October 7, 2026
PTI's chairman dismissed the prime minister's offer after being refused a meeting with Imran Khan at Adiala. The party says it has not seen him in nearly a year, and the march continues.
October 7, 2026
More than 260 workers died in the 2012 Karachi factory fire. The acquittals of the two men once sentenced to death for it now stand, after the province's review petition was rejected.
October 7, 2026
The two lawyers were charged over an alleged disruption of an international cricket team's security route in October 2024. Their counsel said they had received no case documents and no access to lawyers.
October 7, 2026
Pakistan has warned the United Nations against the use of shared water resources as an instrument of political pressure or coercion, accusing India of the “weaponisation of water” in connection with the Indus Waters Treaty. Pakistan’s First Secretary Adeel Mumtaz Khokhar raised the issue during the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council as members considered a resolution on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. The session is being held in Geneva from September 7 to October 7. “Where water is shared, responsibilities are also shared,” Khokhar said, arguing that cooperation over transboundary water resources was
October 7, 2026
Pakistani security forces killed 13 militants during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan on Wednesday, state media reported, citing security sources. State broadcaster Pakistan Television said the operation was carried out as part of continuing counterterrorism efforts under the government’s Azm-e-Istehkam framework. The report identified those killed as members of Fitna al-Khawarij, a term Pakistani authorities use for militants affiliated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. The operation came a day after security forces reported killing five militants in another intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has faced persistent militant violence and security challenges in recent months. According to data
October 7, 2026
Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue has proposed expanding the use of artificial intelligence and automated data-matching to scrutinise individual income tax returns, allowing possible factual, legal and reporting discrepancies to be identified before formal enforcement or penal proceedings begin. The proposed framework is contained in draft Rule 38-B, titled “Procedure for Electronic Scrutiny and Intimation of Issues Detected by the Automated System,” which would be inserted into the Income Tax Rules, 2002. The FBR has invited stakeholder feedback before finalising the rules. Under the proposed mechanism, the automated system would analyse tax returns and cross-match information declared by taxpayers with
October 6, 2026
The prime minister said in Islamabad that the government would sit down with PTI if the party ended its march, while confirming that two days of committee talks had already failed.
October 6, 2026
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye agreed to move military forces into the kingdom under the Makkah agreement. Pakistan then rejected a Reuters report putting its deployment at 30,000 to 40,000 troops as speculative.
October 6, 2026
Five people were killed in two separate shootings in Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday. No group has claimed either attack and the gunmen have not been identified.
October 6, 2026
The Punjab Home Department has prohibited gatherings of five or more people across the province for ten days, citing intelligence warnings that rallies could be targeted by militants.
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