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World Standards Day: Building Trust, Protecting Consumers, and Driving Sustainable Growth
October 13, 2026
By Ms. Amina Qasim Director C.A Lahore Zone Every year on October 14, the global community observes World Standards Day to pay tribute to…

Jubilee Life Insurance Wins EFP’s Game Changer Icon Award
October 13, 2026
KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited has been recognised as a “Game Changer Icon of Pakistan” in the Life Insurance category by the Employers’…

Pakistan Urged to Adopt Unified Core Curriculum by April 2028
October 13, 2026
Islamabad, October 13 – Former provincial education minister Mian Imran Masood has called on the federal and provincial governments to agree on a unified…

Funeral Prayers Offered for Two Army Officers Martyred in Quetta Training Crash
October 13, 2026
RAWALPINDI, Oct 13 — Funeral prayers for Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad, who were martyred in a Mushak training aircraft crash…

Cheezious Opens First International Outlet in London
October 13, 2026
Lahore, Monday 12th October 2026: Pakistani fast-food chain Cheezious has opened its first international outlet in London’s Ilford Lane, marking the start of the…

PKLI Successfully Completes Two More Liver Transplants
October 13, 2026
LAHORE — The Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI) has successfully performed two additional liver transplants, with procedures completed on October…

Pakistan and China Explore Electric Vehicle Standards
October 13, 2026
KARACHI — The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) and a delegation from the China New Energy Industry Association held a high-level technical…

FINANCIAL RUIN OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN PAKISTAN
October 13, 2026
Public higher education in Pakistan is facing a crisis that extends far beyond budgetary shortfalls. Across the country, public universities are struggling to pay…

PSX Slides Nearly 2,000 Points as KP Emergency Deepens Investor Jitters
October 12, 2026
KARACHI, Oct 12 — The Pakistan Stock Exchange came under heavy selling pressure on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index losing nearly 2,000 points…