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An aerial satellite view of King Khalid International Airport outside Riyadh, showing the runways, terminal buildings and surrounding desert.ARCHIVAL CONTEXT · 15 August 2006 · Riyadh
International — Region / International — Region

Second 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.

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An aerial view over Riyadh showing the terminal buildings and runways of King Khalid International Airport, surrounded by desert terrain.International — Region / International — Region

Riyadh 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.

A wide view of a ripening wheat field in Punjab, with golden wheat heads filling the frame against a pale sky.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Punjab approves Rs10bn flour subsidy as wheat and flour prices climb

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz approved a Rs10 billion subsidy and raised the subsidised wheat quota as wheat and flour prices climbed across Pakistan.

Wide-angle view of the international arrivals hall at Islamabad International Airport, showing the entrance signage and the check-in area with travellers and seating.Pakistan / Business & Finance

PM Shehbaz orders smart scanners at all international airports, bans manual baggage searches

PM Shehbaz ordered smart scanners at every Pakistani international airport and banned manual baggage searches, citing passenger dignity.

Two officials seated across a polished wooden table exchanging signed documents, with a man in a dark suit and a woman in a light blue jacket on one side and officials in dark suits and a woman in a dark patterned headscarf on the other, with small national flags in the background.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan, Azerbaijan agree to expand Asaan Khidmat network nationwide after Shehbaz-Aliyev call

PM Shehbaz and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev agreed in a Saturday call to convert strategic ties into expanded trade and to roll Asaan Khidmat centres out across Pakistan.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly building in Peshawar, showing its arched facade, domed roof and a paved forecourt in daylight.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

President Zardari signs emergency rule for K-P after cabinet approval

President Asif Ali Zardari signed off on emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Articles 232 and 234 after the federal cabinet recommended it on Sunday.

The Parliament House of Pakistan in Islamabad, photographed from a distance in daylight, with its dome and four minarets rising above an avenue lined with trees.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan federal cabinet meets Sunday on K-P, parliament sessions set for 13 October, Fazl mediates

Saturday night's presidential and PM House meetings agreed separate National Assembly and Senate sessions on Tuesday, with JUI-F's Fazlur Rehman offering to mediate.

Brick campus buildings with arched windows at the International Islamic University Islamabad, seen behind a bed of green shrubs.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Student's death in fake US university admission fraud prompts FIA case

Pakistan's FIA has booked two suspects over a fake US university admission fraud that a family says cost about Rs7 million, after the death of IIUI gold medallist Laiba Ijaz.

A wide view of the red stone astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi under a clear blue sky.International — Region / International — Region

India releases 'Cockroach' protest leaders as Delhi braces for second day

An Indian court freed Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two leaders after police detained more than 2,000 people at protests over India's election chief.

The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund at 700 19th Street NW in Washington, D.C., a large stone office building with a tall colonnade, photographed on 31 March 2026 under clear sky.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan finance minister says he was unaware of IMF call to phase out fuel subsidy

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said at the Poultry Expo in Lahore on 11 October 2026 he was unaware of the IMF call to phase out Pakistan's fuel subsidy.

The multi-storey Punjab Assembly building on The Mall in Lahore, seen from the roadside with trees and passing traffic in the foreground.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Amnesty International says Punjab's anti-terror amendment allows secret trials

Amnesty International said the Punjab Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act 2026 lets authorities hold near-secret terrorism trials and warned it undermines fair-trial rights.

The Parliament House of Pakistan in Islamabad, photographed from a distance in daylight, with its dome and four minarets rising above an avenue lined with trees.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PTI terms Centre's KP emergency plan an 18th Amendment violation as long march enters seventh day

PTI on 10 October said the federal emergency plan for 12 KP districts breaches provincial autonomy, as the long march reached Charsadda on day seven.