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Eastern Libya Approves Turkey Maritime Deal, Scrapping 2020 Boycott
Eastern Libya Approves Turkey Maritime Deal, Scrapping 2020 Boycott Key takeaways: Libya’s eastern parliament has unanimously backed a maritime boundary agreement with Turkey, scrapping its 2020 rejection of the deal …

Field Marshal Asim Munir Due in Tehran as Pakistan Presses US-Iran Mediation
Pakistan’s most senior military officer is due in Tehran on Tuesday as Islamabad intensifies its behind-the-scenes effort to cool the confrontation between the United States and Iran. Field Marshal Asim …
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Field Marshal Asim Munir Due in Tehran as Pakistan Presses US-Iran Mediation
Pakistan’s most senior military officer is due in Tehran on Tuesday as Islamabad intensifies its behind-the-scenes effort to cool the confrontation between the United States and Iran. Field Marshal Asim …
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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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Eastern Libya Approves Turkey Maritime Deal, Scrapping 2020 Boycott
Eastern Libya Approves Turkey Maritime Deal, Scrapping 2020 Boycott Key takeaways: Libya’s eastern parliament has unanimously backed a maritime boundary agreement with Turkey, scrapping its 2020 rejection of the deal and its political boycott of Ankara — a striking reversal for the east, once Turkey’s …

Field Marshal Asim Munir Due in Tehran as Pakistan Presses US-Iran Mediation
Pakistan’s most senior military officer is due in Tehran on Tuesday as Islamabad intensifies its behind-the-scenes effort to cool the confrontation between the United States and Iran. Field Marshal Asim Munir — who holds the dual posts of Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of …

Kenya’s Shakahola Cult Leader Found Guilty of 191 Starvation Murders
A Kenyan court has found self-styled pastor Paul Mackenzie and 28 of his associates guilty of murdering 190 children and one adult, delivering the first verdict in one of the worst cult-related tragedies in recent history. The judgment, handed down at the Mombasa High Court …

Ukraine Launches Record 1,015-Drone Barrage on Russia as Trump Rebukes Zelensky
Ukraine carried out one of the largest drone attacks of the four-and-a-half-year war overnight between Saturday and Sunday, sending more than a thousand drones across Russian territory and setting oil facilities in St. Petersburg ablaze. The barrage landed as the relationship between Kyiv and Washington …

Ishaq Dar Leads Pakistan to SCO Summit in Dushanbe
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is leading the country’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, which opened on Monday for two days of talks on trade, connectivity and regional economic cooperation. The …

Egypt Pledges Military Support to Saudi Arabia as Houthi Attacks Escalate
Egypt has pledged to stand militarily with Saudi Arabia as Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalate drone and missile attacks on Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and civilian neighbourhoods, opening a new regional chapter in a war that has already killed at least 19 people and rattled global …

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 …

































