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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.         FBR waives surcharge for late filers pledging no property purchase-BR

2.         Two FBR officials martyred in Dera Ismail Khan-BR

3.         Two FBR officials killed in firing incident in Dera Ismail Khan-BR

4.         4 FBR officials, traffic policeman martyred in DI Khan attacks: police-DD

5.         Four FBR officials, traffic police officer killed in DI Khan firing-ET

6.         Aasan Tax Scheme: 1,016 tax returns filed so far, FBR tells IMF-BR

7.         IMF programme- BR

8.         IMF taxes squeeze salaried class-ET

9.         IMF talks likely to clear way for $1.2bn disbursement-DD

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

1.         A hard state and a broken society- BR

2.         Industrial, economic cooperation discussed with Uzbekistan-BR

3.         Yields rise, but where’s the stress?-BR

4.         Pakistan showcases AI innovations at UAE fair-ET

5.         PM approves duty-free livestock imports for specialised farms to boost exports-TN

6.         Rice planters may cut costs, lift rice yield by up to 15 percent-TN

7.         Pakistan-Turkmenistan direct flights to boost Central Asia trade connectivity-TN

8.         Bilawal inaugurates Thar coal drying unit, urges adoption of successful development model across country-TN

9.         Auto manufacturers urge govt to suspend EDB’s used vehicle import 'relaxation'-BR

10.     Behind the scenes of ‘show-and-tell’ leadership-BR

11.     Transforming food supply chains- BR

12.     TDAP opens ‘International Exhibition of Handmade Carpets’-BR

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.         Karachi, Gwadar ports discuss maritime sector-BR

2.         ‘External trade once again flashing warning signal’-BR

460+ Company Laws

CCP authorises Fatima Fertilizer’s acquisition of shares-BR

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

1.         PRISM+ settles 6.3m transactions: SBP-BR

2.         Pakistan accounts for nearly half of MENAAP’s extreme poor: World Bank- BR

3.         Govt, IFC step up efforts to mobilise private capital-BR

4.         Pakistan seeks $26bn investment in 35 UNDP-backed projects-BR

5.         Investment boost: Aurangzeb delineates macroeconomic stability, investor trust & PPPs-BR

6.         Global telecom operator VEON raises Pakistan investment plan to $1.5bn from $1bn, says Aurangzeb-BR

7.         Investment hinges on economic stability-ET

8.         Digital transactions hit 13.2b-ET

9.         Pakistan Investment Bonds attract inflows from Gulf investors-DD

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

1.         PSX: buying at bourse, KSE-100 up over 1.5%-BR

2.         Dollar holds losses as markets await Fed minutes, speakers- BR

3.         Gold edges lower with focus on Fed minutes, rate path clues-BR

4.         Gold price per tola holds steady at Rs437,536 in Pakistan-BR

5.         Spot rate gains Rs400 per maund-BR

6.         Cotton spot rates-BR

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

1.         Govt raises petrol by Rs1.19, cuts diesel by Rs1.91 per litre-BR

2.         Petrol price hiked by Rs1.19, HSD’s cut by Rs1.91-BR

3.         Oil prices rise as storms and air strikes threaten supply-BR

4.         Oil prices fall nearly 2% as Middle East supply concerns ease-=BR

5.         Oil prices stable- BR

6.         Palm extends losses as weaker Chicago soyoil weighs-BR

7.         Petroleum sector: FPCCI discusses key challenges-BR

8.         Govt increases petrol by Rs1.19, cuts diesel by Rs1.91 for Oct 7-ET

9.         Overbilling, load-shedding: Punjab PA panel grills LESCO-BR

10.     Nearly Rs221bn PSDP funds authorised in 1QFY27-BR

11.     Jamaat e Islami (JI) Petition to NEPRA against KE load shading - watch hearing outcome - You may also support JI for your areas too

12.     IESCO notifies power suspension programme-TN

13.     PM orders winter gas management strategy-ET

Weather Updates

1.      The Weather-BR

2.      Rabi season: IRSA approves 22pc shortage for Punjab, Sindh-BR

3.      Rain, windstorm, hailstorm forecast in upper parts of country: PMD-TN

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

1.      Tarar visits Shifa Hospital to inquire after KP’s MPA’s health-BR

2.      TGI Fridays signs agreement with Meerab Hospitality-BR

3.      Pharma listed cos: FY26 profits surge 28pc to Rs42.2bn YoY-BR

4.      SU holds seminar on exploring Chinese language scholarships-BR

5.      FUUAST launches BRT construction debris levelling-BR

6.      Phishing domains impersonate govt agencies-DD

7.      Particle physics, astrophysics and 'invisibility cloak' tipped for physics Nobel-DD

8.      Francis Halzen wins Nobel Physics Prize for Antarctic 'ghost particle' hunt-ET

9.      Nobel medicine prize goes to three scientists for research into brain activity-TN

10.   21 dengue cases reported in Islamabad this year-DD

11.   Dengue prevention drive stepped up across Islamabad-TN

12.   IHRA licensing assessments continue in Islamabad-TN

13.   CES responds to 1,475 emergency calls in Islamabad in September-TN

14.   Over 1.21m calls received on Helpline 15 in September-TN

15.   New cardiology institute in Lahore hit by hiring delays-DD

16.   Seminary teacher held for torturing minor in Rahim Yar Khan-DD

Politics 

1.      PTI’s ‘long march’ heads to Mattani from Kohat-BR

2.      PM Shehbaz urges PTI to call off long march, resolve issues through dialogue-DD

3.      'End long march, sit-ins and we will talk': PM Shehbaz once again extends olive branch to PTI-ET

4.      PTI long march won't be allowed beyond Attock, warns Kundi-DD

5.      PTI marchers change route, head to Khyber first-ET

6.      PTI dismisses PM Shehbaz's 'mere offer' for talks, says govt can initiate contact with opposition leadership-ET

7.      PM ordered maximum political space for PTI in return for full counterterror cooperation: Talal-ET

8.      PTI warns of quitting assemblies if governor's rule imposed in K-P-ET

9.      A T20 match is set to begin, KP CM warns Centre-TN

10.   PTI condemns arrest of Imran's cousin-ET

11.   Punjab extends ban on gatherings until Oct 15, citing 'threats of terrorist activity'-DD

12.   PTI announces boycott of PP-203 by-election-DD

13.   IHC adjourns Imran Khan's appeal in 190m pounds case indefinitely-TN

14.   Fact check: Viral video does not show Baloch female activist killed by police; footage is from Afghanistan-ET

15.   Ahsan Bhoon's degrees are valid-ET

16.   LHC rules mutation cannot prove oral gift, sets aside concurrent judgments-ET

17.   D&SJ Abdur Raheem appointed new LHC registrar-TN

18.   Capital Development Authority officials may face action as probe begins into 'bogus' plot allotments-DD

19.   Second PIMS chief appointed after nursery fire-TN

20.   Pims gets new executive director and joint executive director, notifications raise eyebrows-DD

Karachi

1.      Taps run dry in Karachi's Clifton, Defence as official tanker service faces delays-DD

2.      Woman among 29 people found in 'illegal' police custody during raid-DD

3.      Mir Raza judicial commission inspects crime scene-DD

4.      KU forms body to assess and rehabilitate decaying infrastructure-DD

5.      Last ruler of Khairpur State passes away-DD

6.      Suspected robber killed, policeman injured in 'encounter' in Islamabad-DD

7.      Commissioner Karachi reviews anti encroachment drive-TN

8.      Two suspects shot, injured in police encounters-TN

9.      World Teacher's Day ceremony held at Zubaida Girls College Hyderabad-TN

10.   Governor Sindh attends oath-taking ceremony of Pakistan Film & TV Journalists Welfare Association-TN

11.   SPAL conducts special zero-waste operation in Shalimar Town-TN

Other Pakistan

1.      PM pledges federal resources for AJK’s development-BR

2.      Aligning domestic workers with global standards: PM seeks greater support from ILO-BR

3.      PM directs third-party audit of all NHA projects-BR

4.      Appointment, bills: President approves three summaries-BR

5.      Balochistan MPA throws his passport on assembly floor-BR

6.      First end ‘long march’ then talk, PM tells PTI-BR

7.      J&K State properties: Senate panel seeks 5-year record of cash rent- BR

8.      NUML probationer case: FCC says fair opportunity must be afforded before service termination-BR

9.      President for more practical, results-oriented partnership with ILO-BR

10.   First high-tech automatic beeswax foundation sheet manufacturing unit opens-BR

11.   Section 144 imposed across Punjab in view of security threats-BR

12.   President Zardari confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on UN chief Guterres- BR

13.   Railways’ accommodations: Senate body concerned over illegal occupation-BR

14.   LCCI hails int’l recognition for ‘Apni Chat,Apna Ghar’ project-BR

15.   Nehal greets UBL-UATC partnership to expand farm mechanisation-BR

16.   Pursuing integrated plan for Karachi uplift: Sharjeel-BR

17.   Lanjar vows to resolve issues facing transporters-BR

18.   The ‘dead man’ turns up alive-BR

19.   Achakzai asks PTI to respond positively if govt formally approaches it for talks- BR

20.   Production of Imaan, Hadi: ATC warns Adiala Jail authorities of contempt proceedings-BR

21.   KP situation: President, PM agree to continue talks with opposition-BR

22.   Arsalan informs CAIP forum: Sindh to benefit from climate resilience, urban uplift investments-BR

23.   Al-Qadir Trust case: Lawyers move FCC seeking early fixation of Bushra’s plea-BR

24.   Pakistan, UK review bilateral ties-BR

25.   Govt, JI to finalise talks schedule on petrol levy- BR

26.   IWT must be respected and implemented: Dar-BR

27.   DWP Group CEO Naseem elected PEMA chief-BR

28.   Rahul Gandhi, others briefly detained in election protest-BR

29.   Displaced Palestinians: Humanitarian deployment to Jordan completed-BR

30.   Amended constitution case: ECP gives PkMAP ‘last chance’ to submit reply-BR

31.   Cousin of IK Qasim detained under MPO-BR

32.   Punjab govt stepping up anti-smog measures: Minister-BRU

33.   N chief terms Pakistan source of solutions-BR

34.   Security forces kill 5 terrorists in North Waziristan IBO: state media-DD

35.   Five bodies found with gunshot wounds in Bannu: police-ET

36.   BISE Bannu, DI Khan postpone this week's exams, citing suspension of communication services-DD

37.   JI suspends sit-in for 10 days in Chitral-DD

38.   Restrictions on gatherings at certain points along N-25-DD

39.   ANF seizes 3,825kg of drugs in Balochistan operation-TN

40.   Student hit by bus on bypass road dies-TN

41.   Islamabad Expressway Service Road-TN

42.   Afridi accused of derailing negotiations: There can be no talks unless PTI cancels long march: Talal- BR

43.   Omani minister greets CM on winning UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award-BR

44.   President confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on UN chief-BR

45.   MSP for wheat: Provincial consensus vital for fair returns for farmers: Tanveer-BR

Afghanistan

1.      Pakistan, Taliban clash at Moscow talks-ET

2.      Moscow moot ends sans joint statement-DD

United States

1.      In interview, US Vice President Vance says Iran must cut nuclear enrichment to end war-BR

2.      Iran warns Bahrain, regional states against attacks from their territory-DD

3.      Iran warns Bahrain and other regional states against assaults staged from their territory-ET

4.      White House denies Trump suggested Iran should 'take out' US cities-ET

5.      Trump blames France unrest on 'mass migration', Islam-ET

6.      Tens of thousands expected in Paris for high school protests-DD

7.      US says 130th commercial vessel redirected during Iran blockade-TN

8.      US approves $1b arms sale to UAE, $400 million sale to Kuwait-TN

9.      Former German spy chief arrested over alleged buying of classified information-ET

10.   DeepSeek set to net over $12b in new fundraising, source says-ET

11.   Google enters massive 3.6-GW power deal with Constellation Energy-ET

12.   Alien 'phoenix planet' was born from the ashes of a dying star-ET

China

1.      India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi briefly detained during protest seeking election chief's resignation-DD

2.      India among seven countries vying for 2036 Olympics, IOC says-ET

Other International

1.      Trump blames France unrest on ‘mass migration,’ Islam-BR

2.      Hundreds arrested in school protests as Macron summons ministers-BR

3.      Russia strikes Ukraine's Kyiv in fresh wave of attacks-BR

4.      Houthis launch missiles at Yemen's Aden airport as fighting intensifies-BR

5.      London stocks gain on softer oil, easing gilt yields; Defence shares fall-BR

6.      ‘Poland is keen to strengthen economic cooperation with Pakistan’- BR

7.      Guterres visits NEOC-BR

8.      Information ministry rejects Reuters report on Makkah defence pact as 'speculative'-ET

9.      Makkah Alliance activates collective deterrence-TN

10.   Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye agree to activate Makkah Alliance defence commitments-TN

11.   Dar, UN chief Guterres discuss regional, global peace and security issues-DD

12.   Outgoing UN chief lauds Pakistan's mediation role in US-Iran conflict-ET

13.   UN Chief Antonio Guterres arrives in Pakistan today-TN

14.   Pakistan backs Bangladesh for IPU Executive Committee at 153rd IPU Assembly-TN

15.   Saudi Arabia says 3 injured in attacks on 2 airports in country's south amid escalation with Houthis-ET

16.   Saudi-led coalition strikes hundreds of Houthis targets-TN

17.   Yemeni government forces launch operation against Houthis to seize Al-Wazi'iyah in Taiz-ET

18.   Three remaining victims of Somali pirate hijacking to arrive soon: Dar-TN

19.   Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo, patient has died-DD

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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