News Archives for Latest - 2025-10-24

Extra-judicial killings ‘worst form of violation’ of Constitution: Justice Minallah

Apex court judge says the rule of law is “eroded” when law enforcers take the law into their own hands.

Updated 25 Oct, 2025 08:41am

Test captain Shan Masood appointed PCB Consultant International Cricket and Players’ Affairs

According to the the PCB, the appointment is part of the board's effort to strengthen international cricket operations.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 10:42pm

Sanaullah says TLP was created to steal PML-N’s votes; rules out negotiations

PM's aide says govt has “reasonable grounds” to believe religiopolitical party is connected to terrorism.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 11:55pm

Pakistan among possible destinations to resettle exiled Palestinian captives

Palestinian Prisoners Club official says other locations are Qatar, Turkiye and Malaysia.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 10:02pm

Middle East

Palestinian factions agree to hand Gaza to technocrat committee

Committee will “manage the affairs of life and basic services in cooperation with Arab brothers and international institutions”; Rubio seeks quick deployment of international Gaza force.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 10:00pm

4 rare Bryde’s whales sighted off Gwadar coast: WWF-P

Such rare sightings remind us of the rich marine life along Pakistan’s coast, says WWF-P.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 09:54pm

Mobile wallet and digital banking customers may face disruptions as new SBP regulations take effect

Access to accounts and wallets that have not been biometrically verified may be restricted for users till requirements have been met.

Updated 25 Oct, 2025 09:54am

India cautious on trade deals, says US pact ‘very near’

Alongside ongoing EU free trade pact negotiations, India is in trade talks with US, which has imposed 50pc tariffs on Indian exports.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:03pm

First medal for Pakistan at Bahrain Asian Youth Games as boys kabaddi team wins bronze

Undefeated India take home gold, Iran win silver.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 09:58pm

Fact check: Viral video of Indian deputy COAS criticising politicisation of military is doctored

Video has been dubbed over through AI-generated audio.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 06:54pm

KP & FATA

At least 8 terrorists killed during IBO in KP’s Tank: ISPR

Weapons and ammunition recovered from killed terrorists, says military's media wing.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 06:45pm

ISP says its internet services will be fully restored across country by Monday

Internet provider says teams working around the clock with "international partners to restore full performance and resilience".

Published 24 Oct, 2025 06:36pm

Two new teams, as many venues on the cards for next PSL season, says CEO Salman Naseer

Says PCB “very seriously considering moving on to six venues this time”.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 04:52pm

IHC gives police one more week to locate missing NCCIA official

Orders police to check WhatsApp data of the NCCIA deputy director.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 04:48pm

Pakistan’s final Women’s World Cup encounter against Sri Lanka ends in washout

Green Shirts were 18-0 after start was delayed by more than two hours due to rain, and ended their campaign second from the bottom at the points table.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:22pm

‘We bow our heads in immeasurable sorrow’ — prominent Jewish figures sign open letter condemning Israel

Author Michael Rosen, award-winning actors Ilana Glazer and Hannah Einbinder sign a letter calling for lasting peace.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 03:54pm

Ali Tareen apologises to PSL management … then tears up the notice, and the internet can’t look away

If PSL 11 ever needs a trailer, X has already storyboarded it.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 04:28pm

KP & FATA

SP, 2 other policemen martyred as back-to-back blasts rock KP’s Hangu

KP CM has sought immediate report on the incident from provincial police chief.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 09:14pm

Interior ministry notifies ban on TLP following federal cabinet’s approval

Notification says federal govt has "reasonable grounds" to believe party is associated with terrorism.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 02:18pm

Cooperation in trade, economic spheres win-win proposition, PM tells regional ministers’ conference

Says Pakistan investing in digital infrastructure to "ensure that we are adequately equipped to catch up with the fourth industrial revolution".

Published 24 Oct, 2025 02:04pm

Pakistan to wear pink kits for breast cancer awareness month during first T20I in Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will turn pink on October 28 when Pakistan take on South Africa in the first T20I.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 01:53pm

KP & FATA

Punjab governor says KP CM Afridi should ‘definitely’ be allowed to meet Imran

"If there is no legal hindrance, I see no reason why the meeting should not take place," he says.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 02:16pm

Losing Arshad Sharif, my beloved husband

The vocabulary to describe the impact of his untimely death on the family has not been created yet.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 01:33pm

South Asia

Authorities say over 1,000, including Pakistanis, entered Thailand from Myanmar this week after scam hub raid

Nationals from India, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and more than a dozen other countries are among them.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 01:27pm

‘He praised even my bad songs’: Bilal Maqsood lauds father Anwar Maqsood for always supporting him as a kid

The musician said his dad would always appreciate his singing to encourage his creative pursuits.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 01:15pm

On UN Day, Dar says Pakistan dedicated to playing role in building just and prosperous world

Reaffirms commitment to multilateralism; says country's history reflects "consistent preference" for diplomacy, engagement and partnership.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 12:21pm

Uproar in Pakistan basketball community over selection process for Singapore tournament

Sindh Basketball Association says it was never informed by Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) about chance to enroll a team from Sindh.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 12:15pm

Rybakina seals WTA Finals spot in reaching Tokyo semis

Rybakina will play sixth seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic in the semi-finals on Saturday.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 12:01pm

Nov 26 protest case: Pindi court orders blocking of Aleema’s passport, ID card

Rawalpindi ATC's directives come after Aleema fails to appear before court despite execution of non-bailable arrest warrant against her; court also orders freezing of her bank accounts.

Updated 25 Oct, 2025 05:30am

South Asia

India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog

"If conditions remain favourable, Delhi will experience its first artificial rain on October 29," says Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 11:25am

Trump says all trade talks with Canada terminated following anti-tariff advertisement

The ad showed former and late US president Ronald Reagan criticising tariffs on foreign goods while saying they caused job losses and trade wars.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 11:40am

Balochistan

PM Shehbaz invites Qatari investors to explore opportunities for collaboration under SIFC framework

Meets Qatar's commerce minister, appreciates Doha's role as "important partner and an influential regional mediator".

Published 24 Oct, 2025 11:10am

Punjab

Ducky Bhai’s wife Aroob Jatoi’s bail extended by Lahore court

A case has been registered against Jatoi and her husband for promoting illegal gambling applications.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 10:56am

SC notifies new code of conduct for judges despite opposition

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Munib Akhtar had said that recent additions to the code were perilous because they could be weaponised against individual judges.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 08:55am

Why will anyone want to teach in Pakistan if the profession does not even pay minimum wage?

Most private sector teachers do not make the minimum wage level and the government seems to be happy with it.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 08:48am

Finance minister briefs envoys on economic reforms

Meets ambassador for Netherlands, British high commissioner, and the UN secretary general’s special envoy for road safety.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 08:36am

Kabul does not act as a responsible state when it refuses to recognise the Durand Line

Disrespect or denial by one country of the borders of another amounts to indirect denial of the integrity and independence of the latter.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 08:21am

PM unveils 3-year electricity package for industrial, agriculture sectors

Current tariffs of around Rs34 for industry and Rs38 for agriculture will be reduced to Rs22.98 for both sectors.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 08:02am

Editorial: Pakistan teetering between progress and peril on polio eradication

The country’s approach, though vast in scale, still struggles with three persistent gaps.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:54am

Business

Doha signs protocol to invest $3bn in Pakistan

Deepens cooperation in transport, health, education, culture, solidifies bilateral relations.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:25am

Business

After tariff shock, KE ‘examining how to ensure supply’

Power utility’s management says it is looking at ways to ensure power supply and keep the company running.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:46am

Business

Foreigners show interest in T-bills Pakistan

The total investment in T-bills during the current fiscal year has reached $228.2m.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:40am

Business

Stocks fall below 165,000 points in volatile trade

KSE-100 index closes at 164,590.41 points, down 1,962.87 points or 1.18 per cent.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:43am

Customs clearance suspended at Pak-Afghan border crossings

The FBR has confirmed that around 500 vehicles carrying transit trade cargo remain stranded at the Torkham and Chaman border crossings.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:42am

Punjab

Punjab under fire for ‘choking’ wheat flow to KP, Sindh

KP warns of shortages, risks to food security; Sindh accuses Punjab of halting supply of wheat seed, seeks prime minister's intervention.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:25am

KP & FATA

Imposition of tobacco excise duty by KP govt declared unconstitutional

Finance Act in conflict with Constitution, PHC rules.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:00am

KP & FATA

Kundi says no to governor’s rule in KP

“Presently, there’s no possibility of the governor’s rule as the provincial government is functioning smoothly,” he says.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:34am

KP & FATA

Irregularities detected in BISP Jamrud office

BISP officials say that at least 20 staff members of the Jamrud office have been found guilty of embezzling funds.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:41am

Islamabad

AJK High Court strikes down appointments, promotions order in its own establishment

Hears and accepts two petitions challenging amendments to court rules, irregular appointments and promotions.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:14am

Islamabad

Bringing disinformation campaigners on social media to justice major challenge: Tarar

Endorses integration of Media and Information Literacy into national education curricula.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:03am

Islamabad

PMDC rules out further delay in admission tests

Says test to be held on Oct 26.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 09:56am

Punjab

Inflammatory posts: over 100 social media activists held across Punjab

Majority belongs to TLP; 75 accounts blocked.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:31am

Punjab

PR cancels properties’ auction in Lahore over transparency issues

Railways minister takes notice of media reports pointing out transparency issues.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:45am

Punjab

LDA to have AI-based system for map submission, approval

Software being designed to grant approval, raise objections while processing documents to eliminate alleged corruption.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:38am

Sindh

Immediate steps ordered to check spike in dengue cases in Sindh

A total of 982 dengue cases have been reported across Sindh from January to October 2025.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 09:55am

Sindh

State organs see judicial safeguards as threat to governance: SHC

Bench asks govt state institutions to ensure improvement in judicial justice delivery system to strengthen public trust.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:09am

Sindh

Health minister vows to boost pharma exports to $30bn

Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal says Pakistan’s health sector was “achieving new levels of innovation and overcoming new challenges".

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:18am

Sindh

Sindh CM orders timely funding for engineering college in Gadap

The project was approved in 2013, with construction starting in May 2015 after the resolution of land issues.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 10:04am

International

WHO sees no reduction in Gaza hunger since truce

“The situation still remains catastrophic because what’s entering is not enough,” WHO chief says.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 09:10am

Middle East

Israeli minister regrets remarks about Saudi Arabia

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich had earlier said Saudi Arabia could “keep riding camels” if it tried to demand an independent Palestinian state in return for normalising relations with Tel Aviv.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:57am

International

Pope, King Charles pray together in a 500-year first

Although Charles has met the last three popes, their previous encounters never included joint prayers.

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 09:26am

International

French court convicts oil giant over ‘misleading’ climate claims

ClientEarth, an organisation that closely monitors law cases against the oil and gas industry, welcomes ruling as a “historic win against greenwashing”.

Published 24 Oct, 2025 06:59am

Balochistan