Overview
- Customs officials report Torkham’s transit terminal is staffed and scanners are installed, with the border possibly reopening within 24 hours and trucks at Chaman’s Bab-e-Dosti already returning.
- Authorities say limited movements are expected first, including the return of empty Pakistani vehicles and transport for Afghan nationals, after days of suspended trade and travel at multiple crossings.
- The Central Power Purchasing Agency filed for a 37-paisa per unit reduction under September’s fuel price adjustment, with NEPRA scheduling a hearing for October 29 and any decision stated to cover K-Electric consumers.
- PTI founder Akbar S. Babar challenged the legality of naming Mahmood Khan Achakzai as opposition leader, even as PTI approved his nomination and PPP indicated support, keeping the dispute in the spotlight.
- Rescue officials said a gas leak triggered an explosion at a hotel in Karachi’s Garden area, injuring two people who were moved to Civil Hospital’s burns ward, while Alkhidmat reported Diwali aid for 1,400 Hindu families and Pakistan’s embassy in Ankara hosted a cultural evening for high-achieving students.