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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.
Business
Shrimp brought in $62 million of last year's total. The maritime minister wants farmed shrimp to grow the next round, with cheaper power, local feed and seed, and the food-safety standards the US, China and EU demand.
9 Oct 2026
Crypto
Ledger now says an affected device had an unauthorised implant, the reseller has stopped all sales, and owners of wallets bought there should move funds to a new seed.
9 Oct 2026
Technology
Reliance answered a week of Musk's attacks on Friday, days before Jio Platforms' record share sale. Musk had promised affordable Starlink prices in India. Where Pakistan stands.
9 Oct 2026
World
Washington now targets the court itself, not just its officials, which could cut it off from US banks, insurers and software. What the move covers, the exemptions, and how the court answered.
9 Oct 2026
Pakistan
Litigants can now call 1818 for hearing dates, cause lists, certified copies and a free first consultation with a legal adviser, without going to court.
9 Oct 2026
Economy
PM Shehbaz Sharif told the heads of 10 big banks to reach small farmers. The same meeting set targets for SME loans and the Apna Ghar housing scheme.
9 Oct 2026
Entertainment
Affleck directs and stars in a Los Angeles take on Kurosawa's High and Low. Vulture calls it a catastrophe; the Financial Times gives it four stars.
9 Oct 2026
Cricket
West Indies' highest T20I chase beat Sanju Samson's 82 in Ranchi. Scores, Mayank Yadav's three wickets, and the 3rd T20I in Indore on Sunday at 6:30pm PKT.
9 Oct 2026
Sports
Europe's top scorer picked up the injury on Brazil duty in Australia. Hansi Flick says it is not serious, but he is angry about the schedule.
9 Oct 2026
Sports
Three days after his 102nd title in Beijing, Novak Djokovic lost his opening match in Shanghai to the 2023 champion, Hubert Hurkacz, in under an hour and a half.
9 Oct 2026
Science
MIT says the computing pioneer died on 30 September. Her code kept Apollo 11 on track minutes before Eagle touched down in 1969.
9 Oct 2026
Politics
The two fill seats left by Farooq H. Naek and Sheikh Aftab Ahmed, under a notification approved by the Chief Justice. The PPP now holds the National Assembly seat and the PML-N the Senate seat.
9 Oct 2026
Business
The first of two Norse Atlantic Dreamliners makes PIA the first Pakistani airline to fly the 787. UK routes are next; the timetable is still to come.
9 Oct 2026
