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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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Two men in hard hats stand on a rooftop in the foreground with the rows of solar panels of the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park stretching to the horizon behind them.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan's solar generation overtakes nuclear for the first time

Pakistan generated more electricity from solar than from nuclear for the first time in 2025, a new report says, as rooftop systems and Chinese panel imports reshaped the grid.

An archival 2012 group photograph of Pakistani power distribution company officials at an exchange programme event in Islamabad, used as contextual imagery of the DISCO sector being privatised; the photo does not depict the 4 October 2026 Privatisation Commission briefing.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan sets December 2027 deadline to sell nine power distributors

Pakistan has told the IMF it will privatise nine distribution companies by December 2027 in four batches, excluding loss-making Quetta, but the Fund questions the model.

A United States Navy guided-missile cruiser and an aircraft carrier transit the Strait of Hormuz in line astern during a 5th Fleet deployment.International — Region / International — Region

Middle East crude exports rebound past pre-war levels despite Hormuz tanker attacks

Kpler shows Middle East crude flows averaged 19.5–22.5 million barrels a day in late September, even as Iranian-linked tanker attacks keep pushing up Pakistan's fuel bill.

The Riyadh skyline with the Kingdom Centre tower and the towers of the King Abdullah Financial District rising above the city.International — Region / International — Region

Makkah defence pact committee convenes in Riyadh on 5 October

The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement's committee meets in Riyadh on 5 October with Turkish, Pakistani and Saudi officials as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia continue.

A tanker waiting on the high seas outside Durban harbour at sunrise, with harbour infrastructure in the foreground and a partly cloudy sky above, used as contextual reference for commercial oil tanker operations.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Last three Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25 flown to Addis Ababa: Dar

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar says Imran Ali, Muhammad Yasin and Syed Husain Yousuf have been rescued from hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 and flown to Addis Ababa with a Djibouti embassy team.

A large four-petal monument in pale stone rising from a hilltop at golden hour, with visitors in the foreground.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Yadgar-e-Fatah monument opens to public with musical evening and projection show in Islamabad

The Yadgar-e-Fatah monument in Islamabad opened to the public on 3 October with a musical programme, projection-mapping show and Pakistan Idol performances.

The pale stone Bab-e-Azadi gateway at the Wagah border crossing near Lahore, with its arched facade, flag and an approach road to the crossingPakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan summons Indian envoy and demands inquiry into Kasur border killings

Pakistan summoned India's Chargé d'Affaires and demanded an inquiry into the killing of two civilians near Kasur, as both countries lodged formal protests.

Daytime view of Karachi's I. I. Chundrigar Road skyline, showing the MCB Tower on the right and the Habib Bank Plaza on the leftPakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan's digital creators press FBR for a fairer tax regime on social-media earnings

Pakistani content creators and influencers have asked the FBR to review the 2026 withholding-tax regime on social-media earnings, calling it punitive on creators with high costs.

A satellite image of Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil processing facility, showing industrial plant structures, storage tanks and access roads in desert terrain.International — Region / International — Region

Houthis claim strike that set an Aramco refinery near Riyadh ablaze

Yemen's Houthis claimed a missile and drone strike that set an Aramco refinery south of Riyadh on fire, as Saudi Arabia hit Sanaa with dozens of strikes.

Official portrait of Pakistan's prime minister in a dark suit against a plain background, photographed in 2017 during his earlier tenure as chief minister of Punjab.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz announces Rs12.5m, house and free education for Somalia tanker victims' families

Pakistan's prime minister announced Rs12.5m, a house, free education and healthcare for each family of three Pakistanis killed in the MT Honour 25 rescue.

Silhouetted gantry cranes and a berthed cargo ship at Karachi Port against a golden sunset, with a warehouse and harbour buildings along the waterfront.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan's first-quarter trade deficit widens 15% to $10.8bn

Pakistan's merchandise trade deficit widened 15.1% to $10.79 billion in July–September as imports grew faster than exports, with September's gap up 6.2% to $3.56 billion.

Night-time view of the illuminated Pakistan Parliament House in Islamabad, the federal legislature that authorised the 7th National Finance Commission Award.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

KP has received Rs799bn in federal war-on-terror funds since 2010-11

KP has received Rs799.359bn from the federal divisible pool since 2010-11 under the 7th NFC Award's 1% war-on-terror share, with Rs149bn budgeted for 2026-27.