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Archival photograph · 17 May 2012 · Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, ManhattanUS judge blocks deportation of Afghans to Pakistan and Afghanistan
A New York federal judge has temporarily barred the US from deporting more than 150 Afghans to Afghanistan or Pakistan, days before flights were due to leave Louisiana.
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Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan limits household gas to three daily windows as winter shortage bites
SSGC and SNGPL will supply household gas only from 6:30–9am, 12–2:30pm and 6–9pm as LNG shortages force winter rationing.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceSindh cuts wheat release price, saying flour is Rs17 a kilo cheaper
Sindh's cabinet cut the government wheat release price by Rs500 to Rs4,500 per 40kg, and Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon said flour prices had fallen by Rs17 a kilogram.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomPTA tells parliament Pakistan leads the world in YouTube views
The PTA told a National Assembly committee that 96 million Pakistanis watch 560 million YouTube videos a day, even as MPs complained about mobile networks.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan plans to scrap LPG quotas in shift to auctions and state imports
The government will replace discretionary LPG quotas with auctions of 5–10 tonne lots and bulk imports by state companies, as retail prices run at Rs600–800 a kilogramme.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceSBP says financial inclusion reached 71% as gender gap narrows
The State Bank of Pakistan says financial inclusion has reached 71 per cent and the gender gap has narrowed to 27 per cent, but the headline's components are not public.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan flight-tests Fa'az, its first home-built air-to-air missile
Pakistan has flight-tested the Fa'az, the first air-to-air missile it says was developed at home, but the military released no range, speed or integration details.
International — World / International — WorldDemocrats win Congress, setting up a check on Trump's Iran war
Democrats have won the Senate and the House, ending Republican control of Congress and reshaping the ground under Trump's Iran policy and Pakistan's energy stakes.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan says 17 militants killed in Kachhi and Kharan raids
Pakistan's military said 17 militants were killed in two operations in Kachhi and Kharan on 1 November, and that Sepoy Hikmatullah died in the Kharan exchange.
International — Region / International — RegionUS officials confirm 'defensive' strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island
US officials confirmed limited 'defensive' strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island hours after Trump denied new strikes, testing a fragile draft deal.
International — World / International — WorldAmericans vote in midterms that will shape Trump's Iran war and Pakistan's mediation
US voters go to the polls on 3 November to decide control of Congress, with the Iran war, living costs and Pakistan's mediation effort hanging on the result.
International — Region / International — RegionTrump says new Iran strikes not under consideration as Qatar pushes draft deal
President Trump said renewed strikes on Iran were not under consideration as Qatari mediators took a draft deal to Tehran and oil prices fell.