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The United States’ response to Iran’s seven conditions in a proposal to reopen the strategic Strait of ​Hormuz was “insufficient”, Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, was quoted by ‌state media on Sunday as saying. Iran presented a proposal during the UN General Assembly under which the Strait of Hormuz waterway could be reopened and ​normal maritime passage restored within seven days if the conditions ​were met, to which the US later replied via ⁠Qatari intermediaries. Washington needs to clarify the issues that remain unclear to ​Tehran, Rezaei, Secretary of the…

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Federal Minister for  Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Sunday announced the names of an 11-member advisory council which would work under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to run the province’s affairs. Addressing a news conference here, Tarar said most of the members are technocrats with expertise in their respective fields, who can help bring reforms and steer the province toward progress. “This selection is entirely on merit,” he said, adding that the council balances regional and district representation with skill and merit. He was flanked by Law Minister…

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Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday the government had made repeated efforts to avert a developing crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but negotiations and last-minute contacts failed to produce a breakthrough. Naqvi said he had contacted the other side at 12:30 am and urged them to prevent the situation from escalating, but received no response. He was speaking at a news conference alongside Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar and Law and Justice Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar regarding the decision to impose an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, in ​response to critical comments from US President Donald ‌Trump, that he will organize Ukraine elections if Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to a 60-day ceasefire. “Please tell ​Putin, give us two months, 60 days ​of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we ⁠will organize elections,” Zelensky told ABC’s “This Week.” Trump ​on Saturday criticised Zelensky for attacking Russian oil refineries ​a day after the US temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian fuel that were designed to deprive Moscow of revenues ​to fund its war…

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Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for asecond day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out demanding India’s election chief quit, and a court ordered the release of “cockroach” movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders. Dipke and the other Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) ​leaders were detained when their plane landed in Delhi on Saturday ⁠as the movement planned to gather thousands of people at Jantar Mantar in ​Central Delhi. The court ordered their release with an undertaking to “maintain public peace”, the CJP ​said in a…

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The federal government decided on Sunday to deploy the army in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Article 45 of the Constitution. The governor will consult with the Military Operations Directorate regarding the number of troops to be deployed. According to the notification, the army is being deployed to protect the lives and property of the public and government assets, as well as to assist the civil administration. The notification said the deployment was aimed at ensuring public safety and assisting the civil administration.

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Death row inmate Christa Pike was released from a US hospital on Saturday and sent back to prison, where ​she will continue receiving medical care following her botched execution ‌attempt in Tennessee, her attorneys said. Pike was discharged from a local hospital and is now at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Centre, where she has ​been housed for more than 30 years, said attorneys ​Stephen Ferrell and Luke Ihnen from Federal Defender Services ⁠of Eastern Tennessee, and Randy Spivey and Kelly Gleason ​from the Tennessee Office of the Post Conviction…

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been provisionally suspended by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) after disciplinary proceedings were launched over his departure from the national team camp during the international break. The federation said its Non-Professional Section decided on October 9 to investigate the circumstances surrounding the 41-year-old forward’s departure. The case has been referred to the FPF’s Disciplinary Investigation Commission and given urgent status. The FPF said a non-automatic preventive suspension had been imposed on Ronaldo, in addition to the automatic preventive suspension that applied until the disciplinary proceedings were initiated.…

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Yemen’s Houthis warned airlines, travellers and airport workers on Sunday to stay away ‌from Saudi airports, a day after an attack on Riyadh’s international airport killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others. It was the deadliest such attack in the kingdom in more than a decade and comes amid an escalation of fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces. “We renew our warning to all airlines, experts, employees, workers and ​travellers against using Saudi airports and airspace, as they are vulnerable to attack and have…

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As part of security measures, authorities on Sunday strengthened security at Adiala Jail and its surrounding areas in Rawalpindi following the imposition of an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi are serving their jail sentences at the facility. According to police sources, additional personnel have been deployed within a six-kilometre radius of the jail, while the anti-riot force has also been stationed to deal with any potential situation. The sources said eight new checkpoints would be set up along…

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