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Oil Rig Sinks Off Gabon: 110 Rescued, 5 Missing
Key takeaways Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 jack-up rig sank off the coast of Gabon on the night of October 24, 2026, after a seabed failure during pre-drilling operations. Of the …
Serbia’s Student List Wins Landslide, Ending Vucic’s 12-Year Rule
Serbia’s student-backed opposition has won a landslide parliamentary election, ending Aleksandar Vucic’s 12-year grip on power. Vucic conceded defeat late on Sunday, after a snap election that turned nearly two …
Lula Wins Brazil Election for Historic Fourth Term
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da …
Shadab’s 113* Lifts Pakistan to One-Wicket Win Over England
Shadab Khan struck an unbeaten 113 …
Pakistan
Shadab’s 113* Lifts Pakistan to One-Wicket Win Over England
Shadab Khan struck an unbeaten 113 to rescue Pakistan from certain defeat and secure a one-wicket victory over England in the ODI tri-series at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, 25 …
Pakistan Reopens Gabd-Rimdan Border Crossing With Iran
Key takeaways: Pakistan reopened the Gabd-Rimdan …
Pakistan Paid Foreign Investors $2.3bn in FY26, More Than Fresh FDI
Key takeaways: Foreign investors repatriated $2.305bn …
‘Hit Them Hard’: Pakistan’s Army Chief Doubles Down on Counterterrorism Drive in Peshawar
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Field Marshal Asim Munir …
Pakistan Signs ‘Badr’ Defence Pact With Turkiye, Qatar, Indonesia
Key takeaways: Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar and …
Maldives President Muizzu in Islamabad for First State Visit in 11 Years
Key takeaways: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu …
World
Serbia’s Student List Wins Landslide, Ending Vucic’s 12-Year Rule
Serbia’s student-backed opposition has won a landslide parliamentary election, ending Aleksandar Vucic’s 12-year grip on power. Vucic conceded defeat late on Sunday, after a snap election that turned nearly two …
Cyclone Arnab Bears Down on India’s East Coast as Red Alerts Spread
India’s east coast is bracing for a powerful cyclone. A weather system over the Bay of Bengal — already being referred to as Cyclone Arnab — is forecast to strengthen …
Twin Earthquakes Strike Off Vanuatu as Tsunami Warning Is Lifted
Two powerful earthquakes struck the sea …
Kenya Reports Second Ebola Death as DR Congo Launches Vaccine Trial
Kenya has confirmed its second death …
Macron Calls Deadly Trappes Drive-By Shooting a ‘Racist Terror Attack’
A gunman killed one person and …
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Tibet: 16 Killed, 339 Homes Destroyed
A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck …
Politics
State Stability and National Unity – A Call of the Hour
By Javed Iqbal Butt Pakistan is currently passing through a critical phase marked by both internal and external challenges.
Pakistan’s Historic Diplomacy Peaks in 2025 Under Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar
By Javed Iqbal Butt In 2025, …
Illusory Revolution and the Deception of Social Media
By: Javed Iqbal Butt In Pakistani …
PM’s aide resigns as NAB decides to probe RRR Project.
A top associate of the head …
Waqar Zaka Want to Pay Pakistan’s Debts and take PM’s Place.
Waqar Zaka ran a partially successful …
Election commission strongly opposes electric voting, favors paper ballets
The public authority has communicated its …
Business
TSMC Posts Record Profit for Sixth Straight Quarter on AI Chip Boom
Key takeaways Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a sixth consecutive quarter of record profit on Thursday, as the world’s largest contract chipmaker rode surging demand for artificial-intelligence chips to beat …
Hot US Inflation Sends Global Markets Tumbling
US inflation came in hotter than expected in September, sending Asian stocks and Wall Street lower and reviving bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month. The dollar retreated …
IMF-Pakistan Talks Enter Final Phase, $1.2B Tranche in Sight
Key takeaways Pakistan’s policy-level talks with …
G7 Agrees to Release 100 Million Barrels of Diesel Reserves as Pakistan’s Fuel Prices Rise Again
Key takeaways G7 leaders agreed on …
FBR Extends Income Tax Deadline to October 15 as AI-Powered Scrutiny Begins
Illustration: WHAT TODAY? Key takeaways The …
Pakistan Credit Rating Upgraded to ‘B’ by S&P
S&P Global Ratings raised Pakistan's long-term …
Science and Tech
PTA Tells Islamabad High Court It Has No Power to Ban Social Media for Under-16s
Key takeaways Pakistan’s telecom regulator told the Islamabad High Court it has no legal authority to impose age verification or restrict social media access for children under 16. The PTA …
The AI Revolution in Pakistan 2026: From Freelance Hub to Emerging Tech Powerhouse
As we navigate through 2026, Artificial …
The Redmi Pad – An all in one pad for fun launched in Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan, October 6th, 2022 - …
Xiaomi Redmi 10C: A Literal Powerhouse on a Budget
Wish for a budget phone that …
Main hoon dus bata dus
Xiaomi brings forth the giveaway competition …
Redmi 10C – All Rounder in the entry segment!
Lahore, Pakistan, July 2nd, 2022 – …
Sports
60 Year Old Ustaad Abdul Waheed Becomes Mr. Pakistan
60 Year Old Ustaad Abdul Waheed Becomes Mr. Pakistan, Wins Body-Building Championship. "Good health is a gift from God.
Javed Afridi wants PSL vs IPL, said in tweet.
Javed Afridi, CEO of Haier Pakistan and the owner of Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), has been awarded an honorary golden visa by the...
Over 70% of the worlds football are made in Sialkot Pakistan
Sialkot city in Pakistan is home …
Babar Azam Ends Kohli’s 4-Year Long Rule as Best Ranked ODI Batsman
Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Wednesday …
Entertainment
RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad’s Walter White Jr, Dies at 34
Key takeaways Actor RJ Mitte, who played Walter “Flynn” White Jr on Breaking Bad and became one of Hollywood’s most visible advocates for disability representation, has died at 34. He …
The Tragic Story of TikToker Sana Yousaf: A Life Cut Short by Rejection
In a heart-wrenching incident that has …
Facebook monetization issue to be resolved soon in Pakistan.
Picture taken on May 12, 2012 …
Among Us Is Launching for PS4 And PS5
The most popular social deception game …
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Oil Rig Sinks Off Gabon: 110 Rescued, 5 Missing
Key takeaways Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 jack-up rig sank off the coast of Gabon on the night of October 24, 2026, after a seabed failure during pre-drilling operations. Of the 115 people on board, 110 have been safely accounted for and five remain missing, with …
Serbia’s Student List Wins Landslide, Ending Vucic’s 12-Year Rule
Serbia’s student-backed opposition has won a landslide parliamentary election, ending Aleksandar Vucic’s 12-year grip on power. Vucic conceded defeat late on Sunday, after a snap election that turned nearly two years of street protests into a governing majority. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Serbia’s student-backed list won 139 …
Lula Wins Brazil Election for Historic Fourth Term
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a historic fourth term, defeating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s presidential runoff and overturning a first-round defeat that had made him the underdog. Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) declared Lula mathematically elected on Sunday night, 25 …
Shadab’s 113* Lifts Pakistan to One-Wicket Win Over England
Shadab Khan struck an unbeaten 113 to rescue Pakistan from certain defeat and secure a one-wicket victory over England in the ODI tri-series at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Chasing 242, Pakistan had collapsed to 154 for nine before Shadab and last …
Cyclone Arnab Bears Down on India’s East Coast as Red Alerts Spread
India’s east coast is bracing for a powerful cyclone. A weather system over the Bay of Bengal — already being referred to as Cyclone Arnab — is forecast to strengthen into a very severe cyclonic storm and reach the Andhra Pradesh coast on the morning …
Pakistan Reopens Gabd-Rimdan Border Crossing With Iran
Key takeaways: Pakistan reopened the Gabd-Rimdan crossing with Iran on Saturday after a week-long suspension. Trucks carrying LPG and essential food can move again, with only consignments noted on or before 16 October cleared at first. Pakistan has reopened its Gabd-Rimdan border crossing with Iran, …
Twin Earthquakes Strike Off Vanuatu as Tsunami Warning Is Lifted
Two powerful earthquakes struck the sea off Vanuatu on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for the South Pacific island nation before monitors declared the threat over within the hour. The larger tremor, revised to magnitude 6.9, hit at 1:31 p.m. local time, followed about four …
Kenya Reports Second Ebola Death as DR Congo Launches Vaccine Trial
Kenya has confirmed its second death from Ebola, as health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo began vaccinating the first participants in a trial for a vaccine against the strain behind the outbreak. Both announcements came on Friday — and underline the biggest gap …
Pakistan Paid Foreign Investors $2.3bn in FY26, More Than Fresh FDI
Key takeaways: Foreign investors repatriated $2.305bn from Pakistan in FY26, $665m more than net FDI of $1.64bn. Manufacturing led the outflows; the government says the two figures are not directly comparable, despite the gap. Foreign investors took $2.305 billion in profits and dividends out of …
Macron Calls Deadly Trappes Drive-By Shooting a ‘Racist Terror Attack’
A gunman killed one person and wounded five others — including a 12-year-old girl — after opening fire from a vehicle at a petrol station, a medical centre and a children’s playground near Paris on Friday morning. French President Emmanuel Macron described the attack in …