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Pakistan, Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate in ODI tri-series opener
Players from Pakistan and Sri Lanka shake hands following the first match of the ODI tri-nation series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on October 18, 2026. — PCB The International Cricket Council penalised Pakistan and Sri Lanka for slow...
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'Physical hell': Hong Kong hosts gruelling underwater hockey tournament
Underwater hockey players take part in the 2026 HKUWHA Underwater Hockey tournament in Hong Kong on October 17, 2026. — AFP Swimmers brandishing short, curved sticks held their breath as they somersaulted and dove towards a weighted puck at the bottom of a Hong Kong...
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Rs16bn copter 'purchases by other provinces': Figures tell a different story
A representational image of a helicopter. — Reuters/File LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, on October 2, defended her use of the provincial government’s recently acquired Gulfstream G500 luxury jet during a speech in Lahore. “I cannot...
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Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure 'worrying' for outlook, says finance czar
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb sits during an interview with AFP at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, October 17, 2026. — AFPPakistan so far withstood energy shock…
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Pakistan to chair World Bank, IMF boards in 2027 for first time since 1953
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs AhadKhanCheema meets World Bank Group MD Operations, Anna Bjerde on the sidelines of the WBGMeetings 2026 in Bangkok today.— Photo via X/@eadgopPakistan to assume chairmanship for first time since 1953.Cheema holds meetings with World Bank...
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FBR further extends income tax return filing deadline to October 31
An undated image of the Federal Board of Revenue building in Islamabad. — APPPrevious filing deadline was October 15.Initially, the date was September 30.FBR issues circular announcing fresh deadline. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue on Thursday further extended...
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Load managment 'helps avert' potential Rs6 per unit hike: Power Division
A representational image of pylons and power lines. — Reuters/File The Power Division of the Ministry of Energy on Thursday announced that it had averted a potential Rs5-6 per unit hike in the September 2026 Fuel Price Adjustment through timely measures. In a statement, a...
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Trump says military execution of Fort Hood shooter will not be livestreamed
Though the immediate families of the victims will be able to view it in person
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Pope Leo back on his feet after shock cancer diagnosis
Blood tests, chest X-ray show normal post-operative results after part of Pope Leo's right lung removed in operation
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Car sales jump 43% in first quarter of FY27 despite uncertainty over auto policy
Workers assemble cars inside the Hyundai Motor India Ltd. plant at Kancheepuram district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, October 4, 2012. — ReutersPassenger car sales rise 43% in the first quarter of FY27.Passenger car production increases 32% year-on-year.Passenger…
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Pakistan gets first LNG shipment of October amid gas supply concerns
A liquefied natural gas tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo, Japan. — Reuters/FilePakistan likely to arrange two cargoes during October.LNG supplies interruptions affect power generation.Pakistan anticipating sharp rise in gas demand…
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Greta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests
Protest movement over teacher shortages, classroom overcrowding, crumbling school buildings enters its fourth week
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