Overview
- PML‑N candidates were reported winners in the NA‑77 (Gujranwala) and PP‑203 (Chichawatni) by‑elections, with media tallying results Sunday and Punjab’s information minister publicly sharing a video that alleges polling agents stamped votes on site.
- The military’s public relations arm said security forces cleared two alleged militant hideouts in Mirali, North Waziristan, on November 8 and recovered explosive‑making material, weapons and ammunition while accusing foreign‑backed groups of support.
- Violent incidents prompted rapid police action: a Karachi police inspector was shot dead outside his home and investigators are probing motives, a 7‑year‑old in Peshawar was found strangled and her aunt arrested within 24 hours, and a 10‑year‑old in Faisalabad was doused with petrol and set alight with the main suspect in custody and the child in critical condition.
- The federal cabinet raised Youth Business and Agriculture loan limits from 7.5 million to 25 million rupees, lowered the minimum age from 21 to 18 and reserved 30% of loans for women to broaden access to finance for young entrepreneurs and farmers.
- Punjab authorities reported 679 crop‑residue burning alerts this season, said teams extinguished fires at about 650 sites and described use of satellite fire alerts, drones and rapid‑response units to curb smog‑causing pollution while enforcement continues.