Pakistan’s telecom regulator has warned users about messaging accounts tied to inactive SIMs. Learn how to check your registered number, change it safely and reduce the risk of losing account access.

PTCL has warned of possible slower internet speeds during peak hours until November 2 while maintenance work continues on the AAE-1 submarine cable. Here is what users can expect and how to reduce disruption.

Lahore’s air pollution is not limited to winter. Updated PM2.5 data, source estimates and city comparisons explain the year-round baseline behind the smog season.

Punjab’s anti-smog drive is targeting rice-residue burning as wheat sowing begins. Learn practical alternatives such as super seeding, residue shredding, zero tillage and composting, plus the key rules farmers should verify.

FBR’s official income tax Active Taxpayer List is marked updated on 28 October 2026. Here is how to verify status by CNIC or SMS and what to do if your name is missing.

A proposed five-year World Bank programme would link $600 million in financing to investment, trade and skills reforms, including changes affecting wheat, sugar and urea markets.

Pakistan is exploring satellite monitoring and AI to strengthen early warnings for floods and other disasters. Here is what the plan could change—and what implementation must deliver.

A federal sub-committee has set 120 days to prepare a shrimp-farming roadmap and a 24-month implementation review. The announcement signals planning, not yet a funded production or export programme.

The federal government says it has fixed wheat at Rs4,500 per maund and plans strategic reserves of up to six million tonnes. Implementation, provincial arrangements and market conditions will determine how farmers experience the policy.

The State Bank of Pakistan raised its policy rate by 50 basis points to 12%, effective 27 October 2026. The decision may influence borrowing costs, savings returns and the pace of demand, but its effects will take time to show.