Punjab
Lahore tops world pollution list again as smog moves a Test match
IQAir put Lahore's air at 425 on Wednesday, the worst among big cities, as the PCB moved the second Test against Sri Lanka from Lahore to Rawalpindi.
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Ammar Javed is a freelance writer for The Indus Compass covering health, entertainment, education and features from around the world.
He writes on health and public-interest news, on film, music and television, on exam results and how to check them, and on stories about the environment and humanitarian issues.
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- Punjab
UN report: heatwaves have cut fruit yields in parts of Punjab by up to half
A UN report says heatwaves have cut fruit yields in parts of Punjab by up to 50%, reduced milk output and raised health risks for women and pregnancies.
- Life & Style
Martine Rose named Balenciaga creative director after 16 months of Piccioli
Kering named British designer Martine Rose Balenciaga's creative director, replacing Pierpaolo Piccioli after 16 months, its third shake-up in a month.
- Health
Air pollution costs Pakistan 6.5% of GDP, OICCI says
Air pollution costs Pakistan about 6.5% of GDP and 248,000 premature deaths a year, experts say, as winter smog and falling investment add to the strain.
- Health
Four polio workers abducted in KP's Tank district
Armed men abducted four polio vaccination workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank district; two others kidnapped in Lower South Waziristan have been released.
- Health
New polio case in Khyber as 24m children face drops from Monday
A 13-month-old girl in Khyber district's Bara tehsil has polio; a seven-day campaign from Nov 2 aims to vaccinate nearly 24 million children in 97 districts.
- Entertainment
Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Captain Picard, dies at 86
Sir Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Picard in Star Trek and Professor X in X-Men, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia.
- Sindh
Tharparkar ambulance oxygen cylinder blast toll rises to nine
Nine people, including a new mother and health staff, died after an oxygen cylinder exploded in an ambulance at a PPHI hospital in Nagarparkar, Tharparkar.
- Punjab
Lahore tops the world's pollution list again, with an AQI of 296
IQAir ranked Lahore the world's most polluted major city on Wednesday with an AQI of 296; Punjab's EPA says more anti-smog guns are coming.
- Health
Flu cases double at Karachi hospitals as nights turn colder
Flu cases at Karachi's JPMC and Civil Hospital have roughly doubled in a week, doctors say, as night temperatures fall with the seasonal shift towards winter.
- Health
Insulin product in short supply as German maker halts supplies
A German maker has halted supplies of an insulin used for type 1 diabetes, the National Assembly was told; alternatives exist but cost at least 20pc more.
- World
96pc of world's coral reefs critically endangered, IUCN warns
In its first global assessment, the IUCN says 96pc of shallow-water coral reef systems face an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075 due to climate change.
- Life & Style
HSY to design PIA's new cabin crew uniforms, debuting on October 31
PIA chose designer HSY for its new cabin crew uniforms, which debut on its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight from London to Islamabad on October 31.
- Punjab
BISE Punjab 11th class result 2026 announced: how to check online and by SMS
All Punjab boards announced the 11th class (HSSC Part-I) result 2026 on October 22. Check online with your roll number or by SMS to your board's code.
- Entertainment
Sarmad Khoosat asks for royalties after Humsafar gets a Spanish release
Humsafar director Sarmad Khoosat wrote 'If only there were royalties' as HUM TV announced a Spanish dub, reviving a debate over pay for Pakistani TV artists.
- Entertainment
Urwa Hocane calls 'Netflix quality' praise for Pakistani dramas 'lame'
Actor Urwa Hocane said Pakistani dramas should be judged on their stories, not compared with Netflix, which she called 'just an app' that has lost its way.
- Health
Dengue cases surge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with Kohat worst hit
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 1,510 dengue cases so far in October, 99 in the past day, with Kohat recording 975 cases this month alone.
- World
UN warns El Nino is going 'off the charts', 50 million at risk of hunger
The UN said the current El Nino could be the strongest on record and warned up to 50 million people could face more hunger without urgent action.
- Health
Karachi hospital sealed after newborn catches mpox from circumcision tools
Sindh's healthcare commission sealed a Malir hospital after a newborn caught mpox from contaminated tools, as Karachi confirmed a new polio case.
- World
Biodiversity fund meant to raise billions has collected $7,085
The Cali Fund, set up to make firms pay for using nature's genetic data, has raised just $7,085 from three companies as COP17 debates its future.
- Health
Only one insulin brand is unavailable, health ministry says
The health ministry denied a nationwide insulin shortage, saying only Apidra is unavailable, as it got its ninth secretary in 19 months.
- Africa
Kenyan court to rule on cult leader accused of killing 191 children
Preacher Paul Mackenzie and 29 followers face a murder verdict over the deaths of 191 children in Shakahola forest, where more than 400 bodies were found.
- Entertainment
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survives shooting in Mumbai
Gunmen fired at a car carrying Tiger Shroff in Mumbai's Juhu; the actor was unhurt but his driver and a bystander were wounded, Indian police said.
- Africa
Global deforestation slows but Congo Basin losses soar, study finds
Forest loss fell 15pc in 2025 but the Congo Basin lost 2.4m hectares, a study found, as UN chief Guterres warned the world was off track on nature targets.
- Sindh
Drought drives Thar families to migrate after hottest monsoon in 66 years
Tharparkar families are migrating with their livestock as crops fail, after Pakistan's hottest monsoon in 66 years left Sindh 51pc short of normal rain.
- Punjab
Minorities still face rights violations despite new laws, says HRCP
The HRCP's report on freedom of religion said minorities still face blasphemy misuse, forced conversions and hate speech, and urged a minorities commission.
- Asia
Acute hunger in Afghanistan hits highest level ever recorded
Some 15.9 million Afghans face acute food insecurity, the highest ever recorded, a hunger monitor said, as the UN reported more Taliban curbs on women.
- Islamabad
Pakistan has South Asia's worst hunger score, says 2026 Global Hunger Index
Pakistan recorded the highest score in South Asia on the 2026 Global Hunger Index, as food inflation, floods and global conflict worsened food security.
- Islamabad
1.5 million Pakistani children faced online sexual abuse in a year, study finds
About one in 16 internet-using Pakistani children aged 12 to 17 faced online sexual exploitation or abuse in a year, a Unicef, ECPAT and INTERPOL study found.
- Punjab
Lahore steps up anti-smog drive ahead of rice stubble burning
Lahore's commissioner ordered anti-smog squads across four districts and zero tolerance for crop burning, as Shahdara recorded unhealthy air quality.
