Month: October 2026

Saudi Arabia said ​its main airport resumed operations at two terminals on Sunday, even as Yemen’s Houthis vowed ‌to keep striking the facility, saying it remained a “military target”. King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh had halted operations on October 10 following an attack claimed by the Houthis that killed 13 people, the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade. Saudi Arabia intercepted another wave of missiles ​and drones on Sunday as fighting with the militant group continued unabated. The conflict has become an increasingly destabilising ​element in…

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Security forces killed six militants while two soldiers were martyred in an intelligence-based operation in the Zarkani area of Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, the military said. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said the operation targeted militants affiliated with the Indian-backed Fitna-ul-Khawarij, a term used to refer to militant groups such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). During an intense exchange of fire, six militants were killed, while Naik Ghulam Murtaza, 36, from Gujrat district, and Sepoy Taseer Ahmed, 30, from Talagang…

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Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam has denied reports of the closure of Iranian borders to Pakistan, saying there are no restrictions on Iranian exports, including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). In a statement, Moghaddam said Iran’s borders with all neighbouring countries remained open and that closing them to neighbouring countries, particularly Pakistan, would serve neither side’s interests. He said changes in Pakistan’s implementation of the E-Form procedure for imports from Iran had left traders unable to dispatch cargo to Pakistan. Consultations with Pakistani authorities were under way to resolve…

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned on Sunday that any aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity would be met with a response exceeding the enemy’s expectations. Speaking at the opening of a parliamentary session, Qalibaf said Iran would not be intimidated by threats and would respond forcefully to any attack on its territory. He said the United States must change its conduct, abandon its policies of coercion and greed, and take concrete steps to address violations of past commitments before its claims could be trusted. Qalibaf said Washington had failed…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday formally launched a nationwide initiative to distribute 500,000 Chromebooks, equipped with MiFi internet connectivity, to deserving students and high achievers based strictly on merit. Addressing the launch ceremony, the prime minister emphasised that equipping the country’s youth with modern education and technology is a core government responsibility and the key to building a prosperous Pakistan. Highlighting the initiative’s inclusivity, he noted that laptops are being provided to students from diverse educational backgrounds— including mainstream schools and madaris — based solely on talent and hard…

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