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1. Gold jumps Rs3,200 on weaker dollar Express Tribune · 9 Nov 2026

   Gold prices in Pakistan increased on Monday, tracking gains in the international market, as a weaker US dollar and easing concerns over inflation supported demand for the precious metal ahead of key US inflation data due later this week. In the local market, the price of gold per tola rose by…

2. Working group set up for Ring Road estate Express Tribune · 9 Nov 2026

   A joint working group of business representatives and government officials has been finalised to move ahead with a new industrial estate along the Rawalpindi Ring Road, with its notification to be issued shortly, Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain said at a meeting…

3. Farmers pay for climate shift alone Express Tribune · 9 Nov 2026

   Farmer Mehmet Kabak has grown cotton on the same land in drought-prone western Turkey for decades. This year he is planting wheat and sunflower instead, in part because they require less water, making them cheaper to grow. Kabak is one of many farmers worldwide forced to find their own way to cope…

4. ABHI public offering oversubscribed 1.6 times Express Tribune · 9 Nov 2026

   ABHI Microfinance Bank's initial public offering attracted bids equivalent to 158% of the shares allocated to institutional investors during the two-day book-building process held on November 5 and 6, 2026, at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, with the issue now set to move to retail subscription. The…

5. Govt seeks $1.7b despite breaches Express Tribune · 9 Nov 2026

   Pakistan plans to draw the full $1.7 billion multi-tranche World Bank loan to widen the tax base and align expenditure with the Constitution, even though the lender has twice rated implementation on the approved $600 million tranche as moderately satisfactory and the government has itself breached…

6. Tinubu orders immediate implementation of youth confab resolutions Punch · 9 Nov 2026

   President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate implementation of the 2026 National Youth Conference resolutions, insisting they must become a guide for ac Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-orders-immediate-implementation-of-youth-confab-resolutions/

7. Chinese guests rock Yoruba headties at Lagos gele festival Punch · 9 Nov 2026

   Chinese nationals joined Nigerians to celebrate Yoruba culture at the maiden Lagos Gele Festival, where the state government offered a ₦2m prize for the be Read More: https://punchng.com/chinese-guests-rock-yoruba-headties-at-lagos-gele-festival/

8. Fire service saves ₦20m property in Gombe estate fire Punch · 9 Nov 2026

   The Federal Fire Service in Gombe has contained a fire at a residential building in Hashidu Estate, saving property estimated at N20m from the blaze. Read More: https://punchng.com/fire-service-saves-%e2%82%a620m-property-in-gombe-estate-fire/

9. A Former Country Star Said the CMA Wouldn’t Let Him on the Red Carpet. All Hell Broke Loose Rolling Stone · 9 Nov 2026

   Sammy Kershaw, a Nineties country singer, caused an uproar ahead of the CMA Awards and elicited a response from the org, but is this really what we're getting so worked up over?

10. Board of Peace Blames Both Israel and Hamas for Gaza Emergency Mint · 9 Nov 2026

    The US-created Board of Peace warned on Monday of an “immediate humanitarian emergency” in the Gaza Strip following severe seasonal flooding, and blamed both Israel and Hamas for failing to honor commitments as part of a stalled peace process.