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Pakistan · Page 21
Every province, Gilgit-Baltistan and the north, from the desk that has covered the country since the paper began.
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.
Pakistan asks Qatar to help speed up GCC free trade pact
Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan co-chaired the Doha task force meeting, where Pakistan said its approved FTA text had already gone to the GCC Secretariat.
Asim Munir, Saudi and Turkish officials meet Iran leadership in Tehran
Saudi Arabia confirmed the delegation on X, but Islamabad has issued no official statement on the army chief's visit.
Snow leopard threats grow in Gilgit-Baltistan, experts say
Separate reports point to pressure on Himalayan ibex prey in the Karakoram and to calls for stronger laws, but no official population figure was given.
KSE-100 slides 715 points as investors await SBP rate call
Banks, cement, autos and energy stocks led a broad sell-off as the benchmark index traded at 161,660.24 by midday, hours before the monetary policy committee meets.
World Bank proposes $50m fund of funds for Pakistan startups
The IBRD-financed Pakistan Entrepreneurship and Private Investment Catalyst Project would be run by Ignite, with a review due in January 2027 and approval eyed that March.
Pakistani airlines suspend Saudi flights as Houthi strikes continue
Khaleej Times reports carriers from Pakistan, the UAE and Bangladesh have cancelled services to the kingdom, while Pakistani officials are named for planned Iran talks.
Pakistan demands verifiable Taliban action against TTP, rejects 'diversionary' claims
The information ministry cited UN and US reports estimating 4,000 to 6,000 TTP fighters operating from Afghan soil and sought credible answers from Kabul.
Wapda win national athletics title as Maria Bibi sets 5,000m record
Maria clocked 19:02.00 on the final day at NED University to erase Rabia Ashiq's 2012 mark of 19:04.05, as Wapda took 27 golds.
Peshawar starts six-day polio booster drive in 48 high-risk union councils
Health teams aim to reach 1,111,107 children aged four months to ten years, with a nationwide round covering 23.9 million under-fives due from November 2.
ECP proposes 12 rule changes to curb AI misuse in elections
Draft amendments to the 2023 codes of conduct would make media label AI-generated content and bar deepfakes, with feedback sought by November 20.
State Bank meets to set policy rate, announcement due today
Investify expects a 50 basis point hike at the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, a projection the central bank has not confirmed.
PTI keeps "missing" Junaid Akbar as KP president
A notification by chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan empowers Senator Noor-ul-Haq Qadri to preside over provincial cabinet meetings in Akbar's absence, with no organisational change until further orders
FAO says Pakistan's food supply misses its own dietary guidelines
A policy brief finds vegetables, fruits, pulses and tubers in short supply while cereals and sugar exceed requirements, with over 60 per cent of Pakistanis unable to afford a healthy diet.
LHC rules criticism alone not derogatory language under lawyers act
Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh set aside a justice of peace order directing an FIR against an FBR commissioner, holding PECA probes belong to the cyber crime agency.
Second marriage alone no bar to custody, rules Peshawar High Court
Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar says custody must turn on the child's settled environment, emotional attachment and educational needs, not on the mother's marital status.
Shadab century carries Pakistan past England into final
An unbeaten 113 from Shadab Khan and an unbroken 89-run last-wicket stand with Haris Rauf took Pakistan from 154 for nine to a one-wicket win in Lahore.
Pakistan drop Shan Masood, call up three uncapped batters
Babar Azam retains the captaincy of a 14-member squad for two World Test Championship matches against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi and Lahore from November 9 to 21.
Punjab sets June 2027 deadline for 5,734 water filtration plants
Maryam Nawaz assigns assistant commissioners to monitor each plant and orders mobile repair units in every tehsil to keep them working.
LHC disposes of plea as Punjab extends Imran sisters' detention
The Punjab home secretary's report told Justice Abher Gul Khan the three women will stay under MPO detention for another 30 days, on the deputy commissioner's recommendation.
Former army chief Abdul Waheed Kakar dies in Rawalpindi at 89
Field Marshal Asim Munir, President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condoled the death of the general who led the army from 1993 to 1996.
Skardu students and teachers turn to creative work on climate change
An Aaj News report describes school-level activity in the district but gives no school names, participant numbers or details of the projects.
Dar and Chinese envoy review CPEC progress in Islamabad
Foreign Office says the talks covered trade, investment, connectivity and agricultural modernisation, with no new projects, figures or timelines announced.
Shaheen takes four as Pakistan bowl England out for 241 in Lahore
Ben Duckett's 105 off 111 balls held England together, but Pakistan need 242 for a third straight tri-series win on a Pink Day at Gaddafi Stadium.
Mir Raza's father seeks fresh NCCIA nominee on JIT
Mir Hussain says the officer named to the joint investigation team has worked the case for two months and was pursuing a suicide narrative.
Saim Ayub leaves Pakistan ODI squad to rebuild his batting form
Sahibzada Farhan replaces the opener for the rest of the home tri-series after Saim managed 21 runs in three innings and asked to return to domestic cricket.
Security forces kill militant commander in Qila Saifullah operation
Sources say Adil Shah, alias Darvesh, handled the group's finances from 2024 and had 19 cases pending in anti-terrorism courts with a Rs2.5m bounty.