💥 Pakistan News Highlights: 51 Top Stories for October 17, 2025

Welcome to your daily news roundup from Educational Trending News. Today, Friday, October 17, 2025, has been a day of significant developments across Pakistan and internationally. From crucial diplomatic talks and security operations to major economic shifts, we’ve compiled the top 51 headlines to keep you informed. These highlights of important news provide a snapshot of the day’s events. Please note, our role is to report the news as it happens, and the presentation of these headlines does not imply our agreement with them.

🛑 Today’s Top 51 News Headlines 🛑

1. 🚨 Decision to ‘temporarily extend’ ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2. 🚨 Both countries extended ceasefire till the end of Doha talks, Pak-Afghan high-level talks likely to start from October 18, diplomatic sources.
3. 🚨 18 Khawarij including commander killed in security forces operations in North Waziristan and Lakki Marwat.
4. 🚨 Important meeting chaired by Prime Minister, decision to immediately send back illegal Afghan refugees, no further delay.
5. 🚨 Attacks on Pakistan from Afghanistan and involvement of Afghans in them is worrisome: Prime Minister.
6. 🚨 PTI workers hold strong protests, demonstrations and rallies in various cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against Mureed’s operation.
7. 🚨 Earthquake tremors in Islamabad, Peshawar and other cities, intensity 5.6 Record.
8. 🚨 Crackdown against religious groups continues across Punjab, arrests exceed 5,000.
9. 🚨 Punjab cabinet approves ban on TPLF, summary sent to federation.
10. 🚨 Punjab government temporarily hands over mosques of around 40 religious groups to the Auqaf Department.
11. 🚨 Gold prices see biggest increase in history; It reached the sky in a single day.
12. 🚨 The price of gold per tola increased by Rs 14,100 today to Rs 456,900.
13. 🚨 Taliban Foreign Minister’s statement is misleading, terrorists have presented evidence many times: Pakistan.
14. 🚨 Afghanistan has also become India’s proxy, Afghans will have to go back: Khawaja Asif.
15. 🚨 Protest letters, appeals for peace are no more, terrorism will have to be paid, Khawaja Asif’s message to Afghanistan.
16. 🚨 Incidents of desecration of corpses and violence in Afghanistan are unacceptable and inhumane: Foreign Office.
17. 🚨 More countries will soon be included in the ‘Abraham Accords’, US President Donald Trump. For more on this, you can read reports from authoritative sources like the U.S. Department of State.
18. 🚨 Trump has also expressed hope for Saudi Arabia’s participation in the accords.
19. 🚨 Afghan accounts’ missile test claim also turned out to be false, North Korea kept sharing a picture of 2023.
20. 🚨 Pakistan and UAE reached an agreement to privatize First Women’s Bank.
21. 🚨 Sohail Afridi scored political points by not attending the meeting on Afghanistan: Atta Tarar.
22. 🚨 Curfew imposed in North Waziristan for 2 days.
23. 🚨 Mysterious explosion in New Karachi, Ayub Goth, part of the building collapsed, one person died, 5 injured.
24. 🚨 Government waived one month’s electricity bills for residents of flood-affected areas.
25. 🚨 Government adopted poverty alleviation as the main agenda of development: Ahsan Iqbal.
26. 🚨 Cultural heritage agreement to promote cooperation between Pakistan and China.
27. 🚨 Supreme Judicial Council meeting called for Saturday.
28. 🚨 Four newly-elected ambassadors meet President Asif Zardari, present diplomatic credentials.
29. 🚨 Proposal to allow limited Basant celebrations in Lahore.
30. 🚨 Extension of registration date under private Hajj scheme to October 22.
31. 🚨 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi approaches court to meet founder.
32. 🚨 Security forces seize Fitna al-Khawarij vehicle loaded with hundreds of kilos of explosives in Bajaur.
33. 🚨 Palestinian Authority presents $65 billion 5-year plan for Gaza reconstruction.
34. 🚨 Severe violence on Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi in this royal prison, ribs broken.
35. 🚨 US, France and UK mobilize in Security Council for establishment of international army in Gaza.
36. 🚨 Recent floods have caused a loss of Rs 822 billion to the country’s economy, Ahsan Iqbal. Read more about the economic impact on reputable news sites like Dawn.
37. 🚨 There is no constitution in Kabul, a group is in power there on the basis of force, Foreign Office.
38. 🚨 Continuous increase in inflation, prices of 24 more essential items have increased.
39. 🚨 Allama Shah Owais Noorani meets Interior Minister, agreement not to close madrassas.
40. 🚨 Quaid-e-Azam’s Pakistan has no room for miscreants and extremists, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
41. 🚨 Tanzeem-e-Ahle-Sunnat refutes call for shutter-down strike or protests.
42. 🚨 People reject TLP and PTI’s call for strike, Atta Tarar.
43. 🚨 Pakistan faces pressure from reduced tax collection and pension expenditure in the next five years: IMF.
44. 🚨 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM approaches Islamabad High Court for meeting with Imran Khan.
45. 🚨 71 new dengue cases confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
46. 🚨 Emergency campaign launched in Sindh to prevent dengue and malaria.
47. 🚨 Levies force merged with police in 6 out of 7 divisions of Balochistan.
48. 🚨 Training plane crash-landed in Gujar Khan, male and female pilots injured.
49. 🚨 Security concerns: Orange Line train and Lahore Metro service route restricted.
50. 🚨 ‘Test and T20 combination’ introduces another new interesting format in cricket.
51. 🚨 News of ‘severe cold’ in Pakistan this year, Meteorological Department denies.

Key Developments at a Glance

For a quick overview, here are some of the most impactful stories of the day organized by category.

Conclusion: A Day of Critical Decisions

In conclusion, October 17, 2025, was marked by decisive government actions on national security and internal affairs, significant economic volatility shown by the gold price surge, and ongoing political activities. These highlights of important news underscore a period of dynamic change and challenge for Pakistan. Staying informed is more crucial than ever, and we are committed to bringing you accurate and timely updates.