Month: October 2026

The Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) has elected Azhar Abbas as its President and Tariq Mahmood as General Secretary. According to the election results, Muhammad Usman and Mian Tahir were elected Vice Presidents, Rehan Ahmed and Nadeem Jamal Joint Secretaries, and Shahab Mahmood Finance Secretary, a press release says. The General Council of AEMEND, in meetings held in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, also elected the remaining members of the Executive Committee. The newly elected members include Zahid Mazhar, Masoom Rizvi, Mohsin Raza, Mubarak Ali, Kamran Lashari,…

From US threats to cut off intelligence support for Ukraine to a diesel deal that could help Russia fund its war, it has been a bad week for ties ​between Kyiv and its most important ally, Washington. Frustrated by high energy costs he blames partly on Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Ukrainian President ‌Volodymyr Zelenskiy. A disruption of US-provided satellite internet services raised fears that Ukraine could be vulnerable as it prepares for another winter of Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure. Zelenskiy…

President Donald Trump is blaming senior aides and political operatives for a faltering midterm strategy, questioning campaign spending, faulting redistricting and second-guessing candidate choices as Republicans fight to retain control of Congress, said three people familiar with internal discussions. Trump is not on the November 3 ballot but repeatedly tells supporters ​to pretend that he is, hoping to mobilise voters who might otherwise skip the election. He has embarked on a frenetic campaign schedule while largely avoiding acknowledging his own role in shaping ‌the strategy and how his unpopularity is…

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry has said governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is aimed at eliminating terrorism and restoring peace, not seizing power or exploiting the province’s mineral resources. Addressing a press conference in Jaranwala on Saturday, Talal Chaudhry rejected Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s remarks, saying governor’s rule should not be treated as a political prize or an opportunity to claim a share of power. He said the federal government had made every effort to bring Maulana Fazlur Rehman on board over the counterterrorism policy,…

Pope Leo is expected ​to leave the hospital on Saturday afternoon following surgery ‌for lung cancer, the Vatican said, after blood tests and chest imaging found him fit to return ​home. He will lead prayers from ​his apartment at the Vatican to pilgrims ⁠in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, ​his first public engagement since he went into ​hospital. The 71-year-old has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and doctors ​removed the lower lobe of his right ​lung in an operation at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday said an oil tanker was on fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a mine in the waterway at the heart of the Middle East war. Tehran seized control over Hormuz after the start of the war in late February, choking off the strait that normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption. “A supertanker in violation of regulations, carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil and attempting to pass illegally through the Strait of Hormuz, struck a mine, triggering an explosion…

Pakistan has so far withstood the shock of soaring energy prices caused by the Iran war, but attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are “worrying” for its longer-term economic outlook, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told AFP on Saturday. Speaking on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Aurangzeb said Pakistan had secured enough energy supplies to last through November and was now planning for winter, when household demand usually rises. “The first-order impact has been negotiated well by Pakistan,” he said. “We’ve had…

Commander National Strategic Command (CNSC) General Aamer Raza has said Pakistan’s armed forces are fully prepared to defend every inch of the country at all costs. He made the remarks while addressing the passing-out parade for the 154th PMA Long Course, 39th Technical Graduate Course, 73rd Integrated Course and 28th Lady Cadet Course at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) in Kakul, according to Radio Pakistan. General Aamer Raza warned the country’s adversaries that “any miscalculation will be met with a response far beyond the imagination or the calculation of the…