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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.

The reporting trail

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Abu Dhabi skyline with modern high-rise towers along the corniche, viewed from Saadiyat Island under a partly hazy sky.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan Pavilion opens at AI Everything Global 2026 in Abu Dhabi as IT exports to UAE jump 42% to $536m

Pakistan's PSEB-organised pavilion at the two-day AI Everything Global 2026 in Abu Dhabi opened on 6 October; officials say IT exports to the UAE rose 42% to $536m in FY26.

A Pakistani Army missile launcher carrying four white-tipped missiles elevated on a camouflaged truck during a military parade, with soldiers standing on the vehicle.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan tests extended-range Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile

Pakistan's military said it test-launched an extended version of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile on 6 October 2026.

The Indus River flowing through a rocky valley near Skardu under a bright sky, with shallow water spreading over the riverbed in the foreground.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Dar tells Vienna symposium any Indian bid to cut Pakistan's water share would have 'serious implications'

At the Vienna water symposium on 6 October 2026, Dar said any Indian move to curb Pakistan's IWT share would carry serious regional implications and cited the PCA award.

Daytime panorama of the Manama skyline in Bahrain, showing high-rise towers along the waterfront.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Bahrain FM arrives in Islamabad for third Pakistan-Bahrain Joint Ministerial Commission

Bahrain's FM Al Zayani arrived in Islamabad on 7 October for a two-day visit and the third session of the Pakistan-Bahrain JMC with DPM/FM Ishaq Dar, the FO says.

Head-and-shoulders official portrait of Faisal Karim Kundi, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, wearing a dark pinstripe suit and a patterned blue tie against a white background.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

KP chief minister calls governor's security meeting 'unconstitutional' as governor's-rule fears rise

KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi told his cabinet on 7 October 2026 that Governor Faisal Karim Kundi's 6 October security meeting was an 'attack on the Constitution'.

Field Marshal Asim Munir in a dark suit seated in the Oval Office, smilingPakistan / Politics & Governance

UN chief Guterres meets CDF Munir at GHQ, praises Pakistan's peace efforts

António Guterres met Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir at GHQ on 7 October, with Kashmir, the Indus Waters Treaty and Afghan terrorism on the agenda.

Archival July 2003 photograph of the State Bank of Pakistan's Multan branch building; contextual image for a story about the federal government and central bank reporting different SOE-debt numbers, it does not depict any current event.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan state-owned enterprises owe Rs10.1 trillion, finance ministry report finds

A Ministry of Finance report puts Pakistan's federal state-owned enterprises' debt at Rs10.1 trillion by end-December 2025, Rs7.1 trillion higher than SBP figures.

A young girl holding a smartphone and looking down at its screenPakistan / Technology & Telecom

Lahore High Court summons attorney general over under-16 social media ban

The Lahore High Court has summoned the attorney general over a petition to ban social media for under-16s, while Pakistan's telecoms regulator says it lacks age-check powers.

Russia's Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov speaks into a microphone at a conference panelPakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban clash at Moscow Format, first failure to issue joint statement

Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban failed to issue a joint statement at the eighth Moscow Format meeting on 6 October 2026 — the first such breakdown since the forum began in 2017.

Official portrait of Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir in military uniform.International — Region / International — Region

Makkah Alliance agrees rapid force deployment in Saudi Arabia

The Makkah Alliance's committee decided on 5 October to implement collective defence and deploy agreed forces rapidly in Saudi Arabia, and named its first secretary-general.

The distinctive mud-brick tower houses of Sanaa's old city skyline at dusk, viewed from an elevated position across the rooftops.International — Region / International — Region

Yemen government declares all-out war to retake Houthi-held territory

Yemen's Rashad al-Alimi announced military operations on 5 October to retake all territory held by the Houthis, hours after Saudi-led strikes and a Houthi counterstrike on Aramco.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, wearing a dark suit and tie, seated indoors during a meeting in Washington in June 2024Pakistan / Politics & Governance

UN chief António Guterres to make official visit to Pakistan on 6-8 October

UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrives in Pakistan on 6 October for a three-day visit to meet its leadership and discuss US-Iran mediation and disaster preparedness.