Punjab
Lahore's AQI passes 530 and Gujranwala hits 606
Lahore's AQI reached 535 and Gujranwala's 606 on Monday morning as crop fires surged across Punjab, and a new analysis questions October's improvement.
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- Islamabad
Terrorist attacks fell 37pc in October but kidnappings rose, PICSS says
PICSS counts 143 terrorist attacks in October against 226 in September, with deaths down 57pc; kidnappings rose 22pc to 88, mostly in Balochistan.
- Punjab
Two dead in stampede at TikToker's Sialkot event, six held
Sialkot police arrested six organisers after a stampede at TikToker Ansar Jatt's mehndi event killed two and injured 18; Jatt fled and is being sought.
- Islamabad
Pakistan embassy in Tehran calls reports of attack on envoy baseless
Pakistan's embassy in Tehran said social media reports that Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui was attacked at an event are baseless and factually incorrect.
- Punjab
DG ISPR says Pakistan is ahead of Taliban and India in readiness
DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told Reuters Pakistan is 'much ahead' of the Afghan Taliban and India in readiness and opposes isolating Afghanistan.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan hits back at fresh Afghan firing in Lower South Waziristan
Lower South Waziristan's deputy commissioner says Pakistani forces hit Afghan posts and mortar positions after unprovoked firing; no Pakistani casualties.
- Punjab
Gujranwala bride murder suspect killed in alleged CCD encounter
The CCD says the prime suspect in a Gujranwala bride's wedding-day murder was killed by his accomplices' fire in an alleged encounter; the claim is unverified.
- Islamabad
Senate told Noreen Niazi is getting care as PTI protests detentions
Minister Talal Chaudhry told the Senate Noreen Niazi is receiving care on doctors' advice; PTI and opposition senators demanded the release of detained women.
- Islamabad
Pakistan tells UN Taliban must act against terrorist groups in Afghanistan
Pakistan's UN envoy told the Third Committee the Taliban must act against the TTP and others, citing more than 4,700 Pakistani deaths in three years.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Army destroys Afghan Taliban posts after Angoor Adda firing
The army destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts near South Waziristan and Parachinar after Tuesday's firing on Angoor Adda killed a civilian.
- Economy
Weekly inflation at 11.32pc as tomato prices jump 35pc in a week
Pakistan's weekly SPI inflation was 11.32pc year on year in the week to Oct 29; tomatoes rose nearly 35pc in a week and LPG is more than double last year's.
- Islamabad
PPP asks opposition to join parliamentary committee on electoral reforms
A PPP delegation led by Sherry Rehman asked Senate Opposition Leader Raja Nasir Abbas to join an electoral reforms committee; he will reply after consultation.
- Balochistan
Five drones destroyed in Kharan; policeman martyred in Bajaur attack
Security forces destroyed five drones aimed at a checkpost in Kharan, Balochistan, while a policeman was martyred in an attack on a police post in Bajaur, KP.
- Punjab
LHC asks for separate plea on Noreen Niazi's treatment and family meetings
The LHC told counsel for Imran Khan's sister Noreen Niazi to file a separate plea for treatment and family meetings after she was moved to PIC from jail.
- Economy
US Fed holds rates steady, hints more hikes may come
The Federal Reserve kept its rate at 3.75-4pc in a 10-2 vote before the US midterms; markets see an 80pc chance of a hike in December.
- Punjab
Bus plunges into drain in Hafizabad, killing five and injuring 27
A passenger bus heading to Chiniot plunged into a drain near Fatehke in Hafizabad's Pindi Bhattian tehsil, killing five and injuring 27, Rescue 1122 said.
- Islamabad
Khawaja Asif hits back at Fazl over Tehran meeting jibe
Asif told the National Assembly no defence pact was discussed in Tehran and the meeting was not his ministry's mandate, after Fazlur Rehman mocked his absence.
- Islamabad
Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha sentenced to 10 years each
An anti-terrorism court sentenced lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha to 10 years each in the 2024 security breach case, with appeals still pending.
- Islamabad
2,410 terrorists killed in nine months, Interior Ministry tells NA
The Interior Ministry told the NA that 5,143 operations killed 2,410 terrorists in nine months, and admitted online extremism has had too little attention.
- Islamabad
Fazl proposes a new Charter of Democracy as PTI begins talks
JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman asked the government and opposition to agree a new Charter of Democracy; the PTI is consulting and an APC may be held on Nov 9 or 10.
- Islamabad
SC lets FIA reopen inquiry into officers linked to Greek boat tragedy
The Supreme Court upheld the reinstatement of 40 FIA officers sacked after the 2023 Greek boat tragedy but let the agency hold a fresh inquiry after a hearing.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Governor's rule in KP to end after six months, minister tells NA
Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry told the NA governor's rule in KP will end in six months, with a Rs160bn package aimed mainly at 12 worst-hit districts.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Court issues arrest warrants for Sohail Afridi in Radio Pakistan case
A Peshawar anti-terrorism court issued arrest warrants for ex-KP chief minister Sohail Afridi and four PTI men in the Radio Pakistan attack case.
- Balochistan
ISPR: nine terrorists killed in Balochistan's Kachhi and Wadh
ISPR says nine terrorists were killed in Kachhi and Wadh on October 26; police were ambushed in Khuzdar and gunmen fired inside a Noshki girls' college.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
One killed, five hurt as Afghan fire hits Angoor Adda; Kundi warns Kabul
Pakistani officials say Afghan forces fired on Angoor Adda in South Waziristan, killing a resident and hurting five; KP's governor warned the Taliban regime.
- Punjab
LHC's Justice Mohsin Kayani resigns, citing the executive's control
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resigned from the Lahore High Court, citing health and conscience, and said the 26th and 27th Amendments hurt judicial independence.
- Energy
Oil prices fall as US-Iran peace efforts ease supply fears
Brent fell on hopes of a US-Iran settlement and talks in Tehran, but Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia kept crude near six-month highs, Reuters reports.
- Sindh
Sindh IGP says peace has returned to riverine areas of upper Sindh
Sindh IGP Javed Alam Odho said anti-dacoit operations have largely restored peace in riverine upper Sindh and that sports and other social activities can resume.
- Balochistan
Balochistan Assembly disposes of resolution to end sardari system
The speaker disposed of a JI resolution to abolish the sardari system, saying a 1976 law already abolished it, setting off a heated row in the assembly.
- Islamabad
National Assembly passes seven bills before quorum collapses again
The National Assembly passed seven bills before quorum was lost on Monday; a Kashmir resolution was put off and ministers' absence drew criticism.
