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A dense night-time crowd of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters waving green-and-red party flags and holding placards at a rally.

PTI long march sets off for Islamabad after government talks collapse

PTI's long march set off from Lakki Marwat on 4 October after government talks collapsed, as the Centre weighs emergency or governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A tanker waiting on the high seas outside Durban harbour at sunrise, with harbour infrastructure in the foreground and a partly cloudy sky above, used as contextual reference for commercial oil tanker operations.

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Last three Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25 flown to Addis Ababa: Dar

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar says Imran Ali, Muhammad Yasin and Syed Husain Yousuf have been rescued from hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 and flown to Addis Ababa with a Djibouti embassy team.

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.

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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.

The pale stone Bab-e-Azadi gateway at the Wagah border crossing near Lahore, with its arched facade, flag and an approach road to the crossing

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Pakistan summons Indian envoy and demands inquiry into Kasur border killings

Pakistan summoned India's Chargé d'Affaires and demanded an inquiry into the killing of two civilians near Kasur, as both countries lodged formal protests.

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.

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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.

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

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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 visible

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

A line of Pakistani soldiers in camouflage fatigues moving along a dusty hillside ridge, with one soldier crouched and aiming a rifle to the right.

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Pakistan's September militant attacks hit a 12-year high as Q3 deaths surge 83%

PICSS recorded 225 militant attacks in September 2026, the most in 12 years, while the CRSS Q3 report found violence-linked fatalities rose 83% to 1,415.

Uniformed portrait of Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director-General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations

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DG ISPR presents ex-SSG soldier alive, calls India's killing claim a false flag

Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry presented retired Havildar Mohammad Asif alive in Rawalpindi, saying India wrongly identified him as a LeT commander killed in Kashmir.

Wide view of Constitution Avenue in Islamabad showing the federal government district and the Pakistan Secretariat complex framed by trees under a hazy sky.

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Cabinet Division defends Rs9.6bn bulletproof car fleet for 2027 SCO summit

Pakistan's Cabinet Division says 45 bulletproof BMWs and Mercedes-Maybach sedans for the August-September 2027 SCO summit are the 'bare minimum'.