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Parliament, the provinces, the parties, the courts and the elections: who holds power in Pakistan and how they use it.
Karachi police briefly detain more than 10 JI local representatives
Jamaat-e-Islami's Karachi chief says union committee chairmen and councillors were summoned to police stations and held without reason; police have not commented.
National Assembly passes seven bills, then suspends sitting over quorum
Opposition lawmaker pointed out the lack of quorum, and a resolution on Indian actions in Kashmir was left pending as the house adjourned, Dawn reported
Balochistan Assembly sets aside resolution to abolish Sardari system
Speaker Abdul Khaliq Achakzai told the house that a 1976 law abolishing the system already applies to the whole country, Dawn reported.
Azad Kashmir premier calls 27 October state's darkest day
Iftikhar Gilani marks Black Day with a message on 1947 and repeats his hope that the whole of Jammu and Kashmir will join Pakistan.
Sindh to mark Kashmir Black Day with rallies across province
The News reported the observance without naming venues, organisers or timings, while APHC-AJK called 27 October Kashmir's darkest day.
PM says South Asia peace depends on Kashmir settlement
In his Jammu and Kashmir Black Day message, Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan's support for the Kashmiri right to self-determination under UN resolutions.
Gilgit-Baltistan fixes December 5 for municipal corporation polls
A Minute Mirror report gives the polling date but not the number of corporations, wards or voters involved, nor which body issued the schedule
Farooq Abdullah's remark on 'neighbour' sets off political row in India
The National Conference leader told a party gathering in Baramulla that the neighbour 'protects us'; the BJP called the remark anti-India and demanded action.
Islamabad High Court seeks report on digital content law enforcement
The order turns scrutiny on gaps in social media compliance, but the bench, the department asked to report and the deadline were not disclosed.
Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye pledge to keep talking on regional security
The News International and Turkey's Anadolu Ajansı both report the four-country pledge, but neither account gives a venue, date or level for the commitment.
Senate passes unanimous resolution on Kashmir Black Day
Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Amir Muqam moved the resolution; the law minister and KP governor issued separate statements of support.
Rawalpindi ATC defers verdict in Aleema Khan protest case again
The special anti-terrorism court has held back its reserved ruling for a fifth time in the Sadiqabad police station case and fixed November 26 for the next proceeding.
Senate rejects bill to curb diplomatic passports for advisers
The private member's move by PTI Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman and two colleagues sought to end diplomatic passports for ministers of state, advisers and senior officials.
Journalists, civil society form committee to protect free expression
A Lahore roundtable chaired by Nasir Zaidi agreed to document violations and draft a charter of demands after wider consultations.
AJK cabinet approves special courts for overseas Kashmiris
The same meeting cleared healthcare upgrades and a two per cent share of the budget for sports, according to reports by The Nation and Dunya News.
Asim Munir meets Iran's Pezeshkian as four-nation talks held in Tehran
The field marshal joined Saudi and Turkish delegations in the first high-level contact between Iran and the three Makkah defence pact members.
IHC summons interior secretary, FIA and passport chiefs over list non-compliance
A single-member bench is hearing contempt petitions after a deputy director of Immigration and Passports told the court the matter was pending before a review committee.
Punjab CM removes Jhang DC over PERA vehicle in Thal jeep rally
Babar Sahib Din has been directed to report to the Services and General Administration Department after the governor approved his transfer on Sunday.
PTI parliamentary party to choose talks or protest on Tuesday
Senator Ali Zafar says the meeting will also take up access to the party founder, the release of women and medical treatment.
Minister seeks BISP devolution to provinces, action on corruption claims
Kheal Das Kohistani says provincial governments could run the Rs800 billion programme better, after the National Assembly was told 2.25 million beneficiaries were removed.
Islamabad court summons CDA chairman over 2000 decree
Civil Judge Nasiruddin ordered the CDA chief to appear personally at the next hearing in a case filed to enforce a decree from 2000.
Senate panel approves cosmetics bill with jail terms, fines
The draft law sets up a regulator for cosmetic products and provides up to seven years in prison and a Rs5 million fine for substandard manufacture or imports.
Punjab extends detention of PTI founder's three sisters by 30 days
The Lahore High Court disposed of a recovery petition after the home secretary's report, with the bench saying it could not order relief beyond the petition's scope.
Kashmiris to observe Black Day on October 27
The observance marks the 79th anniversary of Indian troops' arrival in Srinagar in 1947, with a shutdown and protests called, APP reports.
Pakistan, China hold third spokespersons' dialogue in Islamabad
The Foreign Office says talks covered media engagement, strategic communication and public diplomacy, and that Mao Ning also called on Ishaq Dar.
Jamaat-e-Islami threatens mid-November Islamabad march over petroleum levy
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman says ministers have reopened contacts with the party, but relief announced after earlier protests is not enough.
Pakistan ends machine-readable passports in switch to e-passports
Three national outlets report the change, but none gives fees, validity periods or the fate of booklets already issued.
JI chief calls encounters extrajudicial killings, warns of long march
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman says petrol could sell for about Rs225 a litre without the levy, and that talks with the prime minister will end if no relief follows.
JI threatens mid-November Islamabad march over petroleum levy
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman says the party will keep its campaign running until the Centre withdraws Rs114 a litre on petrol and Rs100 a litre on diesel.
ECP proposes 12 rule changes to curb AI misuse in elections
Draft amendments to the 2023 codes of conduct would make media label AI-generated content and bar deepfakes, with feedback sought by November 20.