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Murad invites Chinese firm to lay 100km water pipeline for Karachi
Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah asked China's HBSZ to lay a 100km-plus water pipeline for Karachi and reviewed new Sukkur Barrage gates being built in Wuhan.
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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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- Health
Tharparkar man's death takes Sindh's rabies toll to 38
A Tharparkar man died of rabies at Indus Hospital despite four vaccine doses and a 12-year-old boy was admitted to JPMC, taking Sindh's toll to 38 this year.
- Sindh
Iqrar ul Hassan handed to NCCIA on remand after night raid
Anchor Iqrar ul Hassan was produced in a Karachi court under a PECA case and handed to the NCCIA on four-day remand, a day after his family said he vanished.
- Other Sports
Bergs stuns Alcaraz in straight sets at the Shanghai Masters
World number 39 Zizou Bergs beat second seed Carlos Alcaraz 7-5, 7-6 in Shanghai, a result that means Alexander Zverev will finish the year as world number one.
- Health
A quarter of JPMC cancer patients stop treatment as costs bite
About 25pc of cancer patients at Karachi's JPMC cannot finish treatment because newer therapies cost too much, doctors said. Full care costs Rs3m to Rs4m.
- Sindh
Karachi residents protest construction over Nehr-i-Khayam channel
Residents and environmentalists protested at Nehr-i-Khayam in Clifton against a commercial project they say will narrow a key storm-water channel.
- Entertainment
World Culture Festival to bring artists from 150 countries to Karachi
The third World Culture Festival runs at Karachi's Arts Council from October 29 to November 22, with over 1,000 foreign and 500 Pakistani artists.
- Entertainment
AI-made posts falsely show Mahira Khan, Sajal Aly backing Indian protest
Viral posts showing Mahira Khan and Sajal Aly backing India's Cockroach Janta Party protest are AI-made fakes spread by BJP supporters, a fact check found.
- Health
Plague risk in Pakistan very low after Siberia case, health minister says
Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said the risk of plague reaching Pakistan is very low after a suspected case in Siberia, and border health teams are on alert.
- Health
JPMC young doctors protest three months without pay
Young doctors at Karachi's JPMC protested three months of unpaid salaries after a new direct-payment system stalled, warning of wider protests if not paid soon.
- Entertainment
Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for an inventive body of work in playful dialogue with the classical tradition.
- Entertainment
Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar dies of cardiac arrest at 75
Veteran actor Nana Patekar, known for Krantiveer, Ab Tak Chhappan and Welcome, died after a cardiac arrest at his home in Goa early on Thursday. He was 75.
- Punjab
LHC seeks report as 500 missing girls cases sit pending in Punjab
LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum sought a report after Punjab's police chief said over 500 missing girls cases are pending, and urged a change in police mindset.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
21 years after 2005 quake, Balakot still waits for its new city
Pakistan marks 21 years since the October 8, 2005 earthquake that killed over 86,000 people, while New Balakot City and AJK projects remain unfinished.
- Technology
Nobel physics prize goes to Francis Halzen for South Pole neutrino hunt
Belgian physicist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for the IceCube observatory at the South Pole and its discovery of neutrinos from space.
- Health
Light-switch brain research wins 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine for optogenetics, which uses light to switch brain cells on and off.
- Punjab
Lahore's air turns unhealthy early as smog season approaches
Lahore's air quality index hit 295 this week, before the winter smog peak, as Punjab enters what experts call a pre-smog phase. Here is what is being done.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Women prisoners in Peshawar struggle for healthcare and legal aid
More than 50 women held in Peshawar Central Prison face delayed trials, poor healthcare and no rehabilitation centre, lawyers and rights activists say.
- Entertainment
Asim Azhar returns to Coke Studio with 'Maheya'
Ten years after 'Tera Woh Pyar', Asim Azhar is back on Coke Studio with 'Maheya', a retro-styled love song with Aaryan and producer Rovalio for Nu.WAV.
- Technology
iPhone Duo release date: preorders open Oct. 16 as new press event emerges
Apple has confirmed the iPhone Duo release date as Friday, Oct. 23, with preorders opening a week
- Health
WHO says Yemen's health system is near 'breaking point'
The WHO says renewed fighting in Yemen has caused 4,481 casualties including 838 deaths since August, displaced 180,500 people and pushed hospitals to the brink.
- Health
Pakistan reports fifth polio case of 2026 in a 17-month-old girl from Bannu
A 17-month-old girl in Bannu has polio, Pakistan's fifth case this year and the fourth from Bannu Division, where insecurity is hampering vaccination teams.
- Punjab
11 children injured as school van catches fire in Murree
A Suzuki Bolan school van veered off Bara Hotar Link Road in Murree and caught fire, injuring 11 children aged 4 to 14, three of them with severe burns.
- Sindh
Bodies of three fishermen recovered after boat capsizes off Karachi's Sea View
A boat carrying five fishermen developed a fault and capsized near Sea View. Two were rescued, and the bodies of the other three were recovered on Tuesday.
- Sindh
MDCAT 2026 results: Shikarpur girl tops with 179 of 180, no Karachi candidate in top 20
A female candidate from Shikarpur scored 179 of 180 in the Sindh MDCAT, while Karachi's best result ranked 21st. About half of the 33,336 candidates passed.
- Other Sports
Djokovic says body 'feeling good' ahead of China Open comeback, where he has never lost
Novak Djokovic, 39, returns at the China Open in Beijing against Nuno Borges, after back and shoulder problems ended his US Open in the first round.
- Europe
UK to reopen refugee resettlement scheme, with Afghan women and girls and Palestinians among those expected
Britain will reopen a UN-backed refugee scheme, Shabana Mahmood said, with about a quarter of places expected for Afghan women and girls and Palestinians.
- Health
28.2 million children vaccinated in weeklong polio campaign; three Punjab districts to follow
About 273,000 workers vaccinated 28.2 million children across 112 districts, while the drive in Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur was postponed.
- Economy
FPCCI asks FBR to extend tax return deadline to October 31, citing IRIS portal glitches
With returns due on September 30, the FPCCI wants a one-month extension, saying slowdowns on the FBR's IRIS portal are stopping taxpayers from filing.
- Entertainment
Taylor Swift breaks VMA record as Madonna wins Artist of the Year and Nirvana take the Vanguard award
Swift's 31st Moonman put her past Beyonce, and she won Video of the Year, but Madonna took Artist of the Year and Nirvana received the Video Vanguard award.
