Petrol cut by Rs8 to Rs338 a litre as oil slides to two-month low
Diesel falls Rs7 to Rs371 from Wednesday, the second cut in a week, but petrol is still about Rs72 a litre dearer than before the Gulf war.
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Tuesday 10 November 2026
PM Shehbaz, Field Marshal Munir attend Chashma-5 nuclear plant dome ceremony
The dome has been placed on the 1,200MW C-5 reactor in Mianwali, a Chinese-designed Hualong One unit that will be Pakistan’s largest nuclear power plant
Thursday 1 January 1970
Lahore gurdwara on Temple Road reopens for first time since Partition
The Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib in Mozang has been restored and reopened for worship, 79 years after it was shut
Monday 9 November 2026
Lahore tops world pollution list at 590 before air eases by evening
The Punjab government blames fireworks across the border in part, and an assessment of how much came from where is due on Tuesday
Khawaja Asif backs up to 12 provinces, but not on ethnic or language lines
The defence minister says power and funds must move from provincial capitals to local institutions, as the MQM-P renews its demand for new administrative units in Sindh
Forces clear terrorist hideouts inside two Mir Ali mosques, ISPR says
The military says the terrorists used the mosques in Muzak village to store explosives and run torture cells, and that a clearance operation is continuing in the area
Tarbela 5 work halted as water floods power house site, workers safe
WAPDA says a weak rock mass gave way during tunnel excavation and that no one was hurt; the Haripur administration says a protective bund breached and an inquiry will look into the cause
Pakistani AI startup RLabs wins award at Silicon Valley summit
The firm, led by NUST graduate Harris Ahmed, beat 17 international startups at Plug and Play’s November summit with technology that trains people and machines in simulated worlds
Sunday 8 November 2026
KP to set up faceless anti-terrorism courts, spend Rs70bn on police and CTD
The province’s home secretary says witnesses, prosecutors and judges in terrorism cases will be shielded, as the police get money to close gaps in manpower, surveillance and counter-drone defences
Maryam Nawaz removes Jhelum DC and orders exam back to original date
The Punjab chief minister says intermediate Computer Science papers postponed for her visit will be held on Tuesday as first scheduled, after removing the official who recommended the delay
Saturday 7 November 2026
Six satellite internet firms, Starlink among them, still await licences
All six are registered as companies in Pakistan, but none can sell internet until the space regulator signs off and the interior ministry clears their foreign directors and shareholders
New auto policy promises cheaper cars and a big push for EVs
Duties on cars and parts will fall every year for five years, EVs get 1% sales tax and bigger loans, and carmakers must localise and export or face penalties
Biology silver and a first AI team: HEC honours 23 olympiad students
Pakistan’s teams won 14 awards at this year’s International Science Olympiads, led by Hassan Atif Cheema’s silver medal in biology
Pakistan would consider a visa for Indian Punjab’s chief minister, FO says
Whether Bhagwant Mann can travel is for India to decide, the spokesperson said, adding that Pakistan has issued more than 13,000 pilgrim visas to Indians since the start of 2025 and the Kartarpur Corridor is ready to reopen
Pakistani astronaut to be first foreigner on China’s space station
A Pakistani payload specialist will fly to Tiangong on the Shenzhou-24 mission and return on Shenzhou-23, in the first joint flight of China’s crewed space programme
Friday 6 November 2026
Turkish ship to start searching Pakistan’s seabed for oil and gas this month
A seismic vessel from Türkiye’s state offshore oil company is due in Karachi between November 17 and 20 to begin mapping an offshore block it operates
Shehbaz orders a roadmap for 100% digital payments in Pakistan
Government cheque payments through Asaan Assignment Accounts are to end on November 15 and move to Raast, and bill payers are being urged to use the QR code on their bills
National CERT warns banks AI attacks could show customers fake balances
The cyber agency’s advisory also flags risks to power grids, pipelines and water plants, and tells banks to check their apps against core records
PTA and Meta block 176,000 WhatsApp accounts on recycled SIM numbers
Old accounts stay live after a SIM is cancelled and the number reissued. Here is what the move means and what you should do
Upwork freelancers can now withdraw straight to JazzCash and Easypaisa
NayaPay, SadaPay and Finja are also on the list, and the money usually lands within minutes, Upwork says. Here is how to set it up
Thursday 5 November 2026
Government to refund up to Rs70,000 for international IT certifications
Graduates and professionals can register now for AWS, Microsoft, Google, Cisco and Oracle exams, but you pay first
Petrol cut by Rs9.41 a litre to Rs352.59, diesel down Rs5.56 to Rs382.25
The fourth cut in a row takes Rs25.32 off petrol, and the new rates apply from Friday, November 6
NCCIA arrests 273 in Karachi call centre raid, says 350 scam centres operate
More than 100 women and 42 under-18s were among those held, and a court has ordered bail for women and minors
Field Marshal Munir visits SSG headquarters in Tarbela
He paid tribute at the Shuhada Monument and said indigenous capability and preparedness were essential
NUST leads 90 Pakistani universities in QS Asia rankings, at 76th
Quaid-i-Azam University is 111th and LUMS 143rd, and NUST ranks second in Southern Asia
Saudi envoy assures Pakistani workers of visas within 24 hours
The promise came in a meeting with Minister Salik Hussain, and details of how it will work are still to come
Missed the tax deadline? Form ATL-U can save you the Rs25,000 charge
The catch: you cannot buy property for six months after signing the undertaking
Pakistan’s first robotic telesurgery performed in Islamabad, university says
A surgeon at a conference removed a gallbladder by remote control, with a team at the patient’s side
FIA can’t pursue wilful default until a banking court rules, LHC says
The Lahore High Court says lenders cannot use criminal probes as a shortcut to recovering loans
Blue whale found dead on Gwadar’s East Bay after two days off the coast
WWF-Pakistan is investigating, and its adviser says shallow water may have thrown the whale off course
No, the PTA has not banned TikTok: viral notification is fake, regulator says
The regulator says it issued no such order and urges people to check its official channels
Spotify audiobooks reach Pakistan: what you get and what it costs
Fifteen hours a month and more than 100,000 English titles, but check the price before you pay
Government plans to abolish super tax in phases, FBR chairman says
Rashid Mahmood Langrial told Karachi industrialists work has begun, after a two-point cut in the rate
Petrol cut by Rs7.06 a litre to Rs362, diesel down Rs3.71 to Rs387.81
It is the third cut in three days under the daily formula, taking almost Rs16 off petrol and just over Rs15 off diesel
Wednesday 4 November 2026
PIA to fly direct between Islamabad and Birmingham from December 1
Three flights a week on a Boeing 777, with tickets on sale now, as the airline aims for 23 weekly flights between Pakistan and Britain
Pakistan to curb imports of camera smart glasses, ECC decides
The committee also wants workplace rules from the provinces. No start date or details yet, and Punjab already has its own 30-day ban in force
One Constitution Avenue to become a five-star hotel, government says
The cabinet has approved an inquiry that ministers say found fraud in the Islamabad project. Apartment buyers are to be refunded, with an interest adjustment
ChatGPT ads have reached Pakistan: what they see and how to limit them
Free and Go users may start seeing sponsored boxes below answers. Here is what advertisers get, and how to stop your past chats being used
Cabinet approves new currency note designs, replaces Rs10 note with coin
New notes will carry tougher security features against counterfeiting. No date has been set for the change, so your Rs10 notes still work
New lizard species with maze-like markings found in Balochistan’s Chagai
Researchers named the racerunner Eremias chagaiensis after the district, and say Balochistan’s deserts remain among South Asia’s least explored places
