Overview
- President Donald Trump said he warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi that tariffs would continue unless India stops buying Russian oil and claimed Modi pledged to halt purchases, a point India’s foreign ministry has not confirmed.
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court continued hearings on challenges to the 26th constitutional amendment before an eight-judge constitutional bench, with pointed debate over full-court authority and the bench’s jurisdiction set to resume today.
- The Pakistan Cricket Board removed Mohammad Rizwan as ODI captain and appointed Shaheen Shah Afridi, as former wicketkeeper Rashid Latif alleged—without official corroboration—that Rizwan’s public support for Palestine factored into the decision.
- The Central Power Purchasing Agency requested a Rs0.37 per unit reduction under September’s fuel cost adjustment, with NEPRA setting an October 29 public hearing that would also cover K-Electric.
- LESCO reported an attack on an anti-theft recovery team in Lahore’s Nithoki village and said an FIR was filed under terrorism and other charges, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched the ‘Inspire’ national semiconductor program to build AI and chip design capacity.