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A green tractor pulling a yellow and green National Super Seeder implement across a dry, sandy field, its orange disc coulters and seed hopper trailing dust, with cut paddy stubble standing in the background.Archival context · 5 March 2021 · zero-till seeding into paddy stubble
Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Punjab's 750-member rapid-response force takes on rice-stubble fires near Lahore

Punjab's 750-member force in 67 rapid-response units puts out rice-stubble fires, extinguishing 650 of 679 reported fires in a day, with Rs15,000-an-acre fines for those who burn.

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Bangladesh players in white shirts and red shorts and Sri Lanka players in blue stand in two lines on the pitch at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, with four referees in yellow between them and the Bangladesh squad lined up on the running track in front.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan reach SAFF Championship final for first time with 1-0 win over Bangladesh

Pakistan beat hosts Bangladesh 1-0 in the SAFF Championship semi-final in Dhaka on 14 November to reach a first final against India on 17 November.

Layered gypsum-rich ridges in green, cream, red-brown and ochre rise to a jagged rocky peak under a clear blue sky in North Waziristan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Two soldiers martyred as 16 militants killed in North Waziristan operation

Pakistan's military said on 14 November that two soldiers were killed and 16 militants, including two Afghan nationals, died in operations in North Waziristan.

A wide grey-blue river curving through a barren brown valley, crossed by a long bridge, with bare mountains on both sides and a pale sky above.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cancels all gold mining leases after the Kohat ambush

The province has cancelled every gold mining lease, told contractors to remove machinery within a week and ordered a judicial commission into illegal mining in Kohat.

A grey merchant tanker seen from the bow, with the number A1442 on the hull, deck pipes and two kingposts rigged with hoses, a white accommodation block at the stern with a flag flying above it, moving through calm blue sea with a wake along its starboard side.International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan urges Security Council to protect Gulf shipping as UN counts 25 seafarer deaths

Pakistan's UN ambassador told the Security Council on 13 November to end attacks on Gulf states and protect commercial shipping, as the UN counted 25 seafarer deaths.

An exploration drill rig with its mast raised beside a rig truck and a leaning RIG 1 sign in dry grass at sunrise.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan signed 13 mining agreements at PMIF26, with lenders signalling $1.3 billion

The government says 13 agreements and memoranda were signed at the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum, where lenders signalled $1.3 billion in mining finance.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shake hands in front of a dark blue curtain, flanked by United States and Chinese flags on a red carpet.International — World / International — World

Trump, Xi and Putin to meet in Shenzhen, with Iran and nuclear arms on the agenda

The White House says Donald Trump will meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen on 19 November, a first-of-its-kind summit where nuclear arms and Iran lead the agenda.

A wide forecourt at a fuel station in Hyderabad, with a green-roofed canopy on the left, a tall red and green CNG sign, parked trucks and buses, and a motorcyclist crossing the open tarmac under a hazy sky.International — Region / International — Region

Global oil supply returns to surplus as IEA members release 71 million barrels

The IEA says world oil supply outstripped demand in October for the first time since the Iran war, and members will release 71 million barrels from emergency reserves by February.

The Election Commission of Pakistan's headquarters in Islamabad, a pale brick building with green lettering reading Election Commission of Pakistan beside the main entrance, and a green Urdu signboard inside a covered shelter at the gate.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Election Commission tells PMO to seek polls in 42 cantonment boards within a fortnight

The Election Commission has given the prime minister's office a fortnight to request elections in 42 cantonment boards, warning it will issue orders if it does not.

Sand-coloured columns and the carved pediment of the State Bank Museum in Karachi, with a green Pakistani flag on a flagpole and a circular blue-tiled fountain in front.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan meets three of four IMF fiscal conditions in Q1, but provinces sent 6% of pledged grants

Provisional July–September fiscal data show a Rs2.97 trillion primary surplus built on the State Bank's Rs1.93 trillion transfer, but provinces sent only Rs57.5 billion of grants.

Saud Shakeel in a navy helmet and white cricket shirt stands on a green outfield, adjusting his white batting gloves, with a blurred boundary board behind him.Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan and Sri Lanka draw the first Test in Rawalpindi after Shakeel's 97

The first Test in Rawalpindi ended in a draw on 13 November, with Saud Shakeel's 97 and Pakistan's 284 for 8 leaving Sri Lanka 285 runs short of a win.

A market in Islamabad with vendors and shoppers under a steel-roofed shed and a white tarpaulin canopy, with crates of melons, gourds and apples stacked along the stalls.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Islamabad to go cashless by 31 December, with cash barred at government offices after 30 November

The government has set 31 December as the deadline for making Islamabad Pakistan's first fully cashless city, with cash ending at ICT and CDA departments after 30 November.