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Pro-Imran Khan mass rally launched after Pakistan government talks fail: Supporters of jailed former prime minister have set off from northwest Pakistan towards ...
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Pakistan has suspended the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, led by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party ... Show more
Afghanistan opens potential China trade route to Persian Gulf: ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban government of Afghanistan has recently opened a road through the Wakhan ...
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A controversial new power grab in Pakistan: The country’s army chief and de facto ruler wants to redraw the political map
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Thousands of Imran Khan supporters start march to Pakistani capital, party says: Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan ...
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Key FactsParty says Imran Khan supporters begin march to Islamabad
Oct 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- The march began on Sunday, October 4, in PTI-ruled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with several stops planned before reaching Islamabad.
- The government announced it would prevent entry into Islamabad, while thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were stationed.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said talks collapsed over PTI's rejection of a state-backed counter-terrorism policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; PTI disputes this account.
- The march, originally scheduled for September 27, was delayed after negotiations over the party's demands collapsed.
I call upon you all to come out, the youngsters to come out for the sake of your leader who is sitting in jail.— Sohail Afridi, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, addressing supporters as he leads the march to Islamabad
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday launched the PTI’s long march towards Islamabad from Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat ... Show more
Pakistan PM says Riyadh attack a ‘red line,’ vows Islamabad will cooperate with Riyadh ‘in every possible way’
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Imran Khan’s PTI braces to fight federal takeover of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Islamabad says the PTI failed to lead the fight against armed groups ...
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Oman and Pakistan signed an agreement and several memoranda of understanding in Islamabad covering mutual visa exemptions for official, diplomatic, special ... Show more
The PTI launched the march despite warnings from the Centre after Oct 3 talks with the federal government failed to bridge their differences for multiple ... Show more
Eleven years after Pakistan's parliament voted to keep the country out of a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen in 2015, Islamabad has agreed to rapidly ... Show more
Tehran Times Oct 05
Thousands of supporters of @ImranKhanPTI have begun marching toward Islamabad, according to his party, calling for his release as political tensions and divisions with ... Show more
PTI decides to postpone Sept 27 Islamabad long march: Party leadership postpones planned long march originally scheduled for Sept 27.
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Saudi Gazette Oct 05
'No compromise on police': Kundi pledges enhanced support, pay raise for KP law enforcers
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The PTI is set to begin its march today after talks between the federal government and the opposition failed to yield any encouraging results to defuse the ... Show more
India's clout in Kashmir tested by new China-Pakistan border protocol: NEW DELHI -- China and Pakistan's recent decision to activate a long-delayed protocol ...
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Paid articlePaywallPakistani airstrikes kill 9 in Afghanistan, Taliban say: Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan hit three houses on Thursday, killing 9 people ...
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Key FactsPakistan reports 22 militants killed in Afghanistan strikes
Oct 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- The Afghan Taliban says strikes hit homes in Kunar and Helmand, killing nine civilians, including women and children, and injuring 11.
- Pakistan says it targeted terrorist camps containing large weapons and ammunition stocks, while taking maximum precautions against collateral damage.
- Pakistan repeatedly accuses the Afghan Taliban of harbouring militant groups that plan and carry out attacks from Afghanistan; the Taliban denies this.
- The Afghan Taliban says Pakistani air strikes hit Kandahar among other provinces last week, killing four civilians.
"We condemn this act as an aggression and crime in violation of all accepted principles," he said— Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman of the Afghan Taliban; said in an X post
PTI founder Imran Khan’s cousin, Qasim Zaman, was taken into custody by the authorities when he went to the Adiala jail to meet the ex-prime minister on ... Show more
PTI says Imran's cousin Qasim Zaman taken into custody after Rawalpindi DC orders detention under MPO
PTI says Imran's cousin Qasim Zaman taken into custody after Rawalpindi DC orders detention under MPO
Supporters of Imran Khan have delayed protests in Islamabad, but authorities have blocked key roads with about 3,500 containers and deployed up to 18 ... Show more
Hours-long negotiations between the government and the opposition during a second round of talks ended in a “deadlock” early on Sunday ... Show more
Surrey Live Oct 04
'Come and see us' says Surrey's Muslim Islamabad community after 'disappointing' social media speculation
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PTI’s protest postponement to double security cost in Islamabad: Govt will pay Rs46.5m per day to owners of 1,550 containers arranged to counter PTI protest in ...
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Islamabad hints at cautious shift on US sanctions against Iran: FO reiterates commitment to strategic ties with Washington, rules-based international system.
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Organisers of the pro-Imran Khan protests have postponed their rallies to test the Pakistani government’s resolve in keeping the capital blockaded ... Show more
Islamabad ATC drops contempt proceedings against Adiala authorities after powers of attorney for Imaan, Hadi signed
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Houthi attack on Mecca, Medina would cross ‘red line’, Pakistan PM tells UN: Shehbaz Sharif speaks as Islamabad, Riyadh and Ankara army chiefs meet to discuss ...
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Imran Khan's party postpones planned Islamabad march to October 4: Jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has ...
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Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed as Islamabad, Kabul trade accusations: Relations strain further as Afghanistan and Pakistan trade accusations over terrorism ...
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'Protest everyone's right but minus Islamabad': Sanaullah says 'practice' of marches to capital should end
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Earlier this week, Pakistan curbed access to its capital, Islamabad, by blocking major highways with shipping containers and deploying tens of thousands of ... Show more
Imran Khan's party postpones planned Islamabad march to October 4
Imran Khan's party postpones planned Islamabad march to October 4
Tehran Times Sep 24
Pakistan carries out fresh airstrikes in Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military says it launched airstrikes against 10 sites in Afghanistan amid escalating tensions ... Show more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Islamabad remained committed to mediating between neighboring Iran and the United States ... Show more
Imran Khan’s family and PTI officials say three of the jailed former PM’s sisters have been detained in Lahore ahead of a September 27 march on Islamabad ... Show more
Key FactsPTI spokesman says police arrested Aleema Khan in Lahore
Sep 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- According to a PTI Punjab spokesman, police arrested Aleema Khan at her home in Lahore.
- Aleema Khan is the sister of Imran Khan, Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister and PTI leader.
- The party plans a protest march that is due to take place on September 27.
- A government spokesperson and police did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Islamabad police handed ‘net launchers’ ahead of PTI protest: The non-lethal mode of dealing with protesters may be used for the first time if PTI rallies manage ...
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SC suspends Imaan, Hadi's sentences in controversial social media posts case
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Section 144 imposed in Islamabad; district admin warns citizens against participating in any 'illegal activity'
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Pakistan seals roads to Islamabad before protests for Imran Khan’s release: Police close major highways into Islamabad as supporters of jailed former prime ...
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Friday that the government would stop anyone from marching towards the federal capital “in every possible way” and file ... Show more
Islamabad says it carried out aerial and drone strikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it described as being used to store and launch drones into Pakistan.
Key FactsPakistan reports air strikes on Afghanistan after drone attacks
Sep 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
- Pakistan said it had struck 10 Afghan sites used to store and launch drones.
- According to Khost’s governor’s spokesperson, strikes hit several areas; no casualties were reported.
- AFP reported that a Kandahar resident heard a jet, then an explosion, and saw a fire.
- Afghanistan’s Taliban government denied harboring anti-Pakistani armed groups or launching drones against Pakistan on Wednesday.
This constitutes a blatant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and is a grave and unacceptable act of aggression.— Attaullah Tarar, Pakistani Information Minister, commenting on drone incursions, on X.
Lawyers' body announces boycott of court proceedings in Islamabad on Saturday to protest Imaan, Hadi's rearrest
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JI launches 'train march' towards Islamabad against petroleum levy: Hafiz Naeem warns if levy not abolished, protest could turn into one to oust the ...
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'Self-inflicted pain': Finance minister says protests, sit-ins to cause daily loss of around Rs120bn
dawn.com/news/2031342/self-inflicted-pain-finance-minister-says-protests-sit-ins-to-cause-daily-loss-of-around-rs120bn
Over 22,000 security personnel to be deployed in Islamabad amid protest calls: A large number of containers have been seized in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and are ...
dawn.com/news/2031473
Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway to be closed for all types of traffic from 11pm on Wednesday
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Govt vows not to allow ‘violent groups’ to reach capital: Tarar says IHC ruling bars disruption of public movement, road closures; Protests may cost economy ...
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Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, has been arrested in Lahore ahead of planned protests supporting the jailed former Pakistani prime minister ... Show more
Pakistan’s Jamaat-e-Islami party has launched a protest march towards Islamabad over soaring fuel prices, demanding that the petroleum levy be scrapped ... Show more
The Supreme Court has granted bail to human rights lawyer @ImaanZHazir and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, pending the Islamabad High Court's final ... Show more
Missiles over Saudi, silence in Islamabad: Why Pakistan remains on the sidelines despite defence pact
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Key FactsHouthi Attacks Seen as Test for Pakistan’s Defence Pact
Sep 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: firstpost.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: firstpost.com
- Houthi attacks hit energy facilities, airports in Abha and Jizan, and a tanker near Yanbu; fires injured dozens.
- The agreement signed in 2025 treats aggression against either state as aggression against both; Pakistan mobilised no combat forces.
- A unanimous parliamentary resolution from April 2015 commits Pakistan to Yemen neutrality, except during direct threats to Saudi territory or holy sites.
- Saudi Arabia uses US-supplied Patriot PAC-3 and THAAD systems, relying on CTF-153 and US-led initiatives for Red Sea shipping.
Islamabad, Beijing activate joint border commission: The mechanism provides a framework for addressing border issues, including inspections, joint surveys ...
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After Modi-Xi talks on respecting sensitivities, China moves with Pakistan against India’s Shaksgam Valley claim
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JI rejects PM Shehbaz’s fuel relief scheme, says it cannot substitute for abolition of petroleum levy
dawn.com/news/2030158
After backtracking on Houthi fight, how Pakistan is trying to placate Saudi Arabia
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JI vows to hold long march ‘come what may’: “Let the government do whatever it wants. If it wants to continue negotiations, let it do so ...
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In a joint press conference, office-bearers of the Islamabad Bar Council, Islamabad Bar Association, and Islamabad High Court Bar Association demanded an early ... Show more
JI chief rejects petroleum relief package, demands abolition of levy: Rehman warns “authorities would be held fully responsible for any consequences if ...
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As Saudi tensions with Iran-backed Houthis escalate, mediator Pakistan faces pressure to choose a side
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The News Pakistan Aug 18
Supreme Court directs transfer of Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital: ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Adiala jail authorities to move ...
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Key FactsPrison Report Says Imran Khan’s Vision Is Nearly Normal
Aug 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: dawn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: dawn.com
- According to the report, Imran Khan’s right eye improved significantly after treatment at Pims Islamabad, with his vision described as nearly normal.
- After complaints of heaviness in the head and palpitations on Aug. 10, a medical board recommended a one-hour walk, more reading material, television and more frequent contact with relatives.
- The three-member Supreme Court bench was due to hear on Aug. 18 Khan’s request for treatment at Shifa International Hospital and access to his family and personal physicians.
- The PTI raised concerns over the blood-pressure and stress symptoms cited in the report, while government representative Rana Sanaullah said timely medical care had been provided.
The government cannot keep Imran Khan in isolation, deny him basic facilities and then escape responsibility when his health deteriorates.— Statement by PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram, after the report on Imran Khan's health was submitted to the Supreme Court
JI sets Sept 10 deadline for petroleum levy withdrawal: Hafiz Naeem warns of a march on Islamabad if the demand is not met; says the party was currently holding ...
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14 infants killed in fire at Pims' gynae ward in Islamabad: Pims spokesperson says at least one baby was saved by a doctor, fire appeared to have erupted ...
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench on Wednesday set aside a 2022 judgment by then-chief justice Athar Minallah declaring the Pakistan Naval Farms ... Show more
IHC sets aside 2022 verdict declaring Pakistan Naval Farms, sailing club in Islamabad illegal
IHC sets aside 2022 verdict declaring Pakistan Naval Farms, sailing club in Islamabad illegal
At Least 14 Newborns Die in Hospital Fire in Pakistan’s Capital: The fire broke out on the third floor of Islamabad’s largest hospital.
nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/asia/pakistan-islamabad-hospital-fire.html
An agreement, a burning refinery, and silence: How the Mecca Pact failed its first test in two days
firstpost.com/explainers/an-agreement-a-burning-refinery-and-silence-how-the-mecca-pact-failed-its-first-test-in-two-days-14041393.html
How Pakistani 'man's self-driving car' hit a police vehicle?: A Pakistani tech enthusiast’s remotely controlled ‘self-driving’ car crashed into a ...
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Plan to allow commercial activities in Islamabad's Zone III raises eyebrows: Residents barred from building even small houses in Zone III, while CDA ...
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India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, international court says: India suspended the water-sharing treaty with Pakistan last April after blaming ...
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15 Babies Dead — Fire at Maternity Ward in Pakistan: Fifteen newborns died in a fire at a maternity ward in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan ...
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