Bangkok: Pakistan has been unanimously elected chair of the Governing Council of the Borrowers’ Platform, a group of more than 30 developing countries seeking stronger cooperation on debt management and development financing. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb accepted the position on Pakistan’s behalf during the platform’s first Governing Council meeting in Bangkok, held on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Aurangzeb acknowledged Egypt’s leadership in establishing the platform and thanked member countries and its Secretariat for making the initiative operational. He said the platform should…
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Baku: Azerbaijan has witnessed protests over restrictions on Islamic headscarves in state schools, with authorities reporting 37 arrests and social media users experiencing difficulties accessing Instagram and TikTok, media reports claim. According to Press TV, users in Azerbaijan have reported widespread disruptions on Instagram and TikTok as demonstrations against school restrictions on Islamic headscarves intensify. Some users said videos failed to load and feeds would not refresh, while others reported accessing the platforms only through virtual private networks (VPNs). The reported disruptions coincided with the circulation of videos showing protests outside schools, although no official confirmation established a link between…
Lahore Mirror: RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White Jr. in the acclaimed television series Breaking Bad, has died at the age of 34, according to entertainment publication Deadline. Mitte’s representatives confirmed his death on Monday, October 12, 2026, in Brownsville, Texas, and said he died by suicide. Cameron County Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa declared him dead at around 1:30 p.m. local time. An autopsy is expected to be conducted. In a statement, his representatives described him as a beloved actor, philanthropist and passionate advocate for disability rights. They also requested privacy for his family during this…
Reuters : Saudi Arabia suspended public warnings of imminent military attacks days before a series of strikes on Riyadh airport killed at least 18 people and injured more than 300. The Saudi government has not explained why its national early-warning system stopped issuing alerts before four attacks on the capital over the past week. The silence has raised concerns about the kingdom’s vulnerability to missile and drone strikes and its ability to protect residents, visitors and critical infrastructure. The attacks occurred amid Saudi Arabia’s conflict with Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which has intensified pressure on the kingdom and other Gulf…
Federal government cites counterterrorism concerns; PTI condemns move as an attack on provincial autonomy amid growing political confrontation Lahore Mirror: Pakistan’s federal government has imposed an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after President Asif Ali Zardari approved recommendations by the federal cabinet, escalating tensions with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government. The decision was taken at an emergency cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday, October 11, following a briefing on the province’s security situation. The government cited what it described as the provincial administration’s “deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism”. The measures were…
Lahore Mirror: For more than half a century, filmmakers have struggled to recreate the supernatural terror that made William Friedkin’s 1973 classic, The Exorcist, a landmark in horror cinema. Its enduring formula—demonic possession, religious conflict and the desperate battle to save an innocent soul—has inspired countless imitators and sequels. Yet Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist: Martyrs appears ready to take the franchise into unfamiliar territory. With its March 12 theatrical release date, the film promises to move beyond the traditional haunted-room setting and into the darker territory of psychological horror, serial murder and religious conspiracy. If the newly released trailer is…
Islamabad : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a high-level meeting on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s security situation, with the federal government expected to consider imposing an emergency across the province amid rising tensions with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government. According to media reports citing government sources, the meeting will take place at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad and include senior federal ministers and officials from the Ministry of Interior. Security officials are expected to brief participants on the situation in the province and possible measures to address militancy. Reports have also emerged that President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz…
WASHINGTON (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to the United States and the global market, as his administration seeks to bring down fuel prices ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Trump announced the agreement following what he described as a successful discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The move comes as diesel prices in the United States approach record highs, increasing costs for farmers, truckers and businesses that depend on fuel. In a social media post, Trump said Russia would provide an additional 500,000 tons of diesel in November,…
Washington (Reuters): US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The court denounced the move as an “assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order,” and called on its 125 member states to take action to defend it. “The Court cannot stand alone. Its fate now rests also in the hands of the states that created it,” it said in a statement. “This is…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) : The US will livestream the Army’s upcoming firing squad execution of a gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, the Pentagon said, in what would be an unprecedented broadcast of a US execution. Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, is set to become the first person to be executed by firing squad by the US military since 1945. The execution is scheduled for December 3 at the same sprawling Texas base where Hasan opened fire with a laser-sighted handgun in a medical facility. It comes amid heightened debate in the US…
