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1. Sindh's wider market: Thar coal gets pricing overhaul Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a revised pricing mechanism for Thar coal sales to buyers other than independent power producers (IPPs), in a major push to expand the market for the indigenous fuel, while endorsing Rs9.66 billion in verified financial claims related to duties…

2. Hina's family seeks copies of probe records Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   Before the completion of the challan in the Hina Javed murder case, the victim's family has sought complete details of the evidence and investigation reports included in the police report. Fahad Javed, the victim's brother and complainant in the case, has written to the Punjab Ombudsman, demanding…

3. K-P Area Development Council holds meeting Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   The first meeting of the Area Development Council (ADC) established for the development of 12 designated districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa was held at the Landi Kotal Jirga Hall. More than 100 members of the council, Deputy Commissioner Khyber Shahid Ali, District Police Officer Waqar Ahmad and other…

4. Light snowfall brings winter chill to Kaghan Valley Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   The weather has turned cold again in the mountainous areas of the upper Kaghan Valley following light snowfall, intensifying the winter chill across the region. The snowfall has covered mountain peaks with a white blanket, further enhancing the beauty of the natural landscape. Temperatures have…

5. Kundi backs student scooter financing Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Thursday directed the Bank of Khyber (BoK) to introduce an easy-instalment scooter financing scheme for students and to upgrade its mobile banking application so that digital banking services become faster, simpler and more widely available across…

6. Electoral reforms committee takes shape Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Thursday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would each be allotted two seats each in the Senate's Electoral Reforms Committee. In a post on X, the minister…

7. Defiant petrol pumps face licence axe Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   A high-level meeting chaired by PM Shehbaz Sharif in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Islamabad to review progress on the fuel subsidy programme and assess its implementation across the country. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday ordered the cancellation of licences of petrol pumps…

8. 'Pakistan has its own mini-Trumps' Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas has criticised the ruling elite for what he called the "misuse of power and disregard for the public mandate", saying Pakistan, too, has its own "mini-Trumps". Speaking to journalists at Parliament House, Abbas said the PTI government had been removed…

9. Local govt elections in K-P put on hold Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended preparations for local government elections in the remaining districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following a federal government order extending the suspension of Article 140-A of the Constitution. Furthermore, the electoral watchdog set February 7…

10. FCC strips PHC of jurisdiction over post-Oct 12 K-P cases Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

    The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has suspended proceedings before the Peshawar High Court (PHC) in cases instituted under Article 199 of the Constitution on or after October 12, following the deployment of armed forces in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to act in aid of civil power in a development that…