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Every province, Gilgit-Baltistan and the north, from the desk that has covered the country since the paper began.
Sindh to launch graduate internship scheme through iwork4Sindh
Sharjeel Inam Memon says the platform, which has recorded 5.3 million visits and 137,770 registered candidates, will also add market-focused physical skills courses.
GIZ to back 300 Sindh SMEs on environmental compliance
Sindh environment secretary Faisal Ahmed Uqaili says SEPA will pair enforcement with guidance as the department digitises inspections, payments and NOC processing.
Clean air conference adopts compact for federal, provincial action
Gilgit-Baltistan's environmental agency was among the bodies at the two-day Islamabad meeting, which set annual reviews but published no targets.
Two civilians injured in quadcopter attack in Upper South Waziristan
Both wounded men were shifted to the district headquarters hospital in Wana, where the medical superintendent said they were receiving appropriate care.
Hyderabad halts demolition of 1936 building after partial tear-down
The Sindh Culture Department recommended the Faujdari Road structure for heritage protection in February 2025, but a technical committee has yet to confirm its status.
Government rules out new fuel curbs, says petrol stocks cover 22 days
Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik told the National Assembly that diesel reserves cover 30 days, while Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal ruled out an immediate cut in the petroleum levy.
Government abolishes 2,007 technical posts in motorway police, NA told
Parliamentary Secretary for Communications Gul Asghar Khan says the cabinet and the Establishment Division ordered the cut under a federal rightsizing policy.
Fire at Karachi furniture market brought under control, no casualties
Chief Fire Officer Humayun Khan said four fire tenders and a water bowser were used; a shopkeeper said crews reached the market 15 to 20 minutes after the alarm.
Power division, industry seek cut in fuel levy on generation
At a hearing on CPPA's request for Rs2.56 per unit extra fuel adjustment, industry representatives said levies add about Rs10 per unit to electricity costs.
Federal Constitutional Court sets guidelines to curb land case delays
A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan was hearing petitions against a Lahore High Court order in a consolidation case begun in 1979.
Independent Group wins Supreme Court Bar election as PM congratulates
UrduPoint names Syed Amjad as the association's new president but carries no vote counts, no winning margin and no results for its other offices.
LHC rules IRIS upload alone does not count as legal service
A division bench decides three connected tax references led by a taxpayer whose appeals the appellate tribunal had dismissed as time-barred.
Finance Division projects October inflation at 9.5 to 10.5 percent
Monthly outlook flags Gulf conflict, oil prices and trade disruption as downside risks after September inflation eased to 10.3 percent from 11.1 percent in August.
Seventeen sugar mill workers still missing six days after DI Khan abduction
Families blocked the Indus Highway on Monday and urged Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to act, while police say no group has claimed the kidnapping.
Pakistan climbs four places to 95th in global innovation index
WIPO's Global Innovation Index 2026 restores Pakistan's "overperformer" label for a fourth time, after the country placed 99th in 2025.
Bilawal urges PTI to rejoin panels, seeks security briefing for parliament
PPP chairman asks opposition leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai to nominate PTI members to the electoral reforms committee and calls for lawmakers to be briefed on Iran and defence pacts.
NEPRA questions power data as Rs32.7bn recovery sought
Industrial consumers at the Islamabad hearing challenged heavy use of diesel and RLNG and asked why cheaper coal plants ran below 60 per cent capacity.
PTI ties 28th Amendment support to Imran Khan's release
ARY News says the decision came at a seven-hour parliamentary meeting in Islamabad that formed a six-member committee on access to Khan and his medical treatment.
Imran Khan's son accuses government of risking father's life in prison
Sulaiman Khan says the family has not seen or heard from the former prime minister since August, and that a Supreme Court order for treatment at Shifa International remains unimplemented.
Two students from COMSATS, LUMS win 2027 Rhodes Scholarships
Hafsa Qureshi will study genomic medicine and Rafia Imran social data science at Oxford, after a round in which fewer than 1% of applicants were selected.
SBP opens single digital portal for SME loan applications
From 1 November 2026 every SME financing request must be filed through SMEConnect, where applicants can track progress and see rejection reasons.
Pakistan told to cut blue passports to 25,000 for visa-free deals
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told a parliamentary committee that arrangements with 25 countries should be finalised within six months, but lawmakers disputed the figures.
Naqvi tells Senate JUI-F has crossed a line over NA speech
Interior minister warns the party it will lose state funds, employment and election tickets, drawing protests from opposition senators.
Punjab adds Rs5bn for stroke care and 15 new centres
Maryam Nawaz says the money will widen treatment beyond the province's 40 stroke centres, with heart transplants due soon at the Jinnah Institute of Cardiology.
PM, law minister congratulate Independent Group on SCBA victory
The two messages named the group's leaders but gave no seat count, turnout figure or margin, and named no rival panel.
PM says Pakistan, Turkiye to push diplomacy alongside defence build-up
Shehbaz Sharif told a Republic Day event in Islamabad that the Makkah Defence Agreement, signed on August 7, strengthens the two countries' collective deterrence.
PM directs PML-N KP unit to prepare for local government polls
Shehbaz Sharif briefed the party's parliamentary group on the grounds for governor's rule and emergency, a day after the election commission ordered polls in 23 districts.
Security forces shoot down five drones in Kharan, report says
Pakistan Connect described the downing as a foiled BLA attack, while a second outlet reported a foiled rocket strike on the Jaffar Express; neither account has official confirmation.
Punjab launches app to monitor 60,015 schools
The School Education Department says one login will replace separate oversight by SED, PEIMA and PEF staff across the province.
FBR sets new payment rules for steel mills' own-power sales tax
Manufacturers running captive power plants must deposit additional sales tax on self-generated electricity through a special challan by the fifth of each month and report it in STR-7 return fields.