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Power ministry moves to end six-month penalty above 200 units
Awais Leghari told the Senate the government is weighing a 250-unit threshold and wants any relief aimed at households below the poverty line.
Ahsan Iqbal calls for space-based early warning on climate shocks
UrduPoint reports the planning minister's push for satellite-based forecasting without giving the venue or text, as ISSI says experts want climate finance at the centre of COP31.
Pakistan opposes extending UN Security Council veto power
Counsellor Gul Qaiser Sarwani tells the General Assembly that new permanent seats and new vetoes would deepen inequality and risk institutional deadlock.
Energy minister says power sector support cut to Rs750 billion
Awais Leghari's claim, reported without a detailed statement, puts government financial support to the power sector down from Rs1,180 billion; no breakdown was given.
Pakistan name 15-member squad for U-19 Asia Cup defence
Farhan Yousuf will captain the defending champions in Oman, where Pakistan face India, Nepal and the UAE in Group A from November 5 to 14.
Toshakhana record shows PM deposited over three dozen gifts
Cabinet Division publishes July–September list including 1,000 grams of fine gold from Kyrgyzstan, while a second count puts the prime minister's total at 34.
Tax exemptions topped Rs11,000bn over five years, National Assembly told
Ministry of Finance figures show concessions climbing from Rs1,482bn in 2020-21 to Rs2,540bn in 2022-23, as a JUI lawmaker asked what ordinary taxpayers gained.
Cabinet body revives dormant Clean Environment Fund Company
The CCoSOEs, chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, approved two ex-officio and three independent directors for the fund, to sit under the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency.
Pakistan face Sri Lanka in Lahore with final place already secured
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field under lights, needing a win to reach the tri-nation final, while Pakistan made two changes to an unbeaten side.
Cybercrime agency warns fake job offers drain bank accounts
The NCCIA says fraudsters advertise overseas jobs that do not exist to collect advance fees and personal documents from applicants.
Commerce minister invites Qatari investors to Karachi economic zone
Jam Kamal Khan's two days of Doha meetings also covered the D-8 trade agreement and farm cooperation, with Retaj Group weighing hospitality joint ventures.
FIA immigration system outage disrupts clearance at airports nationwide
Airport officials say the failure hit counters across the country at once and took about an hour to restore, delaying international departures.
Dar vows Pakistan will press Kashmir case at every world forum
In his Black Day message, the deputy prime minister cited UN Security Council resolutions and voiced concern over detentions of political leaders in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Pakistan calls for abolition or curbs on UN Security Council veto
Envoy Gul Qaiser Sarwani told the General Assembly that adding new permanent members would deepen inequality rather than fix the Council.
National literacy rate climbs to 63 per cent as Punjab leads provinces
Express News reports Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa both at 58 per cent but ranked second and third, with urban literacy at 74 per cent against 55 per cent in rural areas.
Four killed in Islamabad and Karachi police encounters within 12 hours
Minute Mirror reports two Afghan nationals among the dead in the capital and eight injured and arrested in Karachi, saying the pattern has spread from Punjab.
Government drafting policy to shield poor households from LPG price rise
Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik told the National Assembly that OGRA's notified Rs280 rate applies only to locally produced LPG, with no policy yet for imports.
SBP raises policy rate to 12% and projects $25bn reserves
Governor Jameel Ahmed says the $3.5 billion build-up to June 2027 will come mainly from dollar purchases in the market rather than fresh borrowing.
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.
Government fixes wheat price at Rs4,500 after IMF consultation
Food security minister Rana Tanveer Hussain says provinces agreed to the support price and 1.3 million tonnes of PASSCO stocks have already gone to them.
Internships made mandatory at Pakistan's 282 universities, NA told
Parliamentary Secretary Rabia Naseem Farooqi said the requirement, introduced in 2023, is meant to give students practical experience and improve their job prospects.
Asif sees 'progress' in Makkah alliance talks with Iran
Defence minister repeats that Pakistan is bound to defend Saudi Arabia and says the Tehran meeting may help end the kingdom's war with the Houthis
Earthquake tremors felt in KP, Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan
The report carried no magnitude, epicentre or timing for the shaking, and no account of damage in any of the three regions.
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.
Cotton output down 60 percent in a decade, ginners' chief says
Dunya News and the Daily Times both carried the figure, but neither report gave the current crop size or the year the comparison starts from.
Former army chief General Abdul Waheed Kakar dies in Rawalpindi
ISPR says Field Marshal Asim Munir and the army offered condolences, while President Zardari and Deputy PM Ishaq Dar also expressed grief.
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.
Petrol up Rs1.54, diesel Rs2.16 in one-day price notice
The Petroleum Division set petrol at Rs379.25 and high-speed diesel at Rs395.82 a litre for 27 October under the daily pricing mechanism.
SBP chief says Pakistan paid $16bn loan interest in four years
Jameel Ahmed told a post-monetary policy briefing that external debt now stands near $107 billion and reserves have risen to about $21.5 billion.
Diesel up Rs1.91 a litre, petrol held for October 24-26
Profit by Pakistan Today reports the increase while petrol stays unchanged, but neither outlet's published material gives the new retail price per litre.