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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.
Sazgar opens three-wheeler assembly plant in the Philippines
The Laguna facility is built to assemble about 12,000 electric and petrol rickshaws a year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said at its inauguration.
Hugo Boss to rejoin Pakistan Accord from January 2027
The German fashion group reverses its refusal to renew the legally binding factory safety pact, after unions called the exit completely unacceptable.
Over 32 million Pakistanis affected by mental health disorders, NA told
Health ministry figures put the number of registered psychiatrists at 1,050 nationwide, while AIOU marks World Mental Health Day with an awareness seminar.
Weekly inflation slips 0.35pc as tomatoes, diesel climb
PBS puts the SPI at 373.51 points from 374.84 a week earlier, with tomatoes up 34.91 percent and year-on-year inflation at 11.32 percent.
Journalists' health insurance scheme to launch soon, information secretary says
Ashfaq Ahmed Khalil told an APNEC Gilgit-Baltistan oath-taking ceremony in Islamabad the scheme would return in improved form, without giving a date.
ECC approves moving EDF funds to bank account for investment
The commerce ministry sought permission to put the fund's money into government securities after the export surcharge suspension cut off its main revenue source.
Pakistan offers Saudi firms tax-free oil storage under bonded policy
Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik told the new Saudi ambassador that reserves held under the regime would carry no local tax liability.
PIA to add four aircraft, first to fly from November 1
Parliamentary secretary tells the National Assembly the second plane arrives on November 15, with two more due in January 2027 for Karachi routes.
Winter fuel costs may lift December-February electricity bills
Power Division sources tell two outlets fuel price adjustments could rise two to three times as hydropower output falls and LNG prices climb.
Pakistan drafts mobile policy targeting 50pc local value addition
Domestic content in handset manufacturing is currently estimated at 10 to 20 percent, and the ministry wants assemblers to move beyond basic assembly.
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.
Winter plan would limit domestic gas supply to eight hours a day
The Petroleum Ministry has finished work on a schedule it will put to the prime minister, with SNGPL and SSGC to issue separate timetables for their regions.
LPG still sells at Rs550-600 a kilo as official price gap persists
The importers' association has warned of a further increase in November and slower supplies, with bowsers from the Taftan border now taking up to 12 days.
HEC rejects fake notification on engineering degree equivalence
The commission says a document dated October 29 claiming BTech and DAE holders could enter BE programmes did not come from it.
NEPRA reserves verdict on Rs2.56 per unit tariff hike request
The regulator will rule on CPPA's plea to recover September's fuel cost gap, which it says would add Rs32.66 billion to consumer bills nationwide.
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.
Clean air conference adopts compact for federal, provincial action
Gilgit-Baltistan's environmental agency was among the bodies at the two-day Islamabad meeting, which set annual reviews but published no targets.
Government rules out new fuel curbs, says petrol stocks cover 22 days
Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik told the National Assembly that diesel reserves cover 30 days, while Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal ruled out an immediate cut in the petroleum levy.
Power division, industry seek cut in fuel levy on generation
At a hearing on CPPA's request for Rs2.56 per unit extra fuel adjustment, industry representatives said levies add about Rs10 per unit to electricity costs.
Federal Constitutional Court sets guidelines to curb land case delays
A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan was hearing petitions against a Lahore High Court order in a consolidation case begun in 1979.
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.
Finance Division projects October inflation at 9.5 to 10.5 percent
Monthly outlook flags Gulf conflict, oil prices and trade disruption as downside risks after September inflation eased to 10.3 percent from 11.1 percent in August.
Pakistan climbs four places to 95th in global innovation index
WIPO's Global Innovation Index 2026 restores Pakistan's "overperformer" label for a fourth time, after the country placed 99th in 2025.
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.
NEPRA questions power data as Rs32.7bn recovery sought
Industrial consumers at the Islamabad hearing challenged heavy use of diesel and RLNG and asked why cheaper coal plants ran below 60 per cent capacity.
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.
Imran Khan's son accuses government of risking father's life in prison
Sulaiman Khan says the family has not seen or heard from the former prime minister since August, and that a Supreme Court order for treatment at Shifa International remains unimplemented.
Two students from COMSATS, LUMS win 2027 Rhodes Scholarships
Hafsa Qureshi will study genomic medicine and Rafia Imran social data science at Oxford, after a round in which fewer than 1% of applicants were selected.
SBP opens single digital portal for SME loan applications
From 1 November 2026 every SME financing request must be filed through SMEConnect, where applicants can track progress and see rejection reasons.