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EconomyPunjab

RDA paid senior officer Rs31,980 for medicines on 2022 prescription

Express News reported that the private hospital which wrote the prescription is not on the authority's approved list, and that internal audit cleared the bill.

PoliticsPunjab

LHC judge Kayani resigns; reports differ on Rawalpindi posting

Geo News says sources cited personal reasons for the resignation, while Dawn had reported him posted to a single bench at the Rawalpindi registry under the November-December roster.

EconomyPunjab

Rawalpindi lithium-ion battery plant awaits federal policy approval

The $2.25 billion facility at Heavy Industries Taxila, run by Margalla Heavy Industries, can start production six to eight months after the sector policy is cleared, the EDB chief says.

Security

Former army chief General Abdul Waheed Kakar dies in Rawalpindi

ISPR says Field Marshal Asim Munir and the army offered condolences, while President Zardari and Deputy PM Ishaq Dar also expressed grief.

PoliticsPunjab

Rawalpindi ATC defers verdict in Aleema Khan protest case again

The special anti-terrorism court has held back its reserved ruling for a fifth time in the Sadiqabad police station case and fixed November 26 for the next proceeding.

EconomyPunjab

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.

Security

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.

PoliticsBalochistan

Balochistan imposes Section 144 for 30 days

Public gatherings, sit-ins, rallies and face coverings banned; internet suspension reported for Islamabad region ahead of PTI march.

DevelopmentPunjab

Rawalpindi road upgrade projects deferred until 2027

Nine rehabilitation schemes were removed from the annual development programme amid funding cuts, with costs expected to double.

SecurityPunjab

No Orders Yet to Suspend Internet in Rawalpindi, Attock: PTA

Punjab's Home Department has sought suspension of mobile data services on 27 September, but federal authorities have not issued a direction, according to ProPakistani.

SecurityPunjab

Senate committee takes notice of Rawalpindi Christian woman's killing

Panel seeks detailed report from Punjab inspector general and calls for transparent, swift justice, UrduPoint reported.

Climate & Disasters

4.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The seismic monitoring centre recorded the quake at a depth of 193 kilometres, with the epicentre in the Hindu Kush range and no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

SecurityPunjab

Rawalpindi police seize 7.5kg drugs, arrest five; FIA holds five in Faisalabad

Separate operations reported in Rawalpindi and Faisalabad put ten suspects in custody as Punjab agencies continue anti-narcotics drives.

EducationPunjab

Rawalpindi DEA acts against 160 schools over poor Class 9 results

Forty schools that produced no successful candidate in the 2026 BISE Rawalpindi examinations face suspension of teachers under the PEEDA Act.

HealthPunjab

Four-day polio drive starts in Murree, Rawalpindi, Attock

The Murree campaign was launched at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital by Additional Deputy Commissioner Malik Rashid Nemat, according to APP.

SecurityIslamabad

Islamabad, Rawalpindi deploy 2,000 containers before PTI march

Police have sought Rs827 million and extra personnel from Punjab and Sindh as authorities estimate up to 25,000 protesters may arrive.