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Close-up portrait of Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, a white-haired, white-bearded man wearing a dark suit and a clerical collar, photographed indoors in front of a sign.

Vatican foreign minister to make first visit to Pakistan

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See's foreign minister, begins the first visit of its kind to Pakistan on 8 October, with interfaith harmony and 75 years of ties in focus.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, a pale-stone structure with a stepped geometric facade and a flag on the roof, seen across a road with green trees and flower beds in the foreground.

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Supreme Court bars forced khula, recognises shiqaq as divorce ground

The Supreme Court held that a family court cannot turn a woman's cruelty-based divorce plea into khula without her consent, and recognised shiqaq as a separate ground.

The twin sail-shaped towers of the Bahrain World Trade Center, photographed against an overcast morning sky in Manama.

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Pakistan and Bahrain set $1bn trade target and joint working group at third JMC session

Pakistan and Bahrain agreed in Islamabad on 8 October to double bilateral trade to $1bn in three years and form a joint working group on trade and investment.

A Pakistani Army missile launcher carrying four white-tipped missiles elevated on a camouflaged truck during a military parade, with soldiers standing on the vehicle.

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Pakistan tests extended-range Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile

Pakistan's military said it test-launched an extended version of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile on 6 October 2026.

The Indus River flowing through a rocky valley near Skardu under a bright sky, with shallow water spreading over the riverbed in the foreground.

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Dar tells Vienna symposium any Indian bid to cut Pakistan's water share would have 'serious implications'

At the Vienna water symposium on 6 October 2026, Dar said any Indian move to curb Pakistan's IWT share would carry serious regional implications and cited the PCA award.

Daytime panorama of the Manama skyline in Bahrain, showing high-rise towers along the waterfront.

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Bahrain FM arrives in Islamabad for third Pakistan-Bahrain Joint Ministerial Commission

Bahrain's FM Al Zayani arrived in Islamabad on 7 October for a two-day visit and the third session of the Pakistan-Bahrain JMC with DPM/FM Ishaq Dar, the FO says.

Head-and-shoulders official portrait of Faisal Karim Kundi, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, wearing a dark pinstripe suit and a patterned blue tie against a white background.

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KP chief minister calls governor's security meeting 'unconstitutional' as governor's-rule fears rise

KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi told his cabinet on 7 October 2026 that Governor Faisal Karim Kundi's 6 October security meeting was an 'attack on the Constitution'.

Field Marshal Asim Munir in a dark suit seated in the Oval Office, smiling

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UN chief Guterres meets CDF Munir at GHQ, praises Pakistan's peace efforts

António Guterres met Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir at GHQ on 7 October, with Kashmir, the Indus Waters Treaty and Afghan terrorism on the agenda.

Portrait photograph of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif in 2026.

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Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz receives UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour in Muscat

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz received the 2026 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award at World Habitat Day in Muscat on 5 October for the Apni Chhat Apna Ghar housing programme.

Russia's Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov speaks into a microphone at a conference panel

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Pakistan, Afghan Taliban clash at Moscow Format, first failure to issue joint statement

Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban failed to issue a joint statement at the eighth Moscow Format meeting on 6 October 2026 — the first such breakdown since the forum began in 2017.

A wide, empty road and roundabout in Dera Ismail Khan, with a large black calligraphy wall and low pale buildings behind a line of trees.

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Four customs officials and a traffic police officer killed in Dera Ismail Khan

Armed men killed four customs officials and a traffic police officer in two attacks in Dera Ismail Khan on 6 October, as militant violence continues across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, wearing a dark suit and tie, seated indoors during a meeting in Washington in June 2024

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UN chief António Guterres to make official visit to Pakistan on 6-8 October

UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrives in Pakistan on 6 October for a three-day visit to meet its leadership and discuss US-Iran mediation and disaster preparedness.