Government orders petrol pump audits after 31,000 miss out on fuel relief
More than 10,000 discount tokens expired unused, thousands of users were turned away or hit glitches, and stations with fewer than 50 subsidised sales will now be audited.
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Lahore ranks second most polluted city in the world as smog spreads across Punjab
IQAir put Lahore’s air quality index at 199 on Monday, with Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan and Pakpattan also badly hit and no rain forecast to bring relief.
Former army chief General Abdul Waheed Kakar dies in Rawalpindi
Kakar, who led the army from 1993 to 1996 and pushed both the president and prime minister out in 1993, is mourned by Field Marshal Asim Munir, the president and the prime minister.
Petrol up by Rs1.54 a litre, diesel by Rs2.16
Petrol will sell at Rs379.25 a litre and high-speed diesel at Rs395.82 from Tuesday, as senators and dealers raise worries over fuel supplies.
Thousands of Catholics gather in Sargodha for 60th Marian feast
Catholics from across Pakistan converged on St Francis Xavier Parish in Sargodha for the three-day 60th Marian Feast, where 283 young people were confirmed.
Six terrorists killed, two soldiers martyred in Dera Ismail Khan operation, says ISPR
Security forces killed six terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in DI Khan's Zarkani area, ISPR said, while Naik Ghulam Murtaza and Sepoy Taseer Ahmed were martyred.
NCCIA breaks up online child abuse network, finds father sold videos of his own children
The cybercrime agency says the international network sold material through secret Telegram groups for cryptocurrency, in what it calls the first case of its kind in Pakistan.
PM Shehbaz announces 500,000 Chromebooks for students over two years
Launching the Prime Minister’s Youth Chromebook Scheme in Islamabad, Shehbaz Sharif said devices will go to students on merit, seminary students included.
PIA unveils new cabin crew uniforms designed by HSY
HSY’s design beat nine other Pakistani designers in a Karachi showcase and will enter service on October 31, debuting on PIA’s newly acquired Dreamliner.
Shehbaz orders feasibility study for direct Pakistan–Maldives flights
The prime minister told aviation officials to work out how to get the first flight to Malé off the ground, as he and President Muizzu pushed for closer trade and travel links.
