Thousands of Imran Khan supporters are on the way to Islamabad to demand his release from prison.
![Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a protest march demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in Peshawar on October 9, 2026. [Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-1791607975.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
![Workers use a device to update the price displayed on a board at a petrol station following the rollout of a fuel relief scheme, which provides a fuel subsidy for eligible motorcycles, rickshaws and vehicles with engines of up to 800cc, in Karachi, Pakistan, September 16, 2026. [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-09-16T215240Z_1506421248_RC2IKNAE0RRX_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-SOUTHASIA-ENERGY-1791364869.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Supporters of jailed former prime minister have set off from northwest Pakistan towards Islamabad.
Islamabad’s Foreign Ministry summoned India’s charge d’affaires to protest the killing of two Pakistani civilians.
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in gold medal match at Asian Games as Hasan Nawaz’s 96 in vain in reply to 211-6.
As Islamabad prepares for another opposition march, drivers and businesses are counting the cost of seized containers.
For the first time this year, archrivals India and Pakistan meet in a final, as they face off at the Asian Games.
Afghan officials say at least nine women and children were killed and 11 people wounded by Pakistani air attacks.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 124 runs in the semifinal to book their spot in a first-ever games clash with Pakistan.
Kabul says the strikes killed 9 women and children in Kunar and Helmand provinces, as Pakistan says 22 fighters killed.
![Supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a long march in Lakki Marwat of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on October 4, 2026 [Marwat Akbar/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AFP__20261004__D27V7WE__v1__HighRes__PakistanPoliticsProtest-1791131061.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
