Overview
- Authorities summoned immigration and customs staff at 7 a.m. to process the return and deportation of Afghan nationals, while two‑way commercial traffic remains halted, the Khyber deputy commissioner said.
- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said deportations will continue, trade and visa processing are paused during talks, and Pakistan will respond robustly if regional mischief persists.
- A five‑member Supreme Court constitutional bench led by Justice Aminuddin Khan will hear on Nov. 3 Governor Kamran Tessori’s challenge to a Sindh High Court order on access to the Governor House.
- In the ‘Ducky Bhai’ bribery probe, the FIA reported recovering Rs. 4.2548 crore from six arrested NCCIA officers and opened inquiries into assets beyond known income.
- Lahore recorded hazardous air with AQI readings up to 483 citywide and local peaks above 750 as enforcement intensified against polluters; separately, Punjab approved a property ordinance promising 90‑day decisions in land‑possession cases.