Region
Pakistan · Page 15
Every province, Gilgit-Baltistan and the north, from the desk that has covered the country since the paper began.
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.
Supreme Court acquits life convict in 2016 Faisalabad murder case
Judges found the prosecution account did not match the post-mortem report and questioned why three eyewitnesses did not intervene.
Naqvi hints Imran Khan may be shifted to Islamabad Model Jail
The Express Tribune reports the interior minister's remark as a hint, with no date, order or direct quotation given for any transfer from Adiala.
Son of Khan of Kalat kidnapped with three guards in Balochistan
Neither The Express Tribune nor NDTV named the abducted man or said where in the province the kidnapping took place or who was behind it.
Pakistan airspace ban costs Indian airlines $2 billion as Air India drops routes
Air India will suspend Delhi–Vienna and Delhi–Birmingham flights from 31 October and 1 November, citing longer routes, fuel costs and aircraft shortages.
Ishaq Dar chairs review of proposed audit oversight law changes
The meeting also weighed steps to strengthen financial reporting and institutional performance, but the amendments themselves were not made public.
Senate panel orders probe into Rs7m US admission fraud after graduate's death
Human rights committee chair Samina Mumtaz Zehri demanded a transparent inquiry and criticised the HEC and Foreign Office for staying away from the hearing.
FPCCI and textile exporters reject SBP rate hike to 12 percent
Industry bodies say costlier credit will slow manufacturing and exports and want single-digit rates, while foreign investors welcomed the 50-basis-point increase, Profit reported.
Pakistan brings virtual assets regulator under anti-money laundering law
A finance-ministry committee approved adding PVARA to the AMLA's fourth schedule and a maritime zones provision to its first, at a meeting chaired by Muhammad Aurangzeb.
Dumper kills girl, 11, in Karachi; Tariq Road crash kills woman
Police impounded the truck in Bhains Colony after a crowd smashed its windscreen, and a pedestrian struck by an unidentified vehicle died in hospital.
Supreme Court weighs DNA-only conviction in rape case
Bench headed by Justice Shahzad Ahmed Malik asks why no expert was called at trial to understand a mute and deaf woman's statement.
Islamabad High Court gives police two weeks to find missing girl
The girl was reported missing nine months ago; the agency report did not name her, the police station involved or the bench that issued the order.
Reports put Balochistan's share of farm loans between 1.1pc and 4.56pc
Two outlets give sharply different figures for the province's slice of agricultural credit, with Punjab taking more than 83 per cent in both accounts.
Bilawal says provinces issue must end, centre should focus on Karachi
Speaking at a revived eye hospital in Lyari, the PPP chairman said Sindh has given its verdict and that the federal government has not discussed the 28th amendment with him.
Finance ministry clears changes to anti-money-laundering monitoring rules
The committee revised currency transaction report thresholds and added the maritime zones law and the virtual assets regulator to schedules of the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Qatar emir, Iran president discuss Hormuz blockade in Moscow
The meeting came a day after Pakistan's army chief, Saudi and Turkish officials held talks with Iran in Tehran to stop the eight-month war reigniting.
Top court upholds Christian man's death sentence in blasphemy case
Fox News reported the ruling without naming the man, the bench or the date, while a second outlet reported a Christian medic's clinic was burned.
Jamaat-e-Islami sets 10-day deadline over petroleum levy
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman says the government must show progress on abolishing the levy before JI's mid-November long march on Islamabad.
National Assembly takes up Karachi load-shedding as Bilawal faults federal government
MQM-P's Aminul Haq called K-Electric a mafia over overbilling and night-time outages, and the deputy speaker sent the matter to the energy standing committee.
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.
Bilawal says Sindh Assembly has closed new provinces debate
PPP chairman tells reporters in Karachi's Lyari that Sindh's people and their elected representatives have already given their decision on the question.
ECP reserves verdict on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local government polls
Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja said political governments, not the commission, were reluctant to hold local polls; the order is due on Wednesday.
Punjab approves outsourcing of 6,460 more government schools
The fourth phase brings 600 high schools into the programme for the first time and shuts schools with 100 or fewer pupils.
Lahore court extends remand in $126m postage fraud case
The NCCIA says Faheem Akram sold more than five million counterfeit US postage labels through LabelsBank.com; a Florida grand jury indicted him in September.
Gunmen open fire in Nushki girls college, injuring three students
Police say three armed men entered through the main gate, forced their way into the principal's office and fired indiscriminately before fleeing; a search operation is under way.
One worker killed, six injured as Multan plaza roof collapses
Rescue 1122 says eight labourers were trapped under the rubble; seven were recovered and the search for the eighth continued.