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1. A barcode is only the first link Express Tribune · 15 Nov 2026

   In the last week of October, DRAP issued two alerts about fake flu vaccines. One carried the Vaxigrip Tetra name and a batch number that nobody had ever imported into Pakistan. The other carried the Influvac Tetra name, and the authorities learned it was fake only when they asked the authorised…

2. Battery storage: avoid auto sector mistakes Express Tribune · 15 Nov 2026

   After the solar panel rush, Pakistan is witnessing a similar surge in battery storage systems. The opportunity is enormous. According to figures reported by the Pakistan Solar Association, during the first eight months of 2026, Pakistan imported approximately 4.57 GWh of lithium battery capacity…

3. Pakistan's fiscal dilemma: plug revenue drain first Express Tribune · 15 Nov 2026

   An economy cannot achieve sustainable prosperity by taxing productive enterprises into submission, subsidising inefficiency, protecting expensive imported fuel-based electricity and exempting its ruling elite from the financial discipline imposed on ordinary citizens. Pakistan's fiscal surplus has…

4. Theft, old grids, politics fuel debt Express Tribune · 15 Nov 2026

   Electricity theft, ageing infrastructure, mounting transmission and distribution losses, corruption within power distribution companies (DISCOs) and political interference continue to fuel Pakistan's circular debt crisis, placing an ever-growing financial burden on consumers who regularly pay their…

5. The centralisation of externalised risk interest.co.nz · 15 Nov 2026

   John McPherson says the Microsoft 365 outage raises concerns about the consequences of depending on a small number of external providers for essential digital services

6. No good news for vendors or their agents in the latest housing market figures interest.co.nz · 15 Nov 2026

   Housing market uncertainty continues - buyers even more dominant heading towards the end of year

7. 'Tortuous' aged care crisis pushes town to create its own solutions ABC News (Australia) · 15 Nov 2026

   While more than 500 South Australians wait in hospital for an aged care bed, a regional town is looking at how it can support its community through the crisis.

8. Tuvalu rejects abandoning homeland, calls for climate protection and energy investment Post-Courier · 15 Nov 2026

   Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo says his country is not preparing to abandon its homeland but is demanding stronger climate action to protect its people, identity and sovereignty as rising seas threaten the future of Pacific island communities. The post Tuvalu rejects abandoning homeland, calls for…

9. African Union peacekeepers hand over 5 bases to Somali Army Anadolu · 15 Nov 2026

   Handover comes as African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia’s mandate due to expire in late December

10. Renshaw concerned about Khawaja's wellbeing amid sandpaper controversy ABC News · 15 Nov 2026

    Matt Renshaw reveals his check-in with the under-fire Usman Khawaja after Pat Cummins went on the offence during his press conference.