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Security
Counter-terrorism, the borders, policing and law and order, from the Line of Control to the coast.
Tarar proposes national council on cyber security and digital literacy
The information minister used the PTA's Cyber Security Awareness Week to float a coordinating body and to call for digital literacy in school curricula.
Balochistan CM says state open to dialogue within Constitution
Sarfraz Bugti voices satisfaction over operations against militants in Buleda, Kech district, and says action under Radd-ul-Fitna 3 is needed to protect peace.
Pakistan committed to Saudi Arabia and holy mosques' defence, says DG ISPR
Radio Pakistan and GNN carried the remark under identical headlines but gave no venue, occasion or full text of the statement.
One dead, 14 injured in Sialkot mehndi ceremony stampede
Crowd surged when gates opened at Faraz Cricket Ground on Daska Road, where TikToker Muhammad Ansar Jatt was to give away 50 motorcycles, a car and cash.
Mansehra assistant commissioner injured in Nowshera firing
Adil Waseem was shot at near Jalozai Panah Kot on Cherat Road while travelling to Peshawar, and is stable at Lady Reading Hospital, police and hospital officials said.
Skardu family of four killed; police suspect honour killing
Police say Muhammad Aslam, his wife Hania and their children Mahdi, 4, and Zahra, 2, were killed with a sharp-edged weapon; the FIR names Hania's father, brothers and uncle.
Gujranwala bride-killing suspect dies in alleged CCD encounter
Sarfraz, wanted for shooting Saba on their wedding day on 24 October, was wounded on Mado Khalil Road and died on the way to hospital, CCD sources say
Pakistan tells UN 4,700 killed in attacks from Afghanistan
Envoy Muhammad Jawad Ajmal told the Human Rights Council the Taliban still allow militant groups on Afghan soil, as UN rapporteur Richard Bennett urged states not to normalise ties without rights progress.
Türkiye's MIT held ISKP operative picked up near Pakistan-Afghan border
Minute Mirror links the arrest of Uğur Bahadır, alias Abdullah, to MIT-ISI intelligence sharing and says he was flown to Türkiye for questioning.
Pakistan halts pilgrim travel via closed Iran-Iraq border crossing
Arab News reports organizers of overland pilgrimage groups have been told to hold travellers while the crossing stays shut, but names no ministry or border point
Couple and two children killed in suspected honour killing in Skardu
Dunya News reported four deaths in one family but gave no time, place, motive or arrests, and carried no police statement on the case.
Four members of a family murdered in Skardu house
24 News HD reported the killings inside the family home but gave no names, no time, no arrests and no police statement.
DG ISPR meets Peshawar students, answers security questions
Students from several universities greeted the military's media chief with a traditional Pashtun turban and chador before a session on regional challenges, Express News reported.
Pakistan says Afghan intelligence coercing video confessions to shift terror blame
The state wire service, citing unnamed sources, says Kabul plans to show staged ISKP statements to Russia, Iran and Central Asian states.
Two civilians injured in quadcopter attack in Upper South Waziristan
Both wounded men were shifted to the district headquarters hospital in Wana, where the medical superintendent said they were receiving appropriate care.
Fire at Karachi furniture market brought under control, no casualties
Chief Fire Officer Humayun Khan said four fire tenders and a water bowser were used; a shopkeeper said crews reached the market 15 to 20 minutes after the alarm.
Seventeen sugar mill workers still missing six days after DI Khan abduction
Families blocked the Indus Highway on Monday and urged Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to act, while police say no group has claimed the kidnapping.
Security forces shoot down five drones in Kharan, report says
Pakistan Connect described the downing as a foiled BLA attack, while a second outlet reported a foiled rocket strike on the Jaffar Express; neither account has official confirmation.
US weapons left in Afghanistan boost militants attacking Pakistan, report says
The RealClearDefense study says $7 billion of equipment, including over 300,000 weapons, stayed behind in 2021 and some has reached the TTP.
FIA arrests four Afghan nationals over fake Pakistani ID documents
The Anti-Human Trafficking Circle raided Spin Ghar Hostel in Peshawar's Shaheen Town and recovered photocopies of identity cards bearing photographs.
Two children killed as wedding bus hits tractor-trolley in Peshawar
Rescue 1122 says 15 injured people were given first aid in Safen, Budh Bher, and eight of them were taken to hospital for further treatment.
Pakistani lawyer couple sentenced to 10 years each in security-barrier case
The report by Arab News Pakistan did not name the couple, identify the court, or say where in the country the case was heard.
PKCERT warns government and banks of critical Node.js flaws
The national cyber response team says the vulnerabilities allow remote code execution and TLS certificate bypass in Node.js versions 22.x, 24.x and 26.x.
Cybercrime agency arrests schoolgirl's alleged blackmailer within 15 minutes
The NCCIA says it has recorded 351 arrests in social media harassment cases, while raids on four call centres in Lahore and Karachi produced 89 more.
Court sentences Iman Mazari, Hadi Chattha to 10 years each
Judge Tahir Abbas Supra announced the verdict at Adiala Jail, where the couple has been held for months; the three sentences run concurrently.
Five killed, 40 injured as Lahore-Chiniot bus falls into drain
Aaj News reports the bus went out of control while turning a curve near Kot Nakka; a crane was used to lift it out and some passengers are unaccounted for.
Bajaur bans pillion riding for 10 days over security threats
The order issued by Deputy Commissioner Adnan Farid's office under Section 144 runs until November 7, with violators facing prosecution under Section 188.
Islamabad anti-terrorism court postpones verdict in Mazari, Chattha barrier case
Defence counsel Aimal Khan Mandokhail argued the court could not rule while petitions before the Supreme Court and Islamabad High Court remain undecided.
Ulema, faith leaders back decree against suicide attacks
A joint meeting of the national and Balochistan Paigham-i-Amn committees in Islamabad, chaired by Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, endorsed the Paigham-i-Pakistan narrative.
Sindh forms JIT to probe Karachi businessman's murder
DIG West Irfan Baloch will convene a team that includes ISI, IB, Rangers and cybercrime representatives and must examine the victim's phone and social media records.