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Vatican’s Top Diplomat Arrives in Pakistan on First-Ever Visit
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s top diplomat, arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for a three-day official visit — the first of its kind — as Pakistan and the Holy …
Nobel Chemistry Prize 2026: Kagan and Soai Win for Mirror-Image Molecule Breakthrough
Key takeaways Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on October 7 for discoveries that reveal how chemical reactions can favour one mirror-image molecule over …
Pakistan
Vatican’s Top Diplomat Arrives in Pakistan on First-Ever Visit
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s top diplomat, arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for a three-day official visit — the first of its kind — as Pakistan and the Holy …
World
Russia Plague-Lab Death: WHO Says Risk Low as US Demands Transparency
A 28-year-old technician at a Siberian anti-plague lab died of undetermined pneumonia. Russia says lab tests found no plague; WHO rates the public risk low. Washington is pressing Moscow for …
Ex-German Spy Chief August Hanning Arrested on Treason Suspicion
Germany has arrested former foreign intelligence chief August Hanning, 80, on suspicion of attempted treason and espionage, after prosecutors say a former aide secretly fed him about 2,000 classified documents …
Politics
State Stability and National Unity – A Call of the Hour
By Javed Iqbal Butt Pakistan is currently passing through a critical phase marked by both internal and external challenges.
Business
IMF-Pakistan Talks Enter Final Phase, $1.2B Tranche in Sight
Key takeaways Pakistan’s policy-level talks with the IMF are expected to wrap up by October 7. A successful fifth review would unlock about $1.2 billion — $1 billion under the …
G7 Agrees to Release 100 Million Barrels of Diesel Reserves as Pakistan’s Fuel Prices Rise Again
Key takeaways G7 leaders agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude from strategic reserves over four months, with a large diesel tranche within 20 days, …
Science and Tech
PTA Tells Islamabad High Court It Has No Power to Ban Social Media for Under-16s
Key takeaways Pakistan’s telecom regulator told the Islamabad High Court it has no legal authority to impose age verification or restrict social media access for children under 16. The PTA …
Sports
60 Year Old Ustaad Abdul Waheed Becomes Mr. Pakistan
60 Year Old Ustaad Abdul Waheed Becomes Mr. Pakistan, Wins Body-Building Championship. "Good health is a gift from God.
Javed Afridi wants PSL vs IPL, said in tweet.
Javed Afridi, CEO of Haier Pakistan and the owner of Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), has been awarded an honorary golden visa by the...
Entertainment
The Tragic Story of TikToker Sana Yousaf: A Life Cut Short by Rejection
In a heart-wrenching incident that has shaken Pakistan, 17-year-old TikTok star Sana Yousaf was tragically shot dead in her Islamabad home on June 2, 2025.
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Vatican’s Top Diplomat Arrives in Pakistan on First-Ever Visit
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s top diplomat, arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for a three-day official visit — the first of its kind — as Pakistan and the Holy See mark 75 years of diplomatic relations. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary …
Nobel Chemistry Prize 2026: Kagan and Soai Win for Mirror-Image Molecule Breakthrough
Key takeaways Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on October 7 for discoveries that reveal how chemical reactions can favour one mirror-image molecule over another. Their work cracked a century-old puzzle in asymmetric synthesis. French chemist Henri B. Kagan …
Punjab Imposes Section 144 Across the Province Until October 15 Over Terror Threat
Key takeaways LAHORE — Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, has been placed under sweeping emergency restrictions this week. The Punjab Home Department on Tuesday imposed Section 144 across the entire province, banning public gatherings of five or more people, political rallies, processions, sit-ins and demonstrations, …
Russia Plague-Lab Death: WHO Says Risk Low as US Demands Transparency
A 28-year-old technician at a Siberian anti-plague lab died of undetermined pneumonia. Russia says lab tests found no plague; WHO rates the public risk low. Washington is pressing Moscow for more transparency. Lab-accident claims remain unconfirmed. What happened in Irkutsk Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory …
Ex-German Spy Chief August Hanning Arrested on Treason Suspicion
Germany has arrested former foreign intelligence chief August Hanning, 80, on suspicion of attempted treason and espionage, after prosecutors say a former aide secretly fed him about 2,000 classified documents over more than a decade. A pipeline of secrets for 16 years
PTA Tells Islamabad High Court It Has No Power to Ban Social Media for Under-16s
Key takeaways Pakistan’s telecom regulator told the Islamabad High Court it has no legal authority to impose age verification or restrict social media access for children under 16. The PTA said such powers must come from new legislation, not its own action — even as …
Nobel Physics Prize 2026: Francis Halzen Wins for IceCube Neutrino Discovery
Key takeaways Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics on October 6 for his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from deep space. The Belgian-American physicist receives 12 million Swedish crowns. Decades under the ice The …
UN Chief Guterres Arrives in Pakistan for 3-Day Visit
Key takeaways UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Islamabad on October 6 for a three-day official visit. He will meet Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership, visit the UNMOGIP headquarters, and receive a disaster-management briefing. Illustration: WHAT TODAY? United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in …
Nobel Medicine Prize 2026: Three Scientists Win for Light-Controlled Brain Research
KEY TAKEAWAYS Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for optogenetics, a technique that uses light to switch individual nerve cells on and off. The discovery began with a light-sensing protein in pond algae and …
IMF-Pakistan Talks Enter Final Phase, $1.2B Tranche in Sight
Key takeaways Pakistan’s policy-level talks with the IMF are expected to wrap up by October 7. A successful fifth review would unlock about $1.2 billion — $1 billion under the Extended Fund Facility and $200 million under the climate resilience facility. Illustration: WHAT TODAY? Pakistan’s …
