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Pakistan

Pakistan Clears Five-Year Auto Policy and Keeps EV Sales Tax at 1% Against IMF Advice

Pakistan adopted a new five-year automotive policy setting export targets and rejecting an IMF proposal to raise the EV sales tax to 18%.

NationPulse Desk 1 day ago 1 min

Government

Fuel Costs Rise Again Following Short-Lived Price Cut

Authorities have raised petrol and diesel rates for the next 24 hours, reversing a brief drop seen earlier in the week.

NationPulse Desk 1 day ago 1 min

International

Experimental Pill Restores Men's Hair Within Six Months

A late-stage clinical trial shows that an experimental oral treatment by Veradermics successfully regrows hair in men after six months.

NationPulse Desk 1 day ago 1 min

Education

Suspect in Laiba Ejaz Suicide Case Killed During Police Custody Attack in Islamabad

Muhammad Nauman, the main suspect in Laiba Ejaz's suicide case, died after being shot by alleged accomplices during a police transport in Ramna, Islamabad.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Pakistan

Hubco Affirms 2026 Launch For $150 Million BYD Facility in Pakistan

Hubco dismissed delay reports, confirming its $150 million BYD vehicle assembly plant in Pakistan will start operations by the end of 2026.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Tech and Telecom

Meta Revises Business Terms Yet Still Permits Broad Site Scraping

Meta's updated business account terms, effective Oct. 30, drop the word "train" but still allow automated crawling of linked sites, sparking publisher backlash.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 3 min

Business

CDA Finalizes Land Demarcation Ahead of Murree Road Encroachment Crackdown

The Capital Development Authority has mapped government land in Mouza Malpur, Islamabad, to target illegal structures near Murree Road.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Sports

Arafat Minhas Joins Rare List With Fifty and Six Wickets Against England

Arafat Minhas became the third Pakistani player to score a half-century and take five wickets in the same ODI during a match against England.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Government

Punjab Shifts Basant 2027 Dates to Mid-March

Punjab's cabinet has moved the Basant festival in Lahore to March 12-14, 2027, with kite flying still under government rules.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Finance

Kashf Foundation and Canada Mark Decade of Efforts to Boost Women's Economic Power

Kashf Foundation hosted an event in Islamabad celebrating ten years with Global Affairs Canada, highlighting programs that reached 1.6 million people and combined finance with training and media outreach.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 4 min

Business

Government Plans 10% Tax on Larger Cars

A draft auto policy backed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sets a 2% levy for cars up to 2,000cc and a 10% levy for those above 2,000cc, while exempting smaller engines and two-wheelers.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Tech and Telecom

Redmi Band 4 Launches in China With $25 Price Tag and 21-Day Battery

Redmi has released the Redmi Band 4 in China featuring a 1.47-inch screen, 50 sports modes, and a 21-day battery life for 169 yuan or around $25.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 2 min

Auto

Prime Minister Greenlights New Auto Plan, Denies IMF Electric Vehicle Tax Hike

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cleared a five-year automotive policy that pushes EV tax limits and targets $6 billion in vehicle exports.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 2 min

Pakistan

Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar and Indonesia Set for Defence Industry Accord

Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar and Indonesia plan to sign a defence cooperation agreement on October 21, 2026, in Qatar.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Press Releases

Pak-US Tech Connect 2026 Introduces Elite Pakistani IT Firms To American Market

Pakistan is sending leading technology firms to the United States for a multi-city roadshow in October 2026.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 3 min

Cybersecurity

Islamabad Cyber Raids Lead to More Than 200 Foreign National Arrests

National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency teams arrested over 200 foreign nationals across four Islamabad sectors during digital fraud raids.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Mobile Phones

Samsung Reportedly Locks In Major DRAM and HBM Chip Deals

Samsung has secured five-year memory chip contracts, booking 70% of its DRAM and all HBM production for next year amid rising prices.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Pakistan

Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari Wins Defamation Suit

The Lahore Defamation Tribunal ordered opposition leader Moeen Riaz Qureshi to pay Rs3 million in damages to Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min

Technology

US Mercedes-Benz Dealerships Cleared to Use NETSOL Digital Retail Platform

Pakistani tech firm NETSOL Technologies secured approval from Mercedes-Benz USA to supply its Transcend Retail platform to American dealerships.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 2 min

Government

Surgical Bandages Left Inside Patient for One Year in AJK Hospital

Medical negligence is suspected after doctors at a hospital in Bagh left surgical bandages inside a woman's abdomen for a year.

NationPulse Desk Oct 20, 2026 1 min