BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Business Recorder helps its readers by compiling what it sees as important updates from the previous day to save your valuable time and effort.

Here are the top stories you should read to start your day:

• Third-party participation in CPEC: Accord likely at third Belt and Road Forum

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• Sindh, Punjab to face water shortage in Rabi season

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• Bilawal says PPP ‘only party’ that wants timely elections

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• Interim federal cabinet approves appointment of Lt Gen Munir Afsar as NADRA chairman

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• FM Jilani to embark on two-day visit to China from Wednesday

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• Zero tolerance for smuggling, terrorism: Bugti

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• Import compression: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 42% to $5.29bn in 3MFY24

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• LHC gives police one week to recover Sheikh Rashid

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• Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 31.4% in September

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• More companies announce temporary shutdowns as economic woes continue

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• Open-market: rupee continues to recover against US dollar

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• Cipher case: IHC reserves verdict on FIA’s plea for in-camera hearing

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• KSE-100 gains nearly 400 points on improved sentiment

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• PM launches countrywide polio campaign

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