Abducted Balochistan Police Trainees Freed After Two Days, Officer Confirms
Gunmen abducted 20 police trainees travelling home on leave in Balochistan. Security forces have launched a search; no group has claimed responsibility.
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PTI Seeks Contempt Action Over Imran Khan’s Hospital Move as Cricket Greats Renew Medical Appeal
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has asked the Supreme Court to hold the government in contempt over the hospital transfer of…
Hundreds of PTI Politicians and Supporters Detained as Pakistan Emergency Deepens
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Hundreds of politicians and supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party have been…
Pakistan’s Parliament Approves KP Emergency; Governor’s Rule Awaits Separate Review
Pakistan’s National Assembly and Senate approved the Article 232 emergency proclamation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 14. Governor’s rule under Article 234 follows a separate joint-parliamentary procedure.
Police Fire Tear Gas and Live Rounds at Imran Khan Supporters in Pakistan’s Northwest, Party Says
PESHAWAR — Police fired tear gas and live rounds at supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in northwestern…
India’s Supreme Court Pushes Government to Cap Drug Margins for All Medicines, Not Just Cancer Drugs
India’s Supreme Court pressed the government to extend its 30% cancer-drug margin cap to all medicines, questioning why patients should keep paying huge hospital markups.
Floods Strand More Than 100 Foreign Trekkers in Nepal’s Manaslu Region; Five Villagers Missing
More than 100 foreign trekkers are stranded on Nepal’s Manaslu Circuit after a landslide-dam breach flooded the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district. The Nepali Army has rescued hundreds of people; five villagers are missing and no deaths have been confirmed.
KP Emergency: Sohail Afridi and Cabinet Members Held in Preventive Custody
Pakistan’s federal government says suspended KP chief minister Sohail Afridi and some cabinet members were taken into preventive custody after emergency rule displaced the PTI-led administration.
PIA Signs Deal for Two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on U.K.–Pakistan Routes
PIA will add two Norse Atlantic-operated Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners under an ACMI lease, with U.K.–Pakistan flights expected to begin in November 2026.
U.S. Offers Reward for Pakistani Man Accused in $126 Million Counterfeit Postage Scheme
USPIS offers up to $100,000 for information leading to Faheem Akram’s arrest and conviction. Prosecutors allege over $126 million in USPS losses.
