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A view of the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Pakistan shoots down eight Afghan drones near Torkham and Kohat, security sources say

Pakistan's air defence shot down eight drones that entered its airspace from Afghanistan on 23 September, four near Torkham and four near Kohat, security sources said.

The headquarters building of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Dar urges OIC to press Taliban on terrorism from Afghan soil

FM Ishaq Dar told the OIC Contact Group on Afghanistan that the Taliban must take concrete, verifiable action to stop Afghan soil being used for terrorism against Pakistan.

The old Grand Trunk Road and railway bridges crossing the Indus River at Attock, with low rocky hills behind

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan closes M-1, M-14 and GT Road indefinitely from Wednesday evening ahead of PTI march

The government ordered an indefinite closure of the M-1, M-14 and GT Road from Wednesday evening to keep PTI protesters out of Islamabad ahead of its planned 27 September march.

A Pakistan Railways diesel locomotive hauling the Mehar Express passenger train at Rawalpindi railway station, with carriages along the platform

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

JI postpones next phase of Islamabad long march at PM Shehbaz's request, stays in Multan

Jamaat-e-Islami said on Tuesday it is postponing the next phase of its long march to Islamabad at PM Shehbaz Sharif's request, keeping workers in Multan until a meeting.

The United Nations Headquarters complex in New York seen from across the East River, with the Secretariat tower and the General Assembly building on the waterfront

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz arrives in New York to attend 81st UN General Assembly session amid Middle East crisis

PM Shehbaz Sharif arrived in New York on Monday for the 81st UN General Assembly, where he will address the session on 25 September against the Middle East crisis backdrop.

Portrait of Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia abolish visa requirements for diplomatic, official passport holders

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on 22 September to abolish visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and official or special passports, easing official travel.

A view of the Islamabad–Peshawar M-1 motorway, showing multiple lanes of the carriageway under a clear sky

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

M-1 motorway to close from 11pm Wednesday as Islamabad braces for PTI march

Islamabad Traffic Police will close the Peshawar–Islamabad M-1 motorway from 11pm on 23 September as thousands of police deploy ahead of PTI's planned 27 September march.

The M-1 motorway toll plaza near Peshawar, with lanes and a canopy over the carriageway

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

KP minister Fazal Shakoor 'abducted' near Peshawar Motorway toll plaza; FIR filed

Unidentified armed men allegedly took KP Public Health Engineering Minister Fazal Shakoor at gunpoint on the M-1 motorway; an FIR was registered and a PHC recovery petition filed.

The exterior of Multan City railway station in Pakistan, with its main entrance and forecourt

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz offers talks on petroleum levy as JI train march reaches Multan

PM Shehbaz Sharif telephoned JI emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman from New York on Tuesday, offering talks on the petroleum levy and asking the train march be held off until his return.

The white facade of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Islamabad, with parked vehicles and landscaping in the foreground

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

FIA busts fake apostille network linked to Foreign Office officials in Islamabad

FIA booked 22 people, including six Foreign Office officials, over an alleged fake apostille and attestation racket in Islamabad, as Deputy PM Ishaq Dar ordered an inquiry.

A Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet with ground crew during a refuelling stop

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 28 militants, Kabul says three civilians

Pakistan carried out airstrikes on suspected militant hideouts in Afghanistan's Kunar and Paktika on 21 September, claiming 28 killed; Kabul reported three civilians dead.

Exterior view of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly building in Peshawar

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Interior Minister Naqvi says federal government weighing Governor's Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Interior Minister Naqvi said the federal government is consulting the Law Ministry on options for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Governor's Rule, with the PM to decide.