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Politics
Parliament, the provinces, the parties, the courts and the elections: who holds power in Pakistan and how they use it.
Jamaat-e-Islami sets November 3 talks with government on petroleum levy
Liaquat Baloch says Ishaq Dar fixed the date on WhatsApp, and that the party will march from Multan to Islamabad if the levy is not rolled back.
Punjab Assembly speaker rejects unilateral suspension of Indus Waters Treaty
Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan says the treaty's status must be decided under international law, as Dunya News reports the attorney general vowing to continue the legal fight with India.
ECP to register 174,845 women voters in two-district pilot
The project runs in Kasur, Punjab and Qambar Shahdadkot, Sindh from December 2026 to February 2027 to narrow the gender gap on the electoral rolls.
US plans to deport 150 Afghans to Afghanistan through Pakistan
A New York Times report cited by Aaj News says the first chartered flight could leave on 2 November; Pakistan has not confirmed the arrangement.
PM defends governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
UrduPoint quoted the prime minister saying a delayed decision would have caused further damage, and that the government waited for approval of a draft agreed in negotiations.
PM Shehbaz defends Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor's rule, blames stalled talks
Shehbaz Sharif told a PML-N meeting that 48 hours of PPP-PML-N negotiation produced a draft that never won provincial approval, and questioned Rs800bn in NFC transfers.
Sindh High Court gives lawyers seven days to remove official symbols from cars
Vehicles still carrying green plates, blue lights, flashers or fake government number plates will be refused entry to the high court, the City Court and district courts.
Court grants bail to Iqrarul Hassan in cybercrime case
A Karachi court ordered his release on Rs200,000 surety bonds, three weeks after the NCCIA arrested him over posts on X, Instagram and Facebook.
Sindh forms committee to review local bodies and audit budgets
The panel, chaired by local government minister Nasir Hussain Shah, will examine illegal recruitment and budget irregularities from union councils up to district councils.
Pakistan presses Taliban at UN on women's rights, cross-border militancy
Counsellor Muhammad Jawad Ajmal told the General Assembly's interactive dialogue that Kabul must meet its international commitments on women and shut down militant sanctuaries.
IHC bars police from listing acquitted cases on character certificates
Justice Ayyaz Shaukat ordered the Islamabad police chief to frame a procedure keeping FIRs that ended in final acquittal off certificates used for travel abroad
Khawaja Asif says India admitted defeat in recent conflict
Speaking in Sialkot, the defence minister said Pakistan fought an enemy five times its size and that this time the result was not open to interpretation.
Safdar's remarks on women draw criticism, Maryam Nawaz calls episode heartbreaking
The Punjab chief minister's husband told a Khatm-e-Nubuwwat conference in Chiniot that a woman who questioned him would not control her own body had she studied at a seminary.
PPP invites opposition to join 30-member electoral reforms committee
National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has sought 15 names from the government, 10 from the Senate chairman and five from the opposition.
ANP calls Quetta multi-party conference over Achakzai arrest
Jamaluddin Rishtya says the charges against the Balochistan ANP president are fabricated and invites parties, lawyers and traders to the November 6 meeting
Army spokesman sees cautious hope in Iran-US mediation
Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry says Field Marshal Asim Munir's two Tehran visits this month point to positive movement but warns powerful elements are obstructing peace.
Think tank puts Rs47bn annual cost on two new provinces
PRIME's analysis says upgrading all 30 divisions to provincial status could cost up to Rs730 billion a year, and urges stronger local government instead.
CDA gives Fazlur Rehman 15 days to remove illegal construction
The notice, dated October 30, names Plot 07 in Sector G-6/4 and lists an unauthorised guard post, a generator on CDA land and building inside mandatory setbacks.
India protests to Pakistan over Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections
Indian state broadcaster DD News gives no date, venue or level for the representation, and reports no response from Islamabad.
PTI K-P parliamentary party denies factions, demands access to Imran Khan
Meeting attended by chairman Gohar Ali Khan rejects governor's rule and vows to challenge it in constitutional, legal and political forums.
Singapore, Pakistan agree to widen trade and disaster cooperation
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met Shehbaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar in Islamabad and also called on Field Marshal Asim Munir at GHQ Rawalpindi.
Pakistan warns conflicts must not paralyse global shipping at UN
Ambassador Usman Jadoon tells a Security Council debate on emerging technologies that attacks on merchant vessels threaten energy and food security.
Maryam vows to resign if one rupee of corruption proven
Punjab chief minister says bribe-taking officials are being dismissed and that investment cannot arrive without peace and stability.
MQM lawmaker seeks PAC probe into Rs7.5bn KMC development spending
Taha Ahmed Khan's letter to committee chairman Nisar Khuhro also asks for a CMIT inquiry into KMC's schemes and tendering, and transparency in Rs15-16bn of tenders this year
No plan to cut passport fees, interior ministry tells Senate
Ministry reports Rs219.931 billion in passport fee collections over five years and says e-passports cost more to produce than machine-readable ones.
Singapore foreign minister arrives in Islamabad for talks with Dar
The visit marks 60 years of Pakistan-Singapore diplomatic ties, precedes Singapore's 2027 ASEAN chairmanship and will see a disaster management MoU exchanged.
Government abolishes 2,007 technical posts in motorway police, NA told
Parliamentary Secretary for Communications Gul Asghar Khan says the cabinet and the Establishment Division ordered the cut under a federal rightsizing policy.
Independent Group wins Supreme Court Bar election as PM congratulates
UrduPoint names Syed Amjad as the association's new president but carries no vote counts, no winning margin and no results for its other offices.
Bilawal urges PTI to rejoin panels, seeks security briefing for parliament
PPP chairman asks opposition leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai to nominate PTI members to the electoral reforms committee and calls for lawmakers to be briefed on Iran and defence pacts.
PTI ties 28th Amendment support to Imran Khan's release
ARY News says the decision came at a seven-hour parliamentary meeting in Islamabad that formed a six-member committee on access to Khan and his medical treatment.