https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/political/israel-election-netanyahu-eisenkot-polls-open/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T17:17:37+05:00 Israel votes with Netanyahu’s political survival on the line 61 seats, Amotz Asa-El, Arab parties Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Central Election Committee, Donald Trump, Gadi Eisenkot, Gaza war, Hezbollah https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/political/maryam-nawaz-assault-victims-hit-back-no-one-above-law/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T16:58:46+05:00 Maryam Nawaz says she told assault victims to hit back, vows no party will shield offenders assault cases Punjab, bail, Chief Justice of Pakistan, CM Punjab laptop scheme, e-bikes for female students, Honhaar scholarship, Jubilee Town petrol pump assault, Lahore, Lahore High Court, law and order Punjab https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/economy/sbp-raises-remittance-forecast-forex-reserves-projection/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T16:38:59+05:00 SBP raises remittance forecast to $45bn, sees reserves at $25bn by June $25 billion reserves June 2027, $45 billion remittances, current account deficit, exchange companies reform, foreign exchange reserves, FY26 GDP, FY27 outlook, GDP growth Pakistan, Jameel Ahmad, Karachi https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/political/india-court-takedown-adani-modi-documentary-sabeer-bhatia/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T16:31:37+05:00 Indian court orders takedown of documentary on Gautam Adani and Narendra Modi Adani airports, Adani Enterprises, Adani Group, Calcutta High Court, censorship India, defamation suit, documentary takedown, Gautam Adani, Hotmail co-founder, India https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/political/pakistan-unga-security-council-reform-veto-permanent-members/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T16:30:41+05:00 Pakistan warns UN against more permanent Security Council seats and wider veto G4, Gul Qaiser Sarwani, IGN, India UNSC bid, Intergovernmental Negotiations, multilateralism, New York, P5, Pakistan at the UN, Pakistan foreign policy https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/political/pakistan-china-information-corridor-cpic-launch/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T16:27:13+05:00 Pakistan and China launch information corridor to counter misleading narratives Ataullah Tarar, China Media Group, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, China-Pakistan Information Corridor, CPEC, CPEC Youth Ambassadors, CPIC, digital corridor, fact-check mechanism, Fake News https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/political/ramesh-singh-arora-invites-bhagwant-mann-punjab-assembly-pakistan/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T08:50:00+05:00 Pakistan’s Sikh minister invites Bhagwant Mann and Indian Punjab Assembly to visit Arora invites Mann and Punjab Assembly to Pakistan, Baba Najmi, Bhagwant Mann, Bhagwant Mann Pakistan invitation, Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Indian Punjab chief minister, interfaith harmony Pakistan, International Punjabi Conference Lahore, Kartarpur Corridor, Kartarpur Sahib https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/economy/bangladesh-overtake-india-gdp-per-capita-imf-2026/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T08:05:00+05:00 Bangladesh set to overtake India in income per person this year, IMF says Bangladesh economy, Bangladesh garment industry, Bangladesh GDP per capita, Bangladesh GDP per capita $2,886 India $2,749 2026, Bangladesh growth 3.6 percent, Bangladesh inflation, Bangladesh LNG imports, Bangladesh manufacturing, Bangladesh overtakes India, GDP per capita PPP India Bangladesh https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/international/london-court-revives-rakia-claim-against-india-bauxite/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T07:20:00+05:00 London court revives Ras Al Khaimah’s $273m claim against India over bauxite deal Andhra Pradesh bauxite, Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation, ANRAK Aluminium, APMDC, Court of Appeal England, expropriation claim India, fair and equitable treatment, India, India arbitration loss, India UAE bilateral investment treaty https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/economy/pakistan-ethiopia-banking-links-trade-aurangzeb/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T06:35:00+05:00 Pakistan and Ethiopia look to link their banks to boost trade banking connectivity, energy supply risks, Ethiopian Airlines Pakistan, Ethiopian ambassador Pakistan, fertiliser supply risks, Finance Minister Aurangzeb, food security Pakistan, Look Africa policy, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Oumer Hussein Oba https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/economy/psx-kse100-closes-664-points-higher-rate-hike-12-percent/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T05:50:00+05:00 PSX shrugs off rate hike as KSE-100 closes 664 points higher Arif Habib Limited, Brent crude, cement stocks, Engro Holdings, inflation Pakistan, KASB KTrade, KSE 100 Index, KSE-100, KSE-100 163038 October 26, Lucky Cement https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/economy/fuel-relief-scheme-audit-31000-consumers-petrol-pumps/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T05:26:45+05:00 Government orders petrol pump audits after 31,000 miss out on fuel relief 31,000 consumers petrol relief, 9771 helpline, fuel relief scheme audit October 2026, fuel relief scheme Pakistan, fuel relief tokens expired, fuel subsidy registration, motorcycle petrol subsidy, open transfer letter motorcycle, Pakistan economy, petrol prices Pakistan https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/national/lahore-second-most-polluted-city-smog-punjab-october-2026/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T05:05:22+05:00 Lahore ranks second most polluted city in the world as smog spreads across Punjab air pollution health advice, air pollution Pakistan, Dera Ghazi Khan AQI, Environmental Protection Agency Punjab, EPA Punjab, IQAir Lahore, Lahore air quality, Lahore AQI, Lahore AQI 199 October 26, Lahore pollution ranking October 2026 https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/national/former-army-chief-abdul-waheed-kakar-dies-rawalpindi/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T05:03:34+05:00 Former army chief General Abdul Waheed Kakar dies in Rawalpindi 1993 election Pakistan, Abdul Waheed Kakar, Abdul Waheed Kakar passes away, army chief 1993 to 1996, Asif Ali Zardari, barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Benazir Bhutto, Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, former army chief dies https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/economy/petrol-up-rs1-54-diesel-up-rs2-16-october-27/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T05:01:22+05:00 Petrol up by Rs1.54 a litre, diesel by Rs2.16 austerity measures Pakistan fuel, Bilal Azhar Kayani, diesel price Pakistan, diesel Rs395.82 per litre, fuel prices Pakistan, high-speed diesel, HSD price, inflation Pakistan, Middle East conflict oil prices, OGRA https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/political/brahmin-first-party-uttar-pradesh-bjp-upper-caste-anger/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T04:09:21+05:00 New Brahmin-first party in Uttar Pradesh signals unrest among BJP’s upper-caste base Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Mahasabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Alankar Agnihotri, Amit Shah, Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, BJP Brahmin voters, BJP core voters disquiet Brahmins UP 2027, Brahmin anger BJP https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/science/technology/dubai-ai-courtroom-simulator-trainee-lawyers-meta-legal-space/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T03:54:48+05:00 AI courtroom simulator launched in Dubai lets trainee lawyers cross-examine virtual witnesses ADGM, AI courtroom, AI courtroom simulator, AI in law, AI judges and witnesses for law students Dubai October 2026, AI legal education, Alexander Ilduganov, cross-examination training, DIFC, DIFC Small Claims Tribunal https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/27/news/economy/pakistan-us-long-term-energy-deals-lng-refinery/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-27T03:30:36+05:00 Pakistan and US discuss long-term energy deals as American firms eye LNG sales Ali Pervaiz Malik, long-term energy supply contracts, Middle East conflict fuel Pakistan, Natalie A. Baker, Natalie Baker, Pakistan avoided fuel shortage Middle East conflict, Pakistan economy, Pakistan energy, Pakistan energy security, Pakistan fuel supply https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/26/news/political/pezeshkian-urges-regional-unity-as-makkah-pact-countries-agree-to-keep-talking-with-iran/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-26T21:43:09+05:00 Pezeshkian urges regional unity as Makkah Pact countries agree to keep talking with Iran Abbas Araghchi, Ali Bagheri Kani, Asim Munir, de-escalation, defence, diplomacy, endogenous security West Asia, Esmaeil Baqaei, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Field Marshal Asim Munir Tehran https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/26/news/political/makkah-pact-delegation-opens-talks-with-irans-leadership-in-tehran/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-26T19:27:35+05:00 Makkah Pact delegation opens talks with Iran’s leadership in Tehran Abbas Araghchi, Ali Bagheri Kani, Asim Munir, defence, diplomacy, Donald Trump, Esmaeil Baghaei, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Field Marshal Asim Munir Tehran, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/26/news/makkah-pact-first-joint-talks-with-iran/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-26T13:01:15+05:00 Pakistani, Saudi and Turkish chiefs to hold first Makkah Pact talks with Iran Ali Bagheri Kani, Asim Munir, Asim Munir Khalid bin Salman Ibrahim Kalin Tehran, collective deterrence, collective deterrence Makkah Pact activated, de-escalation, Ibrahim Kalin, Iran no talks with Washington until demands met, Iran Supreme National Security Council regional security talks, Iran war https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/26/news/national/thousands-of-catholics-gather-in-sargodha-for-60th-marian-feast/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-26T02:57:45+05:00 Thousands of Catholics gather in Sargodha for 60th Marian feast 283 youth confirmed Sargodha, 60th Marian Feast, Archbishop Joseph Arshad, Archdiocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Capuchin missionaries, Catholic Church in Pakistan, Catholic Church Pakistan, Catholic pilgrimage Pakistan, Catholic youth, Catholics in Pakistan https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/25/news/political/indian-punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-lahore-punjabi-conference/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-25T23:29:00+05:00 Indian Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann wants to attend Lahore Punjabi conference Aam Aadmi Party, Baba Najmi, Bhagwant Mann, Bhagwant Mann wants to visit Pakistan, BJP government, cross-border Punjabi ties, Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, How will they let me go to Pakistan, Indian Punjab, Indian Punjab chief minister https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/25/news/national/six-terrorists-killed-two-soldiers-martyred-in-dera-ismail-khan-operation-says-ispr/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-25T23:14:26+05:00 Six terrorists killed, two soldiers martyred in Dera Ismail Khan operation, says ISPR army, Asim Munir, Azm-i-Istehkam, Balochistan, Chief of Defence Forces, Conflict, counter-terrorism Pakistan, Country, CRSS, defence https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/25/news/international/uae-enters-veteran-diplomat-lana-nusseibeh-in-race-for-un-secretary-general/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-25T19:31:52+05:00 UAE enters veteran diplomat Lana Nusseibeh in race for UN Secretary-General Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, Abraham Accords, Abu Dhabi, Antonio Guterres successor, Arab UN Secretary-General, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Country, diplomacy, Emirates, energy https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/25/news/national/nccia-breaks-up-online-child-abuse-network-finds-father-sold-videos-of-his-own-children/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-25T19:31:50+05:00 NCCIA breaks up online child abuse network, finds father sold videos of his own children child protection Pakistan, child sexual abuse material, crackdown, Cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency payments, cybercrime Pakistan, father sold videos of children, father sold videos of children NCCIA, first case of its kind in Pakistan, first case of its kind Pakistan NCCIA https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/25/sports/shaheen-takes-four-as-pakistan-bowl-england-out-for-241-despite-duckett-century/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-25T19:31:24+05:00 Shaheen takes four as Pakistan bowl England out for 241 despite Duckett century Arafat Minhas, Atkinson unbeaten 36, Babar Azam, Ben Duckett, Ben Duckett century, Cricket, Duckett fifth ODI hundred, England all out 241, England cricket team, Gaddafi Stadium https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/25/news/national/pm-shehbaz-announces-500000-chromebooks-for-students-over-two-years/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-25T19:31:10+05:00 PM Shehbaz announces 500,000 Chromebooks for students over two years 000, 250,000 Chromebooks high achievers, 500,000 Chromebooks, 600,000 laptops PML-N, Chromebook assembly line Pakistan, Chromebook distribution, Chromebook scheme Pakistan, Chromebooks, Chromebooks for students, Digital Pakistan https://thursdaytimes.com/2026/10/25/sports/pakistan-turn-out-in-pink-against-england-for-breast-cancer-awareness/ The Thursday Timesen 2026-10-25T19:26:47+05:00 Pakistan turn out in pink against England for breast cancer awareness Ali Adnan Zaidi, Breast Cancer Awareness Day, breast cancer awareness Pakistan, Cricket, England cricket, England cricket team, Fakhar Zaman, Fakhar Zaman 193, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore