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Indonesia's defence minister visits GHQ and PAF Air HQ, eyes expanded Pakistan cooperation

On 12 January 2026 Lt Gen (retd) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin held separate meetings with CDF Munir at GHQ and Air Chief Marshal Sidhu at Air Headquarters, signalling wider defence ties.

Wide view of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C., showing its travertine and marble facade on Constitution Avenue

International — World / Business & Finance

Trump DOJ escalates pressure on Fed Chair Powell with criminal indictment threat

On 12 January 2026 the US Justice Department served subpoenas on the Federal Reserve over Chair Jerome Powell's June testimony, prompting markets to reprice Fed independence risk.

International — World / International — World

Sudan's PM Idris announces government return to Khartoum after Port Sudan years

On 11 January 2026 Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris told a Khartoum North rally that his cabinet was returning to the national capital after Port Sudan years.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, a long modern concrete structure behind a gate, viewed from a raised vantage point across surrounding government flats

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Supreme Court imposes major penalties on four registry officers

On 11 January 2026 the Supreme Court imposed major disciplinary penalties on three Karachi-registry officers and one Lahore-registry officer for transparency issues.

An indoor view of a Pakistan business chamber meeting in a formal hall, with an audience seated facing a podium under hanging ceiling lights.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

PSX KSE-100 crosses 187,000 in record first week of 2026

Pakistan Stock Exchange KSE-100 surged past 187,000 in early January 2026 as liquidity and rate-cut hopes drove a record week, while foreign investors remained net sellers.

A wide skyline view of Islamabad with low buildings framed against the Margalla Hills at dusk.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Gas explosion at Islamabad wedding house kills eight, including bride and groom

On 11 January 2026 a gas explosion at a house in Islamabad's Sector G-7/2, hours after a wedding reception, killed eight people including the bride and groom and injured 12.

A grey Type 054A/P Tughril-class guided-missile frigate of the Pakistan Navy underway at sea, viewed from a low angle on the starboard bow, with the sloped hull and integrated mast visible against open water

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan Navy tests LY-80N surface-to-air missile in north Arabian Sea exercise

ISPR says the Pakistan Navy fired a LY-80N surface-to-air missile during a 10 January 2026 north Arabian Sea exercise, and also tested loitering munitions and unmanned vessels.

A grey Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder fighter jet, serial 20-308, on static display at an airshow, viewed from the front-left quarter, with a pilot in the cockpit and a full weapons load of bombs and a targeting pod visible on the underwing pylons

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Iraqi Air Force commander voices 'keen interest' in JF-17 Thunder jets, meeting Pakistan's air chief

ISPR says Iraqi Air Force Commander Lt Gen Al-Asadi expressed 'keen interest' in JF-17 Thunder jets and Super Mushshak trainers in Iraq talks on 10 January 2026.

Persian-script protest graffiti in red paint on the white marble facade of a Tehran bank branch, partially obscured by bare winter trees and parked cars on a quiet Tehran street

International — Region / International — Region

Iran's authorities signal intensified crackdown as two-week protest toll climbs past 60

On 10 January 2026 Iranian authorities signalled an intensified crackdown on the two-week-old protest movement as HRANA put the death toll at 65.

A Pakistan Army contingent in dark dress uniforms marching in tight formation on a parade ground, rifle barrels angled to the right, viewed from a low angle as the column advances across the open turf

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan and US armies begin 13th joint counter-terrorism exercise 'Inspired Gambit 2026' at NCTC Pabbi

ISPR says the 13th Pakistan-US bilateral joint counter-terrorism exercise Inspired Gambit 2026 began on 9 January at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Pabbi near Kharian.

Pen-style seismograph needle tracing dark wavy lines on a rotating paper drum inside a beige instrument cabinet

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

5.8-magnitude Tajikistan-Xinjiang border earthquake felt in Islamabad, parts of KP

Pakistan's PMD recorded a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in the Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region on 9 January 2026, with tremors felt in Islamabad and KP and no immediate casualties.

A fan of US dollar banknotes resting on a surface, with $100 and smaller denominations visible

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan forex reserves rise to $16bn, highest since FY21

The State Bank reported reserves of $16.055bn for the week ending 2 January 2026, the highest level since FY21, on rising remittances and heavy central-bank dollar buying.