KARACHI – The Sindh government has formed a joint investigation team (JIT) on the directions of the judicial commission to probe the murder of young Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali Khan, and has issued a notification in this regard.

According to the notification, DIG West Irfan Baloch has been appointed convener of the JIT, which will include representatives of the ISI, the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Rangers and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).

The JIT will investigate case No 795/2026 registered at the Ferozabad police station in Karachi. The team has been directed to identify those responsible, prepare its report and submit the charge sheet in the relevant court. The Sindh government has also ordered all relevant institutions to cooperate fully with the JIT.

The team has been directed to collect physical, forensic and digital evidence in the case. During the investigation, records of the deceased’s mobile phone, smartwatch, social media accounts and other accounts will also be examined.

Mir Raza Ali Khan went missing from the Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society (PECHS) on July 28, and his body was found two days later in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. According to available information, he left home in an online taxi at 4:09am.

According to police, the body was found in a severely decomposed condition and he had been shot in the chest. All his social media accounts had also been deactivated a day before the body was found.

Police had approached the telecom company to obtain the deceased’s phone records and had also sought details of people who were in contact with him. The taxi driver who took Mir Raza was also included in the investigation; in his statement, he said he had dropped the deceased at his “kitchen” in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.

According to the deceased’s father, Mir Raza Ali Khan’s nikah was scheduled for August 30 at the Bait-ul-Mukarram mosque in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, and he was very happy about the start of his new life.

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PASHIN – Four people were killed and four others injured when armed men opened fire on a vehicle near Bostan Link Road, Pashin.

According to police, the deceased were travelling home in two vehicles after appearing in court when armed men opened fire near Bostan Link Road.

Police said the injured include a young child. The bodies and the wounded have been moved to Quetta for the necessary legal formalities.

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KARACHI – The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) has announced the results of the annual examinations 2026 for Class 9 (science group, regular).

Board Chairman Prof Mushrraf Ali Rajput said the results can be viewed on the board’s official website, www.bsek.edu.pk, from 5:30pm. He said transparency in results is among the board’s top priorities. The pass percentage this year was 69.56pc, and he congratulated all students who passed.

Controller of Examinations Ahmed Khan Chhutto said 180,054 students had registered in the science group, of whom 177,923 appeared in the examinations. The number of absentees was 2,131.

A total of 123,757 students passed in all papers. In addition, 21,999 students passed in six papers, 11,006 in five papers, 7,431 in four papers, 4,409 in three papers, 3,101 in two papers and 2,439 in one paper. The pass percentage was 69.56pc.

The number of failed candidates was 53,849.

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has reversed its decision and allowed Taiwanese flights to use its airspace, after fully closing it to Taiwan’s airlines in line with China’s “One China” policy.

According to Bloomberg, Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority has permitted Taiwanese carriers EVA Air Corporation and China Airlines Limited to use Pakistani airspace from October 28 to March 27.

Earlier, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg News: “Our aviation division is following the ‘One China’ policy, under which only mainland China is permitted. We have only allowed Chinese airlines to fly over Pakistan.”

According to Flightradar24 tracking data, Taiwan’s leading carriers China Airlines Limited and EVA Air Corporation began changing their routes last weekend, and both stopped using Pakistani airspace entirely from the morning of October 25.

Since Sunday, at least a dozen of their flights between Asia and Europe have flown over Russia.

Taiwan’s civil aviation authority did not comment on the rerouting, but said it has never barred its airlines from flying over Russia.

Although Russia never formally banned Taiwanese airlines, they had, like most Asian, European and North American carriers, generally avoided Russian airspace since the Ukraine war.

Bloomberg said Pakistan’s latest restrictions were stricter than mainland China’s own policy, as China allows Taiwanese airlines to use its airspace.

Taiwanese airlines had relied heavily on Pakistani airspace for their flights between Asia and Europe. Data shows 14 flights by the two airlines crossed Pakistan on October 24.

Rerouting via South Asia, the Middle East or Russia has added several hours to flight times. The longer routes and extra distance will significantly raise jet fuel costs, dealing a heavy financial blow to Taiwanese airlines.

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At least 64 people have been killed in a collision between two high-speed trains in the Spanish region of Úrda (as written in the source), while the rescue operation continues and more deaths are feared. It is the second deadly rail accident in Spain this year.

After the crash, passengers were pulled from the trains and moved to safety. Some passengers, bloodied and injured, made their way to the roadside, while volunteers provided water to the victims.

Hundreds of ambulances, helicopters and vehicles for transporting bodies are present at the site. Several train carriages derailed and fell down a slope, with debris and twisted metal scattered all around.

Miguel, a passenger on one of the trains involved, told a radio station that he suddenly felt a loud noise and a violent jolt lasting about 10 seconds. He said a wrecked train was visible from the right-side window of his train.

According to one account, a train of the private consortium Iryo had stopped near Toledo on the instructions of infrastructure manager Adif because of a signalling fault. A Renfe train then crashed at high speed into the stationary train, derailing several carriages of both trains.

Renfe said in a statement that its train hit Iryo’s stationary train after it had been given permission to proceed. The company said the reasons for the Iryo train’s stopping were not known.

Renfe said the actual causes of the crash, the state of train movements and the circumstances of the collision would be determined after an investigation. Iryo and Adif did not immediately respond.

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SWAT – Earthquake tremors were felt in Swat and surrounding areas, with a magnitude of 4.5 recorded.

According to the seismological centre, residents panicked and rushed out of their homes as the tremors struck.

The seismological centre said the quake had a depth of 231 kilometres, with its epicentre in the Hindu Kush region.

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ROHRI – Two people were killed and five others seriously injured in a gas tanker explosion within the limits of the Patni police station in Rohri. The dead include the tanker’s driver and cleaner.

According to police, the five injured were taken to Rohri hospital. CCTV footage of the incident has also emerged.

According to an eyewitness, vehicles collided with one another during the accident. The eyewitness said he was travelling in another trailer, which went on to hit a second tanker.

Two tankers, three trailers and a Mazda truck were damaged in the incident.

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KARACHI – Two women who were injured in firing inside a house near Drigh Road Cantt Bazaar have died.

According to police, the deceased have been identified as 25-year-old Sobia and 23-year-old Hira.

Police officials said the firing took place inside the house, where their brother, Rehan, allegedly shot his sisters over a domestic dispute. Both women were taken to hospital in critical condition but could not survive.

Police said the suspect fled the scene after the incident and a search for him is under way. The women’s father had died five days earlier.

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DUBAI – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest ODI player rankings, with no Pakistan player in the top five among batters.

In the ICC ODI rankings, India’s Shubman Gill remains first among batters, while New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell stays second and India’s Virat Kohli third.

Pakistan’s Babar Azam slipped two places to ninth in the batting rankings.

Among bowlers, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan retains the top spot.

South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj moved up one place to second, while Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed dropped one place to third. Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi gained two places to move to sixth.

Haris Rauf fell nine places to 29th in the bowlers’ rankings.

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DUBAI – The ICC has fined Pakistan cricketer Haris Rauf.

According to the ICC, the fine was imposed for a breach of the Code of Conduct during the tri-series match between Pakistan and England.

The ICC fined the fast bowler 20 per cent of his match fee, saying his behaviour was contrary to the spirit of the game.

Rauf was also handed one demerit point for the breach, taking his total demerit points to five.

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LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced major measures for farmers, including the establishment of the province’s first Apna Kissan Bank and interest-free loans of up to Rs10 million.

Announcing the measures, she said farmers would receive loans of up to Rs10 million at zero markup, while loans of Rs30 million would carry a 2 per cent interest rate and loans of Rs50 million a 5 per cent rate.

She said wheat procurement would be ensured at the support price of Rs4,500 per maund. The loan limit on the Kissan Card is being raised by Rs3,500 per acre, taking it from Rs30,000 to Rs33,500.

Maryam Nawaz also announced a special package for olive cultivation and urged farmers not to burn crop residue to help eliminate smog.

According to figures released on the Kissan Card, over one million small farmers are benefiting from the facility. Some 25,000 tractors have already been provided to farmers on subsidy, with another 50,000 being provided. Subsidised loans worth Rs17 billion will be given to farmers, and 1,500 agriculture interns are working in the field, each paid Rs70,000 a month.

The chief minister said Rs3 billion in financing was provided over 11 years, while the agriculture budget has been raised from Rs15 billion to Rs400 billion. She said Rs70 billion is being provided for high-tech mechanisation and that Pakistani companies are manufacturing 30,000 tractors.

She added that 400 mini dams are being built in Pothohar, 400,000 animals were fattened in one year, and a further 600,000 livestock will be prepared this year.

According to the chief minister, Punjab is meeting 70 per cent of the country’s food needs, and the wheat support price has been set at Rs4,500.

Maryam Nawaz said farmers have received Rs400 billion through the Kissan Card over the past two years, with one million farmers benefiting from the facility.

Addressing a delegation of farmers, she said the government is continually taking steps to provide facilities to farmers and resolve their problems. She said one million farmers are linked with the government through the Kissan Card and are benefiting from the programme.

The chief minister claimed that black marketing of fertiliser and other agricultural inputs has ended since the present government came to power, adding that reducing farmers’ difficulties and providing them facilities is among its priorities.

She said 25,000 tractors have been provided to farmers in Punjab and are being used for agricultural purposes. A programme for renting agricultural machinery is also running successfully, she said, and this year 1,000 interns have been recruited and are being paid a monthly salary of Rs60,000.

She said post-budget debate has begun in the Punjab Assembly, farmers will receive their entitlements at their doorstep, and farmers will be given Rs100 million at zero markup. She said the government trusts farmers and pledged to stand with them.

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistani scholar Khalid Taimur Akram has received the “Outstanding Individual Contribution Award 2026” from the Communication University of China (CUC) in Beijing for his contributions to research and academic cooperation.

Akram, executive director of the Islamabad-based Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future (PRCCSF), received the award on Oct 27, marking the sixth consecutive year he has been honoured by the university.

The award recognised his work on the Belt and Road Initiative and the concept of a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity, alongside his efforts to strengthen academic exchanges and intercultural dialogue.

The honour was presented during the 2026 International Think Tank Forum, being held at CUC on Oct 27 and 28 under the theme “Building a Community of a Shared Future for Humanity: Global Governance and International Communication”.

Prof Li Huailiang, dean of CUC’s Institute for a Community with Shared Future (ICSF), chaired the forum and commended Akram’s contributions to research and international academic engagement.

Akram’s work includes promoting cooperation among scholars and institutions across the 23 countries where ICSF maintains a presence, as well as strengthening academic ties between Pakistan and China.

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KARACHI– BankIslami, one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing Islamic banks, has signed Nisar Ahmed, the WMF Pro-Am Muay Thai World Champion, as its official brand ambassador. The partnership was formalised at a signing ceremony held at the Bank’s headquarters in Karachi, attended by the Bank’s senior leadership.

Hailing from Killa Abdullah, Balochistan, Nisar Ahmed built his career through years of training and competition before moving on to the international circuit. In 2024, he became the first Pakistani to win the World Muay Federation Pro-Amateur World Muay Thai title in Bangkok. He has also won four gold medals at the National Kickboxing Championships, along with several international and national honours.

The partnership reflects BankIslami’s commitment to supporting and promoting emerging athletes at every stage of their journey. As brand ambassador, Nisar will represent the Bank in its campaigns, community initiatives and youth engagement activities nationwide.

“Pakistan has immense talent coming from every corner of the country, and Nisar’s rise from Killa Abdullah to world champion is a true reflection of it,” said Imran H Shaikh, President & Chief Executive Officer of BankIslami. “We are honoured to play a small part in his journey and look forward to supporting him as he continues to fly Pakistan’s flag around the world,” he added.

“Representing Pakistan on the international stage is an honour, and I carry that responsibility with dignity into every fight. Pakistan has so much talent in combat sports waiting for the right opportunity, and BankIslami’s support means a great deal to me and to every young fighter working towards their goals,” said Nisar Ahmed. “I look forward to working with the Bank to bring more young people into the sport,” he added.

The partnership adds to BankIslami’s ongoing work to support youth, sport and community development across Pakistan, in line with its mission of Saving Humanity from Riba.

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A new poster of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming action film “King” has been released, and his look has reminded fans of the 1999 film “Baadshah”. The film’s production house, Red Chillies Entertainment, shared the poster on Instagram.

In the poster, Shah Rukh Khan appears in a distinctive, mysterious and somewhat dangerous look, though a romantic side to his character is also highlighted. The line accompanying the post, “Not a killer, a lover,” points to the dual nature of his character in the film.

 

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The film is being directed by Siddharth Anand. Besides Shah Rukh Khan, the cast includes his daughter Suhana Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Anil Kapoor, among others.

Earlier in the promotional campaign for “King”, different looks of Shah Rukh Khan have already been shown. In one promotional clip, he was seen with an injured face and white hair, holding a playing card in his mouth. The clip also featured the famous dialogue “Picture abhi baaki hai” from his film “Om Shanti Om”.

The film is being described as action-packed, with Shah Rukh Khan’s character combining a dangerous persona with a romantic side. “King” is set to release in cinemas on December 24, 2026.

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ISLAMABAD – Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has announced that his party will hold a long march to Islamabad in mid-November.

Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the JI chief said the party would no longer postpone the march. He said the government should put in place a mechanism to abolish the levy before the march, adding that the burden of the levy is being borne by the middle class and the poor.

He said it had been agreed that relief on petroleum products would be increased. “We say abolish the levy, they say they will give relief in phases. We will talk to the government further, but the march will take place in mid-November. The government has asked for another seven to ten days,” he said.

Hafiz Naeem said the government should announce a package before the march begins. The levy, which he described as extortion, must end, he said, adding that the relief package is not benefiting the public much.

He added that it might be necessary to sit down and talk on the road. “We want relief in the petrol price, and we also want the levy abolished,” he said.

Hafiz Naeem asked whether the government would have given this relief on petrol had Jamaat-e-Islami not protested. “They were going to raise the Rs80 levy to Rs160. When we protested, they backed down. Our pressure on the government is there, and we will increase it. We want people to get relief and the levy to be abolished as well. Had Jamaat-e-Islami not protested, there would have been no relief package either,” he said.

He said talks are always held with whoever is in government, whether it is a “Form 47” or “Form 48” government. “If a hijacker takes over a plane, you have to talk to him,” he remarked.

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LAHORE – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday turned down a police plea for more physical remand of PTI leader Hammad Azhar in the Jinnah House attack case, and ordered him held in jail on judicial remand.

Sarwar Road police had registered a case against several PTI leaders and workers for attacking and vandalising Jinnah House during the May 9, 2023 protests that followed the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan.

Azhar’s family says he was picked up on Sept 5, but police said the following day that they had no knowledge of any arrest. He was presented before an ATC on Sept 7. The initial 21-day physical remand was later extended at least twice.

After the most recent 12-day remand expired, Azhar was brought before ATC Judge Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan on Tuesday.

The investigating officer asked for additional physical remand of the former finance minister so that a polygraph, or lie detector, test could be carried out.

Azhar’s lawyer, Barrister Abuzar Salman Niazi, countered that such a test cannot be done without the suspect’s consent. Citing a Lahore High Court ruling, he said the procedure must take place during judicial remand, and that the suspect must also tell a magistrate whether he agrees to it.

Azhar himself told the court that, if the law permitted him to decline, he did not wish to take the test. He argued that a suspect should not be made to suffer because the prosecution was allegedly unaware of the legal requirements.

After hearing both sides on the proposed test, Judge Akram rejected the police request and remanded Azhar to jail on judicial custody.

Welcoming the decision in a post on X, Barrister Niazi wrote that his client’s “50-day physical remand finally ends”, adding that Azhar had been sent to Kot Lakhpat jail.

Azhar held several federal portfolios during the PTI government, including finance, industries and energy.

After the May 2023 unrest, when the state moved against the party’s leadership, he went into hiding and resurfaced publicly a year later, on May 22, 2024.

In 2025, he repeated his decision to step down as president of the PTI’s Punjab chapter, citing lack of access to Imran Khan.

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ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Power Division Awais Leghari said the government is working to end the practice of charging extra for six months when a consumer’s usage exceeds 200 units by even a single unit.

Speaking in the Senate session on the burden of distribution companies’ tariffs on consumers, Abid Sher Ali said that if consumption rises from 200 to 201 units, the tariff jumps from Rs15 to Rs30 per unit. He asked how a person using 201 units could be made to pay a bill at the 400-unit slab rate, adding that by increasing the units, the authorities were piling the burden on poor people. “You suck the blood of the poor man for six months,” he said.

Responding to Abid Sher Ali’s calling attention notice, Awais Leghari said work was under way to end the six-month extra charges applied after exceeding 200 units by one unit, and that the 200-unit threshold could be raised to 250 units.

He said the number of consumers using fewer than 200 units had reached 20 million. He added that it would not be appropriate to give a discount to everyone below 200 units, as this group also includes people who have solar panels, which reduce their units.

Awais Leghari said consumers living below the poverty line would be given the benefit of such a discount.

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LAHORE – Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the fifth match of the tri-nation ODI series.

Sri Lanka comfortably chased down the 111-run target set by Pakistan in just 18 overs, losing only two wickets.

Kamindu Mendis was the top scorer for Sri Lanka with 62 runs, while Avishka Fernando made 16 and Kusal Mendis scored 8.

Earlier in the match in Lahore, Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first, after which Pakistan’s top order failed once again.

Fakhar Zaman made 5, Maaz Sadaqat 8, Saad Baig 5, Salman Ali Agha 9 and Babar Azam 29 before departing.

Shadab Khan was caught out after scoring 2 runs. He wanted to take a review, but Pakistan had none remaining.

Hasan Nawaz scored 17, Arafat Minhas 10, Haris Rauf 1 and captain Shaheen Shah Afridi 15 before being dismissed.

Pakistan were bowled out for 110 in 25.3 overs, the third-lowest score in ODI matches played between the two sides.

For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka produced a career-best bowling performance, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs.

Sahan Arachchige took 2 wickets, while Asitha Fernando, Eshan Malinga and Dunith Wellalage claimed one each.

It may be recalled that Pakistan had already qualified for the final of the tri-series.

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MANDI BAHAUDDIN – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Tuesday that people attacked in the province should answer violence in the same way, adding that she had personally advised victims to do so.

Speaking at a ceremony in Mandi Bahauddin where scholarships and laptops were handed out under the Hon’haar programme, she warned that anyone found guilty would face action, even if they belonged to her own party.

She also rejected rule by intimidation, saying that fear is not a substitute for governance and that leaders should hold to one principle and apply it consistently.

Recalling a deadly case in Multan in which an orphaned teenager was run over, she said the tragedy still weighed on her mind.

The chief minister also spoke about two other incidents: the abuse of a woman on a motorcycle and an attack at a petrol station.

The first involved video footage from Lahore, in which a man cut off a woman riding a scooty on a busy road, blocked her with his motorbike, and then brutally beat her. Police traced and arrested him using footage and data from dozens of cameras run by the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA). A Lahore court, however, directed that he be freed if no other case was pending against him.

In the second case, a man attacked a worker at a filling station in Jubilee Town. Reports say the attendant asked the customer, who had come to fill his tank, not to smoke on the premises. The man then got out of his SUV, allegedly beat the attendant and drove away.

Maryam Nawaz reiterated that her government now stands with the “oppressed”, adding that she is not worried about any case that may be filed against her in future.

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ISLAMABAD – The country’s foreign exchange reserves have reached a record high of $21.5 billion in the first quarter, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The ministry has released its report on economic performance for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Exports, remittances and foreign investment have also increased. IT exports rose by 18 percent, while freelancers’ earnings grew by 46 percent.

According to the report, economic stability and investor confidence improved during July to September 2026. Foreign exchange reserves rose by 52 percent to a record high of $21.5 billion.

Exports stood at $11.2 billion and remittances at $10.9 billion. Foreign direct investment improved to $720 million. The net inflow of total foreign investment was recorded at $3.65 billion, compared with a net outflow of $33 million in the same period last year.

The report says goods exports rose 8 percent to $8.5 billion, while services exports grew 23 percent to $2.7 billion. IT exports increased 18 percent to $1.25 billion, while freelancers’ export earnings rose 46 percent to a record monthly high of $550 million.

Remittances from overseas Pakistanis rose 14 percent. Total inflows into Roshan Digital Accounts reached $14.3 billion.

According to the Ministry of Finance, FBR tax collection stood at Rs3.1 trillion, surpassing the first-quarter target. Private sector credit reached Rs11.28 trillion, up 16.6 percent year-on-year.

The report states that all three major global credit rating agencies have maintained Pakistan’s rating in the B category, with a stable outlook.

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