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Hasan Mahmud matches 149-year-old Test record as Sylhet six-for puts him alongside Nathan Lyon Seafarer killed as suspected missile hits tanker MT Velos Sapphire in the Gulf Kenya jails Shakahola cult leader Paul Mackenzie for 200 years over deaths of 191 followers London Tube drivers to hold eight days of strikes over winter in four-day week dispute PM orders roadmap for 100% digital payments as cheques end on 15 November and Raast takes over Turkish seismic vessel to reach Karachi on 17–20 November as Pakistan resumes offshore oil and gas exploration after 20 years Hasan Mahmud matches 149-year-old Test record as Sylhet six-for puts him alongside Nathan Lyon Seafarer killed as suspected missile hits tanker MT Velos Sapphire in the Gulf Kenya jails Shakahola cult leader Paul Mackenzie for 200 years over deaths of 191 followers London Tube drivers to hold eight days of strikes over winter in four-day week dispute PM orders roadmap for 100% digital payments as cheques end on 15 November and Raast takes over Turkish seismic vessel to reach Karachi on 17–20 November as Pakistan resumes offshore oil and gas exploration after 20 years

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PM orders roadmap for 100% digital payments as cheques end on 15 November and Raast takes over

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered a clear roadmap with time-bound targets for a fully digital payments system, with cheque payments under Asaan Assignment Accounts ending on 15 November and moving to the State Bank's Raast system from 16 November.

Business & Finance · 6 Nov 2026, 9:52 pm