Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines signs deal to explore copper and gold in Chagai
Robert Friedland’s miner, best known for its giant copper complex in Congo, says it is opening an office in Pakistan and will sign a second agreement on Friday.
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Naqvi flies to Nawabshah for hour-long talks with Zardari
The interior minister flew in hours after calling for a referendum on new provinces. The President House later said the talks covered national security and the regional situation, not the provinces.
Eleven killed as passenger van plunges into Yasin River in Ghizer
The van was heading from Gilgit to the Yasin Valley when it went off the road near Morkah. An infant and two women were among the dead, officials said.
Three terrorists killed as Mastung post attack repelled, two civilians die
Police say an explosives-laden vehicle was used to attack the Kandawa post on the N-25. Two civilians were killed and at least 16 people were injured.
Car sales up 48% in four months as Suzuki Alto sales more than double
Carmakers sold more than 63,400 cars from July to October, with October alone up 60% on a year earlier. Jeeps and pickups bucked the trend.
Petrol cut by Rs3 to Rs332, diesel by Rs4 to Rs360 from Friday
OGRA’s new rates take effect on Friday, November 13, the third cut in three days. Petrol is now Rs14 cheaper and diesel Rs18 cheaper than on Tuesday.
Lab finds poison in sample after five children of one family die in Khyber
Officials say five of seven children from one family in Landi Kotal died on the way to hospital. Two recovered, and police are now investigating.
Barrister Gohar visits Shah Mahmood Qureshi in hospital after jail fall
The PTI’s vice chairman was moved from Kot Lakhpat jail on Tuesday after fainting in his barracks, his lawyer says. Blood test results are still awaited.
ECP lists 160 parties but leaves out heads of PTI, MQM-P, and PkMAP
The updated record names no chief for several parties, including those led by Barrister Gohar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, and Mahmood Khan Achakzai. The commission says the PkMAP’s intra-party case is pending.
Nepra notifies Rs25.30 rate for extra factory power despite 2-2 split
The chairman broke a tie to approve the rate. Two members said it is below the real cost and the gap falls on other consumers; the Power Division says the industrial tariff has not risen.
