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Every province, Gilgit-Baltistan and the north, from the desk that has covered the country since the paper began.
Government and Jamaat-e-Islami form committee to review fuel relief
The six-member body will study widening the prime minister's petroleum relief scheme and phasing down the levy in the next budget.
Lahore judge recuses himself from bail plea in Azeri woman case
Judge Rafaqat Ali Gondal referred the matter to the Lahore High Court after the suspect's lawyer sought an exemption from personal appearance.
KSE-100 extends rally, gains 363 points in early trade
The benchmark index touched 164,830.55 minutes after Wednesday's opening, building on Tuesday's 1,428-point close as banks, cement and energy stocks drew buying.
Islamabad reissues ban on selling pregabalin without prescription
The capital's health department has told licensed pharmacies to dispense the medicine only against valid prescriptions, citing a July 10 directive.
Iran border trade remains limited a week after partial reopening
Traders say clearance is restricted to consignments booked before 16 October, when Pakistan withdrew an import-form exemption for Iranian goods.
Police constable shot dead in North Waziristan bazaar
Asmatullah was killed by unidentified gunmen at Eidak Bazaar in Mirali tehsil around 4pm, police said, adding that an investigation has been opened.
Pakistan plans second $500m Panda bond without ADB, AIIB cover
Finance Division officials say Chinese credit enhancement firms may back the January-June 2027 sale, as $1.3bn of repaid Chinese commercial loans awaits full refinancing.
Lahore smog pushes AQI to 358 as outlets differ on world ranking
Daily Pakistan called Lahore the world's most polluted city while The Express Tribune ranked it third, with neither outlet's full report available.
Sindh offers NICVD support to upgrade GB cardiac hospital
Murad Ali Shah proposes an MoU between the Gilgit-Baltistan government and the Karachi institute after GB chief minister Amjad Hussain Azar seeks help with facilities.
Islamabad court flags Rs101m transactions in taekwondo federation case
A sessions judge called the alleged use of a petitioner's CNIC and tax number serious and told him to take his evidence to the FBR.
Protests in Muzaffarabad over killing of 10-year-old Shayan Azhar
News18 reported demonstrations in Azad Kashmir's capital over the boy's death, but no police or government statement has confirmed the circumstances or any arrests.
PPL posts Rs99bn profit, record Rs284bn collections in FY26
Shareholders at the company's 75th annual general meeting approved a final dividend of 60 per cent, taking the total payout for the year to 120 per cent.
Pakistan cuts petrol price as Iran diplomacy cools oil markets
Arab News PK reports the reduction as Brent slips from six-month highs, but LPG still costs Rs600 a kilogram in Lahore and Islamabad.
Power minister says DISCO losses down to Rs325bn from Rs591bn
Awais Leghari told the Senate circular debt had fallen to about Rs1.6 trillion, and that an income-based subsidy system will take one to one-and-a-half months to prepare.
Centre plans $18bn water infrastructure push over next decade
Two outlets report the federal investment plan, but neither carried a project list, a financing breakdown or the name of any official behind the figure.
Senate panel questions delay in compensation for seafarers' families
A committee was told three Pakistani sailors died in a Puntland operation Islamabad was not consulted on, and that $60,000 death benefits may take five to six months.
GB Assembly, National Assembly adopt Black Day resolutions
Dawn reports both houses passed resolutions marking the 27 October date, but carries no text, no movers and no vote counts.
GB chief minister says Kashmir cause is every Pakistani's duty
Amjad Hussain Advocate told a Karachi rally marking Kashmir Black Day that the freedom movement has no fixed timeline and cannot be suppressed by force.
Sindh home minister seeks report on Karachi DHA gunpoint harassment video
Ziaul Hassan Lanjar ordered police to identify the men in the footage and to establish when and where it was filmed; no arrests have been announced.
Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan agree to cooperate on health, revenue and housing
Two national dailies report the understanding but disclose no terms, no signatories and no timeline for the cooperation.
PTA blocks 15,039 suspicious links in online fraud crackdown
Documents given to a Senate committee show 95.75 per cent of 15,706 flagged links were blocked, along with thousands of mobile numbers and devices.
Punjab tests satellite-guided irrigation across 13.3 million kanals
The ADB-backed module advises canal managers on water releases using satellite crop-deficit estimates, and its third phase closed at a LUMS workshop.
Government in off-the-record contact with some PTI leaders, says Sanaullah
The prime minister's adviser says informal phone calls and talks during parliamentary sessions could become formal negotiations once PTI signals a change of course.
One killed, five injured as shelling from Afghanistan hits South Waziristan house
Security sources say Pakistani troops returned fire and destroyed several Afghan checkposts; neither the military's media wing nor the district administration has issued a statement.
Cyber crime agency holds awareness sessions in Gilgit and three Punjab cities
The sessions, ordered by NCCIA Director General Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, covered online fraud and cyber harassment, but the agency did not say how many students attended.
Maryam announces Rasul teaching hospital, medical college admissions from January 2027
Addressing a laptop and scholarship ceremony in Mandi Bahauddin, the Punjab chief minister said e-bikes will be distributed from November 5, pink ones for girls.
Gohar denies PTI core and political committees sidelined
PTI chairman says no meeting was ever held on the matter and that both committees still take all party decisions
Pakistan becomes founding member of Shanghai-based AI cooperation body
UrduPoint reports the new organisation will be headquartered in Shanghai and hold its first meeting in December, but no Pakistani ministry has commented.
OGRA raises petrol by Rs1.54 and diesel by Rs2.16 per litre
New rates apply from October 27; the regulator blamed higher international benchmarks and Platts pricing while levies and profit margins stay frozen.
Ahsan Iqbal says oil price rise unpredictable as relief committee formed
The planning minister told a briefing with Rana Sanaullah that the government and Jamaat-e-Islami will each name three members to a committee on relief.