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A large four-petal monument in pale stone rising from a hilltop at golden hour, with visitors in the foreground.Archival photograph · 2 May 2012 · Pakistan Monument, Islamabad
Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Yadgar-e-Fatah monument opens to public with musical evening and projection show in Islamabad

The Yadgar-e-Fatah monument in Islamabad opened to the public on 3 October with a musical programme, projection-mapping show and Pakistan Idol performances.

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A man with red-and-green face paint and a green PTI flag wrapped around his head stands in a night-time rally crowd, with flags and framed portraits behind him.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PTI's 4 October long march hangs on talks as Rangers stay in Islamabad until 15 October

PTI's 4 October march on Islamabad is in the balance as government-opposition talks produce a reported draft agreement and Rangers deployment is extended to 15 October.

Official portrait of Pakistan's prime minister in a dark suit against a plain background, photographed in 2017 during his earlier tenure as chief minister of Punjab.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz announces Rs12.5m, house and free education for Somalia tanker victims' families

Pakistan's prime minister announced Rs12.5m, a house, free education and healthcare for each family of three Pakistanis killed in the MT Honour 25 rescue.

Silhouetted gantry cranes and a berthed cargo ship at Karachi Port against a golden sunset, with a warehouse and harbour buildings along the waterfront.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan's first-quarter trade deficit widens 15% to $10.8bn

Pakistan's merchandise trade deficit widened 15.1% to $10.79 billion in July–September as imports grew faster than exports, with September's gap up 6.2% to $3.56 billion.

Cricket match in progress on a green pitch, with fielders in blue spread across the ground and a batter and wicketkeeper at the creasePakistan / Entertainment & Culture

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs to retain Asian Games cricket gold

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men's cricket final in Nisshin, claiming back-to-back gold while Pakistan took silver, their best result in the event since 2010.

Night-time view of the illuminated Pakistan Parliament House in Islamabad, the federal legislature that authorised the 7th National Finance Commission Award.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

KP has received Rs799bn in federal war-on-terror funds since 2010-11

KP has received Rs799.359bn from the federal divisible pool since 2010-11 under the 7th NFC Award's 1% war-on-terror share, with Rs149bn budgeted for 2026-27.

A flag-lowering ceremony at the Ganda Singh border in Kasur district, with border installations and spectators visiblePakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan says Indian BSF fire killed two civilians near Kasur border

Security sources say Indian BSF personnel opened unprovoked fire on three unarmed men near the Kasur border on 2 October, killing two and wounding a third.

Aerial view of a container port with blue gantry cranes, stacked shipping containers, a berthed vessel and oil storage tanksPakistan / Business & Finance

Karachi port cargo piles up as Islamabad container blockade stalls trucks

Truckers are refusing to haul cargo north from Karachi as police seize containers to barricade Islamabad before PTI's 4 October march, pushing up demurrage and freight costs.

Front view of the International Monetary Fund headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., with the IMF name shield above the entrancePakistan / Business & Finance

IMF shares first MEFP draft with Pakistan, flags Rs1.675trn power circular debt breach

The IMF's first MEFP draft for Pakistan's $7bn EFF review flags a Rs1.675 trillion power circular-debt breach and asks for the 200-unit power subsidy to end in favour of BISP.

Pakistan's Parliament House in Islamabad, with its white marble facade and four corner minarets, seen against a clear sky.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Govt and PTI hold second round of talks, consult draft deal on eve of Oct 4 long march

Government and PTI delegations met for a second time in Islamabad on 3 October, consulting a draft agreement one day before PTI's planned march on the capital.

A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX in the airline's blue, orange and white livery parked on an airport apron.International — Region / International — Region

UAE says flydubai co-pilot used crash axe in attempted 'terrorist act'

The UAE prosecutor general says the co-pilot of flight FZ1073 attacked the captain with a crash axe and tried to seize the controls on the Dubai–Tel Aviv service.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, photographed in 2024 during an official visit.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan names retired Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood as Makkah pact's first secretary general

DPM Ishaq Dar said on 2 October that more than six countries want to join the Makkah defence pact and announced retired Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood as its first secretary general.