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A burning rickshaw and damaged storefronts in a bazaar street as rescuers and a police vehicle respond in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Rickshaw bomb kills nine at Lakki Marwat bazaar

A bomb rigged to a rickshaw killed at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen in a busy bazaar in Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said.

A telecoms worker inspecting fibre-optic and submarine cable equipment at a network facility.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

PTCL warns of evening internet disruption from May 11 to 18

PTCL said evening internet service may degrade from 11 to 18 May while an international cable consortium repairs a fault on one of its submarine cables.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressing an official meeting in Islamabad.Pakistan / Business & Finance

PM Shehbaz extends austerity measures until June 13

The Cabinet Division extended Pakistan's nationwide austerity campaign to 13 June, keeping fuel cuts, a four-day week and salary reductions in place.

A police post and damaged vehicle following a roadside bombing in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over Bannu attack

The Foreign Office summoned Afghanistan's chargé d'affaires and delivered a demarche over the 9 May Bannu police post bombing that killed 15 constables.

Vehicles and pedestrians at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Medical teams sent to Torkham after suspected cholera outbreak

Health authorities dispatched emergency teams and set up a free medical camp in a Torkham border village after a labourer died and residents showed symptoms.

The crash scene after a passenger coach plunged into a ravine in the Charbagh area of Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Eight killed as passenger coach plunges into ravine in Swat's Charbagh

At least eight people were killed and seven injured when a passenger coach returning from a wedding in Malam Jabba fell into a ravine in Swat on 10 May 2026.

Pakistan's interior minister Mohsin Naqvi and Bangladesh's home minister Salahuddin Ahmed during a bilateral meeting in Dhaka.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan, Bangladesh sign agreement to combat drug trafficking

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Bangladesh's Salahuddin Ahmed signed an MoU in Dhaka to share intelligence and jointly target narcotics smuggling networks.

A retail fuel station in Karachi with pumps under a canopy.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Petrol and diesel prices hit Rs415 per litre after fresh hike

The federal government raised petrol and high-speed diesel prices by Rs14.92 and Rs15 per litre, taking both fuels to about Rs415 per litre from 9 May 2026.

Pakistani soldiers standing in formation during a military review.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Security forces kill five militants in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan

The military said security forces killed five militants in two intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, four in Tank district and one in Dera Ismail Khan.

The International Monetary Fund headquarters building in Washington, D.C.Pakistan / Business & Finance

IMF executive board approves $1.2 billion in loan tranches for Pakistan

The IMF's executive board approved $1.2 billion for Pakistan, including $1 billion under the Extended Fund Facility and $200 million under its climate facility.

US President Donald Trump speaking at a public event.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Trump praises Pakistan's leadership and cites mediation efforts

US President Donald Trump called Pakistan's prime minister and field marshal 'outstanding personalities' and said 'Project Freedom' was halted after talks with Pakistani officials.

A display at the Pakistan Stock Exchange showing market data and index levels.Pakistan / Business & Finance

PSX KSE-100 closes 1,778 points lower as selling pressure deepens

The benchmark KSE-100 ended Friday 8 May 2026 at 171,115, down 1,778 points, as cautious investors and weaker regional markets weighed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.