Overview
- Security forces carried out intelligence‑based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the past 48 hours that the military says killed 74 militants and recovered weapons and explosives.
- The Islamabad High Court issued an order limiting lawyers who met Imran Khan to legal discussion only in the £190 million appeal and granted extra time for paperwork and preparation.
- The National Accountability Bureau widened inquiries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by issuing fresh notices, seeking company and bank records and summoning witnesses in cases linked to Asad Qaiser and Dr. Amjad Ali with hearings set for mid‑ to late‑November.
- Federal and provincial regulators moved to tighten revenue and land procedures by ordering electronic monitoring and barcodes for packaged tea with near‑term installation deadlines and by delegating property registration powers to Additional Assistant Commissioners who must use the Punjab e‑registration system.
- Officials at the Pakistan Minerals Forum announced geological mapping, dozens of exploration licences including for Chagai and Khuzdar, and pledged to prioritise domestic processing of minerals to attract investment and create local jobs.