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The International Atomic Energy Agency has wrapped up its first International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) mission in Pakistan. After a 12-day review, the expert team called the country's regime for protecting nuclear material and facilities robust and offered recommendations to tighten rules and procedures. Here is what was reviewed, who said what, and what comes next.
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Reports say a high-level meeting in Islamabad on Saturday will consider emergency measures in 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with Articles 232 to 234 of the Constitution under discussion. A federal minister has refused to confirm the meeting. PM Shehbaz Sharif spoke to Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday, PTI is asking the NA Speaker for a third round of talks, and CM Sohail Afridi's march moves from Charsadda towards Swabi.
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An SHO and his guard were shot dead on the Indus Highway in Karak, three policemen from Nizampur in Nowshera have gone missing, and security forces say they killed nine militants and then seven more in North Waziristan. The incidents come after September recorded the most militant attacks in Pakistan in 12 years, according to PICSS.
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Yemen's Houthis have escalated missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting Riyadh and Abha airports and threatening oil facilities. Three people have been killed this week. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attacks and said Pakistan's commitment to Saudi security under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement is "resolute". France and Turkey are also offering defensive help.
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The PTI march led by KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Peshawar on day five and moves on to Charsadda, with rallies planned in Mardan and Swabi. PTI says several of its lawmakers and doctors were picked up by "unknown" men, mobile internet is down in parts of Peshawar, and reports of Maulana Fazl mediating are being disputed.
A PTI convoy led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is on day five of a march demanding Imran Khan's release. Talks with the government broke down, the Centre says its door is still open, and reports say Maulana Fazlur Rehman may step in as mediator.
The IMF and Pakistan have reached a staff-level agreement on the fourth EFF review and third RSF review. If the IMF board approves it, Pakistan gets about $1.21 billion, taking total disbursements to about $5.7 billion. Here are the numbers and the conditions.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres left Pakistan on 8 October after a three-day official visit. He met the PM, the President and the army chief, received the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, and praised Pakistan's peacekeeping and peace-making role. Here is what each side said.
