♦ Protesters from the religious party reached Gujranwala from Kamoki; the government decides not to allow the protesters to advance beyond Jhelum; Ranger take control at bridges of Jhelum and Chenab rivers; a large contingent of police is also present

♦ Traffic on GT Road in Gujranwala remains suspended for the last seven days; citizens stranded due to road closures; Lahore, Gujranwala and Gujarat face food shortage; Roads connecting Rawalpindi and Islamabad also closed; metro bus and public transport also closed

♦ Negotiations with TLP remains fruitless; Hopes are pinned on the next round of high-level talks; Prime Minister calls a meeting of the National Security Committee on the issue tomorrow; Interior Ministry contacts Law Ministry to impose a permanent ban on TLP

♦ Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudry says the talks with TLP won't take place until the roads get clear; Said those who martyred police personnel must be handed over to institutions

♦ Leader of the opposition Shehbaz Sharif lashes out at the government; says that chaos has spread in the country and the government machinery is completely unaware of the current situation; says ministers making conflicting statements about law and order

♦ Ghulam Rasool, a police officer martyred in the Muridke clashes, buried in Kasur. Martyred ASI Malik Akbar buried in Chunian; hundreds of people attend funeral prayers

♦ A meeting of the Heads of the Armed Forces was held under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee; heads of the three Armed Forces participated including the Chief of Staff of the Army.

 ♦ CJP declares under construction building Tejori Heights on railway grounds illegal

♦ Deadline to vacate Nasla Tower in Karachi expires; government yet to take the custody of Nasla Tower

♦ Walls of Governor House will be demolished and a fence will be erected, confirms Law Secretary Nadeem Sarwar

♦ Ahsan Bhoon elected as new president of Supreme Court Bar Association

♦ Lahore court issues arrest warrant for Shahbaz Gill; orders him to appear in person on November 1 in a defamation lawsuit

♦ In NA-133 PTI nominee Jamshed Cheema and covering nominee Mussarat Jamshed Cheema as their endorser does not have vote registered in the constituency; by-elections are scheduled for December 5 at NA-133.

♦ Grade 21 Inam Ghani takes over as IG Motorway Police; Faisal Shahkar appointed IG Railway; 22nd Grade Dr Kaleem Imam appointed Secretary of Narcotics Control.

♦ JUI's staged a long march from Rohri to Sukkur against inflation; hundreds of workers participated on motorcycles and vehicles; PDM protests in Nawabshah; PPP to protest tomorrow against ballooning inflation, unemployment and poverty in Karachi

♦ In Karachi, the price of sugar rises by Rs5 to reach Rs 125per kg.; the sugar has risen by Rs10 per kg in a few days

♦ Abdul Qaddos Bizenjo to become new CM of Balochistan; no candidate submits nomination papers; formal election process for the Chief Minister will take place tomorrow; Jan Muhammad Jamali will also become speaker unopposed; PDM decides to support Bizenjo

♦ Punjab's largest cardiac hospital, Pakistan Institute of Cardiology (PIC) faces bed and wheelchairs shortage; patients being administered drips in lawn

♦ One more patient died in Lahore from dengue fever; 423 new cases arrived in 24 hours; 1,367 dengue patients are under treatment in various hospitals according to official data; Islamabad reports 121 new cases

♦ Inquiry committee to investigate the on-air spat between anchorperson Dr Nauman Niaz and ex-Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has recommended taking Dr Niaz off-air; PM also sought a report on the incident

♦ Pakistan to face Afghanistan tomorrow in the T20 World Cup; skipper Babar Azam confident to continue the winning steak

♦ Extremist government could not tolerate celebrations of Pakistan's victory over India; Case has been registered against seven people in Uttar Pradesh under cyber terrorism; five people arrested, including three Kashmiri students

♦ Mumbai High Court grants bail to Aryan Khan; he is likely to come back home tomorrow or the day after; Was arrested on October 3 on drugs charges

♦ Indian media goes frenzy over Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal marriage; Katrina denies marriage rumours

♦ The second trailer for the adventure TV series “Wheel of Time” released; the series will premiere in November