The Government of Pakistan has announced a sharp hike in the prices of petrol and diesel by PKR 55 per litre, in the wake of the escalating security situation in West Asia, as per a report by ARY News.
Three vessels operated by the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) were stopped on Sunday by Iran from proceeding towards the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions in West Asia, the ARY News reported.
In another troubling incident at a private university in Lahore, a female student attempted suicide on Monday by jumping from the fourth floor of the campus building, police and university sources said, ARY News reported.
The sit-in at the Gorakhpur checkpost near Adiala Jail, led by Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters, has been called off following successful negotiations with police, ARY News reported, citing an official statement.
The unemployment rate in Pakistan has risen resulting in the number of jobless people in the country to cross the figure of eight million people, Ary News reported citing the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024-2025 released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested two men in Faisalabad for their alleged involvement in forced begging and human smuggling from various localities of Faisalabad, ARY News reported, citing a spokesman's statement.
Karachi is facing a severe water shortage this month as prolonged electricity outages disrupted operations at key pumping stations across the city, the Karachi Water Corporation reported, ARY News reported.
As per ARY News citing police, the victim was identified as Zainab who had shifted from Sialkot to Karachi and was residing in her husband's maternal aunt's house in Defence Housing Authority, following her marriage. The police are investigating the matter following the complaint of victim's
Citing continued security threats, the Punjab government extended Section 144 across the province until November 8. The measure, aimed at curbing unrest and violence, follows renewed federal action against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under the Anti-Terrorism Act, ARY News reported.