Latest updates, national breaking news, government declarations, and developmental projects from Pakistan.
PakistanChina's Q3 GDP growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, beating economists' expectations and putting the country's annual growth target within reach, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday. The data landed on the same day that global oil prices eased from five-month highs after the United States waived certain Russia sanctions,
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PakistanPakistani forces and Afghan Taliban fighters exchanged fire for several hours along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday, October 17, in a deadly border clash that multiple reports describe as the heaviest direct military confrontation of the current escalation cycle, while Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar departed for Dushanbe on Monday to
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PakistanOne of the largest Ukraine Russia drone strikes waves of the war hit Russia overnight from October 17 to 18, 2026, setting the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchi oil depot in St. Petersburg ablaze, with fires also reported at an Ozon logistics facility and a VK data centre, according to Russian officials and the
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PakistanBrazil's first direct televised showdown between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has brought the October 25 runoff into its decisive week, and the Brazil presidential runoff debate unfolded against mass rallies, tight polling, and a row over social-media fairness. In Washington, the same week saw US President Donald Trump sign
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PakistanUS President Donald Trump's announcement of an immediate "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine has run into a difficult first week. The Trump energy ceasefire Ukraine declaration promised an instant halt to attacks on energy infrastructure on both sides — but Ukrainian officials say Russian strikes on Ukrainian power facilities continued within hours of the
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PakistanRussia's military recruiters are quietly widening the net for new soldiers, raising the maximum age for contract candidates to 64 and dropping automatic health exclusions for conditions such as HIV, hepatitis and insulin-dependent diabetes, according to an internal recruitment guide obtained by the investigative group Cyber-Atesh. The document, which the group says comes from two
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PakistanPakistan is accelerating its push toward a digital-first economy. On the sidelines of the World Bank Group–IMF Annual Meetings 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met senior leadership of Alibaba International Digital Commerce (AIDC) to discuss cooperation.
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PakistanPresident Donald Trump has dismissed Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, advisers to the president told CNN on Friday, ending her tenure at the podium less than a week after her appointment.
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PakistanSatellite imagery analyzed by Reuters shows Russia has nearly completed a major new drone attack base in its southwestern Rostov region in just six weeks, in what defense experts describe as a rapid expansion of the country's jet-powered drone strike capability against Ukraine.
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PakistanAt least 29 children and a female teacher were killed when a private school's roof collapsed in Peshawar's Dir Colony; the school owner has been arrested.
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PakistanThe United States is considering a "mother of all bombs" Iran strike option that could be used against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, CNN reported on Thursday, citing US officials familiar with the matter.
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PakistanThe IMF and World Bank launched the Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services on October 14 at their annual meetings in Bangkok — a 12-point framework to help countries fight cyber-enabled fraud. Thai officials said digital scams now cost the world economy about $1 trillion a year, with Asia accounting for 67 percent of global fraud losses in 2024.
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