Overview
- President Donald Trump said he warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt Russian oil purchases or face heavy U.S. tariffs, a claim India’s foreign ministry said it had no knowledge of.
- Reporting notes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods run as high as 50%, with roughly half attributed to India’s discounted Russian crude buys.
- After a 10‑day suspension, customs sources said preparations at Torkham are complete and the border could open within 24 hours, with more than 500 vehicles already unloaded in Afghanistan and over 2,000 Afghans returned.
- Pakistan’s Central Power Purchasing Agency asked NEPRA to reduce electricity charges by Rs0.37 per unit; a hearing is scheduled for October 29 and any decision would extend to K‑Electric.
- Local updates included a Karachi gas‑leak blast that injured two people, a PTI leader’s legal objection to Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s opposition‑leader nomination, and Alkhidmat’s Diwali aid to 1,400 Hindu families.