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Every province, Gilgit-Baltistan and the north, from the desk that has covered the country since the paper began.
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.
Pakistan reopens Gabd crossing with Iran after weeklong suspension
Traders and a customs agent told Arab News the route is moving again, while Reuters reports LPG shortages deepened during the closure.
PM Shehbaz launches scheme to give 500,000 students Chromebooks
The devices, chosen on merit from schools and seminaries, come with MiFi internet units and are to be delivered within two years instead of a decade.
Shadab Khan's maiden ODI century sends Pakistan into tri-series final
The all-rounder finished unbeaten with the last wicket standing as Pakistan beat England by one wicket at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium.
Pakistan, Saudi and Turkish officials head to Tehran for security talks
Field Marshal Asim Munir is expected to join Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin at the four-party meeting with Iran's security chief.
Landslide blocks road in Baltistan, details still unconfirmed
The Express Tribune reports the slide but names no road or district, and no casualties, stranded vehicles or clearance work have been confirmed.
Six militants killed in DI Khan raid, two soldiers martyred
ISPR says the October 24 intelligence-based operation in Zarkani also yielded weapons and ammunition, and a sanitisation sweep is still under way in the area.
Seven of one family killed as van falls into Murree ravine
Rescue officials say the van was carrying 14 relatives home from a wedding when it left Baroha Link Road and caught fire; seven injured are in Rawalpindi.
Wapda signs Rs133.18bn deal for Diamer-Bhasha hydro-mechanical works
The contract covers the equipment package for the dam on the Indus in Diamer district; the reports did not name the contractor or a completion date.
Skardu man held over abuse videos of his own children
NCCIA says the videos were traded in secret Telegram groups paid in cryptocurrency, and that raids for other network members are continuing in Multan and southern Punjab.
MIT physicist Mavalvala delivers Habib University Yohsin Lecture
The Pakistani-American astrophysicist and dean of MIT's School of Science spoke on curiosity, discovery, and the role universities play in both.
Two rescue workers killed as gunmen attack ambulance in DI Khan
The ambulance was ferrying people wounded in an earlier blast that killed 11 people, according to ARY News; Minute Mirror reported 12 dead.
FIA registers case against 58 CDA land officials
The inquiry focuses on alleged record tampering, forged documents and collusion over housing societies in Islamabad's Zone-IV.
Supreme Court halts Kumbhar custodial killing trial before start
The stay follows a complainant's challenge to the Sindh High Court order moving the case from an anti-terrorism court to a sessions court.
Punjab to Train 160,000 Teachers in AI Curriculum
The AI Curriculum and Training Initiative aims to strengthen artificial intelligence skills across the province's education sector and will also involve students.
Government limits disclosure of bureaucrats' assets
Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal told a National Assembly panel the move is needed to meet IMF conditions while protecting officers' security.
Pakistan's water crisis stems from domestic failures, report says
The report argues that Pakistan's emphasis on the Indus Water Treaty is an attempt to divert attention from internal mismanagement.
ATC acquits seven remaining accused in Naqeebullah murder case
The ruling means all 25 people nominated in the 2018 police killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud have now been acquitted, the prosecution said.
Polio campaign enters sixth day in selected districts
More than 27.7 million children were vaccinated in the first five days, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre.
Dar urges collective response to Al-Aqsa violations at UN
At a joint Arab League and four-nation Islamic ministerial meeting in New York, the deputy prime minister reaffirmed support for Palestinian rights.
UN rights forum sees protest over alleged Sindh abuses
ANI News and Asianet News reported events in Geneva focused on human rights concerns in the Pakistani province.
Sindh to distribute free pink scooties to women in Mirpurkhas
The Sindh government will hand out the scooters to female students and working women on Saturday as part of a mobility scheme run by the transport department.
Pakistan braces for PTI confrontation as lockdown imposed
Reports say authorities fear casualties ahead of an expected clash with supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Hybrid Car Prices Fall After Sales Tax Cut
Toyota knocked up to Rs 570,000 off Corolla Cross hybrids; Honda Atlas revised HR-V e:HEV after tax on sub-2,000cc hybrids fell to 18 percent.
Karachi court indicts Anmol Pinky and Sameer in drug case
Both accused pleaded not guilty and the sessions judge summoned prosecution witnesses for the next hearing.
Suicide bombing at Dera Ismail Khan police checkpoint kills 11
Dawn, Firstpost, NDTV and Gulf Today reported the attack, with Firstpost saying around 30 people were wounded.
KP lifts quail hunting ban, allows green mining
Wildlife Department sets an eight-quail daily bag limit while the Home Department permits green mines to operate without explosives across the province.
Naqvi slams KP law requiring speaker nod for MPA arrests
Interior minister questions whether police would need speaker approval if a lawmaker were accused of murder, calling it an extraordinary reading of equality before law.