News from 24 October 2026

News from 24 October 2026

1. Shan Masood dropped; Taha, Suleman, Sameer earn Test call-upsCricket · 24 Oct, 23:42
2. Diamer Basha Dam project: Power China-IKAN JV gets HM-1 dealBusiness · 24 Oct, 23:31
3. Google Play System update error is a harmless date glitchTech · 24 Oct, 23:10
4. Rights and Anti-Corruption Disclosure Lag at Listed FirmsBusiness · 24 Oct, 22:43
5. Riyal and dirham against PKR, INR and Taka this weekBusiness · 24 Oct, 22:33
6. Sindh biogas project: five plants to turn manure into energyBusiness · 24 Oct, 22:23
7. Geely Auto enters Pakistan via Bestway, unveils EX2 and EX5Autos · 24 Oct, 22:23
8. Block's Dessa voice model runs locally, not yet publicAI · 24 Oct, 21:52
9. Blasting near Swat Motorway tunnel alarms heritage expertsPakistan · 24 Oct, 21:36
10. AI Political Bias Study: Grok and GPT Favour Rival US PartiesAI · 24 Oct, 21:21
11. PSX outlook today: SBP rate call and Mideast tensions in focusBusiness · 24 Oct, 21:06
12. Section 144 imposed in South Waziristan over security concernsPakistan · 24 Oct, 20:50
13. KP Health Department Suspends All Recruitment in DistrictsPakistan · 24 Oct, 20:35
14. Fuel dealers urge consumers to avoid panic buying in PakistanBusiness · 24 Oct, 20:20
15. Ushna, Mahin lead Pakistan into Billie Jean King Cup finalCricket · 24 Oct, 20:04
16. K-Electric loadshedding schedule widens to Karachi exempt areasPakistan · 24 Oct, 19:49
17. Mohsin Naqvi NADRA visit finds staff absent at Lahore centerPakistan · 24 Oct, 19:34
18. Swat Hathi-lar heritage site: activists seek halt to quarryingPakistan · 24 Oct, 19:19
19. NHA told to prioritise financially viable road projectsBusiness · 24 Oct, 19:18
20. Saudi civil defence warns of potential danger in Makkah, JeddahWorld · 24 Oct, 19:03
21. Maryam Nawaz says Lahore scooty rider refused to slap attackerPakistan · 24 Oct, 18:48
22. CTI Merit List 2026 Out: Punjab HED Publishes Provisional EntriesJobs · 24 Oct, 18:33
23. Babar Azam leads Pakistan squad with three Test debutantsCricket · 24 Oct, 18:24
24. Court cancels Asad Qaiser's arrest warrants in Nov 26 casePakistan · 24 Oct, 18:09
25. Pakistan Companies Act 2017 changes: 170 tweaks to ease businessBusiness · 24 Oct, 17:54
26. Pakistan Railways declares emergency, cancels all field leavePakistan · 24 Oct, 17:38
27. New nursing, midwifery institutions face six-month PNMC banPakistan · 24 Oct, 17:23
28. Riphah seeks Pakistan's first AI hospital with Chinese firmAI · 24 Oct, 17:07
29. Two Blue Area towers up to 659 feet get CDA in-principle nodPakistan · 24 Oct, 16:58
30. Multan rape case: family held at gunpoint near Wan ChhattaPakistan · 24 Oct, 16:42
31. Profit repatriation reaches $2.305bn in FY2025-26, NA toldBusiness · 24 Oct, 16:26
32. Pakistan Rejects Khalilzad Claim It Is Arming Afghans Against TalibanPakistan · 24 Oct, 16:26
33. Four held in Islamabad as NCCIA probes child exploitation networkPakistan · 24 Oct, 16:10
34. Arshad Nadeem withdraws, Mohammad Yasir wins javelin goldCricket · 24 Oct, 15:55
35. Authorities restrict movement in two South Waziristan districtsPakistan · 24 Oct, 15:40
36. KTBA flags IRIS wealth balance issue for returning PakistanisBusiness · 24 Oct, 15:25
37. Punjab suspends Lahore food controller over flour shortagePakistan · 24 Oct, 15:09
38. SHC Flags Delay in Missing Persons JIT, Calls for StepsPakistan · 24 Oct, 15:09
39. Rain Intensifies Cold in Punjab as PMD Forecasts HailPakistan · 24 Oct, 14:54
40. Islamabad Traffic Update: Kashmir Chowk Closed Oct 24 and 25Pakistan · 24 Oct, 14:54
41. OGDC Ranks First Among 104 Listed Firms for TransparencyBusiness · 24 Oct, 14:38
42. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government tightens rules on public fundsPakistan · 24 Oct, 14:22
43. Maryam Nawaz halts Punjab Model Village project, orders probePakistan · 24 Oct, 14:07
44. Israel orders West Bank lockdown before Tuesday's electionWorld · 24 Oct, 13:52
45. ICT Police get mandatory weekly off under new leave policyPakistan · 24 Oct, 13:37
46. Cabinet approves 170 amendments to Companies Act, 2017Business · 24 Oct, 13:22
47. Tank curfew: movement barred 6am-7pm amid security concernsPakistan · 24 Oct, 13:07
48. PU suspends two senior professors over illegal promotionsPakistan · 24 Oct, 12:52
49. Dir, Bajaur move against ghost employees in health, educationPakistan · 24 Oct, 12:37
50. Karachi University audit panel has 15 working days to reportJobs · 24 Oct, 12:21
51. Bill Gates AI warning: two decades of upheaval, jobs at riskAI · 24 Oct, 12:06
52. Pakistan petroleum supplies face doubt as Senate seeks planPakistan · 24 Oct, 12:06
53. Sindh names DIG Irfan Ali Baloch to lead Mir Raza probePakistan · 24 Oct, 11:51
54. Naqvi says cybercrime agency NCCIA has too few investigatorsPakistan · 24 Oct, 11:36
55. Companies Act amendments: 170 changes approved by cabinetBusiness · 24 Oct, 11:21
56. Afghan forces resume construction at disputed Torkham checkpostPakistan · 24 Oct, 11:06
57. Punjab medicines contract of Rs145m faces inquiry over delaysPakistan · 24 Oct, 10:50
58. UAE oil spill nears Siniyah islands and threatens marine lifeWorld · 24 Oct, 10:35
59. Election Commission re-describes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seatsPakistan · 24 Oct, 10:20
60. SAU plans drone training for agri engineers with Al-KaramJobs · 24 Oct, 10:05
61. Attock district records 30,585 undocumented foreign nationalsPakistan · 24 Oct, 09:57
62. 28th Amendment debate is premature, says PPP's Nisar KhuhroPakistan · 24 Oct, 09:42
63. Sardar Awais Leghari bars manual detection billing by DiscosBusiness · 24 Oct, 09:27
64. Mansehra Afghan crackdown: tighter checks on 1,700 AfghansPakistan · 24 Oct, 09:11
65. KSE-100 closes below 163,000 as Middle East tensions riseBusiness · 24 Oct, 08:56
66. PTI's Asad Qaiser gets interim bail in Sangjani protest casePakistan · 24 Oct, 08:41
67. PPP asks Senate for briefing on petrol supply and rationingPakistan · 24 Oct, 08:26
68. Govt renews talks offer to Mahmood Khan Achakzai amid KP rowPakistan · 24 Oct, 08:10
69. 1Password for AI agents: Login Approval Without PasswordsAI · 24 Oct, 07:55
70. Election Commission says KP constituencies stay as in 2024Pakistan · 24 Oct, 07:40
71. 517 undocumented Afghans arrested in a week, IOM report saysPakistan · 24 Oct, 07:25
72. Election Commission drafts AI curbs for campaigns and mediaAI · 24 Oct, 07:10
73. Tank curfew shuts Ranwal, Jandola bazaars for SaturdayPakistan · 24 Oct, 07:10
74. IHC summons CDA chairman over G-6 police flats evictionPakistan · 24 Oct, 06:54
75. FBR super tax: Exporters covered by abolition, Senate toldBusiness · 24 Oct, 06:39
76. Urea Price Falls From April Peak as China Resumes SuppliesBusiness · 24 Oct, 06:39
77. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz pays tribute to four policemenPakistan · 24 Oct, 06:24
78. Fraud claim needs proof: SC on registered sale deed signaturesPakistan · 24 Oct, 06:08
79. Former FATA cases: Supreme Court seeks Attorney General's inputPakistan · 24 Oct, 05:53
80. Two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank checkpoint attackWorld · 24 Oct, 05:38
81. Gwadar terrorist attack: one civilian killed, 10 terrorists deadPakistan · 24 Oct, 05:23
82. SPI-based weekly inflation rate Pakistan up 0.65 percentBusiness · 24 Oct, 05:08
83. Petroleum levy protest: JI announces 150-city protestsPakistan · 24 Oct, 04:53
84. Dark web case: 42 suspects, 12 of them juveniles, under probePakistan · 24 Oct, 04:28
85. India Disputes Trump's Claim on Ending India-Pakistan ConflictWorld · 24 Oct, 03:52
86. FSc Pre-Medical Eligibility Criteria Unchanged, PM&DC ConfirmsJobs · 24 Oct, 03:29
87. Strait of Hormuz: Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt seek open sea lanesWorld · 24 Oct, 03:22
88. OpenAI AI security push: training top models without internetAI · 24 Oct, 03:05
89. Pakistan mining sector investment: Reko Diq and Sindh lithiumBusiness · 24 Oct, 02:45
90. German president meets Zardari, praises Pakistan's dispute roleWorld · 24 Oct, 02:29
91. Weekly inflation in Pakistan rises to 11.85% on flour pricesBusiness · 24 Oct, 02:13
92. US-Russia prisoner release: inmates describe abuse of HubbardWorld · 24 Oct, 01:48
93. Apple Foldable Phone Hits Stores at About $2,000, Scarce SupplyTech · 24 Oct, 01:32
94. KP mining contracts: NAB seeks records over Rs4.93bn auctionsPakistan · 24 Oct, 01:17
95. Punjab Child Marriage Act Rules Not Yet Framed, Group SaysPakistan · 24 Oct, 01:17
96. Uthal bus accident kills at least 12, injures 22 at Zero PointPakistan · 24 Oct, 01:01
97. Block's Dessa, a speech AI trained only on human conversationAI · 24 Oct, 00:46
98. Experts warn of fresh outages as AI cybersecurity threats growAI · 24 Oct, 00:30
99. Netanyahu says West Bank operation will be largest since 1967World · 24 Oct, 00:16
100. Sultan of Johor Cup Final: Pakistan Hold Japan 2-2, AdvanceTrending · 24 Oct, 00:01