Overview
- Pakistan’s delegation, set to depart, remained in Istanbul after Turkey and Qatar urged another chance to keep negotiations going despite an earlier public assessment of failure.
- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif alleged India is backing the Taliban and warned Pakistan would respond if Afghan territory is used for attacks.
- The no-confidence move against Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq was postponed to November 1 as the PPP convenes an October 31 leadership meeting led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
- The Supreme Court suspended a Peshawar High Court decision that had extended Pakistan Origin Card and citizenship to Afghan men married to Pakistani women, issuing notices in the federal appeal.
- Punjab announced the ‘Lungs of Lahore’ plan to plant over 4.8 million trees, creating a 112‑km, 1,711‑acre green belt in phases to cut smog and restrain urban sprawl.