News from 15 October 2026

News from 15 October 2026

1. Islamabad local elections stalled; ECP hearing on Oct 21Pakistan · 15 Oct, 23:49
2. Gilgit-Baltistan local polls: city corporations vote Dec 5Pakistan · 15 Oct, 23:33
3. Haroon Akhtar Khan forms four groups to modernize marble industryBusiness · 15 Oct, 23:17
4. Suthra Punjab Jobs: 524 Faisalabad Sanitary Worker VacanciesJobs · 15 Oct, 23:02
5. Bahrain New Work Rules Let Foreign Workers Take 90-Day JobsBusiness · 15 Oct, 22:47
6. SCBA election 2026 candidates list names Aman Khan, Amjad ShahPakistan · 15 Oct, 22:32
7. 750 prize bond draw 108: first prize Rs1.5 million, bond 347425Business · 15 Oct, 22:17
8. Tri-nation ODI tickets in Lahore start at Rs200 eachCricket · 15 Oct, 22:01
9. Pakistan Trade Data: September Deficit Widens to $3.53bnBusiness · 15 Oct, 21:46
10. Punjab Healthcare Commission jobs: Rs2,000 fee, Oct 28 deadlineJobs · 15 Oct, 21:31
11. Suspect held over assault on senior journalist Kashif HashmiPakistan · 15 Oct, 21:15
12. Pakistan foreign exchange reserves near $27bn as of Oct 9Business · 15 Oct, 20:59
13. Saudi Iran tensions: Riyadh says Tehran encourages HouthisWorld · 15 Oct, 20:44
14. PERA advertises 110 posts in Punjab, applications close October 29Jobs · 15 Oct, 20:29
15. Regulatory hurdles delay World Bank Connected Punjab fundingTech · 15 Oct, 20:29
16. Mohsin Naqvi says Afridi never joined military operationsPakistan · 15 Oct, 19:59
17. World Bank CPF Pakistan: Pledge to Fast-Track ImplementationBusiness · 15 Oct, 19:43
18. Emergency constitutional procedure: Dar cites Articles 232, 234Pakistan · 15 Oct, 19:28
19. Court orders arrest of 27 Civil Hospital Hyderabad staff in dengue death casePakistan · 15 Oct, 19:13
20. DGIP e-passport fee in Pakistan: Rs9,000 to Rs40,500Tech · 15 Oct, 18:57
21. IGI Investments offers to buy Matco's entire corn stakeBusiness · 15 Oct, 18:41
22. Dar and Fidan speak by phone on Gaza and the Iraq OIC sessionPakistan · 15 Oct, 18:26
23. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf calls for talks on party disputesPakistan · 15 Oct, 18:11
24. Jadoon seeks post-2019 Kashmir rights report from UNPakistan · 15 Oct, 17:55
25. Sherry Rehman: PTI lost golden chance of settlementPakistan · 15 Oct, 17:40
26. Punjab Textile Mills Seek 25 to 50 MW of Cheap PowerBusiness · 15 Oct, 17:27
27. Meezan Bank moves 7.5 million cards onto a new payments platformBusiness · 15 Oct, 17:26
28. PTI Leader Hammad Azhar Remanded 12 More Days in LahorePakistan · 15 Oct, 17:25
29. Supreme Court says a holiday deadline must be filed the day courts reopenPakistan · 15 Oct, 17:08
30. FIA Offloads Passenger at Multan Airport Over Greece PlanPakistan · 15 Oct, 17:07
31. Mike Hesson likely to continue as Pakistan Test head coachCricket · 15 Oct, 16:40
32. Pakistan Single Window talks in Bangkok cover e-commerce and taxBusiness · 15 Oct, 16:39
33. TTAP suspends talks with government until Imran Khan is metPakistan · 15 Oct, 16:38
34. Punjab adds 30-day remission for inmates who gain literacyPakistan · 15 Oct, 16:07
35. Justice Munib Akhtar CJP takes oath as acting chief justicePakistan · 15 Oct, 15:58
36. Punjab medical and dental fees raised to Rs50,000 tuitionPakistan · 15 Oct, 15:57
37. 2D Barcode Medicines Required to Curb Counterfeit DrugsPakistan · 15 Oct, 15:51
38. Pakistan crop loss of 20-40% after harvest, SECP chief saysBusiness · 15 Oct, 15:39
39. TECNO POVA Curve 2 5G: 8,000mAh phone priced PKR 99,999Tech · 15 Oct, 15:38
40. Swat CTD operation: police kill three wanted militants in KanjuPakistan · 15 Oct, 15:37
41. Settlers torch mosque in Mikhmas village, Israeli army saysWorld · 15 Oct, 15:33
42. Sindh offers tax breaks to Chinese firms in ShanghaiBusiness · 15 Oct, 13:51
43. Govt Defends DISCOs Privatisation as Senate Panel ObjectsBusiness · 15 Oct, 13:28
44. Dar and Egypt's FM agree on diplomacy to ease tensionsPakistan · 15 Oct, 13:08
45. Pakistan Tax Reforms Face High Risks Despite Moderate GainsBusiness · 15 Oct, 12:57
46. Discos Privatization in Pakistan: Senate Panel Raises CCI IssueBusiness · 15 Oct, 12:17
47. Murree Art Council fire under control after over 90 minutesPakistan · 15 Oct, 12:13
48. Pakistan, Oman deepen ties with six pacts at JMC sessionPakistan · 15 Oct, 12:10
49. Pakistan investment forum planned on sidelines of SCO summitBusiness · 15 Oct, 12:09
50. Jahangir Tareen sugar mills: LHC says audits must follow lawPakistan · 15 Oct, 12:06
51. UNDP chief poverty warning as Iran war drives up energy costsWorld · 15 Oct, 12:01
52. Assistant Commissioner robbery in Islamabad: G-13 home robbedPakistan · 15 Oct, 11:58
53. World Bank flags substantial risks to Pakistan's tax reformsBusiness · 15 Oct, 11:57
54. Police use tear gas, rounds on PTI supporters, party allegesPakistan · 15 Oct, 11:52
55. Dera Ismail Khan temple news: civil society stops demolitionPakistan · 15 Oct, 11:50
56. Sohail Afridi KP CM: Marwat's election challenge disposed ofPakistan · 15 Oct, 11:32
57. Pakistan school roof collapse reports, official toll awaitedPakistan · 15 Oct, 11:20
58. Jamaat-i-Islami Warns K-Electric of Citywide Protest in KarachiPakistan · 15 Oct, 11:13
59. Mobile Phone Tax in Pakistan: No Changes Beyond 2026-27 BudgetPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:59
60. Cancelled mutations cannot prove land ownership, SC rulesPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:59
61. Sindh Seeks Hubei Help on Farming, Tech and Vocational TrainingPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:59
62. Disconnected Sui gas connections face LNG tariff on restorationPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:59
63. Fiscal Deficit Falls to 2.6% of GDP, Aurangzeb SaysBusiness · 15 Oct, 10:59
64. Quetta hashish seizure: 60kg hidden in ambulance compartmentsPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:59
65. School Bus Safety Rules: Murree Police Add Fire ExtinguishersPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:59
66. Russian interior minister calls on Army chief in RawalpindiPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:58
67. Hospital says 32 students and a teacher died in the Peshawar school collapsePakistan · 15 Oct, 10:52
68. Punjab Prisoner Remission: 30-Day Cut for LiteracyPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:50
69. Substandard wheat supply KP: Millers give one-week deadlinePakistan · 15 Oct, 10:49
70. Off-grid captive power levy drops to Rs343 per MMBTU for AugustBusiness · 15 Oct, 10:49
71. Pakistan Hockey League soft-launched to revive national sportPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:49
72. Senate panel says Rs2.6tr in federal health and education spending was misusedPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:48
73. Discos Privatisation in Pakistan Needs No Fresh CCI ApprovalBusiness · 15 Oct, 10:48
74. CDA PET bottle ban: traders form joint committee in IslamabadBusiness · 15 Oct, 10:48
75. Gemstones Project Pakistan: PM Pushes Centres of ExcellencePakistan · 15 Oct, 10:47
76. Gold Price in Pakistan Today Holds at Rs430,766 Per TolaBusiness · 15 Oct, 10:32
77. Mir Raza murder case: DIG cites irregularities in early probePakistan · 15 Oct, 10:32
78. Rehman Baba train accident: FGIR to hold inquiry on Oct 17-18Pakistan · 15 Oct, 10:32
79. Petrol Price in Pakistan Today: Up Rs1.20, Diesel Down Re0.17Business · 15 Oct, 10:31
80. Punjab's One Dollar Cinema Plan Proposes Rs300-350 TicketsPakistan · 15 Oct, 10:22
81. State Bank posts interbank exchange rate for 12 to 14 OctoberBusiness · 15 Oct, 09:41
82. DIK Section 144 Extended as Administration Enforces BanPakistan · 15 Oct, 09:00
83. Oman-Pakistan relations: visa exemption and four deals signedPakistan · 15 Oct, 08:59
84. Sindh food minister sacks officials over wheat misappropriationPakistan · 15 Oct, 08:59
85. RDA Inflows Cross $14.15 Billion by End of SeptemberBusiness · 15 Oct, 08:59
86. 30 Doctors Fired in KP for Fraudulent Medical CredentialsPakistan · 15 Oct, 08:58
87. Afghan medical graduates in Pakistan barred from house jobsPakistan · 15 Oct, 08:58
88. Muhammad Aurangzeb Urges Lenders to Align Terms with RatingsPakistan · 15 Oct, 08:58
89. World Bank Pakistan tax reforms report finds moderate progressBusiness · 15 Oct, 08:58
90. FIA crackdown on illegal visa agents nets 190 suspectsPakistan · 15 Oct, 08:19
91. Pakistan, Oman form working groups on trade, oil and gasPakistan · 15 Oct, 08:08
92. Iran, Pakistan Discuss Mining Cooperation Amid $10bn Trade GoalBusiness · 15 Oct, 07:28
93. Pakistan's cotton crisis: 6.71m bales against 9.64m targetBusiness · 15 Oct, 06:48
94. Punjab Kabaddi team to train at Punjab Stadium before NZ tourCricket · 15 Oct, 06:08
95. Shakti Mata Temple theft: thieves take gold, cash, antiquesPakistan · 15 Oct, 05:28
96. Saudi barbers must hold health certificates under new rulesWorld · 15 Oct, 04:48
97. Araghchi says regional wars cause lasting environmental damageWorld · 15 Oct, 04:08
98. Pakistan China Joint Military Exercise Opens in XinjiangPakistan · 15 Oct, 03:25
99. Rana Sanaullah says delay on the KP threat could put the whole country at riskPakistan · 15 Oct, 03:25
100. PM Shehbaz Russia Meeting Discusses Trade and Security TiesPakistan · 15 Oct, 03:25
101. AI Management in Pakistan Needs Enforceable Global Safety NormsAI · 15 Oct, 03:23
102. Sadiq issues production orders for two detained PTI lawmakersPakistan · 15 Oct, 01:54
103. Shisha Cafe Closure in Islamabad: IHC Orders Halt Until RulesPakistan · 15 Oct, 01:54
104. Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20 Series: Sri Lanka Wins by 8 WicketsCricket · 15 Oct, 01:39
105. Punjab Zoo animal deaths hit lion cubs, crocodile at Sher BaghPakistan · 15 Oct, 00:59
106. Aurangzeb: subsidies must be targeted and time-boundBusiness · 15 Oct, 00:19