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The PTI long march, which began in Lakki Marwat on Sunday, spent the night in Karak and was set to resume its journey towards Kohat before moving onward to Peshawar. The developments come as PTI leadership reviews the breakdown in government-opposition negotiations and prepares to announce its next strategy in Charsadda and Swabi. Chief Minister Sohail Afridi will depart from Karak for Kohat alongside participants of the PTI long march. Upon reaching Kohat, he is scheduled to address party workers. MNA Shehryar Afridi will welcome the chief minister in Kohat before the march proceeds towards Peshawar after a stopover. According to…

Pakistan’s seafood exports recorded a sharp increase during the first quarter of the fiscal year, rising by 74.4% as the fisheries sector continued to expand its presence in international markets. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Junaid Anwar Chaudhry said seafood exports reached $125.4 million during the period, highlighting the sector’s growing contribution to the national economy. According to Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, exports of fish and other seafood products increased by 74.4% during the first quarter. Fish exports totaled 61,679 metric tons during the period, reflecting a significant increase in the volume of seafood products being shipped to international markets. The…

India and the United ​States have reached a plateau in their trade deal ‌talks, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday, a further sign that the two sides have hit a ​wall on a crucial deal. Giving or taking ​more beyond that plateau would be “very, very difficult” for both ⁠countries, Sitharaman said at an event in New ​Delhi. “Maybe if there are rooms to operate from, both sides ​would do it,” she added. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said last week that an agreement was not imminent, after a ​meeting with Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal in ​the…

The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a UK air base one ​week after several men were arrested there on ‌suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a Pentagon official said on Sunday. A dozen B-1 bombers were stationed at RAF Fairford air base, located ​northwest of London. The planes had been used ​for US strikes on Iran. “While operational security precluded ⁠us from confirming the movement of our assets and ​forces in real-time, we can acknowledge now that all US ​bombers that were deployed to RAF Fairford have re-deployed to their home stations in the United States,” a Pentagon spokesman…

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a critical stage in policy-level negotiations for the next loan tranche of more than $1 billion, with the lender raising concerns over power-sector circular debt and the proposed privatisation mechanism for electricity distribution companies. The IMF has flagged Rs1,675 billion in power-sector circular debt and demanded the elimination of cross-subsidies for consumers using up to 200 units of electricity per month. The IMF has asked Pakistan to remove the existing cross-subsidy for consumers using up to 200 units of electricity. In response, the government has proposed shifting towards targeted assistance through…

Security forces have killed three terrorists during an operation in Dera Ismail Khan, drawing praise from President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. The leadership commended the security forces for the successful action and reiterated that operations against terrorist networks will continue until terrorism is completely eliminated from the country. President Asif Ali Zardari paid tribute to the security forces following the elimination of the three terrorists. He said effective actions by the security forces were weakening terrorist networks and described their operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as commendable. The president stressed that operations…

China played a constructive role and maintained communication with other members at the G20 trade ministers’ meeting held in Milwaukee, the United States, from September 30 to October 1, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce. Trade ministers and representatives from G20 members and guest nation Poland exchanged views on four issues proposed by the US presidency: opposing the weaponization of food, addressing excess production capacity, eliminating forced labor, and adjusting the most-favored-nation principle. The meeting reached a joint statement on food, while no outcome documents were adopted on the other issues. On food, many emerging market and developing members, including…

The main structure of China’s first offshore carbon injection project has been completed, as the new central platform for the Dongfang 1-1 gas field enters the commissioning stage on Sunday. The demonstration project is designed to inject captured carbon dioxide into underground formations to boost natural gas production. Once operational, it will be able to permanently store more than 1 million tonnes of CO2 each year, supporting large-scale emissions reduction in China’s offshore energy industry. The central platform weighs nearly 17,000 tonnes and rises more than 28 stories high, with a total deck area of over 10,000 square meters, equivalent…

Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani, while felicitating China on its National Day, described CPEC as a flagship manifestation of the enduring Pakistan-China partnership and expressed confidence that its next phase would create opportunities in industrialisation, investment, agriculture, technology, energy, connectivity and socio-economic development. He highlighted the 75th anniversary of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations in 2026, the role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening bilateral ties, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the One-China principle and the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership.

Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on medical education cooperation and international youth exchange between China and Pakistan were signed on September 30 at Riphah International University, as the Pakistan Chapter of the China Pakistan Medical Association (CPMA) and the China–Pakistan Youth Volunteer Services Team Center were launched. The agreements recognize the friendship and all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between China and Pakistan, and commemorate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan.           Under the medical cooperation track, Riphah International…