Pakistan: what's happening right now?

Updated 29 Oct 2026, 22:14 UTC · automatically compiled from 3 sources

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In the last 72 hours our sources reported 15 events in Pakistan. Reports with similar content are bundled into one event; “independent” counts different wordings, so copies of the same agency report count once.

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Current events

Pakistan 'overperformer' in innovation, climbs 4 ranks globally: report

📍 Islamabad1 source1 independent1 h ago

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High-speed diesel price crosses Rs400 with Re0.85 increase; no change in petrol rate

📍 Pakistan1 source1 independent3 h ago

Dawn

Pakistan, Turkiye shall 'continue to champion dialogue, diplomacy' alongside bolstering defences: PM Shehbaz

📍 Islamabad1 source1 independent4 h ago

Dawn

Rising interest payments, uplift spending strained Pakistan's fiscal position in FY27's 1st quarter: ministry

📍 Pakistan1 source1 independent4 h ago

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Pakistan rights activist Imaan Mazari and husband jailed for 10 years

📍 Pakistan1 source1 independent5 h ago

Al Jazeera English

Hesson hoping struggling Pakistan top order shows up on big occasion in tri-series final

📍 Lahore1 source1 independent6 h ago

Dawn

Arrest warrants for Sohail Afridi, others out in Radio Pakistan attack case

📍 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa1 source1 independent7 h ago

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PM approves expansion of Jinnah and Allama Iqbal airports, eyes making Karachi 'air cargo hub'

📍 Karachi1 source1 independent8 h ago

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Polluted priorities

📍 Lahore1 source1 independent10 h ago

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Pakistan, China sign agreement to operationalise green channel at Sost-Khunjerab border

📍 Islamabad1 source1 independent12 h ago

Dawn

Lahore ranks world’s most polluted major city as Punjab battles poor air quality

📍 Lahore1 source1 independent14 h ago

Dawn

Pillion riding banned in KP's Bajaur for 10 days owing to security situation

📍 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa1 source1 independent14 h ago

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At least 5 killed, over two dozen injured as bus plunges into drain in Punjab's Hafizabad

📍 Punjab1 source1 independent17 h ago

Dawn

Pakistan’s Artificial Intelligence Warfare

📍 Pakistan1 source1 independent1 d ago

The Diplomat

Diesel price nears Rs400 as govt adds over a rupee to petrol, HSD rates

📍 Pakistan1 source1 independent1 d ago

Dawn

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