Overview
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court suspended a Peshawar High Court ruling that allowed Afghan men married to Pakistani women to receive Pakistan Origin Cards and citizenship, issuing notices to parties for further hearing.
- The no‑confidence motion against Azad Jammu & Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq was pushed to November 1, with the PPP convening an October 31 leadership meeting, chaired by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, to lock in numbers and strategy.
- The AJK High Court reinstated the Third Party Act 2021, directing that all Grade‑7 and above government recruitments be conducted through independent testing to enforce merit and transparency.
- The Sindh High Court’s Larkana bench ordered the removal of the SSP and three officers over a false terrorism case and transferred the investigation to the FIA, instructing completion within seven days.
- Provincial administrations reported operational steps, with Punjab saying Rs6.39 billion has been disbursed under flood rehabilitation and Sindh implementing an e‑ticketing drive that forgives a first traffic offense but fines repeat violations.