Sindh
Karachi raises official beef and mutton rates by up to Rs100 a kilo
Karachi's commissioner raised official beef rates by Rs50 and mutton by Rs100 per kg, but market prices run well above the notified rates.
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- Economy
Record reserves of $26.9bn, but external debt has doubled in a decade
Pakistan's total foreign exchange reserves hit a record $26.86bn, but the World Bank says external debt rose from $68.7bn in 2015 to $135.1bn in 2025.
- Islamabad
PTI raises alarm over Imran Khan's health and asks CJP to act
PTI's core committee voiced grave concern over Imran Khan's health after reports of a blood pressure spike and asked the CJP to enforce treatment orders.
- Islamabad
Turkiye to help Pakistan make its own foot-and-mouth vaccine
Turkiye will send a technical team to help Pakistan produce foot-and-mouth disease vaccine at home, as Islamabad targets disease-free zones and meat exports.
- Punjab
Fire hotspots near Lahore up 15% on last year as smog builds
A satellite analysis found 3,712 fire hotspots within 300 km of Lahore in a week, 2,753 of them in Pakistan, 15 per cent more than last year, as PM2.5 rose.
- Islamabad
IHC fixes November 10 for Imran, Bushra appeals in £190m case
The Islamabad High Court will hear Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi's appeals in the £190m Al-Qadir Trust case on November 10, with a final chance for their lawyer.
- Islamabad
Cabinet approves new banknote designs and a Rs10 coin
The cabinet approved new banknote designs with stronger security features and a Rs10 coin to replace the Rs10 note, and ratified a defence pact with Kuwait.
- Economy
Mega dams' cost rises to Rs3.5tr as ECC approves Rs275bn
The ECC approved Rs275bn for water projects as the cost of the Diamer-Bhasha, Dasu and Mohmand dams rose 176 per cent to Rs3.5 trillion, officials said.
- Economy
FBR chairman says government intends to scrap super tax
FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial said the super tax rate was already cut by two points and that work has begun on removing it gradually.
- Sindh
SSGC fixes three daily gas slots for homes as govt overhauls LPG market
SSGC will supply gas to homes in Sindh and Balochistan at breakfast, lunch and dinner hours this winter, as the government moves to auction LPG.
- Economy
Sindh cuts wheat release price by Rs500 to Rs4,500 per 40kg
Sindh's cabinet cut the wheat release price from Rs5,000 to Rs4,500 per 40kg, with flour falling Rs15 to Rs17 a kilo; it also approved a $1bn urban plan.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Fazl hints at street agitation at Mansehra workers' convention
JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman told a Mansehra convention his party will not let the government 'plunder' resources and hinted at launching a street agitation.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
291 refugee-camp teachers protest UNHCR layoffs in Peshawar
Hundreds of Pakistani teachers who taught Afghan children in UNHCR-run camps protested in Peshawar after 291 were dismissed on Oct 31 without compensation.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Polio supervisor abducted in Khyber's Jamrud during vaccination drive
A polio team supervisor, Jalil Khan, was abducted in Jamrud's Chapri area during the seven-day campaign, the DPO said; police are searching for him.
- Islamabad
Chinese party envoy meets Shehbaz and Asim Munir, urges deeper political ties
Liu Haixing of China's Communist Party met PM Shehbaz and Field Marshal Munir, calling for deeper political and institutional exchanges.
- Sindh
ECP serves MQM-P a show-cause notice over missed party elections
The ECP gave MQM-P 14 days to explain why it did not hold intra-party elections by the extended deadline, warning that its electoral symbol could be withheld.
- Punjab
Lahore police report clears five suspects of rape in foreign women case
An incomplete Lahore police report charges three suspects with sexually assaulting two foreign women and five others only with detention and extortion.
- Pakistan
Supreme Court: a civil servant's violence at home can be misconduct
The Supreme Court upheld the compulsory retirement of an IB employee accused of setting his wife on fire, saying respect for women is a duty of public servants.
- Pakistan
Govt asks PPP and MQM for nominees to electoral reforms committee
The government asked the PPP and MQM to name members for an electoral reforms committee, with PML-N holding nine seats, PPP five and MQM one.
- Pakistan
Islamabad court grants bail to Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha
An Islamabad anti-terrorism court granted bail to Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha in a road-blockade case, days after a 10-year sentence in another.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Two policemen martyred on way to polio duty in Mohmand
Gunmen killed two policemen heading to polio team security in Mohmand, while four polio workers are missing in Tank during a campaign targeting 24m children.
- Economy
PM Shehbaz tells SBP to show banks no leniency on SME and farm loans
PM Shehbaz Sharif told the SBP and finance ministry not to go easy on banks that are slow lending to farmers, SMEs and Apna Ghar borrowers.
- Economy
Adrian Hamilton-Manns becomes PIA's new chief executive
PIA's board has appointed Adrian Hamilton-Manns, a former SalamAir and FlyArystan chief, as chief executive, replacing AVM Amir Hayat after 4.5 years.
- Economy
Consumer inflation eases to 9.6pc in October from 10.3pc
Pakistan's annual consumer inflation slowed to 9.6pc in October from 10.3pc as food prices eased, but transport and electricity costs kept rising, PBS says.
- Punjab
PTI lawyer meets Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in Adiala for 40 minutes
PTI lawyer Barrister Salman Safdar met Imran Khan after seven months and Bushra Bibi after 11 months at Adiala jail, saying 40 minutes was not enough.
- Energy
Petrol cut by Rs3.4 and diesel by Rs7.76 for November 3
Petrol falls Rs3.4 to Rs374.51 and diesel Rs7.76 to Rs395.20 for November 3, as the government says refineries will absorb Rs15bn a month to hold prices down.
- Economy
Pakistan takes over SCO Interbank Consortium chair for 2026-27
Pakistan has assumed the chairmanship of the SCO Interbank Consortium for 2026-27, with HBL's Sultan Ali Allana at the helm, alongside its overall SCO chair.
- Economy
Pakistan weighs tokenising its Eurobond debt, finance minister says
Finance Minister Aurangzeb said Pakistan is reviewing tokenising its existing Eurobonds and will seek cabinet approval before inviting proposals.
- Punjab
Punjab tells LHC a convicted civilian cannot claim fundamental rights
Punjab told the LHC that Hassaan Khan Niazi, convicted in a May 9 case, has no fundamental rights claim and his petition against his army trial should go.
- Energy
Govt revises petrol pricing formula to cut refinery premiums for 30 days
The cabinet changed how petrol is priced: import prices will follow actual PSO cargo costs and refinery premiums freeze at March 7 levels for 30 days.
