rawalpindi on 26 October 2026. The army's chief, President Zardari and PM Shehbaz paid tribute.