Pakistan for Tuesday, October 21, 2025

• Tremors of 5.3-magnitude felt in twin cities, northern areas
• IHC issues stay orders on auction of PTI leader Zulfi Bukhari’s property
• SC’s all benches are ‘branches of one tree’: Justice Mazhar
• Centre to ban TLP within next few days: Azma Bokhari
• ECP once again cancels Punjab LG elections
• PM launches semiconductor training initiative to join $600b global tech ecosystem
• Any violation of territorial integrity will be met with decisive response: COAS
• Pakistan crash out of Women’s World Cup after crushing defeat in rain-affected South Africa clash
• ‘Situation fully under control’: Ogra rubbishes reports of fuel shortage
• Bayern Munich extend coach Kompany's contract until 2029
• Rohl says only wins will win over Rangers doubters
• Djokovic pulls out of Paris Masters
• Gyokeres ends goal drought in Arsenal thrashing of Atletico
• Newcastle too good for 'little Magpie' Mourinho's Benfica
• PSG hit seven, Barcelona, Arsenal run riot as Champions League rains goals
• La Liga cancel plan to hold Villarreal v Barcelona match in Miami
• Mohsin Naqvi adamant on ceremony for Asia Cup trophy handover as India increase pressure
• KE says Nepra revision has slashed its tariff by Rs7.6/kWh, ‘will have far-reaching consequences’
• Former French president Sarkozy starts 5-year prison sentence
• Chokehold on TLP tightens as govt assuages concerns
• COAS vows to purge Balochistan of 'Indian proxies'
• SJC split over 'control code' as two judges demur
• Cautious optimism in Islamabad after ceasefire
• India, ACC clash over Asia Cup trophy
• Punjab law 'compels' ECP to annul LG polls
• Rs180b cess demand jolts oil industry
• Gold steady despite sharpest fall in five years globally
• Punjab seed supply halt threatens wheat crisis
• Govt plans green corridor to revive steel mills
• Jam Kamal, EU envoy discuss GSP Plus
• ZTBL audit exposes Rs10b default
• Gender gap in financial inclusion narrows
• Petroleum minister seeks global partners
• PSX extends gains as buying spree continues
• Pakistan top supplier of sardines to China
• Jirga reaches Tirah Valley for peace talks
• Kundi pledges cooperation with provincial govt
• Centre, K-P in 'armchair politics'
• CM Afridi's push for punctual sessions falters amid quorum
• Pakistan's geological goldmine
• New policy announced for transgender healthcare
• Health dept website still displays Gandapur
• Achakzai nominated as opposition leader
• ECP strips G-B govt of key powers
• SC says bench only interpreting tax laws
• NA body expresses concern over PIA CEO's absence
• IHC halts auction of Zulfi Bukhari's property
• PML-N quits AJK government
• IHC seeks FIA report on Aleema inquiry
• Zardari, Shehbaz felicitate Japan's first female PM
• Court delays indictment in Punjab PA hiring case
• Shehbaz launches 'INSPIRE' initiative
• Imran denied basic rights, claims PTI
• Power consumers to get minor tariff cut of Rs0.36/unit
• Khyber Jirga holds second round of talks with militants
• Centre asks Punjab to facilitate Imran–CM Afridi meeting for KP cabinet formation
• Sarkozy starts 5-year prison sentence
• Louvre jewel heist valued at $102m
• Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for first time
• Gaza truce remains shaky
• MBS to meet Trump next month
• UN rights work facing 'existential threat'
• Takaichi named Japan's first woman PM
• Talal terms KP govt’s inaction against terrorism ploy for ‘political point scoring’
• Two SC judges warn new code of conduct will restrict judicial freedom, create avenues for control
• Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets Mufti Muneeb, sunni scholars to address religious concerns
• Army Chief vows to eliminate Indian-backed proxies, highlights Balochistan’s role in Pakistan’s progress
• India restores embassy in Afghanistan as ties improve
• Federal Government rules out Governor’s rule in KP, urges province to act against militants
• COAS Munir reiterates any violation of Pakistan’s territorial integrity will be met with ‘firm and decisive response’
• Shrinking habitats, rising poaching push Pakistan’s bears towards the brink
• GB election commission freezes financial, administrative powers of regional govt citing ‘concern’ over pre-poll manipulation
• Pakistan confirms cross-border airstrikes on TTP targets in Afghanistan
• PM felicitates new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
• 3 civilians killed in Muridke operation, claims Punjab minister
• New moon likely to be sighted on October 21: SUPARCO
• Lahore, Karachi among top 5 most polluted cities in world
• ‘Smog theatre’: Will cannons and towers clear polluted air?
• 26th Amendment case: Justice Mazhar says regular, constitutional benches ‘branches of same tree’
• France intensifies hunt for Louvre raiders who stole royal jewels
• CM Maryam makes masks mandatory for Traffic Police, Clean Punjab teams
• Punjab launches first Mobile Police Station and Licensing Unit
• Lesser-known parties withdraw plea seeking to become opposition alliance TTAP’s namesake
• ECP to hold Punjab LG polls under new law, PTI faces exclusion risk
• UN welcomes Pakistan-Afghan ceasefire, urges diplomatic resolution of disputes
• New polio case reported from KP
• Liquor and arms recovery case: Islamabad court issues arrest warrant for Gandapur over persistent no-shows
• AWS outage, cable damage leave net users high and dry
• Lahore braces for toxic smog as pollution drifts from Delhi
• Fresh polio case in KP takes this year’s tally to 30
• Islamabad court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Ali Amin Gandapur
• China hawk Sanae Takaichi named Japan’s first woman prime minister
• Govt’s foreign diplomacy boosts Pakistan’s global standing: Tariq Fazal
• Asif clarifies Pakistan is engaging with Afghan Taliban, not TTP
• KP CM Afridi vows to resist Centre’s ‘every unconstitutional step’
• PIA gearing up for direct US flights, says aviation minister
• 8 militants gunned down in Dera Ismail Khan
• ‘Burger cotton’ scandal rocks Sindh