Region
Pakistan · Page 13
Every province, Gilgit-Baltistan and the north, from the desk that has covered the country since the paper began.
Toxic smog returns to Lahore as air quality hits dangerous levels
Dunya News reports a high alert over pollution in the city while The Express Tribune says the smog has returned, with neither report carrying air quality figures.
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.
HEC attests 139,021 documents online since May launch
The commission says 73,146 degree attestation cases were completed without applicants visiting an office or submitting original documents.
Petroleum Division signals shift to 15-day fuel price revision
Officials told petrol pump owners in Islamabad that the current daily revision system would be moved to a fortnightly cycle, but no date has been set.
NADRA expands overseas services as QR-code NICOP rollout stays phased
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told the National Assembly he had no figure for overseas Pakistanis hit by travel restrictions linked to invalid NICOPs.
Punjab begins Phase 2 e-bike distribution for students on November 5
More than 125,000 bikes will go to students across all 36 districts under a three-year interest-free plan with a Rs90,000 subsidy on each.
Pakistan bars Taiwan carriers from its airspace under One-China policy
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg that only mainland Chinese airlines are permitted to fly over Pakistan, as Taiwanese carriers re-route Europe-Asia flights.
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.
Jamshoro raid recovers 1,700 dead wild birds, five arrested
The provincial wildlife department says more than 700 of the seized birds are not considered halal, yet the meat was sold as fit for eating.
Lahore police arrest bike rider accused of harassing passenger
CCTV footage of the woman jumping from the moving motorcycle in Johar Town spread on social media on Monday night; she was injured in the face and arms.
Punjab demolishes 197 brick kilns in month-long smog crackdown
The provincial EPA says it sealed 163 units and registered 162 FIRs, using drone surveillance and night squads before the winter smog season.
Lahore High Court judge resigns over amendments' effect on judiciary
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani sent his resignation to President Asif Ali Zardari, saying the executive now directly controls judicial appointments and transfers.
UN food agency calls Sindh water management complicated, urges resource audit
The FAO report asks Sindh to account for rainfall, groundwater, canal diversions, lakes and reservoirs, and says the province's Crop Reporting Service needs improvement.
Federal panel sets 120-day deadline for shrimp farming roadmap
Seven working groups will draft 14 reports while Sindh studies a 3,500-acre shrimp farm, as Islamabad pushes an export-led aquaculture plan.
Textile mills ask FBR to keep Karachi customs unit, review faceless assessment
APTMA says nearly 21 months of faceless customs assessment has lengthened clearance times and raised importer costs, and wants an independent review before any expansion.
Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan to buy P&G's Port Qasim land and plant
The Karachi-listed detergents and personal care maker signed the asset purchase agreement on October 28; the deal still needs Competition Commission of Pakistan clearance.
Gilgit-Baltistan to Mark Independence Day on November 1
The Daily Independent reports the observance will reaffirm the region's commitment to Pakistan, but no programme of events or official schedule has been announced.
Islamabad police report 32 percent fall in crime calls
Calls logged by the capital's police dropped from 6,506 to 4,444 between 1 January and 25 October, compared with the same period last year, according to ICT Police.
Speaker bars parliamentary secretaries from answering other ministries' questions
Ayaz Sadiq ruled during Question Hour that only the secretary attached to the ministry concerned may reply when the relevant minister, minister of state or secretary is absent.
Fifteen militants killed in Balochistan and Dera Ismail Khan raids
ISPR says nine were killed in Kachhi and Wadh on 26 October and six in Zarkani two days earlier, where Naik Ghulam Murtaza and Sepoy Tazeer Ahmed were martyred
Afghan Taliban shelling kills civilian in Lower South Waziristan
Deputy commissioner says mortar rounds hit civilian homes and Angoor Adda Bazaar on the night of 27 October, wounding five and damaging several shops
Lahore High Court's Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resigns
He sent his resignation to the president, citing health, personal reasons and the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, Express News reported.
Yousuf flags Babar's shoulder flaw as Smith backs batters
Former captain says an open right shoulder is costing Babar Azam his judgement of line and swing, while the batting coach has backed him and Fakhar Zaman.
LHC judge Kayani resigns; reports differ on Rawalpindi posting
Geo News says sources cited personal reasons for the resignation, while Dawn had reported him posted to a single bench at the Rawalpindi registry under the November-December roster.
FBR proposes IRIS-only filing of company financial statements
Draft rules issued through SRO 1912(I)/2026 would require electronically readable statements from tax year 2026, with objections open for seven days.
Gujranwala police arrest bride's friend over wedding-day killing
Aroob, a cousin of prime suspect Sarfraz, is accused of helping plan the shooting that killed Saba as she returned from her reception.
Karachi woman, 65, found murdered in Sharifabad government flat
Police say Farida Begum, a mother of five, was struck with stones and her throat cut; the body lay for hours at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for want of a lady MLO.
Peshawar anti-encroachment drive may hit JUI-F secretariat
Party workers have been told to gather at the Ring Road office at 8am, while JUI-F's provincial chief says no notice was received and the PDA denies issuing one.
Pharma exports fall 30% to three-year low as Afghan border stays shut
The PPMA's former chairman says the halt in supplies to Afghanistan and higher fuel costs have made Pakistani medicines uncompetitive in low-margin markets.
PM to review winter gas plan and LNG cargo needs
Petroleum ministry will brief Shehbaz Sharif on household supply, power-sector demand and the 24 LNG cargoes the division estimates winter may require.