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Pakistan · Page 20
Every province, Gilgit-Baltistan and the north, from the desk that has covered the country since the paper began.
Pakistan Railways bars officials from air travel in austerity drive
A notification also stops air travel allowance payments and government vehicle use, while a safety emergency keeps field officers on duty until December 31, 2026.
Punjab extends detention of PTI founder's three sisters by 30 days
The Lahore High Court disposed of a recovery petition after the home secretary's report, with the bench saying it could not order relief beyond the petition's scope.
Punjab crime control department claims 63pc fall in September crime
The department says robbery and motorcycle theft were among the offences that dropped, but the reports carried no district breakdown or explanation of the data.
GPS spoofing shows two Pakistan-bound flights landing in India
Both Qatar Airways aircraft landed safely at Karachi and Islamabad on schedule, and the paper attributed the errors to corrupted positioning data rather than any diversion.
Kashmiris to observe Black Day on October 27
The observance marks the 79th anniversary of Indian troops' arrival in Srinagar in 1947, with a shutdown and protests called, APP reports.
Karachi police arrest couple in international drug network
East police say the two received narcotics sent by bus from Quetta and arranged their onward shipment to Australia, where a ringleader sold them.
State Bank raises policy rate to 12pc on Middle East oil shock
Governor Jameel Ahmed says crude above $100 a barrel pushed the Monetary Policy Committee to lift the rate by 50 basis points, with nine of ten members in favour.
UHS opens applications for 252 quota MBBS and BDS seats
Candidates from Gilgit-Baltistan, AJK, Balochistan, ICT and the former FATA can apply online for MBBS seats until November 9; the BDS window opens in December.
Pakistan, China hold third spokespersons' dialogue in Islamabad
The Foreign Office says talks covered media engagement, strategic communication and public diplomacy, and that Mao Ning also called on Ishaq Dar.
Taftan crossing reopens as partial Iran trade resumes
The Star reports thousands of trucks waiting on the Pakistani side while Balochistan Pulse says LPG tankers are still awaiting clearance.
Jamaat-e-Islami threatens mid-November Islamabad march over petroleum levy
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman says ministers have reopened contacts with the party, but relief announced after earlier protests is not enough.
Foreign Office rejects Kabul's civilian casualty claim, says strikes hit militants
Islamabad says attacks launched from Afghan soil caused more than 3,500 casualties in Pakistan in 2026 and demands action against cross-border militancy.
Met Office forecasts heavy rain across Punjab from October 28
A fresh western weather system is expected to bring strong winds and thunderstorms, with The Nation also forecasting hail and colder weather.
Wapda and SCO sign Rs14.06bn deals for Dasu, Chilas Safe City
The agreements cover two separate schemes, one at Dasu in Upper Kohistan and one at Chilas in Diamer district, but the split between them was not disclosed.
Pakistan ends machine-readable passports in switch to e-passports
Three national outlets report the change, but none gives fees, validity periods or the fate of booklets already issued.
Peshawar razes over 450 structures along Ring Road
Dawn and ProPakistani both report more than 450 shops and structures cleared from government land along Peshawar's Ring Road; separately, Lahore's Ring Road authority has raised fines to Rs10,000.
JI chief calls encounters extrajudicial killings, warns of long march
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman says petrol could sell for about Rs225 a litre without the levy, and that talks with the prime minister will end if no relief follows.
K-Electric extends Karachi loadshedding as power crisis deepens
The three outlets reporting the extension carried no schedule, no duration and no statement from the utility, leaving the scope of the new outages unconfirmed.
Punjab finalises preparations to launch first modern Film City
Business Recorder reports the province is readying the launch and ProPakistani says an inauguration date is set, but neither gives the date, site or cost.
Pakistan beat England as PM and Punjab CM congratulate team
Maryam Nawaz praised captain Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan, but the official dispatches carried no score, venue or margin of victory.
Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chatha ask Supreme Court to halt terror trial
The couple says the Islamabad High Court's refusal of interim relief leaves their pending plea meaningless, and that removing security barriers is not terrorism.
Cyber agency warns of WhatsApp phishing campaign against officials
NCERT rates the threat high risk, saying attackers impersonate government departments and send infected files that hand hackers control of Windows machines.
Gilgit-Baltistan launches subsidised wheat seed scheme for farmers
Certified seed will be sold at half price through a new online portal under a programme the agriculture secretary says will cost about Rs140 million.
Water shortfall shadows Sindh Rabi sowing as farmers turn to oilseeds
Irsa has forecast a 22 percent irrigation shortfall for the season, while Pakistan's palm oil import bill reached a record $3.78 billion in FY26.
Remittances of $41.6bn dwarf exports as fiscal deficit narrows
Dawn, citing the Finance Division's August outlook, says FY26 remittances exceeded merchandise exports by about $10.8bn, leaving the economy reliant on overseas workers.
Lahore master plan 2050 proposes penalties to regularise illegal housing schemes
Dawn reports the draft plan would let schemes that shifted from green to brown areas be regularised after fees and government approval, while those still on green land remain illegal.
Gas shortfall and costly LPG push twin cities to wood and coal
Dawn reports LPG selling at Rs600 a kilogram against the Rs279 rate fixed by Ogra, while Sui Northern has stopped domestic cylinder supplies.
Baloch rights group seeks probe into Quetta killing as protest continues
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee says Adeel Baloch was killed extrajudicially, while families of missing persons keep up a sit-in in Quetta, The Tribune reported.
Newborn dies of mpox in Sindh as Pakistan toll reaches 12
The Express Tribune reports the infant is the latest child killed by the virus this year, while a Korean outlet links the infection to contaminated scissors used by unlicensed staff
JI threatens mid-November Islamabad march over petroleum levy
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman says the party will keep its campaign running until the Centre withdraws Rs114 a litre on petrol and Rs100 a litre on diesel.