Overview
- Khyber’s deputy commissioner summoned immigration and customs staff for 7 a.m. as Torkham reopens solely for Afghan nationals returning home.
- Two-way commercial traffic remains suspended at the key crossing, which had been closed for all movement since 20 October according to local reporting.
- In the ‘Ducky Bhai’ bribery case, six NCCIA officers were produced in a Lahore court after Rs 4,25,48,000 was recovered and inquiries into assets beyond declared income began.
- At the 44th Channab Nagar Tahaffuz‑e‑Khatm‑e‑Nubuwwat conference, speakers urged parties to require candidate pledges and demanded the removal of Ahmadis from sensitive posts.
- Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn into the Telangana cabinet by Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, with Indian reports indicating he is expected to receive the Minority Welfare portfolio before a 11 November by‑election as the BJP filed a complaint.