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590+ Taxes & Levies (including FED, GIDC, Budgets, IMF, ORS/BS 19+ FST cum Customs Duty but excluding those which are exclusively about Customs Duty)

1.      MTBA seeks restoration of effective statutory filing period for TY26-BR

2.      SHC rules a stockbroker liable to pay sales tax in Sindh-BR

3.      1QFY27: KPRA records 24pc increase in collection of STS YoY-BR

Economy & Inflation matters (including Import, Export & CPEC)

1.      CPEC Lahore Metro line completed but Karachites just waiting for the same though more beneficial & easy to built in Karachi due economic hub & port (but Sindh Govt / Karachi Govt made it difficult)

2.      Environmental protection: Pakistan, Türkiye explore avenues for cooperation-BR

3.      APEAF acknowledges PM’s focus on exports growth-BR

4.      Customs uncovers Rs3.2bn imports through two ‘fake’ companies-BR

5.      Fecto Cement Limited: performance and outlook-BR

6.      Deregulating wheat, sugar markets-ET

7.      Pakistan's last IMF bailout?-ET

8.      At a crossroads: navigating trade, industrial policy dilemma-ET

9.      Financialisation of global value chains-ET

10.   Inflation eases, but prices stay high — here's why the relief isn't being felt-DD

11.   Cotton production moderates amid heatwave concerns-DD

12.   Urea sales dip 13pc in September-DD

13.   Over 3.2m cotton bales arrival recorded at ginneries till Sept 30-TN

14.   Farmers warn of climate change risks, food security challenges-TN

15.   Haroon Akhtar urges focus on finished, value-added export products-TN

16.   US-China trade truce extension gives global businesses fresh window for supply-chain planning-TN

17.   APTTA seeks permission to import wood logs with bark-BR

18.   China, Iran, Afghanistan: Values on import of dry grapes increased-BR

19.   Rising fuel rates drive up prices of essential kitchen items-BR

460+ Company Laws

SECP refers Bagasra Securities case to FIA-TN

300+ Banking, Finance & Investments (including Monetary Policy, Foreign Exchange, FATF, AML/CFT & NBFC)

1.         Insurance, lack of warehouses key constraints to farm lending: SBP-BR

2.         SBP seen holding tight policy as mid-term inflation target appears out of reach-DD

3.         Remittance incentives-BR

4.         PPRA rules: revamped framework-BR

5.         Ejection order made easy for Owners against Tenants

6.         BoK promotes women’s financial literacy-BR

Market (Stock, Currency, Gold, Textile, Cotton & PMEX)

1.         Stocks upbeat, dollar wobbles as Fed hike bets recede-BR

2.         Dollar holds firm as French fiscal woes keep euro on back foot-BR

3.         Dollar holds firm as French fiscal woes keep euro on back foot-BR

4.         Gold gains as October Fed rate hike prospects fade-BR

5.         Cotton arrivals depict 5.39pc increase YoY-BR

6.         Weekly Cotton Review: Production reaches 3.208m bales-BR

POL, Gas, other Minerals & Electricity (including Solar & Water)

1.         Oil slips as Middle East crude exports rise, G7 to release stocks-BR

2.         OPEC+ agrees to keep Nov oil output targets steady-BR

3.         IEA: 325 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves released-BR

4.         325m barrels of emergency oil released, says IEA-DD

5.         Competitiveness hinges on affordable, sustainable energy-ET

6.         Haroonabad treatment plant to help ease city water woes: Sindh CM-DD

7.         SNGPL Rawalpindi Region revises gas load-management schedule-TN

8.         Sindh Solar Energy Project rated by WB as ‘moderately unsatisfactory’-BR

9.         Govt sets bold DISCO sale deadline-ET

10.     When imported energy becomes the risk-BR

11.     Govt says fully focussed on energy supplies-BR

Weather Updates

1.         The Weather-BR

2.         Climate change threatens Kalash life-ET

3.         Pakistan's Climate Hazards (Part-2)-TN

320+ Human Resources (including Training, Health, Precautions & Safety - other than above areas)

1.         Experts urge parents to discourage their children from eating fast food-BR

2.         8,676 candidates appear in first phase of SU entry test-BR

3.         SSUET to finalise plans for Sir Syed Day-BR

4.         Over Rs1.5295bn spent on welfare of police force, families-BR

5.         Country's healthcare facilities acutely vulnerable to fire hazards, seminar told-DD

6.         AI needs layers of safeguards, says ex-OpenAI worker-DD

7.         OpenAI safety employee quits, says 'time for trial and error is over'-ET

8.         Industrial robots working in factories surpass 5M worldwide-ET

9.         Robotic Surgery Program in Ziauddin hospital inaugurated-TN

10.     IHRA assesses Shifa Int'l hospital for licensing-TN

11.     Free Hepatitis-C screening, treatment offered in Islamabad-TN

12.     Hyderabad witnesses 63 percent hike in dog bite cases in 2026-TN

13.     Should AI Judge?-TN

Politics 

1.           For meeting between PM & Hafiz Naeem Sb preparation, PM sought Reports from 5 Ministries may be SBP too (as per recommendations from Jamaat e Islami Technical Team)

2.           For meeting between PM & Hafiz Naeem Sb,

3.           Naqvi blames K-P CM for talks 'collapse', warns Afridi will 'be responsible' if anyone dies during march-ET

4.           Naqvi says talks with opposition have collapsed, accuses KP CM of 'sabotaging' negotiations-DD

5.           PTI terms access to Imran 'principal point of deadlock', claims Centre refused to include it in agreement-DD

6.           PTI says access to Imran Khan, K-P counterterrorism policy led to talks deadlock-ET

7.           Asif, Tarar fire fresh salvoes at PTI after talks deadlock-ET

8.           Kundi, Naqvi slam K-P govt over counterterrorism role during talks-ET

9.           'We are not yes-men': CM Afridi launches PTI long march to Islamabad from Lakki Marwat-DD

10.       'Absolutely not': CM Afridi rejects 'closed-room' decisions on military operations in K-P-ET

11.       PTI says long march will proceed as talks remain deadlocked-TN

12.       KP CM reveals PTI's seven demands for talks-TN

13.       Fawad Chaudhry calls government-PTI talks progress a major achievement-TN

14.       PTI long march will not enter Islamabad: Rana Sanaullah-TN

15.       No roads blocked in Islamabad, clarifies govt-TN

16.       Statement of Muzamil Aslam exposed PTI's level of awareness: Azma-TN

17.       The court that could not see: a narrow reading of harassment-DD

18.       Police constable deployed for long march security dies, inquiry ordered-TN

Karachi

1.           Fire in unclean open Drainage in Karachi PPP Town Chairman area affecting citizen of several Towns & area. There can be major incident

2.           4.10.26 Karachi Major Protest for Gaza & against Israel backed by US

3.           Details about Sindh Chief Minister in Canada VS in Pakistan

4.           'Every moment in Somali pirates' captivity felt like years,' says injured Pakistani sailor-ET
 

5.           4 injured Pakistanis rescued from vessel hijacked in Somalia arrive in Karachi with remains of 3 colleagues-DD

6.           Aircraft carrying four injured crew members, remains of three MT Honour 25 sailors lands in Karachi-ET

7.           Arrangements underway to repatriate Pakistanis from Somalia on PM's instructions-TN

8.           Tanker torched by mob after fatal Korangi Accident-TN

9.           CM reaffirms Sindh govt's commitment to advanced cancer care, medical research-TN

10.       SHC directs police to provide protection to free-will couple-DD

11.       RTA Hyderabad approaches NCCIA for action-TN

12.       FIA arrests two suspects involved in hawala-hundi-TN

13.    Pakistanis rescued from Somali pirates have reached Karachi-BR

Other Pakistan

1.           Paapam seeks urgent consultation with PM-BR

2.           PM lauds security forces for DIK operation-BR

3.           Teachers lay the foundation for national progress, says PM-BR

4.           FO protests the killing of citizens by Indian Border Security Force-BR

5.           Turkiye says Makkah pact committee to meet in Riyadh tomorrow-BR

6.           Disputed amount under protest not admission of guilt: LHC-BR

7.           Thousands attend JI rally to support the Palestinians-BR

8.           CM launches five road projects under PPP-BR
 

9.           PTI ‘explains’ why talks with govt failed-BR

10.       Talal says JAAC protests mirrored PTI pattern-BR

11.       PDP calls for strengthening principle of merit-BR

12.       Afridi launches PTI’s ‘long march’ from KP-BR

13.       Protests intensify in India over demands for election chief to quit-BR

14.       Tarar visits LCCI chief’s residence: ‘All steps being taken to provide business-friendly environment’- BR

15.       SHC rules a stockbroker liable to pay sales tax in Sindh- BR

16.       UBG chief expresses concern over trade deficit-BR

17.       Funeral prayers held for citizens martyred by Indian firing-BR

18.       Farmers advocate for aligning natural, agri potentials with modern standards-BR

19.       Naqvi accuses KP CM of sabotaging talks-BR

20.       Interior minister accuses KP CM of attempting to sabotage PTI-govt talks-BR

21.       PTI begins long march from Lakki Marwat towards Islamabad-BR

22.       CM Afridi shares 7-point negotiations draft as govt disputes document-BR

23.       President extends greetings to teachers across Pakistan-BR

24.       Local automotive industry: Haroon calls for a fundamental transformation-BR

25.       Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region-BR

26.       Govt says fully focussed on energy supplies-BR

27.       EWCA Islamabad Chapter holds tree-plantation drive-BR

28.       Faisal Kundi, Naqvi discuss governor’s rule, security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-BR

29.       Disputed amount under protest not admission of guilt: LHC-BR

30.       Houthis say they hit Saudi sites with missiles, drones-BR

31.       Afridi launches PTI’s ‘long march’ from KP-BR

32.       Iranian minister quits, replaced by oil executive-BR

33.       PTI blames govt’s ‘unilateral’ approach to KP counterterrorism for talks failure-BR

34.       WCCIP hosts ‘Women Business Excellence Awards’- BR

35.       Yemen presidency announces military operation to retake all territory from Houthis-BR

36.       KPEZDMC, IMSciences ink MoU-BR

37.       KP govt launches ‘Pink Bus Service’-BR

38.       Security forces kill 8 terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan IBO: state media-DD

39.       Three commanders among eight terrorists killed in DI Khan operation: security sources-ET

40.       Funeral prayers held for two Pakistani civilians killed in Indian firing-ET

41.       Azeri woman in alleged Lahore gang-rape case returns home under police escort-ET

42.       Five bodies found in Khuzdar, Surab-DD

43.       Two children killed in Panjgur blast-DD

44.       Land dispute leaves two dead, one injured in Bolan-DD

45.       Four of a family, passer-by gunned down in Ratodero 'targeted attack'-DD

46.       Battagram MPC rejects call for Hazara province-DD

47.       Political issues must be resolved through talks: Balochistan CM Bugti-DD

48.       Hyderabad lawyers threaten to march on Islamabad-DD

49.       Peshawar High Court stays suspension of five KP Assembly employees-DD

50.       Security beefed up with additional 1,500 personnel for cricket matches in Pindi-DD

51.       Pindi signal-free corridor plan scaled down-ET

52.       Five killed as old enmity sparks armed clash in Larkana-TN

53.       Police arrest over 39,311 drug peddlers, recover 21,410-kg hashish-TN

54.       NADRA enables online CNIC replacement via PakID app-TN

55.       Democracy, subject to revision-BR

56.       Saudi Arabia quietly shelving NEOM Stadium, one of 2034 World Cup venues-BR

57.       Houthis cut vital supply road to Yemen's Taiz: security sources to AFP-BR

58.       India pushing for bigger role in Russia-Ukraine talks-BR

59.       Protest in Gaza support

60.       Geo coverage of Palestine support Protest

61.   Naqvi accuses KP CM of sabotaging talks-BR

Afghanistan

Moscow consultation moot today-BR

United States

1.           US military says it struck vessel in Caribbean, killing four-BR

2.           UK Green party adopts ‘Zionism is racism’ policy-BR

3.           Zelensky says US wants to hold talks with Russia, Ukraine by the end of October-BR

4.           Iran still reviewing US response to Hormuz proposal-DD

5.           Iran war to end 'very soon': Trump-DD

6.           Trump's national security team holds unannounced Camp David talks on Iran war, Yemen: Axios-TN

7.           Trump confirms national intelligence chief as new AI czar-DD

8.           Trump names intelligence chief Clayton as AI czar, to head task force, WSJ reports-ET

9.           US Marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of murder-DD

10.       Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution, says governor-TN

11.       UAE investigators say flydubai co-pilot was planning 'terrorist act'-DD

12.       UAE says flydubai copilot used cockpit emergency ax to attack captain in 'terrorist act'-TN

13.       Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flydubai flight FZ1073's sudden plunge-DD

14.       Finnish town braces for change from Google data centres-ET

15.       Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast-TN

China

1.           South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industry-BR

2.           A taste of home in orbit: How China keeps its astronauts well-fed-ET

Other International

1.           Russia says it hit Kyiv bridge, two vessels in Black Sea-BR

2.           Yemen leader announces major military operations against Houthis-DD

3.           Houthis claim missile and drone attacks on Saudi Aramco after 50 strikes on Yemen-ET

4.           Houthis claim attack on Aramco facility in Riyadh-TN

5.           Saudi defence minister, Pentagon chief reaffirm strategic defence partnership in phone call-DD

6.           Saudi Arabia to provide $60m to allied government in Yemen, says kingdom's state media-DD

7.           Turkiye says Makkah Pact committee to meet in Riyadh on Monday-DD

8.           Iran's oil minister resigns, state media says-DD

9.           Iran warns regional states of 'different and decisive' response to future attacks-ET

10.       Future use of neighbouring countries' territory to attack Iran will provoke 'different' response: Baqaei-DD

11.       Araghchi rejects claim that Iranian diplomats attending UNGA were expelled from US-DD

12.       More than 70 killed in fighting around Yemen's Taiz over 24 hours: sources-DD

13.       UK's Green Party adopts 'Zionism is racism' policy-DD

14.       Israeli forces help settlers seize olive groves in occupied West Bank-DD

15.       Over 800 Palestinian teachers killed by Israel since Gaza war: education ministry-ET

16.       Syria condemns Israeli excavation work near occupied Golan Heights-ET

17.       North Korea says Kim oversaw hypersonic missile drill-ET

18.       Pro-Europe Latvian PM wins Russia-dominated poll-ET

19.       Thai youth still fight for dissent 50 years after massacre-ET

20.       Russia strikes another major bridge in Kyiv as attacks on Ukrainian capital escalate-TN

21.       'Anger in streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisis-TN

22.       DR Congo sentences 27 soldiers to death for 'cowardice'-ET

23.       Hurriyat delegation meets AJK president, Speaker; discusses Kashmir situation-TN

The below news items are extracted after sending yesterday email:

(A) Six Newspapers Websites [Business Recorder (BR), Daily Dawn (DD), Express Tribune (ET), The News (TNS), The Nation (TN) & Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)] and

(B) Three other Business Websites [Pakistan Revenue (PK), Profit Pakistan Today (PPT) & Daily Times (DTS)]

(C) The above areas are covered by average 5 specialized team members, covering about 16 hours per day at different timing slots, under the Leadership of Mr Asif S Kasbati (FCA, FCMA & LLB).

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