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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Americas
Muslim Americans win at least 36 races in the US midterms
Muslim Americans won or led in at least 36 races, including Abdul El-Sayed, the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, after campaigns shaped by Gaza and Iran.
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.
World
UN Security Council backs Pakistan-led statement on diplomacy in wartime
The UN Security Council adopted a Pakistan-initiated presidential statement on the role of diplomacy during active hostilities, urging mediation and ceasefires.
Markets
Asian stocks plunge as the AI sell-off spreads from Wall Street
Asian markets plunged on Friday after the Nasdaq fell 5.5%, with chipmakers, SoftBank and AI cloud firms hit as investors feared tougher rules on AI.
Middle East
Trump says he may have to 'destroy the rest' of Iran
Trump said in the Oval Office he may have to 'destroy the rest' of Iran, as the IRGC claimed two more US drones were downed over Qeshm Island.
Opinion
After the Midterms: What the World Expects from Washington
Democrats are projected to have taken Congress. Bilal Javed on what a divided Washington means for trade, Ukraine, China, South Asia and global markets.
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.
Islamabad
UN panel welcomes Pakistan's marriage-age law, flags bonded labour
A UN rights committee welcomed Pakistan's 2025 law setting 18 as the minimum marriage age but pressed it on child brides, bonded labour and flood recovery.
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.
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.