Glossary
114 words you met as dotted underlines in our stories: the meaning, plus why it mattered in that story. It grows every day.
18th AmendmentLaw
The 2010 constitutional change that gave provinces more powers.
In this story PTI says the reported emergency would violate it.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
AbhaGeography
A city in south-western Saudi Arabia, near the Yemen border.
In this story Its airport was also hit.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
AfridiPolitics
Sohail Afridi, chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In this story He is due to announce the next step today.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
Anne CarsonCulture
Canadian poet, essayist and translator.
In this story The new literature laureate.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
Articles 232 and 234Law
Constitutional provisions on emergencies and failure of a provincial government.
In this story Sources said they could be invoked.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
ARY NewsMedia
A Pakistani television news channel.
In this story It reported the fall in the index.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
Asia News NetworkMedia
An alliance of Asian newspapers.
In this story It republished the schedule.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
asymmetric organic synthesisScience
Making a carbon compound as one mirror form only.
In this story The area the winners worked in.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
Attaullah TararPolitics
Pakistan’s federal information minister.
In this story He said a march on Islamabad would be difficult.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Autobiography of RedCulture
A 1998 verse novel retelling a Greek myth.
In this story Her best-known book.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
autocatalysisScience
A reaction whose product speeds up its own formation.
In this story Soai’s discovery.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
Azam Nazeer TararPolitics
Federal law minister.
In this story He raised governor’s rule and an emergency.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
Bilawal Bhutto-ZardariPolitics
Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
In this story He said the Centre was ready for an emergency but his party wants a political solution.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
BrentMarkets
The international crude oil benchmark.
In this story It was near $102 on Monday.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
BudhniGeography
An area on the outskirts of Peshawar.
In this story The caravans were due to leave from there.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
Bureau of Labor StatisticsEconomy
The US agency that publishes jobs and inflation data.
In this story It reported the September jobs numbers.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
CharsaddaGeography
A district north-east of Peshawar.
In this story Friday night stop.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
chiralityScience
The property of a molecule that differs from its mirror image, like left and right hands.
In this story It is the subject of the chemistry prize.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
Core inflationEconomy
Inflation excluding volatile food and energy prices.
In this story It eased to about 8.6%, above last year’s 7.0%.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
counter-terrorismSecurity
Operations against militant groups.
In this story Afridi criticised federal policy in his Kohat speech.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
CPIEconomy
Consumer price index, a measure of the price of a basket of goods and services.
In this story Headline CPI inflation was 10.26% in September.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
DawnMedia
Pakistan’s English-language newspaper.
In this story It reported the defence minister’s remarks.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
Downing StreetPolitics
The British prime minister’s office.
In this story It kept UK sanctions on Russia.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
emergencyLaw
A constitutional power for the Centre to take over in a crisis.
In this story The government has floated it for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
Engro HoldingsMarkets
A large Pakistani conglomerate.
In this story It fell 1.77%.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
Federal ReserveEconomy
The US central bank.
In this story Weak jobs data make a rate rise this month less likely.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Final planPolitics
PTI’s name for its promised announcement.
In this story Expected at Swabi.
First appeared · No. 7 (2026-10-11)
Francis HalzenScience
Belgian-American physicist who leads IceCube.
In this story Sole winner of the physics prize.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
genocideLaw
Acts committed to destroy a national, ethnic or religious group.
In this story Pillay’s UN inquiry used the term for Gaza; Israel rejects it.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
GhalibafPolitics
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament.
In this story He set out the seven conditions for reopening the strait.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
governor’s ruleLaw
A constitutional power to place a province’s administration under federal control through the governor.
In this story It is the step federal ministers have floated for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
HBLMarkets
Habib Bank Limited, a large Pakistani bank.
In this story It fell 2.34%.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
Henri B. KaganScience
French chemist, co-winner.
In this story Found non-linear effects.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
HouthisSecurity
A Yemeni armed movement that controls much of the north-west of the country.
In this story They claimed the missile attacks on Saudi airports.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
IceCube Neutrino ObservatoryScience
A detector in the Antarctic ice at the South Pole.
In this story It earned Halzen the prize.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
IMFEconomy
International Monetary Fund, Pakistan’s lender.
In this story Its programme sets reserve targets.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
Imran KhanPolitics
Former prime minister and founder of PTI, held in jail.
In this story The march demands his release; his birthday falls on 5 October.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Information MinistryPolitics
Pakistan’s federal ministry for information.
In this story It rejected the New York Times report.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
interbankMarkets
The wholesale market in which banks trade currencies.
In this story The rupee closed at 277.07 per dollar there.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Intraday lowMarkets
The lowest level touched during a trading day.
In this story The index touched 165,651.67 before recovering.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
Islamabad High CourtLaw
The high court for the federal capital.
In this story Naqvi cited its order against gatherings.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
Islamabad Memorandum of UnderstandingDiplomacy
The June agreement mediated by Pakistan between the US and Iran.
In this story Iran’s conditions are based on it.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Jørgen Watne FrydnesInstitution
Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
In this story He announced the prize.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
KarakGeography
District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between Lakki Marwat and Kohat.
In this story The convoy entered it on Sunday evening.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Karolinska InstituteInstitution
The Swedish medical university whose assembly picks the medicine laureates.
In this story The prize was announced there.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
Kenso SoaiScience
Japanese chemist, co-winner.
In this story Found the self-amplifying reaction.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
KhairabadGeography
A town on the Indus near Attock, at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa–Punjab boundary.
In this story Afridi said he will announce his next step there on Thursday.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Khawaja AsifPolitics
Pakistan’s defence minister.
In this story He raised governor’s rule as a last option.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
KhyberGeography
A district on the Afghan border west of Peshawar.
In this story The convoy will visit it before Peshawar.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
Khyber PakhtunkhwaGeography
Province in north-west Pakistan, governed by PTI.
In this story The march began there and the province faces frequent militant attacks.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
King Khalid International AirportGeography
Riyadh’s main airport.
In this story One of the airports struck this week.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
KohatGeography
A city and district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In this story The convoy reached it on Monday night.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
KSE-100Markets
Benchmark index of the 100 largest companies on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.
In this story It closed Friday at 168,155.49.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Lakki MarwatGeography
A district in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near the Afghan border.
In this story The convoy set off from Gandi Chowk there on Sunday.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
László KrasznahorkaiCulture
Hungarian novelist, laureate in 2025.
In this story Last year’s winner.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
light-gated ion channelsScience
Proteins in cells that open or close in response to light.
In this story Their discovery underlies optogenetics.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
liquid reservesEconomy
Central-bank plus commercial-bank foreign-currency holdings.
In this story About $26.80 billion.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
M-1 motorwayGeography
The Peshawar–Islamabad motorway.
In this story It has been closed.
First appeared · No. 7 (2026-10-11)
MadhyamamMedia
An Indian Malayalam-language news outlet with an English site.
In this story It reported Trump’s re-share.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
Makkah Joint Defence AgreementDefence
The August 2026 pact among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye.
In this story Islamabad cites it when asked about forces in Saudi Arabia.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
MardanGeography
A city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In this story Saturday stop.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
MattaniGeography
A town on the southern outskirts of Peshawar on the road from Kohat.
In this story The convoy camped there on Tuesday night.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
May 9Politics
9 May 2023, when violent protests followed Imran Khan’s arrest.
In this story Asif warned against a repeat.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
MettisMedia
A Pakistani financial news outlet.
In this story It reported the reserves.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
Mettis GlobalMedia
A Pakistani financial news outlet.
In this story Source for the Friday close.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
midterm electionsPolitics
US congressional elections held midway through a presidential term.
In this story Trump tied the diesel move to lowering prices before them.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
Minute MirrorMedia
A Pakistani online news outlet.
In this story It reported the route change.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
Mohsin NaqviPolitics
Pakistan’s interior minister.
In this story He announced the talks had collapsed and blamed Afridi.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Navi PillayPolitics
South African jurist and former UN human-rights chief.
In this story The 2026 peace laureate.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
neutrinoScience
A nearly massless particle that rarely interacts with matter.
In this story IceCube detects high-energy ones from space.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
Nobel chemistry prizeScience
The annual prize for chemistry, announced in October.
In this story Announced today.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
Nobel CommitteeInstitution
The Norwegian body that awards the peace prize.
In this story Trump attacked it.
First appeared · No. 7 (2026-10-11)
Nobel Prize in ChemistryScience
The annual chemistry prize.
In this story Announced on Wednesday.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
Nobel Prize in LiteratureCulture
Annual literature prize.
In this story Announced Thursday.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
Nobel Prize in PhysicsScience
The annual prize for physics.
In this story Awarded on Tuesday to Halzen.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
Norwegian Nobel CommitteeInstitution
The body that selects the peace laureate.
In this story It named Pillay.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
oeuvreCulture
A writer’s body of work.
In this story Used in the citation.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
OPEC+Energy
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia.
In this story Its seven core members held November output steady.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
optogeneticsScience
A technique using light to control genetically modified cells.
In this story It is the subject of the Nobel prize.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
Pakistan Bureau of StatisticsEconomy
The government statistics agency that publishes CPI.
In this story It published the September inflation figure.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Pakistan Stock ExchangeMarkets
Pakistan’s main stock exchange.
In this story It had its sharpest fall in weeks.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
payrollsEconomy
The count of jobs on employers’ books.
In this story September payrolls grew by only 29,000.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
PeshawarGeography
The capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In this story The convoy will pass through it.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
pkrevenue.comMedia
A Pakistani business news site.
In this story It reported the liquid reserves.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
policy rateEconomy
The State Bank of Pakistan’s main interest rate.
In this story It was raised in April because of oil prices.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Political noiseMarkets
Headlines that move prices without changing earnings.
In this story Brokers blamed it for Monday’s fall.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
PPPPolitics
Pakistan Peoples Party, a ruling-coalition partner.
In this story Its delegation sat in the talks and it opposes an emergency.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
ProPakistaniMedia
A Pakistani news site.
In this story It gave the prior week’s reserves.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
PTIPolitics
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the opposition party founded by Imran Khan.
In this story It is organising the long march after talks with the government failed.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
remittancesEconomy
Money sent home by people working abroad.
In this story Dollar remittances are a main source of Pakistan’s foreign exchange.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesInstitution
The body that selects the physics and chemistry laureates.
In this story It announced the prize.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
S&P 500Markets
Index of 500 large US companies.
In this story It gained 0.66%.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
Salman Akram RajaPolitics
PTI lawyer and negotiator.
In this story He gave PTI’s version of why the talks failed.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Sanctions licenceLaw
A permit to carry out trade otherwise banned by sanctions.
In this story It runs until 7 April 2027.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
SaudiaBusiness
Saudi Arabia’s national airline.
In this story One of its pilots died in Thursday’s attack.
First appeared · No. 7 (2026-10-11)
Section 144Law
A provision allowing authorities to ban assembly of several people.
In this story Islamabad has a two-month ban in force.
First appeared · No. 2 (2026-10-06)
Shehbaz SharifPolitics
Pakistan’s prime minister.
In this story He condemned the airport attacks.
First appeared · No. 7 (2026-10-11)
Sohail AfridiPolitics
PTI politician and chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In this story He launched the march and will announce its next step on Thursday.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
State BankEconomy
Short for State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank.
In this story It keeps the rupee steady.
First appeared · No. 3 (2026-10-07)
State Bank of PakistanEconomy
Pakistan’s central bank.
In this story It sets the policy rate and watches inflation.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
Strait of HormuzEnergy
Narrow waterway between Iran and Oman through which a large share of world oil passes.
In this story It has been effectively shut since 28 February.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
SwabiGeography
A district on the Indus, near the Punjab and Islamabad corridor.
In this story Sunday stop where PTI promises its final plan.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
Swabi InterchangeGeography
A motorway junction in Swabi district, on the road to Islamabad.
In this story The announced meeting point for Sunday.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
Swedish AcademyInstitution
The body that selects the literature laureate.
In this story It named Anne Carson.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
TararPolitics
Short for Attaullah Tarar, the federal information minister.
In this story He warned that gatherings in the capital would be stopped.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
The Pakistan ConnectMedia
A Pakistani online news outlet.
In this story It carried the 3,000 claim.
First appeared · No. 5 (2026-10-09)
TreasuryEconomy
The US finance ministry, which issues sanctions licences.
In this story It licensed Russian diesel imports.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
Truth SocialMedia
The social platform owned by Trump’s media company.
In this story Trump announced the diesel deal there.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
TTPSecurity
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, a banned militant group.
In this story Asif alleged a PTI link; PTI denies it.
First appeared · No. 4 (2026-10-08)
WTIMarkets
West Texas Intermediate, the main US crude oil benchmark.
In this story It closed Friday at $91.11.
First appeared · No. 1 (2026-10-05)
ZaporizhzhiaGeography
A city in south-eastern Ukraine.
In this story The target of the guided bombs he cited.
First appeared · No. 7 (2026-10-11)
ZelenskyyPolitics
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine.
In this story He criticised the diesel deal.
First appeared · No. 6 (2026-10-10)
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