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In response to a sequence of freight and passenger train derailments across key trunk routes, Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi has declared an official nationwide railway emergency across Pakistan effective until December 31, 2026, canceling all officer leaves and directing immediate daily track safety audits.
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Four police personnel, including Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Deputy Superintendent Imranuddin Khan, embraced martyrdom while two terrorists were eliminated during an intense armed clash in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a comprehensive Rs160 billion federal development and security package for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during a high-level civil-military apex committee meeting in Peshawar.
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The 12-member Special Parliamentary Committee has voted by a decisive two-thirds majority to nominate Supreme Court Justice Yahya Afridi as the 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan under the newly enacted 26th Constitutional Amendment.
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Heading a high-level civil-military delegation alongside Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Field Marshal Asim Munir held comprehensive security and diplomatic discussions in Tehran with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and senior security officials, coinciding with the formal reopening of key trade and transit crossings along the 900-kilometer Pakistan-Iran frontier.
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The State Bank of Pakistan has confirmed that national foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank have climbed past $21.46 billion, driving total liquid foreign reserves to $26.86 billion through sustained debt-free interbank market accumulation, supported by the $1.2 billion IMF staff-level agreement and expanding ADB partnership financing.
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Pakistan security forces killed four heavily armed militants during an intelligence-based counter-terrorism raid in the Jattakabad area of Kalat District, while Major Wajahat Waheed of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom in a separate roadside improvised explosive device blast during clearance operations in Gwadar District.
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The federal government and the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority have notified a significant downward revision in domestic fuel prices effective October 20, 2026, slashing petrol by Rs 5.16 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs 7.69 per litre to pass on international oil price declines directly to consumers.
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At the 25th Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Dushanbe, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called for accelerated implementation of the CASA-1000 power transmission corridor, expanded regional transit trade, and deeper economic integration with Central Asian republics.
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Pakistan foreign exchange inflows received a major boost as workers remittances climbed to $3.6 billion in September 2026, pushing first-quarter inflows to a record $10.9 billion. The State Bank of Pakistan has launched the Rs 16 billion Pasban Remittance Reward Scheme to further incentivize formal banking channels.
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