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Pakistan’s headline inflation eased to 10.3% year-on-year (YoY) in September 2026, down from 11.1% in August, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released on Thursday. Inflation was 5.8% in September 2025. On a month-on-month basis, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.3% in September, compared with 1.2% in August and 2.1% in September 2025. Urban and rural Urban CPI inflation rose 10.1% YoY in September, down from 10.4% in August. It was 5.7% a year earlier. Month-on-month, urban prices rose 1.3%, compared with 0.9% in August…

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Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response if the United States resumes large-scale military attacks, sources said, while continuing a diplomatic push that Iranian officials privately see as unlikely to succeed. The planning reflects a conviction within Iran’s ​leadership that any renewed US campaign must be met with a stronger response than before, even as Tehran seeks to avert escalation through talks. Senior commanders are reviewing plans to expand potential targets ‌beyond US-linked assets to countries that support US military operations and possibly to locations outside the Middle…

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Addressing a press conference, the DG ISPR apprised journalists of reports circulated by several Indian media platforms claiming that Mohammad Asif, allegedly wanted in connection with the April 22 Pahalgam attack, had been killed during an “encounter” in Korag, IIOJK. The reports claimed that Asif, also known as Hashim Moosa, was affiliated with the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and had previously served in the Pakistan Army. Indian news agency ANI, citing unnamed sources, reported that Asif was born on March 7, 1980, joined the Pakistan Army in 2000 under service number…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the government remains committed to achieving export-led, sustainable economic growth following the stabilisation of the economy. In a virtual address at the gong ceremony, organised by Arif Habib Corporation at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi, the prime minister criticised some export-oriented industries for receiving incentives and government support over the past decades without delivering the desired results.  “I do not want to name the export industries that have failed to deliver,” he said, urging them to correct course and play…

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The Yemeni army said on Thursday that its warplanes carried out six air strikes on Houthi positions in Taiz province as fighting intensified on several fronts in southwestern Yemen. In a statement, the army said the strikes targeted the Al Akboush area and Hayfan district, southeast of Taiz. It said government forces were also engaged in fierce clashes with Houthi fighters in Bani Bakari in Jabal Habashi district and Himyar in Maqbanah district in western Taiz, as well as along the Al-Aqroud front southeast of the province. The army said…

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Chinese hackers have been impersonating US AI experts, including ‌a former government official, to try to steal emails from experts in AI at think tanks, universities, and other organisations, the cybersecurity company Proofpoint said on Thursday. In a report, Proofpoint said that it had watched the hackers — which it dubs “TA419” — regularly try to steal ​passwords from people working for US or Japanese think tanks, defence contractors, universities, and law firms since ​as far back as 2025. Proofpoint attributed the hacking efforts to the Chinese group based on…

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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi said on Thursday that his government would address weapons held outside state control under a clear roadmap, with the process scheduled to be completed by June 30, 2027. In a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency, Zaidi said the process would follow “a clear roadmap and agreed timelines” and uphold the constitutional principle that decisions on war and peace rest with the country’s constitutional authorities. The roadmap would also prohibit military action carried out outside the authority of the state, he said. Zaidi…

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The Sindh Cabinet on Thursday approved an extension in the tenure of the judicial commission constituted to monitor the Mir Raza Ali murder case investigation. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, with the commission’s tenure extended until October 15. The cabinet was briefed that the commission had made significant progress and recorded statements from dozens of witnesses. A spokesperson for the chief minister said the commission had been given additional time to complete its investigation and finalise its recommendations. The…

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Gold prices fell sharply in Pakistan, with the price of one tola of gold declining by Rs3,000 on Thursday, according to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association. The price of 10 grams of gold also decreased by Rs2,572, taking the rate to Rs376,059. In the international market, gold prices dropped by $30 to settle at $4,161 per ounce. The latest decline comes a day after the price of 24-karat gold had increased by Rs4,300 to Rs441,636 per tola. The price of 10 grams had also risen by Rs3,686…

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Four more people in the Netherlands have died from an infection caused ​by the West Nile virus in recent ‌weeks, the public health institution RIVM said on Thursday, following an increased number of cases in ​Europe. The new fatalities increased the total ​number of people who have died from ⁠West Nile virus infection in the Netherlands ​to nine this year The first West Nile virus ​infection contracted in the Netherlands in six years was reported in August The total number of infections in ​the country has since risen to 56…

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