
Russia offers to help ease Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions: what Moscow wants and why talks failed
Russia's envoy has offered help and urged reopening Pak-Afghan border crossings, after Moscow Format talks ended without a statement for the first time.

Saudi Arabia has delayed its FII forum to 2027 after Houthi strikes on Riyadh. What Pakistan has promised under the Makkah pact, and what it denies.

The National Accounts Committee revised FY26 growth to 3.65%, below target. Per capita income is $1,896 and the economy is $450.4bn. The key figures explained.

PHC has issued notices on PTI and lawyers' petitions against the emergency and governor's rule in KP. What each side says and what happens next.

A school roof in Peshawar's Dir Colony fell during classes on October 15. The death toll, the arrests, the safety audit and what parents should check.

Field Marshal Asim Munir visits Tehran on October 20 as Pakistan tries to revive stalled US-Iran talks. What is at stake, from Hormuz to oil prices.

The government has cut petrol to Rs381.14 and diesel to Rs389.27 per litre from October 20, the second cut in days. New rates and what you save.

A six-month-old boy from Karachi East has wild poliovirus. A vaccination drive covering all Karachi districts runs November 2 to 8.