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Pakistan
Lahore's air hit 535 on IQAir's live monitor on Monday morning, the worst reading of the season so far, as crop fires surged across Punjab. Readings by city and what to do.
2 Oct 2026
Pakistan
Indian media said Mohammad Asif died in a Kashmir encounter and linked him to Pahalgam. On Thursday the retired havildar sat beside Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry in Islamabad.
1 Oct 2026
Pakistan
Five women-only buses now run from Gulbahar Chowk to Karkhano Market on weekdays at peak hours. The BRT fleet also grows to 296 buses.
30 Sept 2026
Pakistan
Balochistan's first mass-transit train now runs on a 32 km line through Quetta. Here are the stations, the fares, who rides free and what it saves over a daily bike ride.
30 Sept 2026
Pakistan
The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has confirmed machine-readable passports are no longer issued at home or abroad from 23 October. Here is what MRP holders and applicants need to know.
29 Sept 2026
Pakistan
30 Sept 2026
