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Mehnaz Moammar Rana, wife of Pakistani film actor Moammar Rana, has obtained a khula decree after refusing reconciliation, according to reports. Mehnaz secured the decree through her lawyer, Barrister Khadija Siddiqui, after making it clear during the proceedings that she did not wish to continue her marriage with the actor. “I do not want to live with Moammar Rana under any circumstances,” she reportedly said. Her refusal to reconcile was followed by the issuance of the khula decree, formally ending the marriage. The development has drawn attention because of Moammar…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed his commitment to continue efforts for the development and prosperity of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the welfare of its people. He was addressing the PML-N Parliamentary Party and office-bearers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday. The prime minister said governor’s rule and emergency were imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in view of unavoidable circumstances. He said the decision had become necessary to safeguard the people, the country, the economy and society. He said failure to take a timely decision could have caused further losses to the province. …

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Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Saturday proposed setting up a National Cybersecurity and Social Media Awareness Council to protect citizens from digital threats and promote digital literacy across the country. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Cyber Security Awareness Week 2026, organised by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in Islamabad, Tarar said provincial governments, federal ministries and divisions, and other organisations could be made members of the proposed council, Radio Pakistan said in a report. He pledged his full support for the initiative, saying it would help ensure that awareness…

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Qatari mediators held more than 12 hours of talks in Tehran on Friday to secure an agreement that would restore direct negotiations between the United States and Iran and avert a renewed outbreak of war, diplomatic sources said, as regional tensions mount ahead of the US midterm elections. The discussions are due to continue in Doha on Saturday, with mediators seeking reciprocal steps from Washington and Tehran to break the deadlock and bring both sides back to the negotiating table over Iran’s nuclear programme and other issues. A diplomatic source…

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The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been raised by Rs14.73 per kilogram across Pakistan for November following a notification issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) in this regard. Under the revised rates, the price of a domestic LPG cylinder has gone up by Rs173.86. According to the OGRA notification, the new price of a domestic LPG cylinder has been fixed at Rs3,470.09, up from Rs3,296.23 in October. The revised LPG prices will take effect from November 1.

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The US State Department said it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 ‌missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion, in what would be one of the most significant steps to supply defensive weapons to Kyiv since the start of the second Trump administration. Delayed missile deliveries have added to Ukraine’s tensions with the US after President Donald Trump announced a diesel deal with Russia and criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ​for Ukraine’s unwillingness to stop attacks on Russian refineries. Ukraine has long said it urgently needs more…

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Egypt’s Foreign ​Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday he ‌was “extremely worried” that a new escalation in the war between the United States and Iran ​would be more destructive and have ​a major impact. He was speaking at the ⁠IISS Manama Dialogue security summit in ​Bahrain. “The second round will be more dangerous, more ​destructive, and it will lead to nowhere. We have to draw lessons from the past,” he ​said. An interim agreement reached in June failed ​to secure a lasting ceasefire in the Iran war ‌or ⁠restore normal…

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The prime suspect in the murder of a bride on her wedding reception day in Gujranwala was killed in an alleged encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD), according to sources on Saturday. The sources said that four men riding two motorcycles opened fire on CCD personnel after spotting them on Madu Khalil Road. One of the suspects was injured in the exchange of fire, while the other three managed to escape. The injured suspect was identified as Sarfraz, who died while being shifted to the hospital. According to the…

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The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to deport more than 150 Afghan immigrants to Afghanistan, including people who fled the country following the Taliban takeover in 2021, according to US officials and advocacy groups. Shawn VanDiver, head of the #AfghanEvac coalition, said many of those facing removal had left Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US forces and the Taliban’s return to power. Some of those facing deportation are “brothers and sons of men who served alongside US forces, families the Taliban already has every reason to target,” VanDiver…

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Two men wearing head torches climbed through a forced-open window at the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum near Parma on the night of March 22 and calmly lifted artworks by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse from the walls. Within three minutes, they had passed the works, valued at about €9 million ($10 million), to an accomplice and fled. At the museum’s main gate, a fourth man discharged a fire extinguisher when the alarm sounded, distracting the ​custodian. “Whatever could go wrong, did,” said Stefano Roffi, director of the private foundation that runs…

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