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Pakistan's economic affairs ministry called the first chairmanship since 1953 a milestone. A former Indian IMF director and a Dawn analysis describe the post as largely ceremonial.
India's Defence Minister is to attend the 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government in Dushanbe on October 19-20. Pakistan's delegation will be led by Ishaq Dar.
After the president waived key penalties under the Graham Act, the secretary of state said the pause would let the US assess effects on the global economy. He named India as one complication.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the strait could reopen within six days if the US meets Iran's conditions. Washington wants Iran's nuclear program addressed from the start.
Marches over living costs and schools on October 17 ended in clashes and looting in several cities. Officials and outlets give different arrest and injury counts.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed the dates after a call with Narendra Modi. Both sides are negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Police said a 16-year-old fired at Silver Rail Elementary on October 15 and was later found dead. Accounts differ on whether a bystander shot him.
Prosecutors allege a rifle jammed when the man tried to fire at a temple in Aurora, Illinois. He is charged with a terrorist threat and weapons possession. India's foreign ministry urged vigilance.
President Trump said both sides had agreed to stop hitting each other's energy sites. Neither government had confirmed an agreement in the reports read, and Ukraine reported fresh Russian strikes.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored the two US economists for work on the microeconomic foundations of economic stabilization, the models that central banks and finance ministries use.