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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.
Health minister says barcode scan will flag fake medicines from November
Mustafa Kamal told the National Assembly that hospitals will also have to buy all vaccines from Pakistan's own funds by 2030, at a cost of about $1.2 billion.
Fakhar Zaman hits century and passes 4,000 ODI runs
The Pakistan batter reached 4,000 one-day international runs in his 97th ODI and became the 16th from his country to pass the mark.
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.
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.
LPG associations call nationwide strike from 16 November
Marketers reject a new pricing formula they say could raise LPG prices by 25 to 30 per cent, and give the government 15 days to accept their demands.
SECP marks 39,704 companies inactive over four years of missed filings
The regulator says the firms cannot open new bank accounts until they clear overdue returns; 1,102 of them are registered in Gilgit.
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.
Ogra raises LPG price by Rs14.73 per kg for November
A domestic cylinder will cost Rs3,470.09 from 1 November, Rs173.86 more than October's Rs3,296.23, under the regulator's notification.
PSL 12 franchises must release a top-tier player to retain seven
All eight franchises approved the retention rules at a Gaddafi Stadium workshop; the auction is set for January 23 under a Rs45 crore salary cap.
Minister calls for satellite mapping of floodplains before monsoon
Climate minister tells an Islamabad space-technology conference that AI and digital modelling should back disaster planning, as UrduPoint reports an annual floodplain construction report is planned.
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.
FBR orders tyre makers to install output monitoring by November 30
Registered manufacturers must record production in real time and send the data to tax authorities, joining eleven sectors already under the regime.
FBR falls Rs156 billion short of October tax target
The board collected Rs975 billion against a target of Rs1,131 billion and expects late filings on the month's last day to recover about Rs40 billion.
SBP opens draft open banking rules to public feedback
The proposal would let customers share financial data with authorised third parties and start business payments, with safeguards on privacy and fraud.
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.
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.
Pakistan open Women's Emerging Nations Trophy against Bangladesh
The 10-team, 30-match tournament runs in Ajman from November 12 to 25, with the final at Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground.
FBR warns of fines up to 75 percent as tax return deadline nears
Returns filed by October 31 will be cross-checked against property and asset data using artificial intelligence, the bureau's sources told ARY News.
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.
3,900 children registered HIV-positive in 18 months, National Assembly told
Sindh recorded 1,915 cases and Punjab 1,765, the health minister's written reply says, with Gilgit-Baltistan reporting one.
Corporate debt issuance reaches Rs291bn in first nine months
Finance Division says Aurangzeb chaired the fourth Capital Market Development Council meeting, which reviewed a Rs100bn National Grid sukuk plan and listing reforms.
Government ends five-year age limit on used vehicle imports
The commerce ministry told FBR the cap no longer applies to commercial consignments cleared after June 30, and the 40 percent additional duty stays in place.
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.
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.
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
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to expand oil, refinery and minerals cooperation
A Petroleum Division statement says the two sides will work together on storage, crude and LPG procurement, while Riyadh opens same-day visa processing in Islamabad.