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A case of alleged kidnapping and torture has been registered against railway police personnel on the complaint of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Director City Wardens Saim Imran following a dispute over road construction in Pehlwan Goth, Gulistan-e-Jauhar. In his complaint, Imran said work on the road from Natha Khan to Pehlwan Goth had been underway for four months. He maintained that he was performing traffic management duties at the site when Cantt Railway Station SHO Ahsan Rasheed and other personnel arrived and assaulted him. Imran alleged that he was taken…

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Gold prices remained unchanged in Pakistan on Monday, in line with the trend in the international market, with the price per tola holding at Rs439,036, according to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA). Similarly, the price of 10-gram gold remained unchanged at Rs376,402, according to rates released by the association. On Saturday, gold prices had settled at Rs439,036 per tola after declining by Rs1,600 during the day. In the international market, gold prices remained unchanged at $4,165 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver prices increased by Rs59 to reach Rs6,234…

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At least 17 Pakistani nationals, including five women, were injured in two Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, while one Pakistani was killed, according to Pakistani diplomatic sources. Fifteen of the injured Pakistanis have been discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment, while two remain under treatment at a hospital in Riyadh. The first attack, on October 10, killed 12 people and injured 309 others, the sources said. A second attack on October 11 killed one Pakistani national and injured 11 people. The injured Pakistanis…

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Pakistan has warned that any attack on Saudi Arabia or other members of the Makkah Alliance will trigger a collective response, with the country ready to use all available means to deter aggression, the military’s spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has said. In an interview with Independent Arabia, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan was providing Saudi Arabia with the necessary military support and would continue to do so, stressing that the kingdom’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and the security of Islam’s holiest sites…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday departed for Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting, being held on October 19-20. Besides participating in the CHG proceedings, Dar will meet Tajikistan’s leadership and his counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines, a statement issued by the Foreign Office said. The SCO meeting will be attended by the prime ministers of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as Iran’s vice…

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Oil prices slipped from a five-month high on Monday as ​investors took profits after US President Donald Trump waived sanctions and tariffs on Russia that may lead to more ‌Russian fuel exports. Brent crude futures fell $2.29, or 2.08%, to $107.57 a barrel by 0619 GMT after settling at its highest since May 19 on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $99.46 a barrel, down $1.95, or 1.92%, after closing at its highest since September 17 on Friday. Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving key sanctions…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 19-20, the Foreign Office said on Monday. Dar is visiting at the invitation of Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda. The meeting will be attended by the prime ministers of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as Iran’s vice president and India’s external affairs minister, according to the Foreign Office. The Council of Heads of Government…

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said a province-wide cleanliness drive and an operation against encroachments have been launched from Peshawar, pledging that no recommendations or political influence will be entertained. Speaking to the media in Peshawar on Monday, Kundi said the government was determined to make the entire province clean and would focus on quality development projects. He added that an inquiry into the wheat shortage had also been launched, with its report expected soon. The governor said the province would work in coordination with the federal government…

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The family of slain Karachi businessman Mir Raza has demanded that the Sindh government make public a judicial commission’s report into his death. Mir Raza’s parents and their counsel, Jibran Nasir, made the demand while speaking to the media outside the Sindh High Court in Karachi on Monday. They also called for a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the case, accusing police of negligence and alleging that they had wrongly treated Raza’s death as a suicide. Nasir said the judicial commission had submitted its report to the Sindh government…

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The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned to Los Angeles on Sunday with a celebration of the changing seasons, as the brand’s ​signature angel-winged models swept down the runway in elaborate flower-petal, snowflake and gleaming ‌metallic creations. “I actually did the four seasons, and then I added in a second Winter spot,” Adam Selman, the show’s executive creative director, told Reuters on the pink carpet ahead of the event. “So you’ll see ​Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter one and Winter two, with PINK in the middle,” he ​said, referring to the lingerie…

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