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Every province, Gilgit-Baltistan and the north, from the desk that has covered the country since the paper began.
PTI and allies signal support for Fazl's new Charter of Democracy
Opposition parties are weighing a Nov 9 or 10 all-parties conference to agree a joint political roadmap after Fazl told the National Assembly the Constitution had been misused.
Worker registrations for Oman and Qatar fall sharply, NA told
Business Recorder and Arab News Pakistan report the 2026 decline alongside a rebound in UAE intake, but neither published the size of the fall.
SBP doubles minimum capital requirement for banks to Rs20bn
Existing banks and development finance institutions have until December 31, 2030 to meet the new threshold, with separate assigned-capital rules for foreign bank branches.
PM orders emergency steps to make train travel safe
Shehbaz Sharif assured the railways ministry of full government backing for reforms, but neither report named a deadline or specific measures.
IHC keeps stay on D-12 graveyard demolition, warns of contempt
Justice Muhammad Azam Khan gave the CDA and other respondents more time to reply after they failed to file responses in the Mouza Seri Saral case.
Assembly told FDE schools ordered to stop illegal transport charges
Parliamentary secretary says the directions went out with the education minister's approval as the Speaker referred the fees complaint to a committee.
LPG falls Rs 50 a kg in Lahore but stays double Ogra rate
Dealers expect a further drop as fresh stocks arrive, yet consumers pay Rs 550 a kg against the Rs 279.34 rate fixed by the regulator.
Federal Constitutional Court faults Supreme Court bench over decided case
Two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Amin-ud-Khan dismissed the review petitions, holding that the Supreme Court's 28 December 2021 ruling on the Income Support Levy remains undisturbed.
Ulema, faith leaders back decree against suicide attacks
A joint meeting of the national and Balochistan Paigham-i-Amn committees in Islamabad, chaired by Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, endorsed the Paigham-i-Pakistan narrative.
Report says Hindu share of Pakistan's population fell below 2%
The finding, carried by NDTV and an Arabic-language news network, does not name its authors, the years it covers or the data behind it.
PM gives Ahsan Iqbal one week to fix Islamabad schools
Shehbaz Sharif ordered building faults treated as an emergency and asked for free lunches, smart boards and ramps in every federal government school.
Minister Wattoo and Wapda chief tour Diamer-Basha and Dasu sites
Business Recorder's report carried no revised timeline, cost statement or progress figures from the visit to the two hydropower projects.
Four SAU Tandojam researchers named among world's top 2% scientists
Sindh Agriculture University honoured the four at a Senate Hall ceremony, as APP reported 45 NUST researchers on the same Stanford–Elsevier list.
Pakistan signs MoU with Denmark's ICARS to curb poultry antibiotic use
The three-year project, led by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, will test organic acids as an antibiotic substitute on 30 poultry farms.
Dar chairs inter-ministerial meeting on exports and GSP+ use
Commerce, foreign affairs and human rights officials were told to keep momentum on trade facilitation as Pakistan seeks wider use of EU trade preferences.
Seven killed as oxygen cylinder blast sets Tharparkar ambulance on fire
Four health centre employees, a pregnant woman and two attendants died of burn injuries after the cylinder exploded while staff were replacing it.
CDA clears 36.5 acres of encroached land in Islamabad's I-15
The cleared land opens the way for 500 plots in the sector, according to reports by APP and the Islamabad Post.
Sindh forms JIT to probe Karachi businessman's murder
DIG West Irfan Baloch will convene a team that includes ISI, IB, Rangers and cybercrime representatives and must examine the victim's phone and social media records.
PTA begins blocking WhatsApp accounts tied to inactive SIM cards
The regulator says a deactivated number reissued to a new subscriber can cost the old owner control of the account, and wants users to update registration.
Imran Khan's sister Noreen Niazi moved from jail to Lahore cardiac hospital
Her lawyer says the 70-year-old was shifted without the family being told, while PTI sources say blood tests are under way at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology.
Air pollution cuts Pakistani life expectancy by 3.9 years, report finds
PAQI's national emissions inventory puts the annual economic cost at 6.5pc of GDP and warns Lahore residents could lose up to seven years.
Constitutional court dismisses 1,178 petitions against levy ruling
The Federal Constitutional Court upheld the Supreme Court's December 2021 judgment on the Income Support Levy Act 2013, but the reports carried no reasons or bench details.
AKU-EB honours Gilgit-Baltistan high achievers at Gilgit ceremony
IBA Karachi's executive director told awardees that AKU-EB students are the best intake the business school receives and rank in Pakistan's top one per cent.
Gilgit-Baltistan pushes digital system for fair wheat subsidy distribution
Daily Independent reported the emphasis was on making subsidised wheat allocation fairer, but gave no rollout date, beneficiary count or the officials behind the plan.
Ghanche deputy commissioner flags shortage of specialist doctors at Khaplu Hospital
Daily Independent reported the shortfall at the district headquarters hospital but gave no number of vacant posts, the specialities affected, or when the complaint was made.
Karachi hospitals report sharp rise in flu cases as H1N1 circulates
Doctors at Aga Khan University Hospital, Civil Hospital and JPMC say daily patient loads have doubled, with about 400 influenza cases recorded at AKUH this year.
Carmakers seek review of used-vehicle imports under gift scheme
PAMA tells the prime minister's adviser on industries that gift-scheme imports rose from 7 vehicles in May to 2,238 in September, undercutting local assembly.
No reliable data on child online abuse, HRCP warns
The commission cites a 2025 Muzaffargarh case involving at least 50 children and calls for coordination between police, prosecutors and platforms.
Balochistan CM issues final warning to terrorists after attack on children
Neither published report named the attack site, a casualty figure or the victims' ages, and Radio Pakistan did not identify the official who said India is involved.
Ningbo Green Light Energy to start PSX trading on Thursday
Shares of the solar EPC firm reach the Main Board through a merger with LSE SPAC-I, with an opening price of Rs21.06 set in the court-approved scheme.