Punjab police launch mobile stations to provide services across all districts

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea hosted a reception in Islamabad to celebrate National Day and Armed Forces Day. Since 2011, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has partnered with UN-Habitat to assist displaced and conflict-affected communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

These joint efforts provided support to residents in Swat, Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan, and Swabi. The programme restored community facilities, schools, roads, and water supply systems.

Hamid Mumtaz Khan said, "The partnership between KOICA and UN-Habitat demonstrated Korea’s commitment to supporting the people of Pakistan during a critical period. The positive impact of those interventions remains visible today, and communities continue to benefit from the facilities, services, and opportunities created through that support." Barrister Aqeel Malik extended felicitations to the people and government of the Republic of Korea.

Malik also emphasised the need to bolster bilateral ties through trade, investment, institutional collaboration, and economic cooperation.

The National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) issued a critical cybersecurity warning regarding two software vulnerabilities in the PHP runtime. Identified as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, these flaws received a severity score of 9.2 out of 10.

Security researchers demonstrated that attackers could exploit these systems without logging in or obtaining user permission. Early malicious activity has already been reported involving websites running WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Magento.

The National CERT directed organisations to identify affected PHP versions and apply official security updates immediately. Officials warned against relying solely on website or plugin updates, noting that official upstream security fixes are not expected for PHP 8.1 and older releases.

Organisations are urged to report any suspected exploitation through the official incident reporting portal.

Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation officials disposed of 660 out of 712 cases regarding the approval of residential and commercial building maps. Work continues on the 52 remaining cases, with 14 currently at the completion stage.

Authorities rejected 21 applications while 17 others remain pending due to specific objections. Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Captain (R) Nadeem Nasir chaired a meeting on Thursday, 22 October 2026, to review these matters.

Nasir instructed officials to gather data on all commercial building maps approved over the previous three years. The Deputy Commissioner ordered the immediate transfer of any staff members facing complaints and demanded swift action against field workers.

Road-cutting charges must be recovered from the specific departments responsible for damaging infrastructure. Officials were further directed to ensure that all ongoing development projects reach completion by April.

Atif Aslam shared a first look at the official music video for his track Safar Main Hu. The singer posted a mountain-themed poster on Instagram to promote the upcoming release.

Safar Main Hu is featured on the album Subah Aye Na, which serves as Aslam's fourth studio project. This collection represents the first full-length release from the artist in 18 years, following his 2008 album Meri Kahani.

Eight tracks comprise the new album, including Subah Aye Na, Ishq, Let's Have Some Fun, Sunn Sajna, Hun Ishq Main, Chaar Yaar, Sachey Wadey, and Safar Main Hu. Aslam described the creative process as a return to basics and stated he wants to release albums more regularly.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the southwestern region of Tibet in China at approximately 10:33pm on 22 October. The China Earthquake Networks Centre reported the seismic activity, which occurred at a depth of 10km.

Located in a sparsely populated, high-altitude county in Nagqu, the epicentre sat about 400km from the capital of Lhasa. The average elevation within 5km of the quake's centre is roughly 4,864 metres.

At least 2 people sustained injuries in a village near the epicentre, while some nearby houses showed cracks. Local fire and rescue teams have mobilised to reach the affected region following a string of smaller tremors measuring between magnitude 3 and 4.

This event is the strongest to hit China since 1 January 2024. In 2010, a magnitude 7.1 tremor struck Yushu in the neighbouring Qinghai province, killing at least 2,698 people and leaving nearly 300 missing.

NBC has commissioned a full 18-episode season of the action thriller series Line of Fire. The show emerged as one of the breakout hits of the fall season.

It represents the network's most successful delayed-viewing lift in more than three years. Peter Krause stars in the production alongside Hope Davis, Kat Cunning, Tommy O’Brien, Taylor Bloom, and Charlie Barnett.

Joshua Safran serves as the creator and writer while also executive producing the series. Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector also hold executive producer roles on the show.

Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, produces the series. Viewers can watch Line of Fire on Mondays at 10 p.m., with the next day's streaming available on Peacock.

Tesla is manufacturing humanoid robots to develop a new line of autonomous machines. The company is currently determining how to make these robots reliable, durable, and useful for its future customers.

Susan Li stated during Meta’s third quarter earnings call that "Everyone is just going to have to adapt." Li noted that every company has suddenly become an AI company.

Compute is now considered an asset in the current technological landscape. Claims have also emerged that cars are flying and that pay package incentives are in play for Elon Musk.