Month: October 2026

Yemen’s Houthis said on Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco, after Saudi officials reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant’s operations centre. Powerful explosions also rattled the Saudi capital, as the coalition fighting the Houthis said it had intercepted a missile fired by the Iran-backed group towards Riyadh. The world’s top crude oil exporter has in recent days come under sustained attack, including a strike on Riyadh’s international airport that was the deadliest in years, as the war with the Houthis…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not in favour of a preemptive strike against ​Iran before Israel’s October 27 election but also warned Tehran and its proxies against ‌striking Israel. “It is not convenient for us, it’s no good,” Netanyahu said in an interview on Israel’s Army Radio, when asked about the possibility of a preemptive strike and allegations by his political rivals that he was seeking ​a military confrontation ahead of the election. “Even if Iran fires missiles at us, they will ​blame me,”…

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Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev met Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, at General Headquarters (GHQ) on Wednesday, with both sides discussing regional security and bilateral security cooperation, Pakistan’s military said. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two sides discussed matters of mutual interest and the regional security environment, with particular emphasis on strengthening bilateral security cooperation. They underscored the importance of closer institutional links and improved coordination between the security institutions of Pakistan and Russia. Field Marshal reaffirmed…

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Post-mortem examinations of five people found dead at a house in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Falak Naz Society have been completed, with preliminary findings confirming that two adults died from gunshot wounds to the head, while the cause of death of three children remains undetermined. The bodies of Shahzaib, Saba and the children, Shamaila, Aizal and Arya, were found at a house in the Bin Qasim Town area along Link Road a few days ago. According to Police Surgeon Dr Samia Syed, gunshot residue, chemical and DNA samples were collected from Shahzaib and…

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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has challenged the imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Peshawar High Court, seeking to have the federal government’s decision declared void. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan filed the petition on Wednesday through Advocate Ali Zaman, requesting the court to set aside the governor’s rule and fix the case for an early hearing. The development came as the federal government secured the National Assembly’s approval for the presidential proclamation imposing an emergency in the province under Article 232 of the Constitution. Speaking to…

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The National Assembly on Wednesday ratified the presidential decision to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Article 232 of the Constitution, with the resolution passing by a majority despite protests from opposition members. The resolution was moved by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry during a session chaired by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. The house first approved a motion to suspend the question hour before taking up the resolution. Following its approval, the National Assembly was adjourned until 11am on Friday. Government cites rising…

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Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition filed by Bushra Bibi, wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, seeking bail and suspension of her sentence in the Toshakhana case. A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan heard the case on Wednesday. Bushra Bibi’s counsel, Salman Safdar, presented arguments, while Salman Akram Raja was also present in the courtroom. Safdar argued that Pakistani courts had historically adopted a lenient approach in cases involving women and that Bushra Bibi should be granted the same legal concession through suspension…

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Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday after an attack on the headquarters of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, while ‌Iranian officials told Reuters they were deploying new tactics to target ships, seeking to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections. Brent crude futures were up 14 cents to $105.83 a barrel at 0938 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 57 cents to $94.71. Both contracts had climbed more ​than $1 in early trade, with WTI hitting a more than two-week high at $95.41 a barrel.…

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