Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar inaugurated Pakistan’s first local Google Chromebook assembly line and announced an MoU to train 100,000 developers, provide Google Career Certificates and introduce AI-focused programs.
- The Lahore High Court ordered strict enforcement of smog-time closures—markets at 10 p.m. and restaurants at 11 p.m.—with Lahore reapplying the schedule and the next hearing set for 7 November.
- A UN monitoring team reported Afghanistan under the Taliban has again become a safe haven for international terrorist groups, citing active Al-Qaeda links and evidence tied to attacks inside Pakistan.
- Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar said plans to expand PNSC’s fleet by 50% are advancing, with five ship agreements near finalization and a proposed Pakistan Maritime Industrial Zone to build locally made vessels.
- A judicial magistrate approved a further three-day physical remand of National Cyber Crime Agency officers in the ‘Daki Bhai’ bribery case, as the FIA detailed Rs42.55 million allegedly taken and ongoing asset investigations.