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, WED., OCT. 7, 2026No. 3 · Morning, 6:00 a.m. PKT6 a.m. PKT
KSE-100168,460.11▲1.56%10/6USD/PKR277.05－0.00%10/6S&P 5007,818.93▲0.58%10/6WTI$89.44▲0.01%10/6Gold$4,187.10▲0.73%10/6
Politics · PTI long marchPress ✓ 4 outlets · positions attributed

PTI convoy camps at Mattani on the edge of Peshawar and turns towards Khyber before the city

New since Monday: the march left Kohat, crossed into the Peshawar area on Tuesday night and will visit Khyber first. Afridi’s next announcement is still due at Khairabad on Thursday.

The convoy led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Mattani, on the outskirts of Peshawar, late on Tuesday 6 October and stopped there for the night, Dawn reported. Before leaving Kohat, Afridi addressed supporters at University Chowk and criticised the federal government over its counter-terrorism policy. The next leg heads to Khyber and, after that, Peshawar, according to Minute Mirror and Dawn.

That is a detour from the schedule announced on Sunday, which had the convoy move directly from Kohat to Peshawar. Afridi said the change followed requests from people in Khyber. The march is meant to press for the release of the jailed party founder, Imran Khan. PTI still says the convoy will gather at Khairabad, near the Punjab border, on Thursday 8 October, where Afridi has promised to announce the party’s next course of action. No clash had been reported. The federal government’s position is unchanged: no march on Islamabad.

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Day 3of the march, which began in Lakki Marwat on Sunday
Thu 8 OctKhairabad gathering and Afridi’s next announcement
+2,593KSE-100 points added on Tuesday as political tension eased
Markets · KarachiPress ✓ 2 outlets · closing figure per The Express Tribune

KSE-100 recovers 2,593 points to 168,460 as political tension eases and oil slips

The Pakistan Stock Exchange rebounded on Tuesday 6 October. The KSE-100 closed at 168,460.11, up 2,593 points or 1.56%, after Monday’s fall of 2,288 points to 165,867.32. The Express Tribune and Business Recorder put the recovery down to easing political tension and lower oil prices. The index was volatile: it touched an intraday low of 165,651.67 around midday before buyers took over in the afternoon.

The rupee closed at 277.05 to the dollar, up one paisa, Business Recorder’s interbank table showed. At 168,460 the index is now above Friday’s close of 168,155.49, so Monday’s loss was erased in a single session.

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Intraday low · markets

The lowest level an index touches during a trading day, which can be well below the close; it shows how far fear went before buyers returned.

World · SciencePress ✓ 5 outlets · citation from the Nobel Committee

Francis Halzen wins the Nobel physics prize for IceCube and the discovery of cosmic neutrinos

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday 6 October that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen, a Belgian-American particle physicist, for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”. He is the sole laureate, according to nobelprize.org, Free Press Journal, GDN and Daily Maverick.

IceCube is a detector buried in about a cubic kilometre of ice at the South Pole. It records the faint flashes of light made when a neutrino, a nearly massless particle, collides with ice, and has traced neutrinos back to sources far outside our galaxy. The prize is 12 million Swedish crowns, about $1.2 million, and is presented by the Swedish king on 10 December.

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Politics · Route changePress ✓ 3 outlets · reasons given by Afridi

Why the march now goes through Khyber: Afridi says residents asked, and the Khairabad date stays

Afridi announced the change at Kohat, saying the original schedule envisaged a direct move towards Peshawar but that people in Khyber had asked the marchers to visit, Minute Mirror and Dawn reported. The convoy will go to Khyber first and then to Peshawar. The Khairabad gathering on Thursday 8 October, where Afridi plans to announce the next step, has not been moved, according to ARY News.

Khyber is a district on the Afghan border where security operations and militant attacks have been frequent, which is one reason the federal government has questioned the safety of large gatherings there. DailyDrop has not seen a government statement on the new route.

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Markets · Global backdropClosing data · rupee and index per Business Recorder and The Express Tribune

Wall Street edges up and gold climbs 0.73% to $4,187 as oil holds near $89

The S&P 500 gained 0.58% to 7,818.93 on Tuesday, WTI crude was flat at $89.44 and gold rose 0.73% to $4,187.1 an ounce. Karachi’s recovery was in step with a calmer tone abroad.

For Pakistani buyers of fuel, flat oil near $89 and a rupee held steady at 277.05 by the State Bank mean no new pressure on prices from the dollar, but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and keeps the oil price high.

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In brief
  • KSE-100 closed at 168,460.11 on Tuesday after an intraday low of 165,651.67The Express Tribune
  • Interbank rupee closed at 277.05 on Tuesday, 277.06 on MondayBusiness Recorder
  • S&P 500 closed at 7,818.93 (+0.58%); WTI $89.44 (+0.01%); gold $4,187.1 (+0.73%)Market closing data
  • Nobel physics prize: Francis Halzen alone, for IceCubeFree Press Journal, GDN
  • Nobel chemistry prize is announced on Wednesday 7 OctoberNobel Prize schedule
  • Afridi invited residents of Khyber to receive the convoy before it enters PeshawarMinute Mirror
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“Governor’s rule or an emergency is coming to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.” Ministers have floated it, including the law minister on Geo News, and sources spoke of Articles 232 and 234 (ARY News, Al Jazeera). No order has been issued.
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INSIDEPTI convoy camps at Mattani on the edge of Peshawar and turns towards Khyber before the cityPolitics · PTI long marchKSE-100 recovers 2,593 points to 168,460 as political tension eases and oil slipsMarkets · KarachiFrancis Halzen wins the Nobel physics prize for IceCube and the discovery of cosmic neutrinosWorld · ScienceWhy the march now goes through Khyber: Afridi says residents asked, and the Khairabad date staysPolitics · Route changeWall Street edges up and gold climbs 0.73% to $4,187 as oil holds near $89Markets · Global backdrop