News from 28 October 2026

News from 28 October 2026

1. Afghanistan aid: 91% of $8bn lacks public spending detailWorld · 28 Oct, 23:58
2. Trump Iran peace deal a 'waste of time', president saysWorld · 28 Oct, 23:55
3. Amazon Echo Show 16 debuts with aluminum design, better audioTech · 28 Oct, 23:45
4. Gold rebounds to Rs425,636 a tola as Pakistan rates climbBusiness · 28 Oct, 23:35
5. Punjab government jobs open across multiple departmentsJobs · 28 Oct, 23:31
6. Brent near $92 as World Bank flags 2026 commodity spikeBusiness · 28 Oct, 23:31
7. Govt assures fortnightly shift in petrol price reviewsBusiness · 28 Oct, 23:29
8. JUI-F proposes new charter of democracy; PTI signals yesPakistan · 28 Oct, 23:29
9. Ahsan Iqbal: poverty climbs to 28.9% after 2018 setbackBusiness · 28 Oct, 23:19
10. 45 NUST scientists make Stanford-Elsevier top 2% listJobs · 28 Oct, 23:19
11. Islamabad calls Afghan Angoor Adda account a fabricationPakistan · 28 Oct, 23:09
12. Barseen Bridge opens on Dasu relocated KKH; Diamer Basha reviewedPakistan · 28 Oct, 22:59
13. Karachi Board 9th Science Result 2026 Out From 5:30pmJobs · 28 Oct, 22:51
14. Petrol cut to Rs376.06, diesel up to Rs398.07 from Oct 28Business · 28 Oct, 22:41
15. Shahdara Dam may give Islamabad 5-10 MGD more waterPakistan · 28 Oct, 22:05
16. Naqvi informs NA of 5,143 CT raids, 2,410 militants deadPakistan · 28 Oct, 22:05
17. Waddle World Meta app limited to adult users in PhilippinesAI · 28 Oct, 21:54
18. Musadik Malik announces $10m clean-air startup fundBusiness · 28 Oct, 21:44
19. Hulunbuir widens China used cars export toward PakistanBusiness · 28 Oct, 21:44
20. PTI to file Islamabad nominations in every ward Nov 2-6Pakistan · 28 Oct, 21:34
21. Justice Tahir seeks AG brief on Passport Rules challengePakistan · 28 Oct, 21:24
22. Gas bowser explosion near Sukkur kills 2, injures 4Pakistan · 28 Oct, 21:14
23. Facebook tops PTA takedown compliance at 38.1 percentTech · 28 Oct, 21:04
24. Lahore tandoors defy fixed rates as roti climbs to Rs20Pakistan · 28 Oct, 20:54
25. 51,000-tonne wheat shipment docks; flour prices may easeBusiness · 28 Oct, 20:54
26. Court orders five PTI figures held in Peshawar radio fire casePakistan · 28 Oct, 20:44
27. 1 civilian killed, 5 hurt in KP cross-border mortar firePakistan · 28 Oct, 20:44
28. Mobilink Microfinance Bank wins SBP digital retail bank nodBusiness · 28 Oct, 20:33
29. Afghan GDI coercing false video confessions blaming PakistanWorld · 28 Oct, 20:23
30. ASF announces 69 Balochistan quota vacancies for 2026Jobs · 28 Oct, 20:13
31. Punjab opens She Threads registration with Rs15,000 stipendJobs · 28 Oct, 19:56
32. JI protest postponed as panel formed on fuel reliefPakistan · 28 Oct, 19:46
33. Madrid-Seville line crash leaves at least 64 dead in SpainWorld · 28 Oct, 19:36
34. PM Shehbaz reviews Rs500 billion dues to CPEC power firmsBusiness · 28 Oct, 19:26
35. Child deaths from dirty air hit 56,725 in Pakistan in 2023Pakistan · 28 Oct, 19:26
36. Multi-faith leaders back fatwa barring suicide bombingsPakistan · 28 Oct, 19:16
37. Apple may end long resistance to touchscreen Mac laptopsTech · 28 Oct, 19:16
38. Chunian THQ surgery: towel reportedly left in woman's abdomenPakistan · 28 Oct, 19:06
39. PTA blocks WhatsApp accounts on inactive, cancelled SIMsTech · 28 Oct, 18:56
40. HEC digitally attests 139,021 academic documents onlineJobs · 28 Oct, 18:47
41. Cheema seeks longer defect liability on public projectsBusiness · 28 Oct, 18:37
42. Punjab AI unit seeks 78 staff in 40 roles, deadline Nov 12AI · 28 Oct, 18:27
43. AIOU and UK educator agree joint training for job readinessJobs · 28 Oct, 18:22
44. PECTAA rechecks Punjab nursery to Grade 5 books for mistakesPakistan · 28 Oct, 18:12
45. PM orders Alibaba digitalisation work finished by NovemberAI · 28 Oct, 17:52
46. LHC judge resigns citing 26th, 27th constitutional amendmentsPakistan · 28 Oct, 17:42
47. Apple M6 MacBook Pro starts at $1,999 in 35 marketsAI · 28 Oct, 17:32
48. 93% local phones reshape FBR handset tax identificationTech · 28 Oct, 17:22
49. Nawaz Sharif Medical District Lahore gets Rs18.78bn approvalPakistan · 28 Oct, 17:12
50. Domestic users may get gas only at meal times in winterPakistan · 28 Oct, 17:02
51. PDWP refers Rs20.8bn Lilla Interchange dualization to PSDPPakistan · 28 Oct, 17:02
52. Mohsin Naqvi says platforms meet under half of content requestsPakistan · 28 Oct, 16:52
53. Shehbaz pushes school reforms, free lunch in IslamabadJobs · 28 Oct, 16:42
54. One-China policy Pakistan shuts skies to Taiwanese carriersPakistan · 28 Oct, 16:32
55. Babar Azam score today: Smith sees big knock comingCricket · 28 Oct, 16:21
56. Marco Jansen tops Test bowling and all-rounder rankingsCricket · 28 Oct, 16:11
57. Munib Akhtar takes oath as Acting Chief Justice in IslamabadPakistan · 28 Oct, 16:01
58. Archroma Pakistan profit jumps nearly 67% to Rs2bnBusiness · 28 Oct, 15:51
59. Centre unveils $18bn Pakistan water infrastructure investment planPakistan · 28 Oct, 15:41
60. PSCA hiring: salaries from Rs40,000 to Rs323,810Jobs · 28 Oct, 15:38
61. Saudi cabinet backs Pakistan and Qatar mediation workPakistan · 28 Oct, 15:28
62. Janakpur sends Iftikhar, Hunain home after PCB blockCricket · 28 Oct, 15:28
63. ICC fines Haris Rauf 20% for spirit of game breachCricket · 28 Oct, 15:17
64. 9 terrorists killed in Kachhi and Wadh, PM pays tributePakistan · 28 Oct, 15:07
65. KP proposes £180,000 AI irrigation at six research farmsAI · 28 Oct, 14:57
66. SPSC to show CBT scores immediately in all future testsJobs · 28 Oct, 14:56
67. NEC puts piracy under AML Act with jail and Rs25m finePakistan · 28 Oct, 14:52
68. HEC paperless system handles 73,146 degree cases since MayJobs · 28 Oct, 14:42
69. PSO import cost to set local LPG producer price capsBusiness · 28 Oct, 14:41
70. SBP aims for $23bn reserves by December after year of buyingBusiness · 28 Oct, 14:37
71. APTMA: Karachi CAU move would worsen clearance delaysBusiness · 28 Oct, 14:27
72. PPL shareholders adopt FY2026 accounts, Rs6 payoutBusiness · 28 Oct, 14:17
73. Hubco Q1 profit of Rs12.8bn; company declares Rs5 DPSBusiness · 28 Oct, 14:17
74. PTI to field candidates on all 125 Islamabad LG seatsPakistan · 28 Oct, 14:07
75. Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan agrees to buy Port Qasim plantBusiness · 28 Oct, 13:57
76. Saudi Arabia leads Middle East with 1.2m Pakistani jobsPakistan · 28 Oct, 13:56
77. LPG remains Rs550 per kg in Lahore after Rs50 dropBusiness · 28 Oct, 13:56
78. Pakistan Railways Jobs 2026 Open for 829 Balochistan PostsJobs · 28 Oct, 13:56
79. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani quits LHC over health, consciencePakistan · 28 Oct, 13:46
80. Punjab EPA demolishes 197 brick kilns in month-long pushPakistan · 28 Oct, 13:36
81. Indus Motor sales hit Rs74bn as volumes climb to 13,260Business · 28 Oct, 13:26
82. PCB and Allied Bank MoU to boost school cricket nationwideCricket · 28 Oct, 13:15
83. Peshawar Safe City adds aerial watch across five kilometresPakistan · 28 Oct, 13:05
84. Centcom says US forces remain vigilant in Hormuz StraitWorld · 28 Oct, 12:55
85. Kundi condemns Afghan raid that killed one in South WaziristanPakistan · 28 Oct, 12:44
86. KP confirms four new mpox cases; Peshawar leads with fivePakistan · 28 Oct, 12:34
87. PM Chromebook Scheme 2026 Quotas and Online Portal GuideJobs · 28 Oct, 12:23
88. Winter gas plan for Nov 2026–Feb 2027 goes to PMBusiness · 28 Oct, 12:21
89. Shehbaz and JI move to extend fuel relief to dieselPakistan · 28 Oct, 12:10
90. Rs352.5m R&D Fund backing SPARK, ELEVATE for FY 2026-27Tech · 28 Oct, 12:00
91. UN Gaza report tallies 1,431 Gazans killed since 2025 dealWorld · 28 Oct, 11:50
92. Pakistan Petroleum earns Rs99bn, adds 11 gas discoveriesPakistan · 28 Oct, 11:40
93. Pakistan urges UN Security Council Iran diplomacy routePakistan · 28 Oct, 11:31
94. FBR IRIS filing rules would bind firms to portal formatsBusiness · 28 Oct, 11:21
95. SK Hynix profit jumps seven-fold; HBM sold out until 2029Business · 28 Oct, 11:11
96. PTI to back 28th Amendment only if Imran Khan is freedPakistan · 28 Oct, 11:01
97. World Bank floats $600m Pakistan package for agribusiness rulesBusiness · 28 Oct, 10:50
98. Punjab restores five medical college names under ordinancePakistan · 28 Oct, 10:40
99. Punjab Health Card stays open as fund delay hits surgeriesPakistan · 28 Oct, 10:29
100. Pakistan invites Qatar investment as D-8 presses $500bn goalBusiness · 28 Oct, 10:18
101. BKMC inducts three FCPS neonatology fellows for KP firstPakistan · 28 Oct, 10:08
102. Haroon Akhtar leads SMEDA push for rural entrepreneursBusiness · 28 Oct, 09:57
103. Mike Smith backs Babar, Fakhar after Gaddafi Stadium collapseCricket · 28 Oct, 09:36
104. Jamaat-e-Islami defers Islamabad march after fuel-levy talksPakistan · 28 Oct, 08:59
105. PPL lifts FY2025-26 dividend to 120pc after Rs99bn gainBusiness · 28 Oct, 08:49
106. PSX KSE-100 index gains 1,429 points amid rate hikeBusiness · 28 Oct, 08:38
107. US Iran war bill climbs above $47 billion since FebruaryWorld · 28 Oct, 08:28
108. Saudi refinery attack renews oil supply risk, lifts pricesBusiness · 28 Oct, 08:23
109. Two die in Shangla staircase collapse at Aloch BazaarPakistan · 28 Oct, 08:13
110. FIA Multan Zone detains six in visa, CNIC casesPakistan · 28 Oct, 08:02
111. Quetta meeting backs Balochistan doctors' strike Nov 1Pakistan · 28 Oct, 07:52
112. Oil prices fall $2 as US-Iran peace talks ease fearsBusiness · 28 Oct, 07:46
113. Amazon poured about $18bn into Anthropic before IPOAI · 28 Oct, 07:36
114. Makkah pact partners hold Tehran dialogue amid Gulf tensionPakistan · 28 Oct, 07:16
115. SC adjourns rape appeal after three DNA and disability queriesPakistan · 28 Oct, 07:06
116. Riyadh supports Qatar, Pakistan push for regional calmWorld · 28 Oct, 06:54
117. 500 girls set for Dhee Rani weddings in FaisalabadPakistan · 28 Oct, 06:43
118. Islamabad High Court rules PTI MPO detention pleas spentPakistan · 28 Oct, 06:32
119. PSCA detects 2,419 environmental violations across PunjabPakistan · 28 Oct, 06:22
120. FCCP: lease or long possession does not own govt landPakistan · 28 Oct, 06:12
121. NEPRA cites quota violations in CPPA-G open-merit hiringPakistan · 28 Oct, 06:01
122. Lahore crime crackdown ordered by CCPO on theft, burglaryPakistan · 28 Oct, 05:51
123. Mustafa Kamal signals local plant for three vaccines soonBusiness · 28 Oct, 05:40
124. Student death: Senate seeks open gold medalist probePakistan · 28 Oct, 05:29
125. Four-nation Tehran meeting ends without Iran ceasefireWorld · 28 Oct, 05:13
126. OpenAI sued as ChatGPT allegedly steered epilepsy taperAI · 28 Oct, 04:52
127. Lahore air pollution may shorten lives by up to 7 yearsPakistan · 28 Oct, 04:22
128. Electricity bill relief: govt to scrap 200-unit slabPakistan · 28 Oct, 04:09
129. Pakistan cricket team leaves for Hong Kong Sixes 2026Cricket · 28 Oct, 03:39
130. Bank of America tells clients: keep passwords off AI toolsAI · 28 Oct, 03:29
131. Pak Army hits Afghan border posts after Angoor Adda attackPakistan · 28 Oct, 03:18
132. 140 Punjab government vacancies listed through mid-NovJobs · 28 Oct, 03:05
133. Govt lifts currency transaction report threshold to Rs3mBusiness · 28 Oct, 02:55
134. Senate hears of sharp bill rise from 200 to 201 unitsBusiness · 28 Oct, 02:44
135. OpenAI math breakthroughs spark praise and access debateAI · 28 Oct, 02:34
136. IESCO plans 9am–2pm outages in Islamabad, RawalpindiPakistan · 28 Oct, 02:23
137. PM logs three dozen gifts including Kyrgyzstan goldPakistan · 28 Oct, 01:54
138. One civilian dead as Afghan fire strikes family house: sourcesPakistan · 28 Oct, 01:33
139. PTI leaders favour talks after Mashal criticises AfridiPakistan · 28 Oct, 01:23
140. PTCL warns of slower Pakistan internet until November 2Tech · 28 Oct, 01:12
141. UN Gaza report says genocide continued after 2025 truceWorld · 28 Oct, 01:02
142. Govt to finalise private equity policy within two weeksBusiness · 28 Oct, 00:52
143. Justice Ayesha Malik backs rethink of rape survivor blamePakistan · 28 Oct, 00:42
144. PTI links 28th Amendment backing to Imran Khan freedomPakistan · 28 Oct, 00:32
145. Pakistan Railways allocates 805 jobs to Quetta DivisionJobs · 28 Oct, 00:21
146. Pak ID NICOP: NADRA overseas services accept foreign SIMPakistan · 28 Oct, 00:13
147. Rangers pass four freed Pakistani fishermen to Edhi teamPakistan · 28 Oct, 00:02