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A head-and-shoulders portrait of Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan's interior minister, in a dark suit and tie.

Pakistan and Russia agree to finalise extradition and prisoner-transfer deals

During the first visit by a Russian interior minister, Pakistan and Russia agreed to finalise an extradition treaty and a criminal-exchange pact and signed an organised-crime MoU.

A daytime view of the Old Muscat waterfront in Oman, showing low-rise traditional buildings in the foreground, the Al Alam palace complex behind a row of stone fortifications, and turquoise water and low rocky hills in the background.

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Pakistan and Oman sign six MoUs and joint working groups at 8th JMC session

Pakistan and Oman signed six agreements on 14 October covering visas, archives, IT, broadcasting and media, and agreed new joint working groups and a Pakistan-Oman business forum.

The white, stepped facade of the Parliament House of Pakistan in Islamabad, with the national flag flying above it, an Islamic calligraphy panel on its front, and a garden of orange flowers in the foreground.

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Parliament's joint sitting ratifies K-P emergency and governor's rule

A joint sitting of Parliament ratified the emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by majority vote on 15 October, a day after both houses endorsed the emergency.

The exterior of the Grand Mosque of Makkah in Saudi Arabia seen at night, with the clock tower and surrounding buildings lit up.

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PM Shehbaz meets MDA secretary general Mahmood in Islamabad

PM Shehbaz met Makkah Defence Alliance secretary general Nauman Mahmood in Islamabad on 14 October and reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to Saudi Arabia under the pact.

European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, centre left, with Pakistan's Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry and other officials at an FIA seminar in Islamabad.

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EU migration chief in Islamabad as Pakistan presses for legal labour pathways

EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner met Pakistan's prime minister, president and interior minister on his first visit, with Islamabad pressing for legal migration routes.

A wide exterior view of the Parliament House of Pakistan in Islamabad, showing its large contemporary building and surrounding grounds.

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Parliament endorses K-P emergency as PTI challenges it in court

Both houses of Parliament endorsed the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 14 October, meeting the Article 232 deadline as PTI challenged it in the Peshawar High Court.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, photographed at night from the air, its tiered roofline lit against the dark sky and the surrounding gardens and access roads in shadow.

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FCC dismisses Bushra Bibi's plea to suspend £190m sentence, sends appeal back to IHC

The FCC on 14 October dismissed Bushra Bibi's appeal against the IHC's 30 April rejection of her plea to suspend her £190m Al-Qadir sentence, leaving the main appeal with the IHC.

A head-and-shoulders portrait of Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Russia's interior minister, in a dark suit and striped tie, speaking at a microphone.

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Russian interior minister in Islamabad for first-ever Pakistan visit

Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev is in Pakistan for a four-day visit, the first by any Russian interior minister, for talks on policing and migration.

The view from inside a Pakistan Railways locomotive cab, looking along double railway tracks past a roadside wall, trees and a station sign

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Rehman Baba Express derailment near Multan kills at least six

At least six passengers were killed and 30 injured when all 14 coaches of the Karachi-to-Peshawar Rehman Baba Express derailed near Multan on 13 October 2026.

A camouflaged Pakistan Army transporter-erector-launcher and its flatbed trailer on display outdoors, with a Pakistani flag, spectators and buildings behind it.

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Pakistan tests Fatah-2 extended-range hypersonic ballistic missile

The Pakistan Army said it test-launched an extended-range Fatah-2 hypersonic ballistic missile on 13 October 2026, a weapon ISPR says can defeat missile defences.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly building in Peshawar, a low pale building with a central dome and a covered entrance, seen across a road.

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Pakistan sets up K-P monitoring committee as emergency rule faces court

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will head an 11-member committee to oversee Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under emergency rule, as a petition challenges the takeover in court.

An elevated view over a busy commercial street in central Peshawar, with low-rise shopfronts, parked cars, rickshaws and pedestrians crowding the roadway.

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Pakistan 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.