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Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Conflict

Follow Pakistan’s operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including airstrikes in Kunar, Helmand and Paktika, ground firing exchanges, and the diplomatic track with Kabul.

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A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200ER parked on the apron at Allama Iqbal International Airport, seen in side profile with its green and white livery.International — Region / International — Region

PIA suspends Riyadh flights after Houthi attack kills three at Saudi airport

PIA suspended flights to Riyadh on 9 October 2026 after Houthi strikes on King Khalid airport killed three people and damaged a Saudia aircraft.

A Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder fighter jet parked on a tarmac, seen from the front-left with its canopy open and a green-and-white tail flash.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan rejects NYT report that PAF jets are striking Houthis

Pakistan's Information Ministry on 8 October 2026 rejected as 'fake and fabricated' a New York Times report that PAF aircraft were being used against Yemen's Houthis.

A wide, mostly unpaved street in a small North Waziristan town, lined with simple shopfronts, with a few people walking and a truck in the distance.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Security forces kill seven terrorists in North Waziristan IBO

Security forces killed seven Fitna al-Khwarij terrorists in a North Waziristan intelligence-based operation on 9 October 2026, a day after nine were killed in the same district.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, photographed at night from the air, its tiered roofline lit against the sky and the surrounding gardens and access roads in shadow.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

FCC sets Bushra sentence plea for 14 Oct, Marwat-Afridi challenge for 15 Oct

The FCC fixed Bushra Bibi's plea to suspend her Al-Qadir sentence for 14 October and Marwat's petition challenging Sohail Afridi's KP CM election for 15 October.

A woman voter at a segregated polling station casting a folded ballot into a ballot box during Pakistan's 2013 general election.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan ECC approves Rs18.5bn for local polls but releases Rs2bn

Pakistan's ECC approved Rs18.5 billion for local-government elections but released only Rs2 billion, despite the Election Commission asking for the full amount.

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.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

World map with the three signatories of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye — highlighted in green.International — Region / International — Region

Trump backs Pakistan-Türkiye military support for Saudi Arabia as Houthis hit Riyadh and Abha airports

On 8 October 2026, Trump endorsed the Pakistan-Türkiye decision to deploy forces to Saudi Arabia under the Makkah pact, after Houthi attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports.

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.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.

Pakistan Super League branding banner photograph from 2013 used here as archival context for the PSL 12 announcementPakistan / Entertainment & Culture

PCB confirms HBL PSL 12 window for March 18 to May 2, 2027 with eight teams

Pakistan Cricket Board sets HBL PSL 12 for 18 March to 2 May 2027 with all eight franchises; PSL Governing Council confirmed the window in London on 1 September.

Panoramic view of the Jakarta city skyline seen from the Grand Indonesia area, with high-rise towers along a wide thoroughfare under a partly cloudy sky.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistani organisations win 11 awards at ASOCIO Digital & AI Summit in Jakarta

Eleven Pakistani organisations, led by KPITB and including nominees in cybersecurity, public-good and manufacturing AI, won recognition at the 6 October Jakarta summit.

Street-level view of the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C., a large stone office building with a colonnade of tall pillars and rows of windows under a clear sky.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan and IMF reach staff-level agreement to unlock $1.21bn

The IMF announced a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the fourth review of its $7bn loan programme, unlocking about $1.21bn once the Executive Board approves.

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

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.