Month: October 2026

Police have recovered the body of Zainul Abideen, a young man living in Saudi Arabia who was allegedly abducted from Karachi’s Steel Town area, while a suspect, identified as Faisal, has reportedly confessed to the crime during interrogation, according to sources. The body was found stuffed in a sack and dumped at an isolated location, sources said. Zainul Abideen, who worked as a tailor in Saudi Arabia, had returned to Karachi to visit his parents. According to his father, he left home on a motorcycle on October 14 but did…

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Police have registered a case over the alleged abduction of Zainul Abideen, a young man living in Saudi Arabia who had returned to Karachi to visit his parents, after his family claimed that kidnappers demanded Rs700,000 in ransom and threatened to kill him. According to the victim’s father, Zainul Abideen, who works as a tailor in Saudi Arabia, left home on a motorcycle on October 14 but did not return. After searching for him without success, the family registered a case at the Steel Town police station, alleging that he…

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A key militant commander, Zahid Gul, was killed in an intelligence-based operation carried out jointly by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and security forces in Lakki Marwat, officials said on Friday. According to CTD Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gul was the main mastermind of the suicide attack on the Old Police Lines in Kohat. He belonged to the Gul Bahadur group. CTD officials said he personally guided the explosives-laden vehicle used in the attack. The September 18 attack began when a vehicle packed with explosives hit the gate of the police compound and…

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Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday said that the head of a political party is deeply upset at not getting a share in governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) or the provincial governorship. Speaking informally to journalists in Lahore, Naqvi criticised the party without naming it or its leader. He alleged that the politician had relied on the establishment for decades. He further claimed that the leader used to arrange his party’s air tickets through the establishment. The minister said such politicians were in no position to point fingers…

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Pakistan stands with Saudi Arabia under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement and remains committed to the joint defence agreement, Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said on Friday, condemning Houthi attacks on the kingdom. The Foreign Office also rejected remarks by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Speaking at the weekly media briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said targeting civilians and infrastructure was unacceptable. He extended condolences to the families of those killed and said Pakistan shared their grief. Khan said Pakistan stood with Saudi Arabia in protecting its…

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Russia has publicly acknowledged a Ukrainian ​drone strike on a major oil refinery this week and broadcast images on ‌state media, breaking with its usual practice to highlight an attack that US President Donald Trump has branded a “disgrace”. Ukraine has frequently struck Russian oil refineries in attacks that officials typically describe as hits on “industrial enterprises”. But ​the target of Thursday’s attack in Ryazan was immediately identified by the regional governor as ​the refinery, one of Russia’s largest. For the first time since the start ⁠of the war, state…

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Celebrated actor Al Pacino will receive a lifetime achievement award for his career achievements and humanitarian work next year, the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA announced on ​Thursday. The American actor, best known for playing Michael Corleone in “The Godfather” films, is ‌the 62nd recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award. The union will present the award to him in Los Angeles at the 33rd Actor Awards on February 28, 2027, as part of a ceremony to be ​live-streamed on Netflix. Pacino’s recognition follows a career spanning more than six decades across…

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