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Pakistan · Page 7
Every province, Gilgit-Baltistan and the north, from the desk that has covered the country since the paper began.
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.
FBR rules out reversal of faceless customs assessment
The board says moving the Central Appraising Unit to Islamabad is the next phase of reform and reports average clearance time falling from 40.2 to 20.57 hours.
Sanaullah says amendment may bring AJK, GB into development plans
PM's adviser on political affairs tells Geo News there is no plan to withdraw facilities from AJK, and dismisses Raja Farooq Haider's concerns as a misunderstanding.
Tyre exporters set $150mn target for FY27 with ministry backing
Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan's ministry has asked exporters to submit product details and HS codes so it can take up market-access complaints with Türkiye.
NAB names Malik Riaz, Qaim Ali Shah in 18,000-acre Karachi land case
The accountability bureau's Karachi reference names 33 accused and cites exchequer losses of up to Rs783 billion over Malir Development Authority land.
PTI reaffirms Sohail Afridi as K-P chief minister, bars succession talk
The notification says only Imran Khan may name a replacement and stops party meetings on the subject, with the province under governor's rule since October 11.
Sahiwal books 294 farmers for water theft in five months
The Lower Bari Doab Canal executive engineer says the provincial government ordered strict action, while Bahawalpur's deputy commissioner has separately ordered joint field operations against canal water theft.
PTI bars members from debating a replacement for Sohail Afridi
A notification from Barrister Gohar Ali Khan says only Imran Khan can nominate another chief minister, as the party's internal rift becomes public.
Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister opens law department website
The site is meant to put the region's legislation online, but the report gave no web address, cost or launch date.
PSL 12 franchises meet today to settle auction and signing rules
The workshop comes with the direct-signing window open until November 23 and the player auction scheduled for January 23, 2027.
Gohar Khan delegation meets Fazlur Rehman, backs NA speech
The declaration issued after the meeting condemns what it calls character assassination of the JUI-F chief by government ministers and seeks access to Imran Khan's sisters in jail.
PTI says Sohail Afridi remains KP chief minister
The party's central secretariat has barred members from discussing any change in the provincial office, weeks after governor's rule was imposed on October 11.
Pakistan begins issuing chip-based e-passport, immigration directorate says
The new booklet carries NFC technology, laser engraving and ICAO-standard encryption, and is meant to speed verification at automated e-gates.
England beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs as Duckett hits 167
Sri Lanka, already through to Saturday's final against Pakistan, were bowled out for 331 chasing 387 in Lahore.
US weapons left in Afghanistan boost militants attacking Pakistan, report says
The RealClearDefense study says $7 billion of equipment, including over 300,000 weapons, stayed behind in 2021 and some has reached the TTP.
PM forms committee on Gilgit-Baltistan provincial status
Aaj News names Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in the move but gives no composition, terms of reference or timeline, and cites no official notification.
PTI raises alarm over Imran Khan's sister's health in custody
Two Indian news sites carried the party's claim, but neither named the sister, described her condition nor quoted an official, doctor or jail authority.
Balochistan High Court Summons Officials Over Quetta Water Shortage
The order follows complaints that drinking water is not reaching parts of the provincial capital, but the names of those summoned were not disclosed.
Lahore to suspend permits, licences of smoke-emitting vehicles
Chief Traffic Officer Syed Abdul Rahim Shirazi says 9,998 tickets have been issued to smoke-emitting vehicles and 233,476 for overloading in the current drive.
Islamabad ATC dismisses pre-arrest bail of Bushra Bibi and PTI leaders
The court rejected the pleas of leaders who stayed away from Thursday's hearing, while workers who appeared had their interim bail extended to February 11.
Adviser tells Senate Imran Khan's sister Noreen is well after treatment
Noreen Niazi was shifted from Kot Lakhpat jail to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology for high blood pressure, her lawyer said a day earlier.
Hesson backs Pakistan to find best form in Saturday's final
The head coach says three straight wins came without the top order firing, and expects his senior batters to deliver against Sri Lanka in Lahore.
Lucky Cement plans 3.2 MTPA Karachi expansion and Congo addition
The company's first-quarter FY27 briefing says new Karachi capacity should begin commercial production in December 2027, alongside a 1.6 MTPA addition in Congo.
Hyderabad road carries electricity poles down its middle
The mayor's office says 162 poles are being relocated and 10 of 27 feeders shifted, asking drivers to stay off the road until it opens in late November.
SBP governor expects current account deficit below 1% of GDP
Jameel Ahmad told ICMA Pakistan's annual convocation that growth recovered to 3.7% in FY26 and inflation should ease back toward target.
FIA arrests four Afghan nationals over fake Pakistani ID documents
The Anti-Human Trafficking Circle raided Spin Ghar Hostel in Peshawar's Shaheen Town and recovered photocopies of identity cards bearing photographs.
Ahsan Iqbal reports encouraging export, remittance growth in first quarter
The planning minister says exports and remittances held up despite global supply-chain disruption, but the statement carried no figures and named no comparison period.
PSX closes above 164,000 as buyers return after rate hike
Topline Securities says the benchmark gained 1,428.73 points, or 0.88 per cent, to settle at 164,467.20 despite the State Bank raising its policy rate by 50 basis points.
Two children killed as wedding bus hits tractor-trolley in Peshawar
Rescue 1122 says 15 injured people were given first aid in Safen, Budh Bher, and eight of them were taken to hospital for further treatment.