News from 30 October 2026

News from 30 October 2026

1. HEC rejects claim equating technology and engineering degreesJobs · 30 Oct, 23:59
2. Nehr-e-Khayyam Karachi faces SHC petition as work near donePakistan · 30 Oct, 23:57
3. Four government bills win majority vote in National AssemblyPakistan · 30 Oct, 23:47
4. Weekly inflation eases to 11.32pc as tomatoes jumpBusiness · 30 Oct, 23:47
5. Karachi court gives death, life terms in fake encounterPakistan · 30 Oct, 23:37
6. Samsung W27 priced from $2,850 with 200MP main cameraTech · 30 Oct, 23:27
7. Kohistan corruption scandal: NAB arrests Muhammad AyazPakistan · 30 Oct, 23:16
8. FIA holds LESCO lineman at Thokar Niaz Baig over bribePakistan · 30 Oct, 22:55
9. OpenAI doubles ChatGPT Pro limits without raising pricesAI · 30 Oct, 22:45
10. Pakistan Railways: 267 of 439 locomotives still runningPakistan · 30 Oct, 22:44
11. Ali Amin Gandapur joins PTI KP meet on Governor's RulePakistan · 30 Oct, 22:33
12. Lahore fintech AdalFi to raise up to Rs652m via share saleBusiness · 30 Oct, 22:23
13. PTA inspects 184 mobile sites in a week as monitored towers top 900Tech · 30 Oct, 22:17
14. Two urea plants shut after Middle East gas disruptionBusiness · 30 Oct, 22:06
15. Senate passes two bills; OGRA Amendment Bill introducedPakistan · 30 Oct, 21:56
16. Pakistan destroys Taliban border posts near South WaziristanPakistan · 30 Oct, 21:45
17. FD sees October inflation staying elevated at 9.5-10.5%Business · 30 Oct, 21:34
18. Islamabad Clean Air Compact adopted at Pak-EPA national conferencePakistan · 30 Oct, 21:24
19. PFA dumps 900kg unsafe beef after Kot Lakhpat raidPakistan · 30 Oct, 21:14
20. Rawalpindi man held for Rs545,000 Malaysia visa fraudPakistan · 30 Oct, 21:04
21. PSL 12 franchises face January 13 retention deadlineCricket · 30 Oct, 20:53
22. ECC allows EDF funds shift to commercial bank accountBusiness · 30 Oct, 20:43
23. Fake SIMs used in Rawalpindi scam targeting taxi driversPakistan · 30 Oct, 20:33
24. Cabinet ends five-year curb on commercial import used carsBusiness · 30 Oct, 20:23
25. SMEDA, Alibaba.com sign pact for 2,000 MSME onboardingsBusiness · 30 Oct, 20:23
26. Gold rate in Pakistan today: Rs420,536 after Rs5,100 fallBusiness · 30 Oct, 20:12
27. Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets to win ODI tri-series finalCricket · 30 Oct, 20:02
28. PMA threatens two-day strike unless FBR clinic raids endPakistan · 30 Oct, 19:52
29. Two Pakistan Rhodes winners set for Oxford in October 2027Jobs · 30 Oct, 19:52
30. Pakistan plans Hub oil storage and refining complexBusiness · 30 Oct, 19:42
31. ABHI Microfinance Bank seeks Rs3bn via PSX IPO in NovemberBusiness · 30 Oct, 19:32
32. Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan signs deal for P&G Karachi plantBusiness · 30 Oct, 19:22
33. Punjab allocates Rs500m for cardiac CT scanner at PICPakistan · 30 Oct, 19:11
34. PRIME pegs 30-unit map at Rs609bn to Rs730bn yearlyBusiness · 30 Oct, 18:55
35. FPCCI hosts Karachi seminar on AI for business growthAI · 30 Oct, 18:43
36. Runware builds Romania factory for modular AI data centersAI · 30 Oct, 18:33
37. Sherry Rehman leads PPP call on electoral reform committeePakistan · 30 Oct, 18:23
38. PIA adds three weekly flights from Islamabad to BirminghamPakistan · 30 Oct, 18:02
39. Musadik Malik, Saudi envoy review joint sector cooperationPakistan · 30 Oct, 17:51
40. Karachi hospitals report flu surge; Civil Hospital 50+ a dayPakistan · 30 Oct, 17:41
41. NHMP jobs 2026 include 80 Junior Patrolling OfficersJobs · 30 Oct, 17:31
42. PSCA chief collects IACP vehicle crime award in OrlandoPakistan · 30 Oct, 17:21
43. Wahab: Karachi cull like Turkey would face public campaignPakistan · 30 Oct, 17:10
44. Rana Sanaullah says NFC share for AJK, GB is under discussionPakistan · 30 Oct, 17:00
45. Kayani urges banks to speed Export Finance for SMEsBusiness · 30 Oct, 16:50
46. Industry warns fuel levies add about Rs10 a unit to powerPakistan · 30 Oct, 16:39
47. Met Office flags Karachi day-night heat swings as health hazardPakistan · 30 Oct, 16:29
48. OGDCL profit jumps 53% to Rs58.5bn in Sept quarterBusiness · 30 Oct, 16:19
49. SHC bans fake green plates, emblems on private carsPakistan · 30 Oct, 16:09
50. 10 US cargo planes reach Israel as Gulf forces braceWorld · 30 Oct, 15:52
51. Pakistan urges equitable AI use for maritime security at UNAI · 30 Oct, 15:42
52. Pakistan e-passport adds NFC chip, biometric checksPakistan · 30 Oct, 15:32
53. QatarEnergy LNG hedge aims to protect Hormuz export incomeBusiness · 30 Oct, 15:22
54. Punjab mills told to use local wheat, not old importsPakistan · 30 Oct, 15:12
55. Security forces shoot down five drones in Kharan, BalochistanPakistan · 30 Oct, 15:02
56. NADRA announces Islamabad CISO job, deadline 11 NovJobs · 30 Oct, 14:52
57. Kundi says forces replied to Afghan Taliban border attackPakistan · 30 Oct, 14:52
58. Commerce Ministry backs $150m tyre export push for FY27Business · 30 Oct, 14:41
59. ABHI Microfinance Bank IPO Offers 132m Shares From Rs15Business · 30 Oct, 14:31
60. Houthi ballistic missiles towards Riyadh destroyed ThursdayWorld · 30 Oct, 14:21
61. VCs to run colleges, hospitals at 7 Punjab medical varsitiesPakistan · 30 Oct, 14:11
62. Jazz leads cellular market at 36.15% as Ufone hits 36.08%Tech · 30 Oct, 14:01
63. Mohsin Naqvi Inspects Kashmir Chowk Underpass at 78% DonePakistan · 30 Oct, 13:51
64. Pakistan registers 427,435 for overseas work in nine monthsJobs · 30 Oct, 13:41
65. EU, Romania monitoring Pakistan human rights record: envoyPakistan · 30 Oct, 13:31
66. Binance $6.3bn hack is largest crypto theft on recordBusiness · 30 Oct, 13:21
67. Punjab to outsource 6,460 more public schools in phase fourPakistan · 30 Oct, 13:17
68. Bajaur terrorist attack kills police officer at Silai PatiPakistan · 30 Oct, 13:17
69. NBP sets US dollar selling rate at Rs278.54 in KarachiBusiness · 30 Oct, 13:07
70. Rs2.56 September FPA decision pending as winter costs loomBusiness · 30 Oct, 13:02
71. FCC bars harm from vague public sector recruitment rulesJobs · 30 Oct, 12:32
72. JI long march from Multan warned if levy relief failsPakistan · 30 Oct, 12:22
73. LPG shortage Pakistan pushes market rates to Rs500-800Business · 30 Oct, 12:21
74. Awais Leghari says Pakistan owes Iran $12m in power duesBusiness · 30 Oct, 12:18
75. Alphabet shares fall nearly 13% in historic $482bn lossBusiness · 30 Oct, 12:08
76. Rivian licenses AI voice tech under $5.8bn VW ventureAI · 30 Oct, 11:58
77. Gold rate in Pakistan today slips on Fed hike betsBusiness · 30 Oct, 11:48
78. CPEC power projects payment issues dismissed by Ahsan IqbalBusiness · 30 Oct, 11:37
79. Iran says four tankers catch fire after Hormuz minesWorld · 30 Oct, 11:27
80. Karachi Safe City Project Phase-II sets over 2,300 camerasPakistan · 30 Oct, 11:17
81. ADT AI security focus as Thrive buys ADT for $15.3bnAI · 30 Oct, 11:07
82. Senate and NA raise KP rights fears, seek poll reformPakistan · 30 Oct, 11:07
83. Ministries must advertise Balochistan quota jobs by Nov 30Jobs · 30 Oct, 10:57
84. LHC voids ATIR time-bar based only on FBR IRIS uploadsPakistan · 30 Oct, 10:47
85. Third Qatar LNG cargo berths at Engro Elengy terminalBusiness · 30 Oct, 10:47
86. Food Dept, admin seal 3 flour mills in Rahim Yar KhanPakistan · 30 Oct, 10:37
87. CDA frees 1,135 kanals in Sector E-12 for developmentPakistan · 30 Oct, 10:27
88. IHC stays repatriation of federal deputation employeesPakistan · 30 Oct, 10:17
89. Waqar Younis says Babar Azam carries batting aloneCricket · 30 Oct, 10:06
90. Bangladesh visa for Pakistanis: 1-year trader option weighedBusiness · 30 Oct, 09:56
91. Pakistan petrol output at 7,035 tons a day against 21,583 soldBusiness · 30 Oct, 09:46
92. SBP makes SMEConnect mandatory for SME loans from Nov 1Business · 30 Oct, 09:35
93. Sindh China meeting advances Safe City and Sukkur plansPakistan · 30 Oct, 09:25
94. SLIC sale option opens after Senate backs reform billBusiness · 30 Oct, 09:15
95. Maqbool brace lifts Pakistan U-15 Shaheens past BahamasSports · 30 Oct, 08:51
96. Rana Tanveer backs quicker path for foreign cotton varietiesBusiness · 30 Oct, 08:41
97. Pakistan plans visa-free entry with 25 countries in 6 monthsPakistan · 30 Oct, 08:41
98. Middle East war lifts Shell and TotalEnergies profitsBusiness · 30 Oct, 08:31
99. FIC Faisalabad stent shortage limits stents to emergenciesPakistan · 30 Oct, 08:21
100. MPO Ordinance plea dismissal: LHC rejects PTI petitionPakistan · 30 Oct, 08:11
101. Mistral AI puts ML4 open weights online for cyber defenseAI · 30 Oct, 08:00
102. Steel makers on self-power face new FBR tax payment orderBusiness · 30 Oct, 07:50
103. Meta Style Sketch app offers AI try-ons on Android, iOSAI · 30 Oct, 07:40
104. DC Adnan Farid bans Bajaur pillion riding for 10 daysPakistan · 30 Oct, 07:30
105. KP schools face legal risk over unapproved 2027 booksJobs · 30 Oct, 07:20
106. Punjab Assembly exempts DGRE seminaries from re-registrationPakistan · 30 Oct, 07:10
107. Rashid Khan first to 200 T20I wickets against ZimbabweCricket · 30 Oct, 07:00
108. Pakistan regains innovation overperformer status in 2026Business · 30 Oct, 06:49
109. Taiwanese airlines airspace access restored by PakistanPakistan · 30 Oct, 06:39
110. PM health insurance scheme for journalists set to relaunchPakistan · 30 Oct, 06:29
111. Jassy: AWS aims for $1T revenue with $220bn 2026 capexAI · 30 Oct, 06:19
112. Nearly 10,000 smoke challans issued in Lahore crackdownPakistan · 30 Oct, 06:09
113. UHS Lahore approves five new PhD programs in health fieldsJobs · 30 Oct, 05:59
114. Granola adds free unlimited dictation across Mac appsAI · 30 Oct, 05:49
115. Power Division to tender four 10MWh battery pilots soonBusiness · 30 Oct, 05:39
116. Electric motorcycle manufacturers in Pakistan get ICCI pushBusiness · 30 Oct, 05:28
117. Ahsan Iqbal directs Islamabad education reform for rural schoolsJobs · 30 Oct, 05:18
118. Oxygen cylinder blast kills 10 in Nagarparkar ambulancePakistan · 30 Oct, 05:08
119. BIEK flags fake WhatsApp helpline over exam result fraudPakistan · 30 Oct, 04:58
120. Punjab to add 15 stroke centres after Rs5bn funding pledgePakistan · 30 Oct, 04:47
121. Rs91bn disbursed under Apna Ghar Program by October 2026Business · 30 Oct, 04:28
122. PPP to lead assembly panel; opposition offered five seatsPakistan · 30 Oct, 04:18
123. Karachi customs value misdeclared EPZ goods at Rs68.8 croreBusiness · 30 Oct, 04:09
124. Dream AI startup live on 10 Texas and California sitesAI · 30 Oct, 03:59
125. Kohat attack kills 21 including 15 police officersPakistan · 30 Oct, 03:49
126. Pakistan students eligible for Honjo Japan aid till Oct 31Jobs · 30 Oct, 03:39
127. Four fire tenders fight Gulistan-e-Jauhar furniture blazePakistan · 30 Oct, 03:39
128. CM Murad pledges Rs2m after Tharparkar ambulance tragedyPakistan · 30 Oct, 03:28
129. BHC seeks Quetta tube-well report in Hazara Town water casePakistan · 30 Oct, 03:18
130. Patrick Stewart dies at 86 after brief dementia illnessTrending · 30 Oct, 03:08
131. Hugo Boss returns to Pakistan Accord after safety disputeBusiness · 30 Oct, 02:47
132. Megaspeed’s Alice Huang watched in Nvidia spy inquiryAI · 30 Oct, 02:37
133. Shehbaz orders OGRA Alibaba AI fuel supply checksAI · 30 Oct, 02:27
134. CCP clears Citi Pharma’s full purchase of PakheimBusiness · 30 Oct, 02:17
135. Pakistani PhD candidates: Florida $30,000 post closes 31 Oct 2026Jobs · 30 Oct, 02:12
136. Ben Duckett's 167 leads England to 55-run Sri Lanka winCricket · 30 Oct, 02:02
137. Finance ministry projects Pakistan inflation 9.5-10.5%Business · 30 Oct, 02:02
138. PTI directs members not to discuss KP CM replacementPakistan · 30 Oct, 01:51
139. Punjab cabinet approves salaries for 2,584 waiting-list constablesPakistan · 30 Oct, 01:31
140. University College Birmingham opens 100% fee waiver till Oct 31Jobs · 30 Oct, 01:21
141. Shariah-compliant PSX stocks get dedicated trading counterBusiness · 30 Oct, 01:16
142. Bushra Bibi bail dismissal after ATC hearing in IslamabadPakistan · 30 Oct, 01:06
143. Petrol price unchanged as OGRA raises diesel 85 paisaPakistan · 30 Oct, 00:55
144. Smog rules in Lahore: police arrest 65, file 37 casesPakistan · 30 Oct, 00:45
145. Apple MacBook Pro adds Dynamic Island and M5 Pro chipsAI · 30 Oct, 00:34
146. School Monitoring App to cover 60,015 schools across PunjabTech · 30 Oct, 00:24
147. LHC raises child maintenance to Rs30,000 with 10% risePakistan · 30 Oct, 00:14
148. Mari Energies posts Rs21.8bn Q1 profit on stronger pricesBusiness · 30 Oct, 00:03