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.
Karachi
Karachi: 26 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Sindh cuts wheat release price by Rs500 to Rs4,500 per 40kg. Key developments, background and analysis.
26 stories on Karachi since 27 September 2026; the latest was published on 4 November 2026.
Key developments
- Sindh cuts wheat release price by Rs500 to Rs4,500 per 40kgThe Sindh cabinet cut the official wheat release price by Rs500, from Rs5,000 to Rs4,500 per 40kg, after a dip in market prices, and told flour mills to pass the benefit to consumers.
- ECP serves MQM-P a show-cause notice over missed party electionsThe ECP issued a show-cause notice on October 26 to MQM-P for failing to hold intra-party elections by the extended deadline of October 15, 2026.
- Gujranwala bride murder suspect killed in alleged CCD encounterThe CCD said the prime suspect in the murder of a bride on her wedding day in Gujranwala, named as Sarfraz, was killed during an alleged exchange of fire.
- Flu cases double at Karachi hospitals as nights turn colderFlu cases at Karachi's Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre rose from 30 to 40 a day to 70 to 80 over the past week, its emergency chief Dr Irfan Siddiqui said.
- Karachi hospital sealed after newborn catches mpox from circumcision toolsThe Sindh Healthcare Commission sealed Ibne Hassan Hospital in Malir after a newborn tested positive for mpox.
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
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.
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
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.
Sindh
Sindh to make Mir Raza murder inquiry report public
Sindh's cabinet will publish the judicial report on Mir Raza Ali's murder probe, raised the CCE age limit to 33 and approved a $150m tax programme.
Sindh
Clifton residents protest construction over Nehr-i-Khayyam drain
Residents say covering Karachi's Nehr-i-Khayyam would narrow the drain, invite commercial use and raise flood risk, and want an impact assessment first.
Sindh
Railway police and KMC clash over Karachi road on railway land
A Rs780 million road linking Natha Khan Bridge and Gulistan-e-Jauhar is stalled after a clash between railway police and KMC city wardens over land ownership.
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.
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.
Economy
Flour up another Rs6 a kg as chakki owners reject wheat issue price
Karachi millers raised flour prices by Rs6 a kg, taking the week's rise to Rs20, while Hyderabad chakki owners and a PTI MPA attacked government wheat pricing.
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.