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1. Remittances nearly cover trade gap Express Tribune · 10 Nov 2026

   Pakistan's workers' remittances rose to a four-month high of $3.9 billion in October, taking cumulative inflows during the first four months of FY27 to $14.77 billion, almost enough to cover the country's entire merchandise trade deficit of $14.6 billion during the same period. The latest figures…

2. Import-centric auto policy under fire Express Tribune · 10 Nov 2026

   Pakistan's newly announced auto policy has drawn strong criticism from the domestic automotive parts industry, which warns that its import-centric approach could undermine local manufacturing, threaten 300,000 direct jobs and increase pressure on foreign exchange reserves. Former President of the…

3. Pakistan backs global green freight push Express Tribune · 10 Nov 2026

   Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan endorsed the Global Green Freight Corridors Initiative at a high-level ministerial roundtable during COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, and pledged Pakistan's support for pilot green corridors, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The…

4. PSX jumps 5,449 points in spectacular rally Express Tribune · 10 Nov 2026

   The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a powerful rally on Tuesday as investors returned from the long weekend with renewed buying interest, driving the KSE-100 index up by over 5,400 points amid support from strong remittances and easing international oil prices. The benchmark index settled at…

5. Sit-at-home: Business activities yet to pick up — Traders Vanguard · 10 Nov 2026

   …An empty street on a sit-at-home day By Steve Oko & Chinedu Adonu Commercial activities are gradually returning to the South-East region after years of an illegal Monday sit-at-home order declared by non-state actors crippled business and social life. While commercial operations are picking up in…

6. Three charged of plotting attacks on RAF base, Jewish communities for Iran Nine · 10 Nov 2026

   A New York prosecutor says the men orchestrated “a campaign of terror on behalf of organisations affiliated with Iran”, including the September plot to attack a British airbase hosting American warplanes.

7. Police divers to search rivers as hunt for missing boy enters fifth day ABC News (Australia) · 10 Nov 2026

   Police divers will today search rivers as part of their search for missing teenager William, who disappeared during a camping trip on Friday.

8. Critics slam Ford government appointment of York region chair as ‘conflict of interest’ Global News · 10 Nov 2026

   Scarpitti also suggested the appointment was undemocratic because Del Duca could have "overriding power over nine mayors," which he calls a "concentration of power"

9. Japan pledges $1.97m to support Gaza health response Middle East Eye · 10 Nov 2026

   Japan pledges $1.97m to support Gaza health response Japan signed an agreement with the World Health Organisation on Tuesday to provide approximately $1.97 million to support the health response in Gaza, Wafa reported, citing Japan’s representative office to Palestine. The agreement was signed in…

10. House blocks Massie's effort to impeach Hegseth CBS News · 10 Nov 2026

    GOP Rep. Thomas Massie said Monday he would not bring up another resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.