Month: October 2026

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday blamed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for the circumstances that led to the imposition of an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), describing it as a “political suicide attack” on the provincial government. Speaking in the National Assembly, Bilawal said the PTI leadership had contributed to the current political and security situation by failing to cooperate with the federal government in the fight against terrorism. “Their responsible leadership knows, even if it does not admit it publicly, that the PTI itself carried out…

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Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Wednesday in line with a fall in the international market, with the price of gold per tola dropping by Rs3,000 to Rs437,836. According to rates released by the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of 10-gram gold fell by Rs2,572 to Rs375,373. On Tuesday, gold prices had increased by Rs900 per tola, bringing the rate to Rs440,836. In the international market, gold prices fell by $30 to reach $4,153 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver prices in Pakistan also decreased, falling by Rs172…

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Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties ​as intensified fighting along multiple front lines ‌strains its already fragile health system, the Red Cross said on Wednesday. Front-line hospitals in areas including Marib, Taiz ​and Yemen’s Red Sea coast were seeing unprecedented ​numbers of weapon-wounded patients, with some facilities ⁠admitting more than 700 casualties in a single ​week, according to the humanitarian agency. More than 200,000 people ​have been displaced from their homes since fighting in the country began in recent weeks, sparked by…

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Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence imposed on a Sri Lankan migrant worker over a comment he posted on Facebook, Sri Lanka’s Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra has said. Anojan Sivarasa, 27, was sentenced to death in September after a Saudi appellate court convicted him of blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad over the social media comment. The case sparked widespread concern in Sri Lanka and prompted diplomatic efforts to secure clemency for Sivarasa. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Hemachandra announced that Saudi Arabia’s highest…

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The deal between the United States and Russia over diesel supply is ​a “very risky choice” that runs counter to efforts to ‌force Vladimir Putin to sit at a negotiating table with Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday. The United States and Russia ​said last week they had agreed that Moscow would ​initially supply more than 300,000 metric tons of ⁠diesel to US and global markets. “The outcome of this decision ​is uncertain, while the risks are clear,” Meloni told the Italian parliament ahead ​of an EU…

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