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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (not pictured) over lunch in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Donald Trump said Saturday.The military rescued the pair after striking a submersible vessel Thursday, in what was at least the sixth such attack since early September.”It was my great honor to destroy a very large DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE that was navigating towards…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and federal ministers witness the signing ceremony of majority stake selling of First Women Bank to a UAE company.—PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday hailed the privatisation of First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) as “the first drop of rain” in Pakistan’s renewed privatisation drive, calling it a milestone in deepening economic and investment ties with the United Arab Emirates under the government-to-government (G2G) framework. At a signing ceremony in Islamabad between the UAE-based International Holding Company (IHC) and the Government of Pakistan, the premier said the landmark transaction marked “the…
Strikes followed multiple cross-border terror attempts during 48-hour ceasefire, says Attaullah Tarar Smoke billows from the Afghanistan side following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces, as seen from the border crossing in Chaman, Balochistan province on October 15. Photo: Reuters Intelligence sources have confirmed the killing of several senior commanders belonging to the Kharji Gul Bahadur group in Pakistan’s overnight precision strikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. According to security officials, the strikes targeted the terrorists network’s key command elements, eliminating several senior figures linked to cross-border attacks in Pakistan. Those killed include Kharji Farman, Kharji Sadiqullah Dawar, Kharji…
Security forces also carried out two separate operations in North Waziristan, Lakki Marwat districts ISLAMABAD: Security forces foiled an attempted suicide attack and killed six Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in North Waziristan, while 14 more were gunned down during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Datta Khel and Lakki Marwat, officials said on Friday. According to officials, a terrorist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of a security forces camp in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area, causing a powerful explosion. After the blast, five more terrorists tried to enter the camp. However, security forces swiftly responded and neutralized them outside the…
A visitor visits the exhibition area of Türkiye during the 2025 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Expo in Jingdezhen, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Oct. 18, 2025. The 2025 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Expo opened on Saturday in Jingdezhen, an eastern Chinese city famed as the “porcelain capital,” attracting more than 1,000 buyers from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)NANCHANG, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — The 2025 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Expo opened on Saturday in Jingdezhen, an eastern Chinese city famed as the “porcelain capital,” attracting more than 1,000 buyers from home and abroad.The five-day event spans 140,000 square meters and has brought…
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENGRAB PESHAWAR: The federal government and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday blasted the newly elected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi for refusing to attend a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accusing him of putting political loyalty above provincial responsibility. The session, attended by all chief ministers, including those of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, was convened to deliberate on critical national challenges, including Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions, Afghan refugees’ repatriation, wheat shortages, black-market regulation, flood damage assessment and nationwide policy coordination. However, Afridi, despite being in Islamabad, declined to participate.…
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Crucial Doha talks set to begin today, Pakistan to seek written assurances from Taliban, FO says Pakistan exercisePakistani soldiers keep vigil next to newly fenced border fencing along with Afghan’s Paktika province border in Angoor Adda in South Waziristan. Photo: AFP) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime on Friday agreed to extend their temporary ceasefire that came into effect earlier this week following deadly border clashes, as both sides prepare for crucial talks in Doha on Saturday aimed at de-escalating tensions. Officials confirmed to The Express Tribune that the agenda for the Doha meeting will revolve around a single…
Tim Winter, research cluster leader of Inter-Asian Engagements at the Asia Research Institute of National University of Singapore, and fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, delivers a keynote speech during the third Liangzhu Forum in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 18, 2025. Themed on “Revitalization of Civilization: Cultural Heritage and Human Culture Diversity,” the third Liangzhu Forum opened here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili addresses the opening ceremony of the third Liangzhu Forum in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 18, 2025. Themed on “Revitalization of Civilization: Cultural Heritage and Human Culture Diversity,” the…
Khawaja Asif warns Pakistan won’t tolerate terror from Afghan soil, says perpetrators will pay a heavy priceUS President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (not pictured) over lunch in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 17, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst As Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to extend their 48-hour ceasefire today, US President Donald Trump weighed in on the conflict, calling it “an easy one to solve.” “I do understand that Pakistan attacked or there is an attack going on with Afghanistan — that’s an easy one…