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Seven Reported Dead in Blast and Fire at Canadian Military Base in Alberta
An explosion and major fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta killed at least seven people and injured dozens on Saturday, according to military sources cited by Global News. …

Pakistan Suspends Iran Border Trade Crossings
Pakistan suspended trade with Iran on Saturday through the official Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan border crossings, with immediate effect. The Ministry of Commerce memorandum withdrew an earlier order (No. 9(3)2017-Iran) dated …
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Pakistan Suspends Iran Border Trade Crossings
Pakistan suspended trade with Iran on Saturday through the official Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan border crossings, with immediate effect. The Ministry of Commerce memorandum withdrew an earlier order (No. 9(3)2017-Iran) dated …
World

France Protests Turn Violent: 1,200 Arrested as Limoges Town Hall Burns
France has endured its most turbulent day of protests in years. On Saturday, October 17, more than half a million people joined over a hundred demonstrations across the country against …

Strait of Hormuz Attacks Hit Record Pace: 12 Ships Struck in a Week
Key takeaways: UKMTO confirmed 12 vessel attacks near Hormuz in the week to October 16, a record pace, with transits 70% below pre-war levels. The US and Iran dispute control …
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.
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 …
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 …
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...
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 …
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Seven Reported Dead in Blast and Fire at Canadian Military Base in Alberta
An explosion and major fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta killed at least seven people and injured dozens on Saturday, according to military sources cited by Global News. The blast struck a training area at the base around 4 p.m. local time, and …

Pakistan Suspends Iran Border Trade Crossings
Pakistan suspended trade with Iran on Saturday through the official Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan border crossings, with immediate effect. The Ministry of Commerce memorandum withdrew an earlier order (No. 9(3)2017-Iran) dated October 3 — and gave no reason. The Quetta Chamber of Commerce has advised members …

France Protests Turn Violent: 1,200 Arrested as Limoges Town Hall Burns
France has endured its most turbulent day of protests in years. On Saturday, October 17, more than half a million people joined over a hundred demonstrations across the country against the rising cost of living and cuts to public services. By nightfall, marches that had …

Strait of Hormuz Attacks Hit Record Pace: 12 Ships Struck in a Week
Key takeaways: UKMTO confirmed 12 vessel attacks near Hormuz in the week to October 16, a record pace, with transits 70% below pre-war levels. The US and Iran dispute control of the strait and whether ships hit mines or projectiles. The world’s most important oil …

Pakistan’s IT Exports Hit $435 Million in September, Just Short of Record
Key takeaways Pakistan’s IT exports reached $435 million in September 2026, the second-highest monthly total ever and up 18% year-on-year. Freelancers earned a record $197 million, while first-quarter FY27 exports stood at $1.25 billion. Pakistan’s information technology exports reached $435 million in September 2026, the …

Trump Waives Russia Sanctions, Spares India 100% Tariffs
Key takeaways Donald Trump has put on hold one of the toughest sanctions packages Congress has passed against Russia, signing an executive order on Friday that suspends the measures just days before the tariff provisions were set to activate. The decision hands an immediate reprieve …

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 analyst expectations. Net profit for the July-to-September quarter climbed 68.7% from a year earlier to …

Rakhshan Commissioner Abducted Near Kharan, Balochistan
Key takeaways Rakhshan Division Commissioner Asad Ullah Kakar was abducted by armed men on the Noshki-Kharan highway on Thursday. It is the second abduction of a senior Balochistan officer on the same stretch of road in a month. Illustration: WHAT TODAY? Unknown armed men have …

US Weighs ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Against Iran as Trump Signals Possible New Strikes
Key takeaways The US military has drawn up new strike plans that could include the GBU-43/B “mother of all bombs” against Iranian energy and nuclear sites, CNN reports, citing US officials. President Trump, in a Newsmax interview, said the weapon is “not nuclear at all” …

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 from an 18-month high as officials cooled October hike talk. US consumer prices rose faster …































