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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation on Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss recent regional developments, as diplomatic efforts continue to end the Middle East conflict. During the conversation, the two foreign ministers exchanged views on the evolving regional situation, according to a statement shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the social media platform X. Dar underscored the importance of sustained dialogue and diplomacy to address outstanding issues and emphasised the need for all parties to remain constructively…

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The federal government on Thursday reduced the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) for the fourth consecutive day, announcing cuts of Rs9.41 and Rs5.56 per litre, respectively, effective November 6, 2026. Following the latest revision, petrol will cost Rs352.59 per litre, down from Rs362, while the price of diesel has been reduced to Rs382.25 from Rs387.81. The revised ex-depot prices were announced in a press release issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). The regulator said the prices were revised under the petroleum pricing mechanism approved by…

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A man accused of burning his mother and two sisters alive in the name of honour in Multan was killed in an alleged police encounter in Punjab’s Khanewal district, Counter Crime Department (CCD) sources said on Thursday. The suspect, identified as Aman Abbasi, was allegedly involved in the murder of the three women on October 28. According to CCD sources, a police team was taking Abbasi to the Kahror Pacca area for further investigation, recovery and identification of the crime scene when armed accomplices allegedly ambushed the police party to…

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Pakistani security forces foiled an attempt by suspected terrorists to infiltrate from Afghanistan in the Shalozan sector of Kurram district, security sources said on Thursday. According to the sources, a group of suspected militants tried to cross the Pak-Afghan border. Security forces stopped them. The sources said Afghan Taliban forces then opened fire without provocation after the attempt was thwarted. Pakistani troops responded immediately, using heavy weapons, the sources said. They claimed the retaliatory action foiled the infiltration bid and caused heavy damage to Afghan Taliban posts.

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A man accused of killing his wife with an axe in Yazman was killed in an alleged police encounter, the Counter-Crime Department (CCD) said. The victim, Zeenat Bibi, 27, was a mother of two young girls. Police said her husband, Muhammad Irshad, son of Muhammad Nawaz, attacked her with an axe during a quarrel at home. Initial reports said he suspected her of a relationship with another man. Her mother was at home at the time and saw the killing. Police and rescue teams reached the scene and shifted the…

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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish party long aligned with Benjamin Netanyahu declined on Thursday to recommend him to stay as Israel’s prime minister, as signs grew that rival Gadi Eisenkot will have the first chance to form a government. President Isaac Herzog was holding a second day of consultations with political parties after the October 27 election, in which neither Netanyahu — a polarising right-winger who has led Israel through three years of war — nor Eisenkot secured enough votes for a majority. United Torah Judaism, which backed Netanyahu after the previous…

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Five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and army said in separate statements, according to local media on Thursday. Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, Tehran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption. It regularly attacks ships it accuses of transiting without its authorisation. The United States military has, in response, imposed a blockade on Iranian ports and helped tankers travel the strait. “Last night… a large…

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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Thursday visited the Special Services Group (SSG) headquarters in Tarbela, where he received a briefing on the elite force’s specialised training, operational readiness and professional capabilities. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the SSG’s general officer commanding received the field marshal upon his arrival. Field Marshal Asim Munir laid a floral wreath at the martyrs’ memorial and offered Fateha, paying tribute to SSG personnel who laid down their lives in defence of…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated the Kashmir Chowk underpass in Islamabad, describing its completion in a record 27 days as an exceptional achievement and a practical demonstration of preparations for next year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the prime minister said the project went beyond the construction of a 500-metre underpass, as it also included a four-kilometre road network, two monuments reflecting Kashmir’s identity and the plantation of thousands of trees. He said the development scheme would help ease traffic congestion and improve…

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After sweeping both chambers of the US Congress, Democrats will turn their new investigative powers on the Trump family’s business deals as they make what they call corruption a central part of a 2028 campaign for the White House. Democrats seized control of ​both the Senate and House of Representatives in Tuesday’s midterm elections, in which tens of millions of voters delivered a rebuke to President Donald Trump. They wasted no time putting Republicans ‌on notice. “LAWYER UP,” US Representative Robert Garcia, who is set to become chairman of the…

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