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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