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Latest news from Pakistan and the world for readers here: economy, prices, government decisions, cricket and technology, updated six times a day.
Education
The School Education Department's new timetable for public schools runs until 31 March 2027, with separate hours for double-shift schools.
14 Oct 2026
Entertainment
About 6% of staff are going, mostly in product, technology, legal and HR. A day later Netflix named former Disney executive Peter Rice chief content officer from 26 October.
14 Oct 2026
Entertainment
Fans' Choice voting round one is open until 22 October. Here are the leaders, the main categories and the times in Pakistan.
14 Oct 2026
Politics
At the 8th Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission, Dar also said all but one GCC member had agreed to a free trade deal with Pakistan.
14 Oct 2026
AI
Jensen Huang's $50 million a year in compute will go to agentic safety testing at Oxford, Imperial and UCL.
14 Oct 2026
Pakistan
Snow has shut Babusar Pass and slowed traffic at Khunjerab, while rain set off landslides in Nagar, where two men died. The KKH is open. What travellers to Gilgit, Hunza and Skardu should know.
14 Oct 2026
Politics
Mohsin Naqvi and Vladimir Kolokoltsev also agreed an organised crime MoU, easier visas for tourists and traders, and closer work on cybercrime and narcotics.
14 Oct 2026
Lifestyle
The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing set new hygiene standards for barbers. Pakistani barbers in the Kingdom offering home service will need a specific permit.
14 Oct 2026
World
Zelensky says Russia broke the energy truce and that Western partners gave no early warning. Russia says Ukraine sent 902 drones overnight.
14 Oct 2026
Auto
Hyundai Motor Group calls India a core market and will set up a dedicated investment entity there. It already builds 1.4 million cars a year in India.
14 Oct 2026
Markets
The only maker of EUV lithography machines raised the bottom of its 2026 sales range and says supply planned for 2027 and 2028 will not meet AI demand.
14 Oct 2026
