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Eleven militants killed in Waziristan and Balochistan raids Govt extends Rangers deployment in capital as PTI weighs fate of protest march Pakistan summons Indian diplomat after two unarmed men shot dead at Punjab border Draft agreement drawn up in Pakistan’s political standoff, but PTI says Imran Khan must have the final word Pakistan prepares to bring home survivors and the dead after tanker siege ends in bloodshed Centre “100 percent ready” to impose emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, says Bhutto Zardari Civil servants who missed dual-nationality disclosure deadline get seven days to comply Minister Naqvi tells business leaders country’s system will be “reset” Petrol climbs past 392 rupees, diesel nears 400 Two unarmed civilians shot dead by Indian border guards near Kasur, Islamabad says

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Pakistan summons Indian diplomat after two unarmed men shot dead at Punjab border

October 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM

By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned India’s chargé d’affaires on Saturday to protest the shooting of two Pakistani unarmed men by Indian border guards, in

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Politics

Draft agreement drawn up in Pakistan’s political standoff, but PTI says Imran Khan must have the final word

October 3, 2026 at 10:41 PM

ISLAMABAD: The government and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s opposition party have reportedly reached an understanding aimed at averting a mass march on the capital due to begin Sunday, though the final decision rests with Khan.

  • Govt extends Rangers deployment in capital as PTI weighs fate of protest march

    October 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
  • Pakistan summons Indian diplomat after two unarmed men shot dead at Punjab border

    October 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
  • Centre “100 percent ready” to impose emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, says Bhutto Zardari

    October 3, 2026 at 10:18 PM
  • Minister Naqvi tells business leaders country’s system will be “reset”

    October 3, 2026 at 08:55 AM
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People

Pakistan prepares to bring home survivors and the dead after tanker siege ends in bloodshed

October 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is working to bring home four seafarers freed from a hijacked oil tanker off Somalia, along with the bodies of three colleagues killed by their captors, as families in Karachi brace for a homecoming that will bring relief to some and a funeral to others.

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  • Civil servants who missed dual-nationality disclosure deadline get seven days to comply

    October 3, 2026 at 09:05 AM
  • Two unarmed civilians shot dead by Indian border guards near Kasur, Islamabad says

    October 2, 2026 at 09:02 PM
  • Lahore named world’s most polluted major city again, days after chief minister claims “less smog”

    October 2, 2026 at 07:43 PM
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  • Apex court overturns PHC ban on poultry exports
  • Shahbaz Gill declined bail
  • IHC disposes of PTI employees petition against FIA notices
  • Rupee plumbs new lows against dollar
  • Punjab gets new policy chief
  • Loans under Mera Ghar scheme to continue
  • Senior army official shot dead in Balochistan rescue operation
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  • Member Communist Party of China calls on COAS
  • CHE to be renamed, HQ shifted to Karachi
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Economy

Pakistan’s September trade gap widens to $3.56 billion on faster import growth

October 2, 2026 at 07:34 PM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise trade deficit widened in September as a rebound in exports failed to keep pace with a larger rise in imports, leaving the shortfall for the first three months of the fiscal year more than $1.4 billion wider than a year earlier.

  • Petrol climbs past 392 rupees, diesel nears 400

    October 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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    October 2, 2026 at 08:03 PM
  • IMF credits Pakistan on oil shock, presses for gas subsidy overhaul

    October 2, 2026 at 09:08 AM
  • Daily fuel reset lifts petrol to Rs390.66, trims diesel

    October 2, 2026 at 08:36 AM
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Eleven militants killed in Waziristan and Balochistan raids

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PESHAWAR: Security forces have killed 11 militants in separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, sources said on Saturday, days after Islamabad bombed targets inside Afghanistan and accused the Taliban government in Kabul of sponsoring terrorism.

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