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Turkiye is assessing how it can help Saudi Arabia defend against attacks by Yemen’s Houthi under a joint defence pact ​with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, ruling out Turkish ‌participation in offensive operations. Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in August, under which an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all. The three countries have since held political and military meetings in response to the Houthi attacks. On Monday, the countries said ​they had agreed to move immediately…

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Efforts are underway to involve Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman as a mediator to break the deadlock between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) amid the ongoing political crisis, sources said on Thursday. According to the sources, both the government and the opposition have asked Fazlur Rehman to play a role in defusing political tensions after the PTI launched a long march on Islamabad to press for its demands. The government, meanwhile, has stepped up security around Islamabad and made it clear that protesters will not be allowed…

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Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her ​bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms ‌for contemporary literature,” the award-giving body said on Thursday. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million). “She was very taken by surprise. We didn’t have so much time to speak, and all she had time to tell me was ​that she is for the moment in Iceland, where she’s…

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The British Consulate General in occupied East Jerusalem formally ended operations on Thursday after an Israeli deadline for its closure expired, with workers removing signs identifying the diplomatic mission, according to an Anadolu report. The closure followed a 30-day order issued by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in response to British sanctions targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including a ban on imports of settlement products. Saar said the measures announced on September 8 had been implemented, including removing British representatives from the international aid coordination centre…

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Gold prices in Pakistan increased by Rs600 per tola on Thursday, reaching Rs435,036, in line with gains in the international market, according to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA). The price of 10-gram gold rose by Rs515 to Rs372,973. On Wednesday, gold price per tola stood at Rs434,436 after falling by Rs3,100 during the day. International gold prices increased by $6 to reach $4,125 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver prices decreased by Rs120 to Rs6,368 per tola.

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“What do you remember most about Z A Bhutto?” “The launch of our nuclear programme that today is the most effective foreign policy tool for the country and…” “Oh it isn’t the Foreign Minister?” “Be careful, samdhis especially from the guy’s side, have a status that no one dare challenge…” “But….” “There is no but my friend – it’s the way it is.” “Think Charles Kushner, Jared’s dad, he admitted his guilt, was convicted and now is the US Ambassador to France. And for your information Dar sahib’s charge or…

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Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected its quarterly ​profit would top 100 trillion won, a world first for a technology company, estimating a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter ‌earnings as booming demand for AI chips drove strong memory sales. The world’s largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of 107.4 trillion won ($80.17 billion) for the July-September period, slightly ahead of an LSEG SmartEstimate of 106.1 trillion won. The forecast marks Samsung’s fourth straight quarter of record operating profit, underscoring a deepening global memory chip shortage as AI infrastructure investment ​outpaces…

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Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose dramatic eviction last month sparked ​mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, the Madrid tenants’ union said on Wednesday, as ‌thousands demonstrated over her death. Abascal had been in hospital for severe anxiety and exhaustion since her eviction on September 23 from her home of more than 70 years, when police and social workers removed her by stretcher. Her case ignited protests over a mounting housing crisis including a shortage of homes and surging rents. Activists ​camped out in…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan and Bahrain have set a target of increasing bilateral trade to $1 billion as the two countries seek to strengthen economic ties and expand cooperation across various sectors. Addressing the third meeting of the Pakistan-Bahrain Joint Ministerial Commission in Islamabad on Thursday, Dar said that both sides needed to make concerted efforts to achieve the trade target through business-to-business and government-to-government linkages. He said Pakistan and Bahrain had completed 55 years of diplomatic relations and expressed a resolve…

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The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests, after a 15-year-old ​boy’s hand was blown off during a clash with riot police, fuelling protesters’ accusations of police brutality. Protests showed no sign of easing, with more than 500 schools closed a day ‌after demonstrations swept across the country, and unions representing high-school students, teachers and other workers planning more marches for Thursday. The wave of protests has been going on for more than two weeks and has exposed…

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