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SpaceX's Starship upper stage stacked on its Super Heavy booster on the launch mount at Starbase, TexasARCHIVAL CONTEXT · 12 October 2024
International — 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.

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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.

Floodlit panorama of a cricket stadium during an India-Pakistan one-day international, with the pitch and outfield in the foregroundPakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan reach Asian Games cricket semi-final as rain washes out Hong Kong quarter-final

Persistent rain washed out Pakistan's Asian Games cricket quarter-final against Hong Kong on 28 September, sending Sahibzada Farhan's side through on ICC T20I ranking.

Two officials in dark suits walking through an open courtyard with manicured lawns, classical stone buildings and tall trees, on an overcast day at a military headquartersPakistan / Politics & Governance

Field Marshal Munir briefs US-Afghan war commission at GHQ on Pakistan's perspective

Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir met the US-led Afghanistan War Commission at GHQ on 28 September and urged it to fold regional and Pakistani experience into its 20-year review.

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower transits the Strait of Hormuz with an escort vessel alongsideInternational — Region / International — Region

Trump reportedly rejects Iran's seven-day Hormuz plan, aides expect renewed bombing

The Wall Street Journal reports Trump rejected Iran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with aides saying renewed bombing is likely after the midterms.

Parliament House in Islamabad illuminated at night, with the flag-draped entrance visiblePakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz invites Achakzai for direct talks on ECP appointments

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai to the PM House for talks on the pending Election Commission appointments.

The illuminated Riyadh skyline at night, with the Kingdom Centre tower prominent among high-rise buildingsInternational — Region / International — Region

Pakistan, Saudi and Türkiye military chiefs meet in Riyadh under Makkah pact

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye's military chiefs met in Riyadh on 25 September under the Makkah pact, condemning Houthi attacks and reaffirming collective defence.