Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar, Swat, Chitral, the merged districts and the long border with Afghanistan.

KP government challenges PHC orders annulling PTI detentions
A Federal Constitutional Court bench led by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan will hear petitions filed through the KP chief secretary against orders freeing 51 PTI workers held under 3 MPO.

Pakistan confirms eighth polio case of 2026 in Khyber district
The National Emergency Operations Centre says a campaign from November 2 to 8 will reach about 24 million children under five in 97 districts

Upper Dir police arrest five over assault of teenage boy
A Wari Circle DSP confirmed the arrests to Dawn; the case was filed on October 30 over an incident dated October 25, and one suspect is still at large.

KP governor says province's people hold first right to its resources
Faisal Karim Kundi told an Urs ceremony in Peshawar that outsiders, foreign or Pakistani, can share the province's gas, oil and minerals only through joint ventures with local residents.

KP police seek Rs40 billion from centre for 12-district overhaul
IG Zulfiqar Hameed says the money would buy drones, anti-drone systems and armoured vehicles and finish Safe City work in all 12 districts within a year.

Police say woman hanged herself after strangling daughter in Bajaur
Officers in War Mamond tehsil say the woman, who has not been identified, killed the girl inside their home on Saturday before taking her own life.
Peshawar High Court grants bail to 150 PTI workers held under MPO
The News International reports the order covers 150 detainees held under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order, but names no bench, districts or date.

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.
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.

KP health commission seals 1,465 illegal medical centres in three months
Inspectors checked 6,673 facilities across the province and issued explanation notices to 2,668 centres, the commission's performance report says.

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.

KP to teach new curriculum to classes 9 to 12 from 2027
Approved textbooks become compulsory in every school in the province, and all educational boards will set examinations on the revised syllabus.

Abbottabad launches polio drive targeting 217,917 children
Officials have formed 1,685 teams across 54 union councils, including 1,570 mobile units, to reach children under five at their doors.

Peshawar court grants NAB seven-day remand of Kohistan scandal accused
Muhammad Ayaz, brother of a former Dasu bank cashier accused of embezzling over Rs11 billion, was arrested after NAB alleged he held the assets in his own name.
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.

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.

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.

PM directs PML-N KP unit to prepare for local government polls
Shehbaz Sharif briefed the party's parliamentary group on the grounds for governor's rule and emergency, a day after the election commission ordered polls in 23 districts.

PTI reaffirms Sohail Afridi as K-P chief minister, bars succession talk
The notification says only Imran Khan may name a replacement and stops party meetings on the subject, with the province under governor's rule since October 11.

PTI bars members from debating a replacement for Sohail Afridi
A notification from Barrister Gohar Ali Khan says only Imran Khan can nominate another chief minister, as the party's internal rift becomes public.

PTI says Sohail Afridi remains KP chief minister
The party's central secretariat has barred members from discussing any change in the provincial office, weeks after governor's rule was imposed on October 11.

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.

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.

Peshawar Safe City links drone unit and anti-drone radar to command room
Police officials say it is the first Pakistani Safe City project to pair an aerial drone unit with a system that detects hostile drones within five kilometres.

KP governor reviews inquiry into Dir Colony school collapse
ARY News reports the inquiry found negligence by departments and named the school owner and officials responsible, urging legal consultation before action
Peshawar anti-terrorism court issues warrants for Sohail Afridi in Radio Pakistan case
Dunya News reported the warrants in the Radio Pakistan attack case but gave no number for them and named no other accused.

ECP Orders KP Local Government Polls Where Delimitation Is Complete
Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja announced the reserved verdict, with a schedule expected within 24 hours even as the province seeks deferral in 12 districts.
JUI-F volunteers gather at Peshawar centre over demolition fears
The centre's in-charge Maulana Ahmad Darwesh says the building's map was approved by the Peshawar Development Authority and no violation was committed.