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US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he had asked mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to serve ​as White House press secretary and called on him to bring ‌some fighters along as assistants “even though some are not from our country.” White, chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is a “violent Fighter and Warrior,” Trump wrote in a ​Truth Social post. Trump also asked for six current or former UFC titleholders ​to join White, including two athletes from Russia’s Dagestan region, ⁠Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov; Americans Justin…

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said he has not faced a corruption case in his 34-year political career, accusing authorities of attempting to portray him as corrupt and damage his reputation. He said pressure and allegations would not force him to change his political narrative and that he would continue to stand by his position. Addressing a national education conference in Islamabad, Fazlur Rehman said the government had prevented students and teachers from holding gatherings, adding that its actions were creating resentment that could have wider…

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Late in his blitz to salvage Republicans’ midterm fortunes, Vice President JD Vance shifted strategy. He talked less about President Donald Trump and more about the issues that define his own political identity. Vance argued the case ​for Republicans, who lost control of Congress in Tuesday’s vote, almost exclusively through the lens of his policy portfolio, according to a Reuters review of half a dozen speeches since the ‌Republican convention in September. He bypassed Trump’s signature policies, including the Iran war and deportations as polls showed the president’s sagging popularity…

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Houthi media said on Saturday that Saudi strikes killed 27 people, most of them women and children, in Yemen’s Sanaa province, as deaths mount in the country’s revived civil war. The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed in the impoverished country. The death toll from the Saudi-led coalition’s strikes on Al-Shariya village has risen to 27, most of them women and children, with 36 people wounded, the Houthis’ health ministry said in a statement to their Saba news…

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The joint investigation team (JIT) probing the murder of young Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali held its first meeting on Saturday, reviewing the judicial commission’s report in detail and recording the family’s statements. The 25-year-old’s case has been under investigation since his body was found last July. The meeting was held at the DIG West office under the chairmanship of DIG West Irfan Ali Baloch. Representatives of the ISI, the Intelligence Bureau, Pakistan Rangers and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) attended, along with police officers, the victim’s family…

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Building on a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the ‌US military said on Saturday it is launching a task force to help crack down on Tehran’s movement of advanced weapons and other sanctioned material over its land borders and through the Caspian Sea. Task Force Iron Gate, which was first reported by Reuters, will be based in Tampa, Florida, ​and will coordinate with other US government agencies. Beyond movement of weapons, it will also focus on halting the ​flow of dual-use technologies used by Iran and stemming what Washington calls…

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Former president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan has passed away, prompting the regional government to announce a one-day mourning on Sunday, November 8. The Azad Kashmir government has issued an official notification declaring the day of mourning. National flags will fly at half-mast across the region to honour the former president. Khan’s funeral prayers will be offered at 11am on Sunday in his native area of Thathi Kasguma. Born on March 15, 1933, in Kasguma Jagir, Khan was the son of Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan.…

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Pakistan has announced a new auto policy aimed at gradually reducing vehicle prices, promoting electric vehicles (EVs) and increasing automobile exports to $6 billion, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Industries Haroon Akhtar Khan said on Saturday. The policy took effect on Saturday, he said, adding that the government had developed the framework after extensive consultations. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad alongside Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Haroon Akhtar said the policy would gradually reduce vehicle prices for middle- and upper-income consumers. He said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wanted to make smaller…

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Pakistan will auction 90% of indigenous liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) production under a new allocation mechanism, the Petroleum Ministry said on Saturday, in a move aimed at promoting competitive bidding and improving transparency in the distribution of locally produced fuel. The LPG committee’s first meeting under the approved deregulated framework was chaired by the Secretary for Petroleum, with Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik emphasising the government’s commitment to addressing public concerns about LPG availability and unfair prices, a statement read. The first meeting marks an important step towards…

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Pakistan and Sudan have signed an agreement allowing holders of official and diplomatic passports to travel between the two countries without visas, while agreeing to expand cooperation in security, cybercrime and police training. Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Sudanese Interior Minister Lieutenant General Babaker Samra Mustafa Ali signed the agreement in Islamabad on Saturday, according to a statement. Under the agreement, holders of official and diplomatic passports from both countries will be allowed visa-free entry, facilitating high-level contacts and the exchange of official delegations. Naqvi described the agreement as…

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